Information Centre

Information Centre is a local plugin for Moodle that enables the management and display of information within
the Moodle platform. It offers functions for creating, updating and deleting messages, as well as for defining
message categories and visibility options based on user roles.

Features

• APIs for creating, updating and deleting messages


• Definition of message categories


• Control of message visibility based on user roles


• Clean-up of old messages via cron job


• Provision of web service functions for external message management

Installation

1. Clone the repository into the /local/information_center directory of the Moodle installation.


2. Go to Site administration ' System messages to start the installation or run
   admin/cli/upgrade.php.

Requirements

None

Configuration

None

Nutzung

• The messages are visible at /local_information_centre/inbox


• Messages can be made visible to different user roles (e.g. students, teachers, managers, administrators).


• The plugin enables administrators to communicate important information to specific user groups in a targeted manner.

Rights

This plugin defines the following rights:

| Name | Description | Standard role |
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| local/information_center:read_student_messages | Allows the user to read messages for students | Authenticated users |
| local/information_center:read_teacher_messages | Allows the user to read messages for teachers | Editingteacher, Teacher |
| local/information_center:read_manager_messages | Allows the user to read messages for managers | Manager |
| local/information_center:read_admin_messages | Allows the user to read messages for administrators | |
| local/information_center:create_message | Allows the user to create messages | Manager |

Cron jobs

This plugin defines the following cron jobs:

| Task Class | Description | Standard intervall for execution |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| local_information_center\tasks\message_cleanup | Clears old and expired messages | Daily (at 2:00 a.m.) |

Web Services

This plugin provides the following web service functions:

| Web Service Function | Description |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| /messages/{id}/renotify | Reset read status of specified notification. |
| /notifications/{id} | Send a notification to specified user group. |

License

This plugin is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.

Credits

Author:

• Konrad Ebel (konrad.ebel@oncampus.de)


• Jonas Reuter (jonas.reuter@oncampus.de)

Information Centre

Information Centre is a local plugin for Moodle that enables the management and display of information within
the Moodle platform. It offers functions for creating, updating and deleting messages, as well as for defining
message categories and visibility options based on user roles.

Features

• APIs for creating, updating and deleting messages


• Definition of message categories


• Control of message visibility based on user roles


• Clean-up of old messages via cron job


• Provision of web service functions for external message management

Installation

1. Clone the repository into the /local/information_center directory of the Moodle installation.


2. Go to Site administration ' System messages to start the installation or run
   admin/cli/upgrade.php.

Requirements

None

Configuration

None

Nutzung

• The messages are visible at /local_information_centre/inbox


• Messages can be made visible to different user roles (e.g. students, teachers, managers, administrators).


• The plugin enables administrators to communicate important information to specific user groups in a targeted manner.

Rights

This plugin defines the following rights:

| Name | Description | Standard role |
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| local/information_center:read_student_messages | Allows the user to read messages for students | Authenticated users |
| local/information_center:read_teacher_messages | Allows the user to read messages for teachers | Editingteacher, Teacher |
| local/information_center:read_manager_messages | Allows the user to read messages for managers | Manager |
| local/information_center:read_admin_messages | Allows the user to read messages for administrators | |
| local/information_center:create_message | Allows the user to create messages | Manager |

Cron jobs

This plugin defines the following cron jobs:

| Task Class | Description | Standard intervall for execution |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| local_information_center\tasks\message_cleanup | Clears old and expired messages | Daily (at 2:00 a.m.) |

Web Services

This plugin provides the following web service functions:

| Web Service Function | Description |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| /messages/{id}/renotify | Reset read status of specified notification. |
| /notifications/{id} | Send a notification to specified user group. |

License

This plugin is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.

Credits

Author:

• Konrad Ebel (konrad.ebel@oncampus.de)


• Jonas Reuter (jonas.reuter@oncampus.de)

Information Centre

Information Centre is a local plugin for Moodle that enables the management and display of information within
the Moodle platform. It offers functions for creating, updating and deleting messages, as well as for defining
message categories and visibility options based on user roles.

Features

• APIs for creating, updating and deleting messages


• Definition of message categories


• Control of message visibility based on user roles


• Clean-up of old messages via cron job


• Provision of web service functions for external message management

Installation

1. Clone the repository into the /local/information_center directory of the Moodle installation.


2. Go to Site administration ' System messages to start the installation or run
   admin/cli/upgrade.php.

Requirements

None

Configuration

None

Nutzung

• The messages are visible at /local_information_centre/inbox


• Messages can be made visible to different user roles (e.g. students, teachers, managers, administrators).


• The plugin enables administrators to communicate important information to specific user groups in a targeted manner.

Rights

This plugin defines the following rights:

| Name | Description | Standard role |
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| local/information_center:read_student_messages | Allows the user to read messages for students | Authenticated users |
| local/information_center:read_teacher_messages | Allows the user to read messages for teachers | Editingteacher, Teacher |
| local/information_center:read_manager_messages | Allows the user to read messages for managers | Manager |
| local/information_center:read_admin_messages | Allows the user to read messages for administrators | |
| local/information_center:create_message | Allows the user to create messages | Manager |

Cron jobs

This plugin defines the following cron jobs:

| Task Class | Description | Standard intervall for execution |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| local_information_center\tasks\message_cleanup | Clears old and expired messages | Daily (at 2:00 a.m.) |

Web Services

This plugin provides the following web service functions:

| Web Service Function | Description |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| /messages/{id}/renotify | Reset read status of specified notification. |
| /notifications/{id} | Send a notification to specified user group. |

License

This plugin is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.

