MIT: CCX. Fixes for API changes that affect the binding of descriptors to student context.

fix for making sure all descriptor fields are always available for course descriptors despite module_class tricks

add required fields to cache data for tests

use a different strategy to mock up the get_children method

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py

@@ -835,8 +835,16 @@ class CourseFields(object):
     )
 
 
+class CourseModule(CourseFields, SequenceModule):
+    """
+    The CourseDescriptor needs its module_class to be a SequenceModule, but some code that
+    expects a CourseDescriptor to have all its fields can fail if it gets a SequenceModule instead.
+    This class is to make sure that all the fields are present in all cases.
+    """
+
+
 class CourseDescriptor(CourseFields, SequenceDescriptor):
-    module_class = SequenceModule
+    module_class = CourseModule
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """

lms/djangoapps/ccx/tests/test_views.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from student.tests.factories import (  # pylint: disable=import-error
     UserFactory,
 )
 
+from xmodule.x_module import XModuleMixin
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import (
     CourseFactory,
@@ -418,8 +419,20 @@ class TestCoachDashboard(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
         )
 
 
+original_get_children = XModuleMixin.get_children
+def patched_get_children(self, usage_key_filter=None):  # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
+    def iter_children():  # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
+        print self.__dict__
+        for child in original_get_children(self, usage_key_filter=usage_key_filter):
+            child._field_data_cache = {}  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            if not child.visible_to_staff_only:
+                yield child
+    return list(iter_children())
+
+
 @override_settings(FIELD_OVERRIDE_PROVIDERS=(
     'ccx.overrides.CustomCoursesForEdxOverrideProvider',))
+@patch('xmodule.x_module.XModuleMixin.get_children', patched_get_children, spec=True)
 class TestCCXGrades(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
     """
     Tests for Custom Courses views.
@@ -479,8 +492,7 @@ class TestCCXGrades(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
         for block in iter_blocks(course):
             block._field_data = OverrideFieldData.wrap(   # pylint: disable=protected-access
                 coach, block._field_data)   # pylint: disable=protected-access
-            block._field_data_cache = {}  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-            visible_children(block)
+            block._field_data_cache = {'tabs':[],'discussion_topics':[]}  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
         def cleanup_provider_classes():
             """
@@ -759,19 +771,3 @@ def iter_blocks(course):
             for descendant in visit(child):  # wish they'd backport yield from
                 yield descendant
     return visit(course)
-
-
-def visible_children(block):
-    """
-    Return only visible children
-    """
-    block_get_children = block.get_children
-
-    def get_children():  # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
-        def iter_children():  # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
-            for child in block_get_children():
-                child._field_data_cache = {}  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-                if not child.visible_to_staff_only:
-                    yield child
-        return list(iter_children())
-    block.get_children = get_children

lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py

@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor_internal(user, descriptor, field_data_cache, cours
     )
 
     authored_data = OverrideFieldData.wrap(user, descriptor._field_data)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-    descriptor.bind_for_student(system, LmsFieldData(authored_data, field_data), user.id)
+    descriptor.bind_for_student(system, LmsFieldData(authored_data, student_data), user.id)
     descriptor.scope_ids = descriptor.scope_ids._replace(user_id=user.id)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
     # Do not check access when it's a noauth request.

lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_api.py

@@ -3134,7 +3134,6 @@ def get_extended_due(course, unit, user):
         return None
 
 
-@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MOCK_MODULESTORE)
 class TestDueDateExtensions(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
     """
     Test data dumps for reporting.