example diff for making easy to manage customisations to moodle / totara core code

example-local-setting.diff

commit fbb65a025eacfc2842dc7a34d09b82c64d554041
Author: Chris Wharton <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Dec 17 14:34:54 2014 +0000

    local/client: Hide evidence tab from Record of Learning
    
diff --git a/lang/en/local_client.php b/lang/en/local_client.php
index 2dc6804..8dc1fa6 100644
--- a/lang/en/local_client.php
+++ b/lang/en/local_client.php
@@ -79,3 +79,10 @@ $string['nonenrolledsummaryredirect'] = 'Redirect to summary page for non enrolled users';
+    // Record of learning
+    $string['hidetabevidence'] = 'Hide Evidence tab';
+    $string['confighidetabevidence'] = 'Hide "Other Evidence" tab from the record of learning.';
+    // Setting headings
+    $string['settingsrecordoflearning'] = 'Record of Learning settings';

diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index 15c6e76..9f4ff30 100644
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
     $settings = new admin_settingpage('local_client', get_string('miscclientsettings', 'local_client'));
     $ADMIN->add('localplugins', $settings);
+    // set visibility of totara record of learning tabs
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_heading('local_client/settingsrecordoflearning', new lang_string('settingsrecordoflearning', 'local_client'), ''));
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('local_client/hidetabevidence', new lang_string('hidetabevidence', 'local_client'), new lang_string('confighidetabevidence', 'local_client'), 0));

diff --git a/totara/plan/lib.php b/totara/plan/lib.php
index 22f48bc..7a3ed60 100644
--- a/totara/plan/lib.php
+++ b/totara/plan/lib.php
@@ -392,7 +392,11 @@ function dp_get_rol_tabs_visible($userid) {
         $visible[] = 'programs';
     }
 
-    $visible[] = 'evidence';
+    // client custom code begin - hide evidence tab.
+    if (get_config('local_client', 'hidetabevidence') === '0') {
+        $visible[] = 'evidence';
+    }
+    // client custom code end.
 
     $certification_progs = prog_get_certification_programs($userid, '', '', '', true, true);
     $unassignedcertifications = $DB->record_exists('certif_completion_history', array('userid' => $userid, 'unassigned' => 1));