Fix issues with PR #18928 ...

Fix celery task failure
Fix code quality test failures
Fix python test failures
Fix issue with PR #22042
Rebase and fix new test failures

common/djangoapps/student/tasks.py

@@ -8,18 +8,24 @@ import logging
 from celery.exceptions import MaxRetriesExceededError
 from celery.task import task  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, import-error
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from edx_ace import ace
 from edx_ace.errors import RecoverableChannelDeliveryError
+from edx_ace.message import Message
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.site_configuration import helpers as configuration_helpers
+from openedx.core.lib.celery.task_utils import emulate_http_request
 
 log = logging.getLogger('edx.celery.task')
 
 
 @task(bind=True)
-def send_activation_email(self, msg, from_address=None):
+def send_activation_email(self, msg_string, from_address=None):
     """
     Sending an activation email to the user.
     """
+    msg = Message.from_string(msg_string)
+
     max_retries = settings.RETRY_ACTIVATION_EMAIL_MAX_ATTEMPTS
     retries = self.request.retries
 
@@ -31,8 +37,12 @@ def send_activation_email(self, msg, from_address=None):
 
     dest_addr = msg.recipient.email_address
 
+    site = Site.objects.get_current()
+    user = User.objects.get(username=msg.recipient.username)
+
     try:
-        ace.send(msg)
+        with emulate_http_request(site=site, user=user):
+            ace.send(msg)
         # Log that the Activation Email has been sent to user without an exception
         log.info("Activation Email has been sent to User {user_email}".format(
             user_email=dest_addr

common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_email.py

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ from student.views import (
     confirm_email_change,
     do_email_change_request,
     generate_activation_email_context,
-    send_reactivation_email_for_user,
     validate_new_email
 )
 from third_party_auth.views import inactive_user_view
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ class ActivationEmailTests(EmailTemplateTagMixin, CacheIsolationTestCase):
     # sent from an OpenEdX installation.
     OPENEDX_FRAGMENTS = [
         (
-            u"You're almost there! Use the link below to activate your account to access engaging, "
+            u"Use the link below to activate your account to access engaging, "
             u"high-quality {platform_name} courses. Note that you will not be able to log back into your "
             u"account until you have activated it.".format(
                 platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME

common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_tasks.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class SendActivationEmailTestCase(TestCase):
         from_address = 'task_testing@example.com'
         email_max_attempts = settings.RETRY_ACTIVATION_EMAIL_MAX_ATTEMPTS
 
-        send_activation_email.delay(self.msg, from_address=from_address)
+        send_activation_email.delay(str(self.msg), from_address=from_address)
 
         # Asserts sending email retry logging.
         for attempt in range(email_max_attempts):
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class SendActivationEmailTestCase(TestCase):
         """
         from_address = 'task_testing@example.com'
 
-        send_activation_email.delay(self.msg, from_address=from_address)
+        send_activation_email.delay(str(self.msg), from_address=from_address)
 
         # Asserts that the error was logged
         mock_log.exception.assert_called_with(

common/djangoapps/student/views/management.py

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def compose_and_send_activation_email(user, profile, user_registration=None):
     root_url = configuration_helpers.get_value('LMS_ROOT_URL', settings.LMS_ROOT_URL)
     msg = compose_activation_email(root_url, user, user_registration, route_enabled, profile.name)
 
-    send_activation_email.delay(msg)
+    send_activation_email.delay(str(msg))
 
 
 @login_required