feat: Add support for using LTI data to populate user profile

Currently the LTI provider implementation auto-creates a random user when
logging in, however, the LTI launch can include relevant user details such as
their email, full name and even a username. This change makes the LTI code
use the provided details if the "Use lti pii" setting is set in the Django
admin.
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kshitij.sobti
2025-08-29 18:21:03 +05:30
committed by Farhaan Bukhsh
parent a4d4ddf9e3
commit 0bed7d7127
5 changed files with 151 additions and 18 deletions

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@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
# Generated by Django 4.2.23 on 2025-08-29 12:43
from django.db import migrations, models
class Migration(migrations.Migration):
dependencies = [
('lti_provider', '0004_require_user_account'),
]
operations = [
migrations.AddField(
model_name='lticonsumer',
name='use_lti_pii',
field=models.BooleanField(blank=True, default=False, help_text='When checked, the platform will automatically use any personal information provided via LTI to create an account. Otherwise an anonymous account will be created.'),
),
]

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@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class LtiConsumer(models.Model):
"in this instance. This is required only for linking learner accounts with "
"the LTI consumer. See the Open edX LTI Provider documentation for more details."
))
use_lti_pii = models.BooleanField(blank=True, default=False, help_text=_(
"When checked, the platform will automatically use any personal information provided "
"via LTI to create an account. Otherwise an anonymous account will be created."
))
@staticmethod
def get_or_supplement(instance_guid, consumer_key):

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@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
Tests for the LTI user management functionality
"""
import itertools
import string
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, PropertyMock, patch
import ddt
import pytest
from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser, User # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=imported-auth-user
from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class UserManagementHelperTest(TestCase):
f"Username has forbidden character '{username[char]}'"
@ddt.ddt
@patch('lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.users.switch_user', autospec=True)
@patch('lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.users.create_lti_user', autospec=True)
class AuthenticateLtiUserTest(TestCase):
@@ -156,7 +158,10 @@ class AuthenticateLtiUserTest(TestCase):
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.lti_consumer)
users.authenticate_lti_user(request, self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer)
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer, self.old_user.email)
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer, {
"email": self.old_user.email,
"full_name": "",
})
def test_auto_linking_of_users_using_lis_person_contact_email_primary_case_insensitive(self, create_user, switch_user): # pylint: disable=line-too-long
request = RequestFactory().post("/", {"lis_person_contact_email_primary": self.old_user.email.upper()})
@@ -166,7 +171,10 @@ class AuthenticateLtiUserTest(TestCase):
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.lti_consumer)
users.authenticate_lti_user(request, self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer)
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer, request.user.email)
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer, {
"email": self.old_user.email,
"full_name": "",
})
def test_raise_exception_trying_to_auto_link_unauthenticate_user(self, create_user, switch_user):
request = RequestFactory().post("/")
@@ -190,7 +198,57 @@ class AuthenticateLtiUserTest(TestCase):
assert not create_user.called
switch_user.assert_called_with(self.request, lti_user, self.auto_linking_consumer)
@ddt.data(
*itertools.product(
(
(
{
"lis_person_contact_email_primary": "some_email@example.com",
"lis_person_name_given": "John",
"lis_person_name_family": "Doe",
},
"some_email@example.com",
"John Doe",
),
(
{
"lis_person_contact_email_primary": "some_email@example.com",
"lis_person_name_full": "John Doe",
"lis_person_name_given": "Jacob",
},
"some_email@example.com",
"John Doe",
),
(
{"lis_person_contact_email_primary": "some_email@example.com", "lis_person_name_full": "John Doe"},
"some_email@example.com",
"John Doe",
),
({"lis_person_contact_email_primary": "some_email@example.com"}, "some_email@example.com", ""),
({"lis_person_contact_email_primary": ""}, "", ""),
({"lis_person_contact_email_primary": ""}, "", ""),
({}, "", ""),
),
[True, False],
)
)
@ddt.unpack
def test_create_user_when_user_account_not_required(self, params, enable_lti_pii, create_user, switch_user):
post_params, email, name = params
self.auto_linking_consumer.require_user_account = False
self.auto_linking_consumer.use_lti_pii = enable_lti_pii
self.auto_linking_consumer.save()
request = RequestFactory().post("/", post_params)
request.user = AnonymousUser()
users.authenticate_lti_user(request, self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer)
if enable_lti_pii:
profile = {"email": email, "full_name": name, "username": self.lti_user_id}
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer, profile)
else:
create_user.assert_called_with(self.lti_user_id, self.auto_linking_consumer)
@ddt.ddt
class CreateLtiUserTest(TestCase):
"""
Tests for the create_lti_user function in users.py
@@ -222,22 +280,22 @@ class CreateLtiUserTest(TestCase):
@patch('lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.users.generate_random_edx_username', side_effect=['edx_id', 'new_edx_id'])
def test_unique_username_created(self, username_mock):
User(username='edx_id').save()
users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer)
users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, None)
assert username_mock.call_count == 2
assert User.objects.count() == 3
user = User.objects.get(username='new_edx_id')
assert user.email == 'new_edx_id@lti.example.com'
def test_existing_user_is_linked(self):
lti_user = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, self.existing_user.email)
lti_user = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, {"email": self.existing_user.email})
assert lti_user.lti_consumer == self.lti_consumer
assert lti_user.edx_user == self.existing_user
def test_only_one_lti_user_edx_user_for_each_lti_consumer(self):
users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, self.existing_user.email)
users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, {"email": self.existing_user.email})
with pytest.raises(IntegrityError):
users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, self.existing_user.email)
users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, {"email": self.existing_user.email})
def test_create_multiple_lti_users_for_edx_user_if_lti_consumer_varies(self):
lti_consumer_2 = LtiConsumer(
@@ -247,11 +305,42 @@ class CreateLtiUserTest(TestCase):
)
lti_consumer_2.save()
lti_user_1 = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, self.existing_user.email)
lti_user_2 = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', lti_consumer_2, self.existing_user.email)
lti_user_1 = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, {"email": self.existing_user.email})
lti_user_2 = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', lti_consumer_2, {"email": self.existing_user.email})
assert lti_user_1.edx_user == lti_user_2.edx_user
def test_create_lti_user_with_full_profile(self):
lti_user = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, {
"email": "some.user@example.com",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"username": "john_doe",
})
assert lti_user.edx_user.email == "some.user@example.com"
assert lti_user.edx_user.username == "john_doe"
assert lti_user.edx_user.profile.name == "John Doe"
@patch('lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.users.generate_random_edx_username', side_effect=['edx_id'])
def test_create_lti_user_with_missing_username_in_profile(self, mock):
lti_user = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, {
"email": "some.user@example.com",
"full_name": "John Doe",
})
assert lti_user.edx_user.email == "some.user@example.com"
assert lti_user.edx_user.username == "edx_id"
assert lti_user.edx_user.profile.name == "John Doe"
@patch('lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.users.generate_random_edx_username', side_effect=['edx_id', 'edx_id123'])
def test_create_lti_user_with_duplicate_username_in_profile(self, mock):
lti_user = users.create_lti_user('lti_user_id', self.lti_consumer, {
"email": "some.user@example.com",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"username": self.existing_user.username,
})
assert lti_user.edx_user.email == "some.user@example.com"
assert lti_user.edx_user.username == "edx_id"
assert lti_user.edx_user.profile.name == "John Doe"
class LtiBackendTest(TestCase):
"""

