Class: RubyD2L::OrgUnit

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.add_child_org_unit(params = {}) ⇒ Object

AddChildOrgUnit

REQUIRED

{ :parent_id = “ID”, :child_id => “ID” }

RETURNS 


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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 94

def self.add_child_org_unit(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:parent_id, :child_id])

  params = {
    :parent_id => "",
    :child_id => ""
  }.merge(params)
  
  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token

  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
      <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
        <Version>1.0</Version>
        <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
        <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
      </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <AddChildOrgUnitRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
        <OrgUnitId>
          <Id xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">'+ params[:parent_id] +'</Id>
          <Source xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">Desire2Learn</Source>
        </OrgUnitId>
        <ChildOrgUnitId>
          <Id xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">'+ params[:child_id] +'</Id>
          <Source xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">Desire2Learn</Source>
        </ChildOrgUnitId>
      </AddChildOrgUnitRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'
  
  add_child = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :add_child_org_unit do
    soap.xml = the_xml
  end
  
  if add_child.to_hash.include?(:add_child_org_unit_response)
    response = add_child.to_hash[:add_child_org_unit_response]
    response_hash = Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
    if response_hash.keys.any? {|k| k.include? "business_errors"}
      return response_hash.keep_if {|k,v| k.include? "business_errors"}
    else
      return response_hash
    end
  else
    return false
  end
        
end

.connect(site_url) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 4

def self.connect(site_url)
  Savon::Client.new do
    wsdl.document = "#{site_url}/D2LWS/OrgUnitManagementService-v1.asmx?WSDL"
    wsdl.endpoint = "#{site_url}/D2LWS/OrgUnitManagementService-v1.asmx"
    #http.proxy = @@proxy_server if @@proxy_server != nil
    http.auth.ssl.verify_mode = :none
  end
end

.create_course_offering(params = {}) ⇒ Object

CreateCourseOffering

REQUIRED

{ :offering_name => “NAME”, :offering_code => “CODE” }

OPTIONAL

{ :is_active => “true|false”, :start_date => DateTime.to_s (e.g. YYYYMMDDThh:mm:ss), :end_date => DateTime.to_s (e.g. YYYYMMDDThh:mm:ss) }

NOT IMPLEMENTED

I don’t use <Path>‘+ @course_path +’</Path>. Add it if you need it.



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 150

def self.create_course_offering(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:offering_name, :offering_code, :template_id])
  
  params = {
    :offering_name => "",
    :offering_code => "",
    :template_id => "",
    :is_active => "false",
    :start_date => DateTime.now.to_s,
    :end_date => DateTime.now.to_s,
    :can_register => "false",
    :allow_sections => "false"
  }.merge(params)

  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token

  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
      <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
        <Version>1.0</Version>
        <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
        <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
      </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <CreateCourseOfferingRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
        <Name>'+ params[:offering_name] +'</Name>
        <Code>'+ params[:offering_code] +'</Code>
        <TemplateId>
          <Id xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">'+ params[:template_id] +'</Id>
          <Source xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">Desire2Learn</Source>
        </TemplateId>
        <IsActive>'+ params[:is_active] +'</IsActive>
        <StartDate>'+ params[:start_date] +'</StartDate>
        <EndDate>'+ params[:end_date] +'</EndDate>
        <CanRegister>'+ params[:can_register] +'</CanRegister>
        <AllowSections>'+ params[:allow_sections] +'</AllowSections>
      </CreateCourseOfferingRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'
  
  esc_xml = the_xml.gsub("&", "&amp;")
  
  create_offering = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :create_course_offering do
    soap.xml = esc_xml
  end
      
  response = create_offering.to_hash[:create_course_offering_response]
  if response.include?(:course_offering)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end
end

.create_course_template(params = {}) ⇒ Object

CreateCourseTemplate

REQUIRED

{ :template_name => “NAME”, :template_code => “CODE” }

OPTIONAL

{ :is_active => “true|false”, :start_date => DateTime.to_s (e.g. YYYYMMDDThh:mm:ss), :end_date => DateTime.to_s (e.g. YYYYMMDDThh:mm:ss) }



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 209

def self.create_course_template(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:template_name, :template_code])
  
  params = {
    :template_name => "",
    :template_code => "",
    :is_active => "false",
    :start_date => DateTime.now.to_s,
    :end_date => DateTime.now.to_s
  }.merge(params)

  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token

  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
      <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
        <Version>1.0</Version>
        <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
        <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
      </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <CreateCourseTemplateRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
        <Name>'+ params[:template_name] +'</Name>
        <Code>'+ params[:template_code] +'</Code>
        <IsActive>'+ params[:is_active] +'</IsActive>
        <StartDate>'+ params[:start_date] +'</StartDate>
        <EndDate>'+ params[:end_date] +'</EndDate>
      </CreateCourseTemplateRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'

  esc_xml = the_xml.gsub("&", "&amp;")
  
  template = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :create_course_template do
    soap.xml = esc_xml
  end

  response = template.to_hash[:create_course_template_response]
  if response.include?(:course_template)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end
end

