Added capability to determine who can receive a certificate (#270)

CHANGES.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Note - All hash comments refer to the issue number. Eg. #169 refers to https://g
 - Added ability to specify the current date for date related elements (#289).
 - Added QR code element (#146).
 - Added Date range element (#185).
+- Added new capability to control who can be issued a certificate (#270).
 
 ### Changed
 

classes/task/email_certificate_task.php

@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ class email_certificate_task extends \core\task\scheduled_task {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // Don't want to email those with the capability to manage the certificate.
-                if (has_capability('mod/customcert:manage', $context, $enroluser->id)) {
+                // Only email those with the capability to receive the certificate.
+                if (!has_capability('mod/customcert:receiveissue', $context, $enroluser->id)) {
                     continue;
                 }
 

db/access.php

@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ $capabilities = array(
         )
     ),
 
+    'mod/customcert:receiveissue' => array(
+        'captype' => 'read',
+        'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE,
+        'archetypes' => array(
+            'student' => CAP_ALLOW
+        )
+    ),
+
     'mod/customcert:viewreport' => array(
 
         'captype' => 'read',

lang/en/customcert.php

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ $string['customcert:manageemailothers'] = 'Manage email others setting';
 $string['customcert:manageverifyany'] = 'Manage verification setting';
 $string['customcert:managerequiredtime'] = 'Manage time required setting';
 $string['customcert:manageprotection'] = 'Manage protection setting';
+$string['customcert:receiveissue'] = 'Receive a certificate';
 $string['customcert:view'] = 'View a custom certificate';
 $string['customcert:viewreport'] = 'View course report';
 $string['customcert:viewallcertificates'] = 'View all certificates';

tests/email_certificate_task_test.php

@@ -44,6 +44,39 @@ class mod_customcert_task_email_certificate_task_testcase extends advanced_testc
         $this->resetAfterTest();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests the email certificate task for users without a capability to receive a certificate.
+     */
+    public function test_email_certificates_no_cap() {
+        global $DB;
+
+        // Create a course.
+        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+
+        // Create some users.
+        $user1 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+        $user2 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+
+        // Enrol two of them in the course as students but revoke their right to receive a certificate issue.
+        $roleids = $DB->get_records_menu('role', null, '', 'shortname, id');
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user1->id, $course->id);
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user2->id, $course->id);
+
+        unassign_capability('mod/customcert:receiveissue', $roleids['student']);
+
+        // Create a custom certificate.
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->create_module('customcert', ['course' => $course->id, 'emailstudents' => 1]);
+
+        // Run the task.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEmails();
+        $task = new \mod_customcert\task\email_certificate_task();
+        $task->execute();
+        $emails = $sink->get_messages();
+
+        // Confirm that we did not send any emails.
+        $this->assertCount(0, $emails);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests the email certificate task for students.
      */

version.php

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die('Direct access to this script is forbidden.');
 
-$plugin->version   = 2018051708; // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2018051709; // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2018051700; // Requires this Moodle version (3.5).
 $plugin->cron      = 0; // Period for cron to check this module (secs).
 $plugin->component = 'mod_customcert';
 
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_STABLE;
-$plugin->release   = "3.5.7"; // User-friendly version number.
+$plugin->release   = "3.5.8"; // User-friendly version number.

view.php

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ require_login($course, false, $cm);
 $context = context_module::instance($cm->id);
 require_capability('mod/customcert:view', $context);
 
+$canreceive = has_capability('mod/customcert:receiveissue', $context);
 $canmanage = has_capability('mod/customcert:manage', $context);
 $canviewreport = has_capability('mod/customcert:viewreport', $context);
 
@@ -134,11 +135,14 @@ if (!$downloadown && !$downloadissue) {
     }
 
     // Create the button to download the customcert.
-    $linkname = get_string('getcustomcert', 'customcert');
-    $link = new moodle_url('/mod/customcert/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id, 'downloadown' => true));
-    $downloadbutton = new single_button($link, $linkname, 'post', true);
-    $downloadbutton->class .= ' m-b-1';  // Seems a bit hackish, ahem.
-    $downloadbutton = $OUTPUT->render($downloadbutton);
+    $downloadbutton = '';
+    if ($canreceive) {
+        $linkname = get_string('getcustomcert', 'customcert');
+        $link = new moodle_url('/mod/customcert/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id, 'downloadown' => true));
+        $downloadbutton = new single_button($link, $linkname, 'post', true);
+        $downloadbutton->class .= ' m-b-1';  // Seems a bit hackish, ahem.
+        $downloadbutton = $OUTPUT->render($downloadbutton);
+    }
 
     // Output all the page data.
     echo $OUTPUT->header();
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ if (!$downloadown && !$downloadissue) {
     }
     echo $OUTPUT->footer($course);
     exit();
-} else { // Output to pdf.
+} else if ($canreceive) { // Output to pdf.
     // Set the userid value of who we are downloading the certificate for.
     $userid = $USER->id;
     if ($downloadown) {