lib.php

<?php
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/**
 * @package   block_nsse
 * @copyright 2018 onwards Robert Russo, Louisiana State University
 * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */

defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;

class nsse {
    /**
     * insert new record into {user_info_field}
     * @global type $DB
     * @var $shortname
     * @return \stdClass
     */
    public static function default_profile_field() {
        global $DB;
        $shortname = get_string('profilefield_shortname', 'block_nsse');
        if (!$field = $DB->get_record('user_info_field', array('shortname' => $shortname))) {

            $field                    = new stdClass;
            $field->shortname         = $shortname;
            $field->name              = get_string('profilefield_longname', 'block_nsse');
            $field->description       = get_string('profilefield_shortname', 'block_nsse');
            $field->descriptionformat = 1;
            $field->datatype          = 'text';
            $field->categoryid        = 1;
            $field->locked            = 1;
            $field->visible           = 0;
            $field->param1            = 10;
            $field->param2            = 10;
            $field->param3            = 0;
            $field->id                = $DB->insert_record('user_info_field', $field);
        }
        return $field;
    }
}