Admin: Add configuration setting 'quiz_answer_extra_recording' to use track_e_attempt_recording to store all answer attempts (even temporary) and improve audit capabilities for exams - refs #3249

main/inc/lib/events.lib.php

@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ class Event
         $position = Database::escape_string($position);
         $now = api_get_utc_datetime();
         $course_id = (int) $course_id;
+        $recording = api_get_configuration_value('quiz_answer_extra_recording') == true;
 
         // check user_id or get from context
         if (empty($user_id)) {
@@ -648,16 +649,16 @@ class Event
                     error_log("Insert attempt with id #$attempt_id");
                 }
 
-                if (defined('ENABLED_LIVE_EXERCISE_TRACKING')) {
+                if ($recording) {
                     if ($debug) {
                         error_log("Saving e attempt recording ");
                     }
                     $attempt_recording = [
                         'exe_id' => $attempt_id,
                         'question_id' => $question_id,
+                        'answer' => $answer,
                         'marks' => $score,
                         'insert_date' => $now,
-                        'author' => '',
                         'session_id' => $session_id,
                     ];
                     Database::insert($recording_table, $attempt_recording);
@@ -675,13 +676,13 @@ class Event
                     ]
                 );
 
-                if (defined('ENABLED_LIVE_EXERCISE_TRACKING')) {
+                if ($recording) {
                     $attempt_recording = [
                         'exe_id' => $exe_id,
                         'question_id' => $question_id,
+                        'answer' => $answer,
                         'marks' => $score,
                         'insert_date' => $now,
-                        'author' => '',
                         'session_id' => $session_id,
                     ];
 

main/install/configuration.dist.php

@@ -1515,6 +1515,11 @@ $_configuration['auth_password_links'] = [
 // ALTER TABLE c_lp_category ADD COLUMN session_id INT(11) DEFAULT NULL;
 //$_configuration['allow_session_lp_category'] = false;
 
+// Enable recording of all answers (even temporary) in the track_e_attempt_recording table
+// This requires a column to be added to the table with the following query:
+// ALTER TABLE track_e_attempt_recording ADD COLUMN answer longtext default '' AFTER question_id;
+//$_configuration['quiz_answer_extra_recording'] = false;
+
 // KEEP THIS AT THE END
 // -------- Custom DB changes
 // Add user activation by confirmation email