From c5c9185801ee6c9cfc3b933c2c67dd383fda40c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Holden <paulh@moodle.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:40:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] MDL-77312 files: exclude drafts when determining license
 usage.

---
 lib/licenselib.php | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/licenselib.php b/lib/licenselib.php
index 9a647e3a91b..3296640a10d 100644
--- a/lib/licenselib.php
+++ b/lib/licenselib.php
@@ -176,8 +176,9 @@ class license_manager {
 
         if (!empty($licensetodelete)) {
             if ($licensetodelete->custom == self::CUSTOM_LICENSE) {
-                // Check that the license is not in use by any files, if so it cannot be deleted.
-                $countfilesusinglicense = $DB->count_records('files', ['license' => $licenseshortname]);
+                // Check that the license is not in use by any non-draft files, if so it cannot be deleted.
+                $countfilesselect = 'license = :license AND NOT (component = \'user\' AND filearea = \'draft\')';
+                $countfilesusinglicense = $DB->count_records_select('files', $countfilesselect, ['license' => $licenseshortname]);
                 if ($countfilesusinglicense > 0) {
                     throw new moodle_exception('cannotdeletelicenseinuse', 'license');
                 }