Added acceptance tests for bulk email (through beta dashboard)

common/djangoapps/terrain/course_helpers.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=W0621
 
 from lettuce import world
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import editable_modulestore
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
@@ -41,14 +41,28 @@ def log_in(username='robot', password='test', email='robot@edx.org', name='Robot
 
 
 @world.absorb
-def register_by_course_id(course_id, is_staff=False):
-    create_user('robot', 'password')
-    u = User.objects.get(username='robot')
+def register_by_course_id(course_id, username='robot', password='test', is_staff=False):
+    create_user(username, password)
+    user = User.objects.get(username=username)
     if is_staff:
         u.is_staff = True
         u.save()
     CourseEnrollment.enroll(u, course_id)
 
+@world.absorb
+def add_to_course_staff(username, course_num):
+    """
+    Add the user with `username` to the course staff group
+    for `course_num`.
+    """
+    # Based on code in lms/djangoapps/courseware/access.py
+    group_name = "instructor_{}".format(course_num)
+    group, _ = Group.objects.get_or_create(name=group_name)
+    group.save()
+
+    user = User.objects.get(username=username)
+    user.groups.add(group)
+
 
 @world.absorb
 def clear_courses():

common/djangoapps/terrain/ui_helpers.py

@@ -45,8 +45,29 @@ def is_css_not_present(css_selector, wait_time=5):
         world.browser.driver.implicitly_wait(world.IMPLICIT_WAIT)
 
 @world.absorb
-def css_has_text(css_selector, text, index=0):
-    return world.css_text(css_selector, index=index) == text
+def css_has_text(css_selector, text, index=0, strip=False):
+    """
+    Return a boolean indicating whether the element with `css_selector`
+    has `text`.
+
+    If `strip` is True, strip whitespace at beginning/end of both
+    strings before comparing.
+
+    If there are multiple elements matching the css selector,
+    use `index` to indicate which one.
+    """
+    # If we're expecting a non-empty string, give the page
+    # a chance to fill in text fields.
+    if text:
+        world.wait_for(lambda _: world.css_text(css_selector, index=index))
+
+    actual_text = world.css_text(css_selector, index=index)
+
+    if strip:
+        actual_text = actual_text.strip()
+        text = text.strip()
+
+    return actual_text == text
 
 
 @world.absorb