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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-49937

get_databases_by_courses does not return information for global admins or managers (and teachers)

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    • MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • MDL-49937-master
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      1. As admin or teacher, create a course with a database
      2. Enable "Mobile services": Plugins ► Web Services ► Mobile
      3. Create a Token for the Moodle main admin user:
        • Click on Site administration ► Plugins ► Web services ► Manage tokens
      4. Next, you can do a CURL REST call simulating a WS client.
        • You need to replace the wstoken and URL.
        • You need to replace also the courseids value to match the course you created in the first step.

          curl 'http://localhost/m/stable_master/webservice/rest/server.php?moodlewsrestformat=json' --data 'courseids%5B0%5D=4&wsfunction=mod_data_get_databases_by_courses&wstoken=ffbe3a3002f235bf9d01fd9369e10b66'

          Note, you can use jsonlint.com to validate and format the json returned string or append "| python -m json.tool" to automatically format the command output

      5. Confirm that
        • The json returned contains the database complete information (all the info).
        • You don't see any warnings in the json response
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      As admin or teacher, create a course with a database Enable "Mobile services": Plugins ► Web Services ► Mobile Create a Token for the Moodle main admin user: Click on Site administration ► Plugins ► Web services ► Manage tokens Next, you can do a CURL REST call simulating a WS client. You need to replace the wstoken and URL. You need to replace also the courseids value to match the course you created in the first step. curl 'http://localhost/m/stable_master/webservice/rest/server.php?moodlewsrestformat=json' --data 'courseids%5B0%5D=4&wsfunction=mod_data_get_databases_by_courses&wstoken=ffbe3a3002f235bf9d01fd9369e10b66' Note, you can use jsonlint.com to validate and format the json returned string or append "| python -m json.tool" to automatically format the command output Confirm that The json returned contains the database complete information (all the info). You don't see any warnings in the json response

    Description

      Similar bug reported here (MDL-49921)

      The main problem is that instead use only validate_context the courses are checked also using the results of the get_enrolled_courses function

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          is a regression caused by

          Sub-task - Issues are sometimes broken into multiple sub-tasks. MDL-49337 mod_data_get_databases_by_courses

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              jleyva Juan Leyva
              jleyva Juan Leyva
              Dani Palou Dani Palou
              David Monllaó David Monllaó
              Jetha Chan Jetha Chan
              Adrian Greeve, Jake Dallimore, Mathew May, Mihail Geshoski, Sujith Haridasan, Juan Leyva, Amaia Anabitarte, Carlos Escobedo, Ferran Recio, Ilya Tregubov, Laurent David, Raquel Ortega, Sara Arjona (@sarjona)
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                11/May/15