.create_semester(params = {}) ⇒ Object

CreateSemester

REQUIRED

{ :semester_name => “NAME”, :semester_code => “CODE” }

OPTIONAL

{ :is_active => “true|false”, :start_date => DateTime.to_s (e.g. YYYYMMDDThh:mm:ss), :end_date => DateTime.to_s (e.g. YYYYMMDDThh:mm:ss) }



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 259

def self.create_semester(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:semester_name, :semester_code, :path])
  
  params = {
    :semester_name => "",
    :semester_code => "",
    :path => "",
    :is_active => "true",
    :start_date => DateTime.now.to_s,
    :end_date => DateTime.now.to_s
  }.merge(params)

  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token

  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
      <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
        <Version>1.0</Version>
        <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
        <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
      </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <CreateSemesterRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
        <Name>'+ params[:semester_name] +'</Name>
        <Code>'+ params[:semester_code] +'</Code>
        <Path>'+ params[:path] +'</Path>
        <IsActive>'+ params[:is_active] +'</IsActive>
        <StartDate>'+ params[:start_date] +'</StartDate>
        <EndDate>'+ params[:end_date] +'</EndDate>
      </CreateSemesterRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'

  esc_xml = the_xml.gsub("&", "&amp;")
  
  template = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :create_semester do
    soap.xml = esc_xml
  end

  response = template.to_hash[:create_semester_response]
  puts response
  if response.include?(:semester)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end
end

.get_child_course_templates(params = {}) ⇒ Object

GetChildCourseTemplates

REQUIRED

org_unit_id => “ID”

RETURNS

false if not found, values hash if found



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 395

def self.get_child_course_templates(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:org_unit_id])
        
  params = {
    :org_unit_id => ""
  }.merge(params)
  
  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token
  
  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
    <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
      <Version>1.0</Version>
      <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
      <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
    </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
        <GetChildCourseTemplatesRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
          <OrgUnitId>
            <Id xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">'+ params[:org_unit_id] +'</Id>
            <Source xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">Desire2Learn</Source>
          </OrgUnitId>
        </GetChildCourseTemplatesRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'
  
  child_templates = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :get_child_course_templates do
    soap.xml = the_xml
  end
  
  response = child_templates.to_hash[:get_course_templates_response]
  
  if response.include?(:child_org_units)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end
        
end

.get_course_offering_by_code(params = {}) ⇒ Object

GetCourseOfferingByCode

REQUIRED

offering_code => “CODE”

RETURNS

false if not found, values hash if found



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 313

def self.get_course_offering_by_code(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:offering_code])
  
  params = {
    :offering_code => ""
  }.merge(params)

  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token
  
  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
    <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
      <Version>1.0</Version>
      <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
      <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
    </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <GetCourseOfferingByCodeRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
         <Code>'+ params[:offering_code] +'</Code>
      </GetCourseOfferingByCodeRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'
  
  offering = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :get_course_offering_by_code do
    soap.xml = the_xml
  end

  response = offering.to_hash[:get_course_offering_response]
  if response.include?(:course_offering)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end
  
end

.get_course_template_by_code(params = {}) ⇒ Object

GetCourseTemplateByCode

REQUIRED

template_code => “CODE”

RETURNS

false if not found, values hash if found



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 355

def self.get_course_template_by_code(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:template_code])
  
  params = {
    :template_code => ""
  }.merge(params)

  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token
  
  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
    <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
      <Version>1.0</Version>
      <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
      <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
    </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <GetCourseTemplateByCodeRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
        <Code>'+ params[:template_code] +'</Code>
      </GetCourseTemplateByCodeRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'

  template = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :get_course_template_by_code do
    soap.xml = the_xml
  end

  response = template.to_hash[:get_course_template_response]
  if response.include?(:course_template)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end            
end

.get_department_by_code(params = {}) ⇒ Object

GetDepartmentByCode

REQUIRED

:org_unit_code => “CODE”

RETURNS

false if not found, values hash if found



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 440

def self.get_department_by_code(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:org_unit_code])
        
  params = {
    :org_unit_code => ""
  }.merge(params)
  
  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token
  
  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
    <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
      <Version>1.0</Version>
      <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
      <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
    </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <GetDepartmentByCodeRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
        <Code>'+ params[:org_unit_code] +'</Code>
      </GetDepartmentByCodeRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'
  
  department = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :get_department_by_code do
    soap.xml = the_xml
  end
  
  response = department.to_hash[:get_department_response]

  if response.include?(:department)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end
  
end

.get_semester_by_code(params = {}) ⇒ Object

GetSemesterByCode

REQUIRED

:org_unit_code => “CODE”

