Transform old cron to scheduled cron

classes/task/insert_missing_helptable_entries.php

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?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/>.
+
+namespace local_lsf_unification\task;
+
+
+use coding_exception;
+use core\task\scheduled_task;
+use local_lsf_unification\pg_lite;
+
+/**
+ * Scheduled task that updates the helptables by inserting missing entries.
+ *
+ * @package   local_lsf_unification
+ * @copyright 2026 Tamaro Walter
+ * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class insert_missing_helptable_entries extends scheduled_task {
+    #[\Override]
+    public function get_name(): string {
+        return get_string('task_missing_helptable_entries', 'local_lsf_unification');
+    }
+
+    #[\Override]
+    public function execute(): void {
+        global $pgdb, $CFG;
+        include_once($CFG->dirroot . '/local/lsf_unification/class_pg_lite.php');
+        include_once($CFG->dirroot . '/local/lsf_unification/lib_features.php');
+        $pgdb = new pg_lite();
+        $connected = $pgdb->connect();
+        $recourceid = pg_connection_status($pgdb->connection);
+        mtrace('! = unknown category found, ? = unknown linkage found;' . 'Verbindung: ' .
+            ($connected ? 'ja' : 'nein') . ' (' . $recourceid . ')');
+        insert_missing_helptable_entries(true);
+        $pgdb->dispose();
+    }
+}

db/tasks.php

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?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/>.
+
+/**
+ * Definition of lsf_unification scheduled tasks.
+ *
+ * @package   local_lsf_unification
+ * @copyright 2026 Tamaro Walter
+ * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+$tasks = [
+
+    // Cron to update the helptable.
+    [
+        'classname' => 'local_lsf_unification\task\insert_missing_helptable_entries',
+        'blocking' => 0,
+        'minute' => '0',
+        'hour' => '0',
+        'day' => '*',
+        'month' => '*',
+        'dayofweek' => '*',
+    ],
+];

lang/de/local_lsf_unification.php

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 $string['sub_category'] = 'Unterkategorie';
 $string['subcategories'] = 'Unterkategorien freischalten';
 $string['subcategories_description'] = 'Erlaubt das einordnen nicht zugeordneter Unterkategorien zu Oberkategorien';
+$string['task_missing_helptable_entries'] = 'Tabellen der LSF-Veranstaltungsüberschriften aktualisieren.';
 $string['template_from_course'] = 'Alternative {$a}: Fortfahren mit den Inhalten eines existierenden Kurses...';
 $string['update_helptable'] = 'Hilfstabelle automatisch aktualisieren';
 $string['warning_cannot_enrol_nologin'] = "Person wurde nicht hinzugefügt (kein Benutzername gefunden)";

lang/en/local_lsf_unification.php

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 $string['sub_category'] = 'Subcategory';
 $string['subcategories'] = 'Unlock Subcategories';
 $string['subcategories_description'] = 'Enable choosing not mapped subcategories of mapped categories';
+$string['task_missing_helptable_entries'] = 'Update table of LSF categories.';
 $string['template_from_course'] = 'Alternative {$a}: Include contents from an existing course ...';
 $string['update_helptable'] = 'Update Helptable With HIS-LSF data';
 $string['warning_cannot_enrol_nologin'] = "person wasn't enrolled (no username found)";

lib.php

@@ -405,29 +405,3 @@ function add_path_description(array $choices): array {
     }
     return $result;
 }
-
-/**
- * Function to be run periodically according to the scheduled task.
- *
- * LEARNWEB-TODO: Since 2.7.2 this function is run by scheduled task rather
- * than standard cron.
- * @return void
- */
-function local_lsf_unification_cron(): void {
-    global $CFG, $pgdb;
-    include_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/class_pg_lite.php');
-    include_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/lib_features.php');
-
-    $pgdb = new pg_lite();
-    $connected = $pgdb->connect();
-    $recourceid = $pgdb->connection;
-
-    mtrace(
-        '! = unknown category found, ? = unknown linkage found;' . 'Verbindung: ' .
-        ($connected ? 'ja' : 'nein') . ' (' . $recourceid . ')'
-    );
-
-    insert_missing_helptable_entries(true, false);
-
-    $pgdb->dispose();
-}

version.php

@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
-$plugin->version   = 2025123100;
+$plugin->version   = 2025123101;
 $plugin->component = 'local_lsf_unification';
-$plugin->cron      = 86400;      // Once a day.
 $plugin->requires  = 2024100700; // Require Moodle 4.5.
-$plugin->supports  = [405, 501];
+$plugin->supported  = [405, 501];
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_ALPHA;