Moodle

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.9
• Fix Version/s: None
• Component/s: Forum
• Labels:

  None

enable Audio and/or Video embedded in replays when posting to forum's discussions.
by using the Riffly.com service. - (that enable free use + adds or very low price add free service)
API : http://riffly.com/api/include_javascript
SERVICES : http://riffly.com/plans

the player is a flash player for recording and for playback.
audio / video stream (file) is saved on FMS at Riffly.com
and has a unique id by which it is saved and playback later.

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to patch....

inside the file "mod/forum/post_forum.php" just after the lines:

$mform->addElement('static', 'groupinfo', get_string('group'), $groupname);
}

add the following code:

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Riffly Audio / Video recording

echo <<<RIFFLYSUBMIT
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://free-video-comments-at.riffly.com/static/js/api/1/web.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function rifflyFinishedRecording (riffly_id, riffly_type) { document.getElementById('riffly_id').value = riffly_id; document.getElementById('riffly_type').value = riffly_type; }
</script>
RIFFLYSUBMIT;

$avpost = "<span style=\"direction:ltr !important; font-weight: bold;font-size: 14px; float:right;\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" ";
$avpost .= "onclick=\"rifflyShowRecorder('recorder_container', 'video', 'rifflyFinishedRecording');\">";
$avpost .= "<img src=\"http://free-video-comments-at.riffly.com/static/images/api/1/riffly-webcam.png\" border=0 width=20 height=20>".get_string('post_multimedia_video','forum')." </a> ?? ";
$avpost .= "<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"rifflyShowRecorder('recorder_container', 'audio', 'rifflyFinishedRecording');\">";
$avpost .= "<img src=\"http://free-video-comments-at.riffly.com/static/images/api/1/riffly-mic.png\" border=0 width=20 height=20>".get_string('post_multimedia_audio','forum')." </a></span><br/><br/>";
$avpost .= "<div id=\"recorder_container\"></div>";

$mform->addElement('static', 'description', get_string('post_multimedia','forum') , $avpost);

$mform->addElement('hidden', 'riffly_id',null, 'id="riffly_id"');
$mform->setType('riffly_id', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addElement('hidden', 'riffly_type',null,'id="riffly_type"');
$mform->setType('riffly_type', PARAM_TEXT);

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

and inside the file "mod/forum/post.php" just after the lines :

if ($fromform = $mform_post->get_data()) {

please add the following code:

//--------------- RIFFLY Audio/Video Embed before Post->message ---------------------

$fromform->riffly_id = $_POST['riffly_id'];
$fromform->riffly_type = $_POST['riffly_type'];

// Audio / Video Player (Riffly)
if (!empty($fromform->riffly_id)) {
if ($fromform->riffly_type == 'audio') { $preriffly = "<embed src=\"http://riffly.com/p/$fromform->riffly_id\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" flashvars=\"type=audio&autostart=false\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed>"; } else { $preriffly = "<embed src=\"http://riffly.com/p/$fromform->riffly_id\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" flashvars=\"type=video&autostart=false\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed>"; }
$fromform->message = $preriffly.'<br />'.$fromform->message;
}
//--------------RIFFLY END--------------------

that is it !
you are ready to go

• Assignee:

  moodle.com

  Reporter:

  Nadav Kavalerchik

  Participants:

  moodle.com, Nadav Kavalerchik

• Created:

  15/May/09 1:33 AM

  Updated:

  08/Nov/11 1:17 PM