moodle-local_mycerts/element/categoryname/classes/element.php

<?php
// This file is part of the customcert module for Moodle - http://moodle.org/
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namespace customcertelement_categoryname;

defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();

/**
 * The customcert element categoryname's core interaction API.
 *
 * @package    customcertelement_categoryname
 * @copyright  2013 Mark Nelson <markn@moodle.com>
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */
class element extends \mod_customcert\element {

    /**
     * Handles rendering the element on the pdf.
     *
     * @param \pdf $pdf the pdf object
     * @param bool $preview true if it is a preview, false otherwise
     */
    public function render($pdf, $preview) {
        \mod_customcert\element_helper::render_content($pdf, $this, self::get_category_name());
    }

    /**
     * Render the element in html.
     *
     * This function is used to render the element when we are using the
     * drag and drop interface to position it.
     *
     * @return string the html
     */
    public function render_html() {
        return \mod_customcert\element_helper::render_html_content($this, self::get_category_name());
    }

    /**
     * Helper function that returns the category name.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    protected static function get_category_name() {
        global $DB, $COURSE;

        // Check that there is a course category available.
        if (!empty($COURSE->category)) {
            return $DB->get_field('course_categories', 'name', array('id' => $COURSE->category), MUST_EXIST);
        } else { // Must be in a site template.
            return $COURSE->fullname;
        }
    }
}