/**
* checkWhatsNew
* @author giorgio 24/apr/2013
*
*
* @param ADALoggableUser $userObj user data to check for something new
* @param int $courseInstanceId course instance id to check for something new
*
* @return boolean true if there's some new messages for passed user in passed course instance
*/
public static function checkWhatsNew($userObj, $courseInstanceId, $courseId = 0)
{
// new nodes in course
$userObj->updateWhatsNew();
$count_new_nodes = 0;
foreach ($userObj->getwhatsnew() as $whatsnewintester) {
foreach ($whatsnewintester as $whatsnewelem) {
if (strpos($whatsnewelem['id_nodo'], $courseId) !== false) {
$count_new_nodes++;
}
}
}
// new messages in forum, AKA NOTES!!!
$msg_forum_count = MultiPort::count_new_notes($userObj, $courseInstanceId);
return $count_new_nodes > 0 || $msg_forum_count > 0;
}