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Conference extends AbstractBaseApi

Conference API class for managing web conferences in Canvas LMS.

This class provides methods for creating, reading, updating, and deleting web conferences. Conferences can exist in both Course and Group contexts and support multiple conferencing providers like BigBlueButton, Zoom, etc.

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see
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/conferences.html

Table of Contents

Properties

$attendees  : array<string|int, mixed>|null
$conferenceType  : string|null
$contextId  : int|null
$contextType  : string|null
$createdAt  : DateTime|null
$description  : string|null
$duration  : int|null
$endedAt  : DateTime|null
$hasAdvancedSettings  : bool|null
$id  : int|null
$joinUrl  : string|null
$longRunning  : bool|null
$recordings  : array<string|int, ConferenceRecording>|null
$settings  : array<string, mixed>|null
$startedAt  : DateTime|null
$status  : string|null
$title  : string|null
$updatedAt  : DateTime|null
$url  : string|null
$users  : array<string|int, int>|null
$apiClient  : HttpClientInterface
$methodAliases  : array<string|int, mixed>
Define method aliases

Methods

__callStatic()  : mixed
Magic method to handle function aliases
__construct()  : mixed
Constructor to initialize conference from array data.
all()  : array<string|int, static>
Get all pages of results
createForCourse()  : self
Create a new conference for a course.
createForGroup()  : self
Create a new conference for a group.
delete()  : self
Delete the conference.
fetchByCourse()  : array<string|int, Conference>
Fetch all conferences for a course.
fetchByGroup()  : array<string|int, Conference>
Fetch all conferences for a group.
find()  : self
Find a specific conference by ID.
get()  : array<string|int, Conference>
Fetch all conferences (not implemented - conferences require context).
getRecordings()  : array<string|int, ConferenceRecording>
Get conference recordings.
join()  : array<string, mixed>
Join the conference.
paginate()  : PaginationResult
Get paginated results with metadata
setApiClient()  : void
Set the API client
update()  : self
Update the conference.
castValue()  : DateTime|mixed
Cast a value to the correct type
checkApiClient()  : void
Check if the API client is set, if not, instantiate a new one
convertPaginatedResponseToModels()  : array<string|int, static>
Helper method to convert paginated response data to model instances
createConfiguredHttpClient()  : HttpClient
Create an HttpClient with configured middleware
createPaginationResult()  : PaginationResult
Helper method to create PaginationResult from paginated response
getApiEndpoint()  : string
Get the API endpoint for conferences.
getClassName()  : string
Get the class name for API responses.
getEndpoint()  : string
Get the API endpoint for this resource Note: Conference endpoints are context-specific and this should not be used directly
getPaginatedResponse()  : PaginatedResponse
Helper method to get paginated response from API endpoint
populate()  : void
Populate the object with new data
toDtoArray()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Convert the object to an array
processRecordings()  : void
Process recordings from API response data.

Properties

$attendees

public array<string|int, mixed>|null $attendees = null

$conferenceType

public string|null $conferenceType = null

$contextType

public string|null $contextType = null

$createdAt

public DateTime|null $createdAt = null

$description

public string|null $description = null

$hasAdvancedSettings

public bool|null $hasAdvancedSettings = null

$longRunning

public bool|null $longRunning = null

$settings

public array<string, mixed>|null $settings = null

$startedAt

public DateTime|null $startedAt = null

$updatedAt

public DateTime|null $updatedAt = null

$users

public array<string|int, int>|null $users = null

$methodAliases

Define method aliases

protected static array<string|int, mixed> $methodAliases = ['get' => ['fetch', 'list', 'fetchAll'], 'all' => ['fetchAllPages', 'getAll'], 'paginate' => ['getPaginated', 'withPagination', 'fetchPage'], 'find' => ['one', 'getOne']]

Methods

__callStatic()

Magic method to handle function aliases

public static __callStatic(string $name, array<string|int, mixed> $arguments) : mixed
Parameters
$name : string
$arguments : array<string|int, mixed>
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throws
InvalidArgumentException

