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Online Judge plugin for Moodle 2.7-4.2.

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[TIP] This plugin is in BETA version and NOT recommended to use in production websites

readme varies in respect to version (i.e., branch), there are https://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge/branches[two available ones].

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= Introduction

The Online Judge plugin for {moodle_url}[Moodle] is designed for courses involving programming. It can automatically grade submitted source code by testing them against customizable test cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Collegiate_Programming_Contest[(ACM-ICPC/Online Judge style)].

== Components

[%header,cols=2*] |=== h|Component h|Description

|judgelib |A local-type plugin which provides an online judge function library to any part of Moodle.

|judges |Judge engine plugins for judgelib

|clients |Although there is a developed user interface client, any kind of moodle plugins can work as the client of judgelib to provide UI to teachers and students and call the judgelib to judge submissions. |===

== Judge Engines

[%header,cols=2*] |=== h|Judge Engine h|Description

|<> |Compiles and executes C/C++ programs locally in a protected environment (https://github.com/openjudge/sandbox[see libsandbox]). Supports Linux 32/64-bit only.

|<> |Posts all data to sphere-engine.com which compiles and executes programs remotely. https://sphere-engine.com/supported-languages[Supports 40+ languages], such as C/C++, Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, Perl, PHP. Works on both Windows and Linux.

|Docker (under development) |Posts all data to docker image which compilers, executes, and limiting their behavior. |===

== Plugin Client

Online Judge Assignment Feedback Plugin: online judge version of the https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Assign_feedback_plugins[official feedback plugin] assignment activity.

The workflow is:

  1. Administrators install and config it.
  2. Teachers create Assignment, choose Online Judge as a feedback type, and setup testcases, etc.
  3. Students submit code in Online Judge Assignment Activities.
  4. The <> judges the submissions in background.
  5. Teachers and students get judge results in Online Judge Assignment Activities.

= Prerequisites

== Linux

  • https://download.moodle.org/releases/latest/[Moodle] 2.0-2.7, 3.4+
  • php-cli
  • make, gcc and g++.
  • pcntl and posix extension for php-cli

=== SELinux

Ensure that SELinux allows apache to execute outgoing HTTP requests through the following command:

getsebool httpd_can_network_connect

if it is not set true, run:

setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

== Windows

  • {moodle_url}[Moodle] 2.0-2.7, 3.4+
  • php-cli

= Download

Using git:

git clone -b OJ_VERSION git://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge.git onlinejudge

[TIP] OJ_VERSION is obtained from the available branches.

= Installation / Upgrading

[TIP] MOODLE_PATH means the root path of your moodle installation.

== Linux

  1. If the directory MOODLE_PATH/local/onlinejudge exists, remove/move it https://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge/blob/e87e12c01f8e2e81bc66471bc0f3e960079256cb/cli/install_assign_feedback#L7-L11[(because it will be automatically removed)].
  2. Make sure the directory name of this plugin is onlinejudge. If not, rename it.
  3. Put onlinejudge into MOODLE_PATH/local/
  4. Run MOODLE_PATH/local/onlinejudge/cli/install_assign_feedback.
  5. Login your site as admin and access /admin/index.php. The plugins will be installed/upgraded.
  6. In shell, sudo -u www-data php MOODLE_PATH/local/onlinejudge/cli/judged.php, to launch the <>.

=== Sandbox

If you would like to use sandbox judge engine, then run:

cd MOODLE_PATH/local/onlinejudge/judge/sandbox/sand/libsandbox && ./configure
cd ..
make

[TIP] Make sure the file named sand is executable, and has the following context: system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0.

== Windows

  1. If the folder MOODLE_PATH\local\onlinejudge exists, remove/move it https://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge/blob/e87e12c01f8e2e81bc66471bc0f3e960079256cb/cli/install_assign_feedback.bat#L7-L9[(because it will be automatically removed)].
  2. Make sure the folder name of this plugin is onlinejudge. If not, rename it.
  3. Put onlinejudge into MOODLE_PATH\local\
  4. Navigate to MOODLE_PATH\local\onlinejudge\cli and run install_assign_feedback.bat.
  5. Login your site as admin and access /admin/index.php. The plugins will be installed/upgraded.
  6. In command prompt, write php.exe MOODLE_PATH\local\onlinejudge\cli\judged.php -v, to launch the <>.

== Sphere Engine

In order to start using sphere engine, navigate to the following path:

MOODLE_PATH/local/onlinejudge/judge/sphere_engine/api/

and run:

composer install

[TIP] Sphere Engine accepts only one file. So, ensure that the "Maximum number of uploaded files" under "Submission types" is equal to 1.

= Usage

== Online Judge Assignment Feedback Type

After installation, there will be a new assignment feedback type called Online Judge appears in the "Feedback types" while creating the assignment. Simply check it it and follow the inline help.

After creating the assignment, two buttons will appear in the assignment page context, Test Case Management and Rejudge All buttons.

== Judge Daemon

The judge daemon, which exists in https://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge/blob/master/cli/judged.php[cli/judged.php], has several helpful options for debugging purposes. Use --help argument for more information.

= Links

[cols=2*] |===

|Home |https://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge

|FAQ |https://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge/wiki

|Bug reports, feature requests, help wanted and other issues: |https://github.com/hit-moodle/moodle-local_onlinejudge/issues |===