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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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    • Testing Instructions:
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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
    • Affected Branches:
      MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • Fixed Branches:
      MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • Pull from Repository:
    • Pull Master Branch:
      MDL-49937-master
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      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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                  Fix Release Date:
                  11/May/15