__construct()

Constructor to initialize conference from array data.

public __construct([array<string, mixed> $data = [] ]) : mixed
Parameters
$data : array<string, mixed> = []

Conference data

all()

Get all pages of results

public static all([array<string, mixed> $params = [] ]) : array<string|int, static>
Parameters
$params : array<string, mixed> = []

Query parameters

Return values
array<string|int, static>

createForCourse()

Create a new conference for a course.

public static createForCourse(int $courseId, array<string, mixed>|CreateConferenceDTO $data) : self
Parameters
$courseId : int

The course ID

$data : array<string, mixed>|CreateConferenceDTO

Conference data

Return values
self

The created Conference object

createForGroup()

Create a new conference for a group.

public static createForGroup(int $groupId, array<string, mixed>|CreateConferenceDTO $data) : self
Parameters
$groupId : int

The group ID

$data : array<string, mixed>|CreateConferenceDTO

Conference data

Return values
self

The created Conference object

delete()

Delete the conference.

public delete() : self
Return values
self

fetchByCourse()

Fetch all conferences for a course.

public static fetchByCourse(int $courseId[, array<string, mixed> $params = [] ]) : array<string|int, Conference>
Parameters
$courseId : int

The course ID

$params : array<string, mixed> = []

Optional query parameters

Return values
array<string|int, Conference>

Array of Conference objects

fetchByGroup()

Fetch all conferences for a group.

public static fetchByGroup(int $groupId[, array<string, mixed> $params = [] ]) : array<string|int, Conference>
Parameters
$groupId : int

The group ID

$params : array<string, mixed> = []

Optional query parameters

Return values
array<string|int, Conference>

Array of Conference objects

find()

Find a specific conference by ID.

public static find(int $id[, array<string|int, mixed> $params = [] ]) : self
Parameters
$id : int

The conference ID

$params : array<string|int, mixed> = []

Optional query parameters

Return values
self

The Conference object

get()

Fetch all conferences (not implemented - conferences require context).

public static get([array<string, mixed> $params = [] ]) : array<string|int, Conference>
Parameters
$params : array<string, mixed> = []

Optional query parameters

Return values
array<string|int, Conference>

Empty array

join()

Join the conference.

public join() : array<string, mixed>
Return values
array<string, mixed>

Conference join information including URL

castValue()

Cast a value to the correct type

protected castValue(string $key, mixed $value) : DateTime|mixed
Parameters
$key : string
$value : mixed
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throws
Exception
Return values
DateTime|mixed

checkApiClient()

Check if the API client is set, if not, instantiate a new one

protected static checkApiClient() : void

convertPaginatedResponseToModels()

Helper method to convert paginated response data to model instances

protected static convertPaginatedResponseToModels(PaginatedResponse $paginatedResponse) : array<string|int, static>
Parameters
$paginatedResponse : PaginatedResponse
Return values
array<string|int, static>

getApiEndpoint()

Get the API endpoint for conferences.

protected static getApiEndpoint() : string
Return values
string

getClassName()

Get the class name for API responses.

protected static getClassName() : string
Return values
string

getEndpoint()

Get the API endpoint for this resource Note: Conference endpoints are context-specific and this should not be used directly

protected static getEndpoint() : string
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throws
CanvasApiException
Return values
string

getPaginatedResponse()

Helper method to get paginated response from API endpoint

protected static getPaginatedResponse(string $endpoint[, array<string|int, mixed> $params = [] ]) : PaginatedResponse
Parameters
$endpoint : string

The API endpoint path

$params : array<string|int, mixed> = []

Query parameters for the request

Return values
PaginatedResponse

populate()

Populate the object with new data

protected populate(array<string|int, mixed> $data) : void
Parameters
$data : array<string|int, mixed>
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throws
Exception

toDtoArray()

Convert the object to an array

protected toDtoArray() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

processRecordings()

Process recordings from API response data.

private processRecordings(array<string, mixed> $data) : void
Parameters
$data : array<string, mixed>

API response data


        
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