Merge branch 'MDL-52346' of git://github.com/mr-russ/moodle

cache/README.md

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ A definition:
             'invalidationevents' => array(            // Optional
                 'contextmarkeddirty'
             ),
+            'canuselocalstore' => false               // Optional
             'sharingoptions' => null                  // Optional
             'defaultsharing' => null                  // Optional
         )
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ The following optional settings can also be defined:
 * invalidationevents - An array of events that should trigger this cache to invalidate.
 * sharingoptions - The sum of the possible sharing options that are applicable to the definition. An advanced setting.
 * defaultsharing - The default sharing option to use. It's highly recommended that you don't set this unless there is a very specific reason not to use the system default.
-
+* canuselocalstore - The default is to required a shared cache location for all nodes in a multi webserver environment.  If the cache uses revisions and never updates key data, administrators can use a local storage cache for this cache.
 It's important to note that internally the definition is also aware of the component. This is picked up when the definition is read, based upon the location of the caches.php file.
 
 The staticacceleration option.
@@ -269,4 +270,4 @@ There are a couple of considerations to using this method:
 
 Please be aware that if you are using Memcache or Memcached it is recommended to use dedicated Memcached servers.
 When caches get purged the memcached servers you have configured get purged, any data stored within them whether it belongs to Moodle or not will be removed.
-If you are using Memcached for sessions as well as caching/testing and caches get purged your sessions will be removed prematurely and users will be need to start again.
+If you are using Memcached for sessions as well as caching/testing and caches get purged your sessions will be removed prematurely and users will be need to start again.

cache/classes/definition.php

@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  *     + defaultsharing
  *          [int] The default sharing option to use. It's highly recommended that you don't set this unless there is a very
  *          specific reason not to use the system default.
+ *     + canuselocalstore
+ *          [bool] The cache is able to safely run with multiple copies on different webservers without any need for administrator
+ *                 intervention to ensure that data stays in sync across nodes.  This is usually managed by a revision
+ *                 system as seen in modinfo cache or language cache.  Requiring purge on upgrade is not sufficient as
+ *                 it requires administrator intervention on each node to make it work.
  *
  * For examples take a look at lib/db/caches.php
  *
@@ -308,6 +313,11 @@ class cache_definition {
      */
     protected $sharingoptions;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this cache supports local storages.
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $canuselocalstore = false;
     /**
      * The selected sharing option.
      * @var int One of self::SHARING_*
@@ -367,6 +377,7 @@ class cache_definition {
         $sharingoptions = self::SHARING_DEFAULT;
         $selectedsharingoption = self::SHARING_DEFAULT;
         $userinputsharingkey = '';
+        $canuselocalstore = false;
 
         if (array_key_exists('simplekeys', $definition)) {
             $simplekeys = (bool)$definition['simplekeys'];
@@ -453,6 +464,9 @@ class cache_definition {
                 $selectedsharingoption = self::SHARING_ALL;
             }
         }
+        if (array_key_exists('canuselocalstore', $definition)) {
+            $canuselocalstore = (bool)$definition['canuselocalstore'];
+        }
 
         if (array_key_exists('userinputsharingkey', $definition) && !empty($definition['userinputsharingkey'])) {
             $userinputsharingkey = (string)$definition['userinputsharingkey'];
@@ -529,6 +543,7 @@ class cache_definition {
         $cachedefinition->sharingoptions = $sharingoptions;
         $cachedefinition->selectedsharingoption = $selectedsharingoption;
         $cachedefinition->userinputsharingkey = $userinputsharingkey;
+        $cachedefinition->canuselocalstore = $canuselocalstore;
 
         return $cachedefinition;
     }
@@ -732,6 +747,15 @@ class cache_definition {
         return $this->requirelockingwrite;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if this definition allows local storage to be used for caching.
+     * @since Moodle 3.1.0
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function can_use_localstore() {
+        return $this->canuselocalstore;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if this definition requires a searchable cache.
      * @since Moodle 2.4.4

cache/forms.php

@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ class cache_definition_mappings_form extends moodleform {
      * The definition of the form
      */
     protected final function definition() {
+        global $OUTPUT;
+
         $definition = $this->_customdata['definition'];
         $form = $this->_form;
 
@@ -139,6 +141,14 @@ class cache_definition_mappings_form extends moodleform {
         list($currentstores, $storeoptions, $defaults) =
                 cache_administration_helper::get_definition_store_options($component, $area);
 
+        $storedata = cache_administration_helper::get_definition_summaries();
+        if ($storedata[$definition]['mode'] != cache_store::MODE_REQUEST) {
+            if (isset($storedata[$definition]['canuselocalstore']) && $storedata[$definition]['canuselocalstore']) {
+                $form->addElement('html', $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('localstorenotification', 'cache'), 'notifymessage'));
+            } else {
+                $form->addElement('html', $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('sharedstorenotification', 'cache'), 'notifymessage'));
+            }
+        }
         $form->addElement('hidden', 'definition', $definition);
         $form->setType('definition', PARAM_SAFEPATH);
         $form->addElement('hidden', 'action', 'editdefinitionmapping');

cache/locallib.php

@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ abstract class cache_administration_helper extends cache_helper {
                 'component' => $definition->get_component(),
                 'area' => $definition->get_area(),
                 'mappings' => $mappings,
+                'canuselocalstore' => $definition->can_use_localstore(),
                 'sharingoptions' => self::get_definition_sharing_options($definition->get_sharing_options(), false),
                 'selectedsharingoption' => self::get_definition_sharing_options($definition->get_selected_sharing_option(), true),
                 'userinputsharingkey' => $definition->get_user_input_sharing_key()