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@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ from lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.models import LtiUser
from openedx.core.djangoapps.safe_sessions.middleware import mark_user_change_as_expected
def get_lti_user_details(request):
"""
Returns key LTI user details from the LTI launch request.
"""
post_data = request.POST
email = post_data.get("lis_person_contact_email_primary", "").lower()
full_name = post_data.get("lis_person_name_full", "")
given_name = post_data.get("lis_person_name_given", "")
family_name = post_data.get("lis_person_name_family", "")
if not full_name and given_name:
full_name = f"{given_name} {family_name}"
return dict(email=email, full_name=full_name)
def authenticate_lti_user(request, lti_user_id, lti_consumer):
"""
Determine whether the user specified by the LTI launch has an existing
@@ -28,7 +42,7 @@ def authenticate_lti_user(request, lti_user_id, lti_consumer):
If the currently logged-in user does not match the user specified by the LTI
launch, log out the old user and log in the LTI identity.
"""
lis_email = request.POST.get("lis_person_contact_email_primary")
profile = get_lti_user_details(request)
try:
lti_user = LtiUser.objects.get(
@@ -40,11 +54,14 @@ def authenticate_lti_user(request, lti_user_id, lti_consumer):
if lti_consumer.require_user_account:
# Verify that the email from the LTI Launch and the logged-in user are the same
# before linking the LtiUser with the edx_user.
if request.user.is_authenticated and request.user.email.lower() == lis_email.lower():
lti_user = create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer, request.user.email)
if request.user.is_authenticated and request.user.email.lower() == profile["email"]:
lti_user = create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer, profile)
else:
# Ask the user to login before linking.
raise PermissionDenied() from exc
elif lti_consumer.use_lti_pii:
profile["username"] = lti_user_id
lti_user = create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer, profile)
else:
lti_user = create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer)
@@ -55,11 +72,15 @@ def authenticate_lti_user(request, lti_user_id, lti_consumer):
switch_user(request, lti_user, lti_consumer)
def create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer, email=None):
def create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer, profile=None):
"""
Generate a new user on the edX platform with a random username and password,
and associates that account with the LTI identity.
"""
if profile is None:
profile = {}
email = profile.get("email")
edx_user_id = profile.get("username") or generate_random_edx_username()
edx_user = User.objects.filter(email=email).first() if email else None
if not edx_user:
@@ -67,8 +88,7 @@ def create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer, email=None):
edx_password = str(uuid.uuid4())
while not created:
try:
edx_user_id = generate_random_edx_username()
edx_email = f"{edx_user_id}@{settings.LTI_USER_EMAIL_DOMAIN}"
edx_email = email if email else f"{edx_user_id}@{settings.LTI_USER_EMAIL_DOMAIN}"
with transaction.atomic():
edx_user = User.objects.create_user(
username=edx_user_id,
@@ -78,13 +98,13 @@ def create_lti_user(lti_user_id, lti_consumer, email=None):
# A profile is required if PREVENT_CONCURRENT_LOGINS flag is set.
# TODO: We could populate user information from the LTI launch here,
# but it's not necessary for our current uses.
edx_user_profile = UserProfile(user=edx_user)
edx_user_profile = UserProfile(user=edx_user, name=profile.get("full_name", ""))
edx_user_profile.save()
created = True
except IntegrityError:
edx_user_id = generate_random_edx_username()
# The random edx_user_id wasn't unique. Since 'created' is still
# False, we will retry with a different random ID.
pass
lti_user = LtiUser(
lti_consumer=lti_consumer,

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@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ REQUIRED_PARAMETERS = [
OPTIONAL_PARAMETERS = [
'context_title', 'context_label', 'lis_result_sourcedid',
'lis_outcome_service_url', 'tool_consumer_instance_guid'
'lis_outcome_service_url', 'tool_consumer_instance_guid',
"lis_person_name_full", "lis_person_name_given", "lis_person_name_family",
"lis_person_contact_email_primary",
]