added a table in step email and inserted the logging in the task

lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 $string['config_delay_duration_desc'] = 'This setting defines the default delay duration of a workflow
 in case one of its processes is rolled back or finishes.
 The delay duration determines how long a course will be excepted from being processed again in either of the cases.';
+$string['config_logreceivedmails'] = 'Save sent mails to the database';
+$string['config_logreceivedmails_desc'] = 'Additionally writing to the database has the advantage that it can be looked up, however it consumes memory.';
 $string['config_showcoursecounts'] = 'Show amount of courses which will be triggered';
 $string['config_showcoursecounts_desc'] = 'The workflow overview page by default shows the amount of courses which will be
 triggered by the configured triggers which can be load heavy. Disable this option if you experience issues loading the workflow

settings.php

@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
         get_string('config_showcoursecounts_desc', 'tool_lifecycle'),
         1));
 
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('tool_lifecycle/logreceivedmails',
+        get_string('config_logreceivedmails', 'tool_lifecycle'),
+        get_string('config_logreceivedmails_desc', 'tool_lifecycle'),
+        0));
+
     $ADMIN->add('lifecycle_category', new admin_externalpage('tool_lifecycle_workflow_drafts',
         get_string('workflow_drafts_header', 'tool_lifecycle'),
         new moodle_url(\tool_lifecycle\urls::WORKFLOW_DRAFTS)));

step/email/db/install.xml

@@ -14,5 +14,18 @@
         <KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id"/>
       </KEYS>
     </TABLE>
+    <TABLE NAME="lifecyclestep_email_notified" COMMENT="table containing the userid and the courseid that was sent">
+      <FIELDS>
+        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="20" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="true" COMMENT="id of the process"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="courseid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="20" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="course id"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="userid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="20" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="id of the user"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="timemailsent" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="unix timestamp."/>
+      </FIELDS>
+      <KEYS>
+        <KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id"/>
+        <KEY NAME="courseid_fk" TYPE="foreign" FIELDS="courseid" REFTABLE="course" REFFIELDS="id" COMMENT="Foreign key on course table"/>
+        <KEY NAME="userid_fk" TYPE="foreign" FIELDS="userid" REFTABLE="user" REFFIELDS="id"/>
+      </KEYS>
+    </TABLE>
   </TABLES>
 </XMLDB>

step/email/db/upgrade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?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/>.
+
+/**
+ * Update script for lifecyclestep_email plugin
+ *
+ * @package lifecyclestep_email
+ * @copyright  2024 Nina Herrmann University of Münster
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Update script for lifecyclestep_email.
+ * @param int $oldversion Version id of the previously installed version.
+ * @return bool
+ * @throws ddl_exception
+ * @throws ddl_field_missing_exception
+ * @throws ddl_table_missing_exception
+ * @throws dml_exception
+ * @throws downgrade_exception
+ * @throws upgrade_exception
+ */
+function xmldb_lifecyclestep_email_upgrade($oldversion) {
+
+    global $DB;
+    $dbman = $DB->get_manager();
+    if ($oldversion < 2024061301) {
+        $table = new xmldb_table('lifecyclestep_email_notified');
+
+        // Adding fields to table tool_lifecycle_proc_error.
+        $table->add_field('id', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '20', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, XMLDB_SEQUENCE, null);
+        $table->add_field('courseid', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '20', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null);
+        $table->add_field('userid', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '20', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null);
+        $table->add_field('timemailsent', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null);
+
+        // Adding keys to table tool_lifecycle_proc_error.
+        $table->add_key('primary', XMLDB_KEY_PRIMARY, ['id']);
+        $table->add_key('courseid_fk', XMLDB_KEY_FOREIGN, ['courseid'], 'course', ['id']);
+        $table->add_key('userid_fk', XMLDB_KEY_FOREIGN, ['userid'], 'user', ['id']);
+
+        // Conditionally launch create table for tool_lifecycle_proc_error.
+        if (!$dbman->table_exists($table)) {
+            $dbman->create_table($table);
+        }
+
+        // Lifecycle savepoint reached.
+        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2024061301, 'tool', 'lifecycle');
+    }
+    return true;
+}

step/email/lib.php

@@ -119,16 +119,26 @@ public function post_processing_bulk_operation() {
                     ['instanceid' => $step->id,
                         'touser' => $user->id, ]);
 
-                    $parsedsettings = $this->replace_placeholders($settings, $user, $step->id, $mailentries);
+                $parsedsettings = $this->replace_placeholders($settings, $user, $step->id, $mailentries);
 
                 $subject = $parsedsettings['subject'];
                 $content = $parsedsettings['content'];
                 $contenthtml = $parsedsettings['contenthtml'];
-                // TODO: use course info to parse content template!
                 $success = email_to_user($user, \core_user::get_noreply_user(), $subject, $content, $contenthtml);
                 if (!$success) {
                     mtrace("E-mail to user {$user->id} failed.");
                 }
+                $dblogging = get_config('tool_lifecycle', 'logreceivedmails');
+                if ($dblogging && $success) {
+                    // Insert user id and course id in table tool_lifecycle_user_notified.
+                    $record = new \stdClass();
+                    $record->userid = $user->id;
+                    $record->timemailsent = time();
+                    foreach ($mailentries as $entry) {
+                        $record->courseid = $entry->courseid;
+                        $DB->insert_record('lifecyclestep_email_notified', $record);
+                    }
+                }
                 $DB->delete_records('lifecyclestep_email',
                     ['instanceid' => $step->id,
                         'touser' => $user->id, ]);

step/email/version.php

@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
-$plugin->version  = 2019070200;
+$plugin->version  = 2024061301;
 $plugin->component = 'lifecyclestep_email';

version.php

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
 $plugin->maturity = MATURITY_BETA;
-$plugin->version  = 2024042300;
+$plugin->version  = 2024061302;
 $plugin->component = 'tool_lifecycle';
 $plugin->requires = 2022112800; // Requires Moodle 4.1+.
 $plugin->release   = 'v4.4-r1';