Convert expand/collapse into buttons and change default sort order to date. Buttons should be styled better but I don't know how to do it.

lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def get_threads(request, course_id, discussion_id=None):
     default_query_params = {
         'page': 1,
         'per_page': THREADS_PER_PAGE,
-        'sort_key': 'activity',
+        'sort_key': 'date',
         'sort_order': 'desc',
         'text': '',
         'tags': '',
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ def get_threads(request, course_id, discussion_id=None):
 
     return threads, query_params
 
-# discussion per page is fixed for now
 def inline_discussion(request, course_id, discussion_id):
+    """
+    Renders JSON for DiscussionModules
+    """
     threads, query_params = get_threads(request, course_id, discussion_id)
     # TODO: Remove all of this stuff or switch back to server side rendering once templates are mustache again
 #    html = render_inline_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=discussion_id,  \
@@ -159,6 +161,9 @@ def render_search_bar(request, course_id, discussion_id=None, text=''):
     return render_to_string('discussion/_search_bar.html', context)
 
 def forum_form_discussion(request, course_id):
+    """
+    Renders the main Discussion page
+    """
     course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'load')
     category_map = utils.get_discussion_category_map(course)
     threads, query_params = get_threads(request, course_id)

lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss

@@ -1199,6 +1199,27 @@ body.discussion {
     > header .vote-btn {
       margin-top: 5px;
     }
+
+    .post-tools {
+      .ui-icon {
+        display: inline;
+        float: right;
+      }
+      a {
+        display: inline;
+        float: left;
+        height: 26px;
+        padding: 0 12px;
+        border-radius: 3px;
+        border: 1px solid #b2b2b2;
+        @include linear-gradient(top, #fff 35%, #ebebeb);
+        font-size: 13px;
+        line-height: 24px;
+        color: #737373;
+        box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+        width: 6em;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   .discussion-post header,
@@ -1541,6 +1562,7 @@ body.discussion {
           }
           .post-body {
             font-size: 14px;
+            clear: both;
           }
         }
 

lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
                 </span>
             </p>
             <div class="local post-tools">
-                <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="expand-post">Expand...</a>
-                <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="collapse-post">Collapse...</a>
+                <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="expand-post">Expand<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-triangle-1-e" /></a>
+                <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="collapse-post">Collapse<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-triangle-1-s" /></a>
             </div>
         </header>
         <div class="post-body">{{abbreviatedBody}}</div>