#82 Do not assume $COURSE represents the course for the certificate

classes/element_helper.php

@@ -352,4 +352,29 @@ class element_helper {
 
         return $sequence;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function that returns the course id for this element.
+     *
+     * @param int $elementid The element id
+     * @return int The course id
+     */
+    public static function get_courseid($elementid) {
+        global $DB, $SITE;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT course
+                  FROM {customcert} c
+            INNER JOIN {customcert_pages} cp
+                    ON c.templateid = cp.templateid
+            INNER JOIN {customcert_elements} ce
+                    ON cp.id = ce.pageid
+                 WHERE ce.id = :elementid";
+
+        // Check if there is a course associated with this element.
+        if ($course = $DB->get_record_sql($sql, array('elementid' => $elementid))) {
+            return $course->course;
+        } else { // Must be in a site template.
+            return $SITE->id;
+        }
+    }
 }