Changelog
All notable changes to local_roletheme should be documented in this file.
2026-05-06 - Repository readiness
- Added
release, maturity, and supported metadata to version.php.
- Added a Privacy API null provider and matching language string.
- Updated the README to document the privacy declaration.
- Migrated the profile-field locking script to a Moodle AMD/ES6 module under
amd/src.
- Reworked the simulator page to use the Output API with a renderable, renderer, and Mustache template.
- Removed the legacy root-level JavaScript file and added boilerplate headers to the new frontend assets.
- Migrated the old
before_http_headers callback to the Moodle Hooks API via db/hooks.php.
2025-08-27 - Version 2025082704
- Renamed the visible plugin title to
Role and Cohort Theme Switcher.
- Added cohort-based theme fallback using cohort
idnumber mappings.
- Added ordered cohort priority support for users belonging to multiple cohorts.
- Added a Theme Resolution Simulator admin page.
- Added a daily scheduled task to resynchronise user preferred themes.
- Added PHPUnit coverage for role and cohort resolution scenarios.
- Reworked plugin strings and README documentation for clarity.
- Added settings validation helpers and compact cohort mapping admin control.
- Improved Moodle coding-style compliance across the plugin files.
2025-08-27 - Version 2025082703
- Added reusable resolver helpers for role-based theme resolution.
- Added settings validation for role priority configuration.
- Added the first version of the Theme Resolution Simulator page.
- Added the scheduled task scaffold for bulk theme synchronisation.
2025-08-27 - Version 2025082702
- Refactored the plugin to avoid forcing the page theme during page setup.
- Switched to persisting the user preferred theme at login and on role changes.
- Locked the preferred theme profile field on edit pages to avoid manual overrides.
