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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-68970

Pages during a quiz attempt should not be cached, so forwards/back do not lead to errors

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    • MOODLE_310_STABLE, MOODLE_37_STABLE, MOODLE_38_STABLE, MOODLE_39_STABLE
    • MOODLE_310_STABLE, MOODLE_39_STABLE
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      1. Log in as a teacher/admin.
      2. Create a new quiz, set a time limit (e.g. 10 mins).
      3. Add two true-false questions, and ensure one is on page 1 and one on page 2. (Question types does not matter, but TF is quick to create).
      4. Log out,
      5. Log in as a student.
      6. Start an attempt at the quiz.
      7. On page 1, click Next page.
      8. Wait a bit, e.g. until the timer is down to 9 minutes.
      9. Click the back button in the browser.
      10. Verify that Page 1 reloads as you get back to it. (One way to do this is to see that the timer starts counting from where it had got to, not 10 mins. Also, watching what the browser does closely. Browser developer tools may also help.)
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      Log in as a teacher/admin. Create a new quiz, set a time limit (e.g. 10 mins). Add two true-false questions, and ensure one is on page 1 and one on page 2. (Question types does not matter, but TF is quick to create). Log out, Log in as a student. Start an attempt at the quiz. On page 1, click Next page. Wait a bit, e.g. until the timer is down to 9 minutes. Click the back button in the browser. Verify that Page 1 reloads as you get back to it. (One way to do this is to see that the timer starts counting from where it had got to, not 10 mins. Also, watching what the browser does closely. Browser developer tools may also help.)

      During a quiz attempt, if the user navigates using the browser's forwards of back buttons, then they may end up with a question shown in their browser which is in a state that is out-of-synch with the current state on the server. Also, the timer may show the wrong time (at least until auto-save runs and fixes it, as in MDL-58926).

      Therefore, it would be best if, navigating using browser back or forwards during a quiz attempt, the page is forced to reload (as in https://stackoverflow.com/a/43399649/1292707 or similar).

      Note, this might be useful generic functionality. Therefore, probabably the way to implement this is a core JS module core/reloader, and then quiz attempt.php does $PAGE->requires->js_call_amd('core/reloader', 'force_reload_on_history_nav');

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            timhunt Tim Hunt
            timhunt Tim Hunt
            Mahmoud Kassaei Mahmoud Kassaei
            Sara Arjona (@sarjona) Sara Arjona (@sarjona)
            Janelle Barcega Janelle Barcega
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