Moodle's logging framework

Moodle has a built-in powerful logging framework that is, as expected, fully customizable and extensible. The idea behind the logging mechanism is as follows:

• A user performs an action that triggers an event. An example of this is a student who posts a reply on a forum.

• The log manager monitors the event and then decides whether it will be logged or ignored. This is dictated by site-wide log manager settings.

  For example, by default, there is no setting for not storing forum-related information, so data about who posted what in which forum thread is passed on.

• The log manager sends the data to the log store plugin, which filters or enriches the information.

  The passed on data might be enriched with the IP address and a timestamp.

• The data is then written to the actual Log Store.

  

Now, let's take a look at what happens when a user requests a report. An example of this is a report on student participation in course forums. This can be explained as follows:

• The reporting...