MDL-50011 qtype_multichoice: add settings (defaults for new questions)

question/type/multichoice/classes/admin_setting_answernumbering.php

+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Admin settings for the multichoice question type.
+ *
+ * @package   qtype_multichoice
+ * @copyright  2015 onwards Nadav Kavalerchik
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Admin settings class for the multichoice question type method.
+ *
+ * Just so we can lazy-load the numbering style choices.
+ *
+ * @copyright  2015 onwards Nadav Kavalerchik
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class qtype_multichoice_admin_setting_answernumbering extends admin_setting_configselect {
+
+    /**
+     * This function may be used in ancestors for lazy loading of choices
+     *
+     * Override this method if loading of choices is expensive, such
+     * as when it requires multiple db requests.
+     *
+     * @return bool true if loaded, false if error
+     */
+    public function load_choices() {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        if (is_array($this->choices)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php');
+        $this->choices = qtype_multichoice::get_numbering_styles();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}

question/type/multichoice/edit_multichoice_form.php

@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ class qtype_multichoice_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
         );
         $mform->addElement('select', 'single',
                 get_string('answerhowmany', 'qtype_multichoice'), $menu);
-        $mform->setDefault('single', 1);
+        $mform->setDefault('single', get_config('qtype_multichoice', 'answerhowmany'));
 
         $mform->addElement('advcheckbox', 'shuffleanswers',
                 get_string('shuffleanswers', 'qtype_multichoice'), null, null, array(0, 1));
         $mform->addHelpButton('shuffleanswers', 'shuffleanswers', 'qtype_multichoice');
-        $mform->setDefault('shuffleanswers', 1);
+        $mform->setDefault('shuffleanswers', get_config('qtype_multichoice', 'shuffleanswers'));
 
         $mform->addElement('select', 'answernumbering',
                 get_string('answernumbering', 'qtype_multichoice'),
                 qtype_multichoice::get_numbering_styles());
-        $mform->setDefault('answernumbering', 'abc');
+        $mform->setDefault('answernumbering', get_config('qtype_multichoice', 'answernumbering'));
 
         $this->add_per_answer_fields($mform, get_string('choiceno', 'qtype_multichoice', '{no}'),
                 question_bank::fraction_options_full(), max(5, QUESTION_NUMANS_START));

question/type/multichoice/lang/en/qtype_multichoice.php

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 $string['answerhowmany'] = 'One or multiple answers?';
+$string['answerhowmany_desc'] = 'Should the default for new multichoice questions be to require single or multiple answers?';
 $string['answernumbering'] = 'Number the choices?';
 $string['answernumbering123'] = '1., 2., 3., ...';
 $string['answernumberingabc'] = 'a., b., c., ...';
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ $string['answernumberingABCD'] = 'A., B., C., ...';
 $string['answernumberingiii'] = 'i., ii., iii., ...';
 $string['answernumberingIIII'] = 'I., II., III., ...';
 $string['answernumberingnone'] = 'No numbering';
+$string['answernumbering_desc'] = 'Set the default numbering style for new multichoice questions.';
 $string['answersingleno'] = 'Multiple answers allowed';
 $string['answersingleyes'] = 'One answer only';
 $string['choiceno'] = 'Choice {$a}';
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ $string['pluginnamesummary'] = 'Allows the selection of a single or multiple res
 $string['selectmulti'] = 'Select one or more:';
 $string['selectone'] = 'Select one:';
 $string['shuffleanswers'] = 'Shuffle the choices?';
+$string['shuffleanswers_desc'] = 'Should the default for new nultichoice questions be to shuffle answers?';
 $string['shuffleanswers_help'] = 'If enabled, the order of the answers is randomly shuffled for each attempt, provided that "Shuffle within questions" in the activity settings is also enabled.';
 $string['singleanswer'] = 'Choose one answer.';
 $string['toomanyselected'] = 'You have selected too many options.';

question/type/multichoice/settings.php

+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Admin settings for the multichoice question type.
+ *
+ * @package   qtype_multichoice
+ * @copyright  2015 onwards Nadav Kavalerchik
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
+    $menu = array(
+        new lang_string('answersingleno', 'qtype_multichoice'),
+        new lang_string('answersingleyes', 'qtype_multichoice'),
+    );
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configselect('qtype_multichoice/answerhowmany',
+    new lang_string('answerhowmany', 'qtype_multichoice'),
+    new lang_string('answerhowmany_desc', 'qtype_multichoice'), '1', $menu));
+
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('qtype_multichoice/shuffleanswers',
+    new lang_string('shuffleanswers', 'qtype_multichoice'),
+    new lang_string('shuffleanswers_desc', 'qtype_multichoice'), '1'));
+
+    $settings->add(new qtype_multichoice_admin_setting_answernumbering('qtype_multichoice/answernumbering',
+    new lang_string('answernumbering', 'qtype_multichoice'),
+    new lang_string('answernumbering_desc', 'qtype_multichoice'), 'abc', null ));
+
+}