feat: Added permissions for course staff to discussion MFE (#30143)

lms/djangoapps/discussion/tests/test_views.py

@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ class ForumMFETestCase(ForumsEnableMixin, SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.staff_user = AdminFactory.create()
         CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=self.user, course_id=self.course.id)
 
-    @ddt.data(*itertools.product(("http://test.url", None), (True, False), (True, False)))
+    @ddt.data(*itertools.product(("http://test.url", None), (True, False), (True, True)))
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_staff_user(self, mfe_url, toggle_enabled, is_staff):
         """

lms/djangoapps/discussion/views.py

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangoapps.django_comment_common.models import CourseDiscussio
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.django_comment_common.utils import ThreadContext
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.plugin_api.views import EdxFragmentView
 from openedx.features.course_duration_limits.access import generate_course_expired_fragment
+from common.djangoapps.student.roles import CourseInstructorRole, CourseStaffRole, GlobalStaff
 
 User = get_user_model()
 log = logging.getLogger("edx.discussions")
@@ -703,7 +704,10 @@ def followed_threads(request, course_key, user_id):
         raise Http404  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
 
 
-def _discussions_mfe_context(query_params: Dict, course_key: CourseKey, legacy_only_view=False) -> Optional[Dict]:
+def _discussions_mfe_context(query_params: Dict,
+                             course_key: CourseKey,
+                             is_educator_or_staff=False,
+                             legacy_only_view=False) -> Optional[Dict]:
     """
     Returns the context for rendering the MFE banner and MFE.
 
@@ -723,7 +727,7 @@ def _discussions_mfe_context(query_params: Dict, course_key: CourseKey, legacy_o
     # and if the current view isn't only that's only supported by the legacy view
     show_mfe = (
         query_params.get("discussions_experience", "").lower() != "legacy"
-        and discussions_mfe_enabled
+        and (discussions_mfe_enabled and is_educator_or_staff)
         and not legacy_only_view
     )
     forum_url = reverse("forum_form_discussion", args=[course_key])
@@ -733,11 +737,18 @@ def _discussions_mfe_context(query_params: Dict, course_key: CourseKey, legacy_o
         "mfe_url": f"{forum_url}?discussions_experience=new",
         "share_feedback_url": settings.DISCUSSIONS_MFE_FEEDBACK_URL,
         "course_key": course_key,
-        "show_banner": discussions_mfe_enabled,
+        "show_banner": (discussions_mfe_enabled and is_educator_or_staff),
         "discussions_mfe_url": mfe_url,
     }
 
 
+def is_course_staff(course_key: CourseKey, user: User):
+    """
+    Check if user has course instructor or course staff role.
+    """
+    return CourseInstructorRole(course_key).has_user(user) or CourseStaffRole(course_key).has_user(user)
+
+
 class DiscussionBoardFragmentView(EdxFragmentView):
     """
     Component implementation of the discussion board.
@@ -767,7 +778,8 @@ class DiscussionBoardFragmentView(EdxFragmentView):
         course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
         # Force using the legacy view if a user profile is requested or the URL contains a specific topic or thread
         force_legacy_view = (profile_page_context or thread_id or discussion_id)
-        mfe_context = _discussions_mfe_context(request.GET, course_key, force_legacy_view)
+        is_educator_or_staff = is_course_staff(course_key, request.user) or GlobalStaff().has_user(request.user)
+        mfe_context = _discussions_mfe_context(request.GET, course_key, is_educator_or_staff, force_legacy_view)
         if mfe_context["show_mfe"]:
             fragment = Fragment(render_to_string('discussion/discussion_mfe_embed.html', mfe_context))
             fragment.add_css(