add unit test to verify forum seeding occurs when creating new courses

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ from xmodule.course_module import CourseDescriptor
 from xmodule.seq_module import SequenceDescriptor
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 
+from django_comment_common.utils import are_permissions_roles_seeded
+
 TEST_DATA_MODULESTORE = copy.deepcopy(settings.MODULESTORE)
 TEST_DATA_MODULESTORE['default']['OPTIONS']['fs_root'] = path('common/test/data')
 TEST_DATA_MODULESTORE['direct']['OPTIONS']['fs_root'] = path('common/test/data')
@@ -598,6 +600,14 @@ class ContentStoreTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         data = parse_json(resp)
         self.assertEqual(data['id'], 'i4x://MITx/999/course/Robot_Super_Course')
 
+    def test_create_course_check_forum_seeding(self):
+        """Test new course creation and verify forum seeding """
+        resp = self.client.post(reverse('create_new_course'), self.course_data)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+        data = parse_json(resp)
+        self.assertEqual(data['id'], 'i4x://MITx/999/course/Robot_Super_Course')
+        self.assertTrue(are_permissions_roles_seeded('MITx/999/Robot_Super_Course'))
+
     def test_create_course_duplicate_course(self):
         """Test new course creation - error path"""
         resp = self.client.post(reverse('create_new_course'), self.course_data)

common/djangoapps/django_comment_common/utils.py

@@ -24,4 +24,31 @@ def seed_permissions_roles(course_id):
     # For now, Community TA == Moderator, except for the styling.
     community_ta_role.inherit_permissions(moderator_role)
 
-    administrator_role.inherit_permissions(moderator_role)
+    administrator_role.inherit_permissions(moderator_role)
+
+
+def are_permissions_roles_seeded(course_id):
+
+    try:
+        administrator_role = Role.objects.get(name="Administrator", course_id=course_id)
+        moderator_role = Role.objects.get(name="Moderator", course_id=course_id)
+        student_role = Role.objects.get(name="Student", course_id=course_id)
+    except:
+        return False
+
+    for per in ["vote", "update_thread", "follow_thread", "unfollow_thread",
+                "update_comment", "create_sub_comment", "unvote", "create_thread",
+                "follow_commentable", "unfollow_commentable", "create_comment", ]:
+        if not student_role.has_permission(per):
+            return False
+
+    for per in ["edit_content", "delete_thread", "openclose_thread",
+                "endorse_comment", "delete_comment", "see_all_cohorts"]:
+        if not moderator_role.has_permission(per):
+            return False
+
+    for per in ["manage_moderator"]:
+        if not administrator_role.has_permission(per):
+            return False
+
+    return True