Credits

Author:

• Konrad Ebel (konrad.ebel@oncampus.de)


• Jonas Reuter (jonas.reuter@oncampus.de)

Fix bug in message ID mapping. External message IDs are now correctly mapped to local IDs again.

Information Centre

Information Centre is a local plugin for Moodle that enables the management and display of information within
the Moodle platform. It offers functions for creating, updating and deleting messages, as well as for defining
message categories and visibility options based on user roles.

Features

• APIs for creating, updating and deleting messages


• Definition of message categories


• Control of message visibility based on user roles


• Clean-up of old messages via cron job


• Provision of web service functions for external message management

Installation

1. Clone the repository into the /local/information_center directory of the Moodle installation.


2. Go to Site administration ' System messages to start the installation or run
   admin/cli/upgrade.php.

Requirements

None

Configuration

None

Nutzung

• The messages are visible at /local/information_centre/pages/user_notification_dashboard.php


• Messages can be made visible to different user roles (e.g. students, teachers, managers, administrators).


• The plugin enables administrators to communicate important information to specific user groups in a targeted manner.

Rights

This plugin defines the following rights:

| Name | Description | Standard role |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| local/information_center:read_student_messages | Allows the user to read messages for students | Authenticated users |
| local/information_center:read_teacher_messages | Allows the user to read messages for teachers | Editingteacher, Teacher |
| local/information_center:read_manager_messages | Allows the user to read messages for managers | Manager |
| local/information_center:read_admin_messages | Allows the user to read messages for administrators | |
| local/information_center:create_message | Allows the user to create messages | Manager |

Cron jobs

This plugin defines the following cron jobs:

| Task Class | Description | Standard intervall for execution |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| local_information_center\tasks\message_cleanup | Clears old and expired messages | Daily (at 2:00 a.m.) |

Web Services

This plugin provides the following web service functions:

| Web Service Function | Description |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| local_information_center_create_message | Send a message to specific users. |

License

This plugin is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.

Credits

Author:

• Konrad Ebel (konrad.ebel@oncampus.de)


• Jonas Reuter (jonas.reuter@oncampus.de)

Information Centre

Information Centre is a local plugin for Moodle that enables the management and display of information within
the Moodle platform. It offers functions for creating, updating and deleting messages, as well as for defining
message categories and visibility options based on user roles.

Features

• APIs for creating, updating and deleting messages


• Definition of message categories


• Control of message visibility based on user roles


• Clean-up of old messages via cron job


• Provision of web service functions for external message management

Installation

1. Clone the repository into the /local/information_center directory of the Moodle installation.


2. Go to Site administration ' System messages to start the installation or run
   admin/cli/upgrade.php.

Requirements

None

Configuration

None

Nutzung

• The messages are visible at /local/information_centre/pages/user_notification_dashboard.php


• Messages can be made visible to different user roles (e.g. students, teachers, managers, administrators).


• The plugin enables administrators to communicate important information to specific user groups in a targeted manner.

Rights

This plugin defines the following rights:

| Name | Description | Standard role |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| local/information_center:read_student_messages | Allows the user to read messages for students | Authenticated users |
| local/information_center:read_teacher_messages | Allows the user to read messages for teachers | Editingteacher, Teacher |
| local/information_center:read_manager_messages | Allows the user to read messages for managers | Manager |
| local/information_center:read_admin_messages | Allows the user to read messages for administrators | |
| local/information_center:create_message | Allows the user to create messages | Manager |

Cron jobs

This plugin defines the following cron jobs:

| Task Class | Description | Standard intervall for execution |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| local_information_center\tasks\message_cleanup | Clears old and expired messages | Daily (at 2:00 a.m.) |

Web Services

This plugin provides the following web service functions:

| Web Service Function | Description |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| local_information_center_create_message | Send a message to specific users. |

License

This plugin is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.

Credits

Author:

• Konrad Ebel (konrad.ebel@oncampus.de)


• Jonas Reuter (jonas.reuter@oncampus.de)

Information Centre

Information Centre is a local plugin for Moodle that enables the management and display of information within
the Moodle platform. It offers functions for creating, updating and deleting messages, as well as for defining
message categories and visibility options based on user roles.

Features

• APIs for creating, updating and deleting messages


• Definition of message categories


• Control of message visibility based on user roles


• Clean-up of old messages via cron job


• Provision of web service functions for external message management

Installation

1. Clone the repository into the /local/information_center directory of the Moodle installation.


2. Go to Site administration ' System messages to start the installation or run
   admin/cli/upgrade.php.

Requirements

None

Configuration

None

Usage

• The messages are visible at /local/information_centre/pages/overview.php


• Messages can be made visible to different user roles (e.g. students, teachers, managers, administrators).


• The plugin enables administrators to communicate important information to specific user groups in a targeted manner.

Rights

This plugin defines the following rights:

| Name | Description | Standard role |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| local/information_center:read_student_messages | Allows the user to read messages for students | Authenticated users |
| local/information_center:read_teacher_messages | Allows the user to read messages for teachers | Editingteacher, Teacher |
| local/information_center:read_manager_messages | Allows the user to read messages for managers | Manager |
| local/information_center:read_admin_messages | Allows the user to read messages for administrators | |
| local/information_center:create_message | Allows the user to create messages | Manager |

Cron jobs

This plugin defines the following cron jobs:

| Task Class | Description | Standard intervall for execution |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| local_information_center\tasks\message_cleanup | Clears old and expired messages | Daily (at 2:00 a.m.) |

Web Services

This plugin provides the following web service functions:

| Web Service Function | Description |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| local_information_center_create_message | Send a message to specific users. |

License

This plugin is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.

Credits

Author:

• Konrad Ebel (konrad.ebel@oncampus.de)


• Jonas Reuter (jonas.reuter@oncampus.de)