Changelog — Teacher Checklist
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
[v1.3.1] — 2026-07-03
Fixed
- Checklist items left behind after course deletion — the table is keyed
by courseid rather than block instance, which is correct (removing the
block from a page must not wipe the checklist), but nothing cleaned it up
when the course itself was deleted. An event observer now removes a
course's checklist items when it is deleted, reusing the same logic
already used for GDPR deletion requests.
- Unlocalised status in GDPR export — the exported item status
(Done/Ignored/Pending) is now translated through get_string() instead of
hardcoded English, so a data export respects the user's active language.
[v1.3.0] — 2026-06-16
Added
- Public API for seeding manual items from other plugins —
block_teacher_checklist\local\external_tasks::replace() lets a companion
plugin provision a list of manual checklist items into a course. Items are
tagged with the requesting component in the subtype column, so the source
plugin can replace its own set without touching items the teacher added by
hand. Used by local_virtuallab to push a shared task list into every lab.
[v1.2.3] — 2026-06-16
Fixed
- PHP 8.1+ deprecation on courses with no summary —
strip_tags() was
called directly on course->summary, which is null for courses created
without a summary (a valid value per the core schema). The value is now
cast to string before stripping tags.
[v1.2.2] — 2026-05-17
Fixed
- All-clear alert visible alongside pending items — the alert had a
hardcoded d-flex and a conditional d-none on the same element; in both
Bootstrap 4 and 5, d-flex wins because it appears later in the compiled
stylesheet. Only one display utility is now applied at a time.
[v1.2.1] — 2026-05-14
Added
- Plugin icon (
pix/icon.svg).
[v1.2.0] — 2026-05-14
Improved
- Block compact view — instant item removal — ignoring or marking an item
as done in the block sidebar now fades it out immediately, without briefly
showing the restore button first.
- Block compact view — dynamic list refill — when an item is removed, the
next hidden item slides into the visible area automatically.
- Block compact view — live counter — the "and N more…" label decrements
as items are dismissed; it hides itself when the count reaches zero. When
all items are resolved the all-clear message appears without a page reload.
Fixed
- Hidden items on first render —
array_filter preserved non-contiguous
array keys from the merged auto+manual issues list, causing the renderer to
apply d-none to visible items instead of only the overflow ones.
[v1.1.0] — 2026-05-03
Fixed
- Bootstrap 4 / Moodle 4.5 compatibility — toggle switch and bulk
checkboxes now use position-static m-0 to neutralise Bootstrap 4's
position: absolute on .form-check-input, preventing them from
overlapping adjacent text.
- Tabs not switching in Moodle 4.5 — added
data-toggle / data-target
alongside data-bs-toggle / data-bs-target on all tab buttons and the
collapse link so Bootstrap 4 and Bootstrap 5 both respond correctly.
- Completion tracking false positives —
scan_completion_disabled() now
returns no issues when the course has enablecompletion = 0; the teacher
cannot configure per-activity completion in that case.
- Bulk "Marcar como Feito" acting on auto items — the action is now
filtered to manual items only (data-markable); auto items are not sent
to the server and are not removed from the screen.
- Badge text colour — explicit
text-white on bg-danger/bg-success
and text-dark on bg-secondary ensure correct contrast in both Bootstrap
versions.
Improved
- Real-time tab updates — checklist items now move instantly to the
correct tab (Pending / Done / Ignored) after any action without requiring
a page reload. Action buttons, bg-light styling, badge counts, and
empty-state messages are all updated in-place.
- Bulk action counts — each bulk button now shows the number of items
it will affect in parentheses, e.g. "Marcar como Feito (1) / Ignorar (3)".
The "Marcar como Feito" button is hidden when no markable item is selected.
- Plugin name (pt_BR) — renamed from "Lista de Verificação do Professor"
to "Checklist do Professor" for natural Brazilian usage.
Tests
test_scan_completion_disabled_does_not_flag_news_forum strengthened to
explicitly enable course-level completion, ensuring the guard is the real
reason the forum is not flagged.
- New:
test_scan_completion_issues_skipped_when_course_completion_off
- New:
test_scan_detects_activity_without_completion_when_course_enabled
[v1.0.0] — 2026-04-26
First public release.
Automatic checks (9 total)
- Course visibility — flags courses hidden from students.
- Course summary — flags courses with no summary or description.
- Course end date — flags courses with no end date configured.
- Gradebook — flags courses with no grade items configured.
- Assignments — flags missing due date, missing description, and submissions awaiting grading.
- Quizzes — flags quizzes with no questions, no time limit or close date, and attempts awaiting manual grading.
- Forums — flags forums with no discussion topics and forums with no description. The built-in Announcements forum is excluded from both checks.
- Completion tracking — flags visible activities with completion tracking disabled.
- Empty sections — flags visible course sections with no content.
Manual items
- Teachers can add custom tasks via a free-text field on the dashboard.
- If the task title matches an existing activity name, a link is created automatically.
- Manual items are preserved during course backup and restore.
Status management
- Each item (automatic or manual) can be marked as Done, Ignored, or restored to Pending.
- Bulk actions allow updating multiple items at once.
- Automatic scanning can be toggled off to use the block as a pure manual checklist.
Technical
- Full Privacy API implementation (data export and deletion).
- Backup and restore support for manual items.
- AMD JavaScript module (
block_teacher_checklist/actions).
- Moodle External API for status toggling via AJAX.
- PHPUnit test suite covering all automatic checks.
- CI pipeline tested against Moodle 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2.
