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New Feature
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Minor
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None
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5.1
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MOODLE_501_STABLE
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Requirements
- Moodle is visible from outside
- A BigBlueButton server is setup to enable analytics events:
- To set up the BBB server, you can register at https://registration-portal.blindsidenetworks.com/ to obtain credentials.
Setup
- Login as admin.
- Go to Site administration > Plugins > Manage activities and enable the BigBlueButton plugin.
- Go to BBB settings and configure the BigBlueButton server URL and BigBlueButton shared secret.
- Go to Site administration > Plugins > BigBlueButton > Experimental Settings and enable Register live sessions (bigbluebuttonbn_meetingevents_enabled)
- Go to Site administration > Development > and enable DEBUG_DEVELOPER.
- Install the subplugin https://github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_override_settings_navigation and make sure it is enabled:
git clone https://github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_override_settings_navigation mod/bigbluebuttonbn/extension/b3dummy_override_settings_navigation
- Install the subplugin https://github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_append_settings_navigation and make sure it is enabled:
git clone https://github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_append_settings_navigation mod/bigbluebuttonbn/extension/b3dummy_append_settings_navigation
- Create a BigBlueButton activity in the course.
- Go to the Activity settings and enable completion by events.
Testing the extensions can implement *_override_extend_settings_navigation and *_append_extend_settings_navigation
- Go to the course and access the BigBlueButton activity. In the Navigation Menu, the option Validate completion is replaced by Validate completion by override
- Go to the plugin management and disable the extension BigBlueButton B3Dummy for Override Settings Navigation and access the BigBlueButton activity. In the Navigation Menu, the option Validate completion is visible and Validate completion by append has been added
Requirements Moodle is visible from outside A BigBlueButton server is setup to enable analytics events: To set up the BBB server, you can register at https://registration-portal.blindsidenetworks.com/ to obtain credentials. Setup Login as admin. Go to Site administration > Plugins > Manage activities and enable the BigBlueButton plugin. Go to BBB settings and configure the BigBlueButton server URL and BigBlueButton shared secret. Go to Site administration > Plugins > BigBlueButton > Experimental Settings and enable Register live sessions (bigbluebuttonbn_meetingevents_enabled) Go to Site administration > Development > and enable DEBUG_DEVELOPER. Install the subplugin https://github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_override_settings_navigation and make sure it is enabled: git clone https: //github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_override_settings_navigation mod/bigbluebuttonbn/extension/b3dummy_override_settings_navigation Install the subplugin https://github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_append_settings_navigation and make sure it is enabled: git clone https: //github.com/jfederico/moodle-bbbext_b3dummy_append_settings_navigation mod/bigbluebuttonbn/extension/b3dummy_append_settings_navigation Create a BigBlueButton activity in the course. Go to the Activity settings and enable completion by events. Testing the extensions can implement *_override_extend_settings_navigation and *_append_extend_settings_navigation Go to the course and access the BigBlueButton activity. In the Navigation Menu, the option Validate completion is replaced by Validate completion by override Go to the plugin management and disable the extension BigBlueButton B3Dummy for Override Settings Navigation and access the BigBlueButton activity. In the Navigation Menu, the option Validate completion is visible and Validate completion by append has been added -
Code verified against automated checks. 
Checked MDL-84799 using repository: https://github.com/jfederico/moodle.git
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Built on: Tue Apr 22 13:26:13 UTC 2025
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main (0 errors / 0 warnings) [branch: Currently, the bigbluebuttonbn_extend_settings_navigation function in the BigBlueButtonBN plugin does not provide a standardized way for extensions (subplugins) to add their own navigation items. This limitation prevents modular customization of the navigation menu by other plugins that extend BigBlueButtonBN.
To improve flexibility and maintainability, we propose adding a mechanisms that allows subplugins to hook into the navigation system and contribute their own menu items dynamically.
Solution
- Allow subplugins to override bigbluebuttonbn_extend_settings_navigation completely, ensuring that only one plugin can take control. The precedence is determined based on the extension order, with the highest-priority extension (first in order) being granted the override.
- Allow multiple subplugins to append their own navigation items without modifying core code.
- Ensure backward compatibility by maintaining the existing behavior.
- Provide a standardized way for subplugins to register navigation items.
- Implement a clear API for subplugins.
Acceptance Criteria:
- Introduce a standardized way for subplugins to register navigation items within bigbluebuttonbn_extend_settings_navigation.
- Ensure that subplugins can add menu items without modifying core BigBlueButtonBN code.
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing navigation structure.
- Implement appropriate Moodle hooks or callback mechanisms to allow controlled extension.
- Provide documentation or examples demonstrating how subplugins can extend the navigation.
- is blocked by
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MDL-83766 Change order subplugin classes are retrieved by BigBlueButton
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- Closed
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