public static function create($data) {
        global $USER, $DB, $CFG;
        $data->requester = $USER->id;

        // Setting the default category if none set.
        if (empty($data->category) || empty($CFG->requestcategoryselection)) {
            $data->category = $CFG->defaultrequestcategory;
        }

        // Summary is a required field so copy the text over
        $data->summary       = $data->summary_editor['text'];
        $data->summaryformat = $data->summary_editor['format'];

        $data->id = $DB->insert_record('course_request', $data);

        // Create a new course_request object and return it
        $request = new course_request($data);

        // Notify the admin if required.
        if ($users = get_users_from_config($CFG->courserequestnotify, 'moodle/site:approvecourse')) {

            $a = new stdClass;
            $a->link = "$CFG->wwwroot/course/pending.php";
            $a->user = fullname($USER);
            $subject = get_string('courserequest');
            $message = get_string('courserequestnotifyemail', 'admin', $a);
            foreach ($users as $user) {
                $request->notify($user, $USER, 'courserequested', $subject, $message);
            }
        }

        return $request;
    }
public static function create($data) {
        global $USER, $DB, $CFG;
        $data->requester = $USER->id;

        // Setting the default category if none set.
        if (empty($data->category) || empty($CFG->requestcategoryselection)) {
            $data->category = $CFG->defaultrequestcategory;
        }

        // Summary is a required field so copy the text over
        $data->summary       = $data->summary_editor['text'];
        $data->summaryformat = $data->summary_editor['format'];

        $data->id = $DB->insert_record('course_request', $data);

        // Create a new course_request object and return it
        $request = new course_request($data);

        // Notify the admin if required.
        if ($users = get_users_from_config($CFG->courserequestnotify, 'moodle/site:approvecourse')) {

            $a = new stdClass;
            $a->link = "$CFG->wwwroot/course/pending.php";
            $a->user = fullname($USER);
            $subject = get_string('courserequest');
            $message = get_string('courserequestnotifyemail', 'admin', $a);
            foreach ($users as $user) {
                $request->notify($user, $USER, 'courserequested', $subject, $message);
            }
        }

        return $request;
    }
public static function create ( $ data ) { global $ USER , $ DB , $ CFG ; $ data -> requester = $ USER -> id ; // Setting the default category if none set. if ( empty ( $ data -> category ) || empty ( $ CFG -> requestcategoryselection ) ) { $ data -> category = $ CFG -> defaultrequestcategory ; } // Summary is a required field so copy the text over $ data -> summary = $ data -> summary_editor [ 'text' ] ; $ data -> summaryformat = $ data -> summary_editor [ 'format' ] ; $ data -> id = $ DB -> insert_record ( 'course_request' , $ data ) ; // Create a new course_request object and return it $ request = new course_request ( $ data ) ; // Notify the admin if required. if ( $ users = get_users_from_config ( $ CFG -> courserequestnotify , 'moodle/site:approvecourse' ) ) { $ a = new stdClass ; $ a -> link = "$CFG->wwwroot/course/pending.php" ; $ a -> user = fullname ( $ USER ) ; $ subject = get_string ( 'courserequest' ) ; $ message = get_string ( 'courserequestnotifyemail' , 'admin' , $ a ) ; foreach ( $ users as $ user ) { $ request -> notify ( $ user , $ USER , 'courserequested' , $ subject , $ message ) ; } } return $ request ; }
Static function to create a new course request when passed an array of properties
for it.

This function also handles saving any files that may have been used in the editor

@static
@param stdClass $data
@return course_request The newly created course request
Static function to create a new course request when passed an array of properties for it .