Mass import template course into all other courses of Moodle

massimport.php

#! /usr/bin/php
<?php
define('CLI_SCRIPT', true);
// Require both the backup and restore libs
require_once('../config.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/backup/util/includes/backup_includes.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/backup/moodle2/backup_plan_builder.class.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/backup/util/includes/restore_includes.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/backup/util/ui/import_extensions.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/course/lib.php');


if(isset($argv[1])){
// The id of the course we are importing FROM (will only be set if past first stage
	$importcourseid = $argv[1]; // optional_param => 'importid'
} else {
	die("\nNo course to import from!\n");
}

// The target method for the restore (adding or deleting)
$restoretarget = 1; //optional_param => 'target'


// Jun 20, 2014 - Trinh Nguyen
// get admin account
$admin = get_admin();
if (!$admin) {
    mtrace("Error: No admin account was found");
    die();
}


// in my case, I only want the blocks and activities to be copied
$settings = array(
	'activities' => 'backup_auto_activities',
	'blocks' => 'backup_auto_blocks',
	//~ 'users' => 'backup_auto_users',
	//~ 'role_assignments' => 'backup_auto_role_assignments',
	//~ 'filters' => 'backup_auto_filters',
	//~ 'comments' => 'backup_auto_comments',
	//~ 'completion_information' => 'backup_auto_userscompletion',
	//~ 'logs' => 'backup_auto_logs',
	//~ 'histories' => 'backup_auto_histories'
);

$config = get_config('backup');
//~ print_r($config);

function backup_template() {
	$bc = new backup_controller(backup::TYPE_1COURSE, $GLOBALS['importcourseid'], backup::FORMAT_MOODLE,
	                            backup::INTERACTIVE_YES, backup::MODE_IMPORT, $GLOBALS['admin']->id);
	$backupid = $bc->get_backupid();
	$bc->get_plan()->get_setting('users')->set_status(backup_setting::LOCKED_BY_CONFIG);
	
	foreach ($GLOBALS['settings'] as $setting => $configsetting) {
		if ($bc->get_plan()->setting_exists($setting)) {
			$bc->get_plan()->get_setting($setting)->set_value($GLOBALS['config']->{$configsetting});
		}
	}

	// backing up
	$bc->finish_ui();
	$bc->execute_plan();
	$bc->destroy();
	unset($bc);

	return $backupid;
}


// clone the backup to the course
function restore_to_course($courseid, $backupid) {

	// Check whether the backup directory still exists. If missing, something
	// went really wrong in backup, throw error. Note that backup::MODE_IMPORT
	// backups don't store resulting files ever
	$tempdestination = $GLOBALS['CFG']->tempdir . '/backup/' . $backupid;
	if (!file_exists($tempdestination) || !is_dir($tempdestination)) {
		print_error('unknownbackupexporterror'); // shouldn't happen ever
	}

	$rc = new restore_controller($backupid, $courseid, backup::INTERACTIVE_YES, 
								backup::MODE_IMPORT, $GLOBALS['admin']->id, $GLOBALS['restoretarget']);

	// Convert the backup if required.... it should NEVER happed
	if ($rc->get_status() == backup::STATUS_REQUIRE_CONV) {
		$rc->convert();
	}
	// Mark the UI finished.
	$rc->finish_ui();
	// Execute prechecks
	$rc->execute_precheck();
	
	if ($GLOBALS['restoretarget'] == backup::TARGET_CURRENT_DELETING || $GLOBALS['restoretarget'] == backup::TARGET_EXISTING_DELETING) {
		restore_dbops::delete_course_content($courseid);
	}
	// Execute the restore.
	$rc->execute_plan();
	$rc->destroy();
	unset($rc);
	
	// Delete the temp directory now
	fulldelete($tempdestination);
}


// restoring backup into course(s)
if (isset($argv[2])) {
    echo "\n######### Applying blocks to course {$argv[2]}... ##########\n\n";
	$courseid = $argv[2];
	
	// I ran the template backup for every course to avoid losing the 
	// backup data in the next execution
	$backupid = backup_template();

	restore_to_course($courseid, $backupid);

} else {
	echo "\n######### Applying blocks to all courses... ##########\n\n";
	$courses = get_courses();
	if(count($courses) > 1) {
		foreach ($courses as &$course) {
			$courseid = $course->id;
			if( ($courseid != $importcourseid) && ($courseid != 1) ) {
				print_r("\n+ Restoring course {$courseid}\n\n");
				$backupid = backup_template();

				restore_to_course($courseid, $backupid);

			}
		}
	}
}

exit(0);
?>