RETURNS

false if not found, values hash if found



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 482

def self.get_semester_by_code(params={})
  self.required_params(params, [:semester_code])
        
  params = {
    :semester_code => ""
  }.merge(params)
  
  token = RubyD2L::Auth.get_token
  
  the_xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soap:Header>
    <RequestHeader xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/common/xsd/common-v1_0">
      <Version>1.0</Version>
      <CorellationId>12345</CorellationId>
      <AuthenticationToken>'+ token +'</AuthenticationToken>
    </RequestHeader>
    </soap:Header>
    <soap:Body>
      <GetSemesterByCodeRequest xmlns="http://www.desire2learn.com/services/oums/wsdl/OrgUnitManagementService-v1_0">
        <Code>'+ params[:semester_code] +'</Code>
      </GetSemesterByCodeRequest>
    </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>'
  
  semester = self.connect(RubyD2L.site_url).request :get_semester_by_code do
    soap.xml = the_xml
  end
  
  response = semester.to_hash[:get_semester_response]

  if response.include?(:semester)
    return Tools.get_all_values_nested(response)
  else
    return false
  end
  
end

.list_soap_actions ⇒ Object

CreateCourseOffering

Get a list of available SOAP actions for OrgUnit



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 15

def self.list_soap_actions()

  ap connect(RubyD2L.site_url).wsdl.soap_actions

  # [
  #     [ 0] :link_course_offering_to_navbar,
  #     [ 1] :link_course_offering_to_homepage,
  #     [ 2] :set_course_offering_colors,
  #     [ 3] :configure_course_offering_appearance,
  #     [ 4] :get_child_org_units,
  #     [ 5] :get_organization,
  #     [ 6] :get_system_org_unit_types,
  #     [ 7] :get_custom_org_unit_types,
  #     [ 8] :create_custom_org_unit_type,
  #     [ 9] :get_custom_org_unit_type,
  #     [10] :update_custom_org_unit_type,
  #     [11] :delete_custom_org_unit_type,
  #     [12] :create_custom_org_unit,
  #     [13] :get_custom_org_unit,
  #     [14] :get_custom_org_unit_by_code,
  #     [15] :update_custom_org_unit,
  #     [16] :delete_custom_org_unit,
  #     [17] :get_department_org_unit_type,
  #     [18] :create_department,
  #     [19] :get_department,
  #     [20] :get_department_by_code,
  #     [21] :update_department,
  #     [22] :delete_department,
  #     [23] :get_semester_org_unit_type,
  #     [24] :create_semester,
  #     [25] :get_semester,
  #     [26] :get_semester_by_code,
  #     [27] :update_semester,
  #     [28] :delete_semester,
  #     [29] :create_course_template,
  #     [30] :get_course_template,
  #     [31] :get_course_template_by_code,
  #     [32] :update_course_template,
  #     [33] :delete_course_template,
  #     [34] :create_course_offering,
  #     [35] :get_course_offering,
  #     [36] :get_course_offering_by_code,
  #     [37] :update_course_offering,
  #     [38] :delete_course_offering,
  #     [39] :get_group_types,
  #     [40] :get_group_type,
  #     [41] :create_group_type,
  #     [42] :update_group_type,
  #     [43] :delete_group_type,
  #     [44] :create_group,
  #     [45] :get_group,
  #     [46] :get_group_by_code,
  #     [47] :update_group,
  #     [48] :delete_group,
  #     [49] :create_section,
  #     [50] :get_section,
  #     [51] :get_section_by_code,
  #     [52] :update_section,
  #     [53] :delete_section,
  #     [54] :add_child_org_unit,
  #     [55] :remove_child_org_unit,
  #     [56] :get_child_org_unit_type_ids,
  #     [57] :get_child_org_unit_ids,
  #     [58] :get_parent_org_unit_ids,
  #     [59] :get_child_groups,
  #     [60] :get_child_groups_by_type,
  #     [61] :get_child_sections,
  #     [62] :get_child_course_offerings,
  #     [63] :get_child_course_templates,
  #     [64] :get_child_departments,
  #     [65] :get_child_semesters,
  #     [66] :get_child_custom_org_units,
  #     [67] :get_child_custom_org_units_by_type
  # ]
end

.required_params(passed_params = {}, *args) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ruby-d2l/org_unit.rb', line 522

def self.required_params(passed_params={},*args)
  required_params = *args[0]
  required_params.each do |key|
    raise ArgumentError.new("MISSING PARAM -- :#{key} parameter is required!") unless passed_params.has_key?(key)
  end
end