From f3ca5f456fc94bb2a9305374535722cbc84fad7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vik Paruchuri <vik@edx.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 15:32:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Save answer based on history

---
 common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py | 7 +++++--
 lms/templates/open_ended.html                   | 6 +-----
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py
index 7127ef2388..ad338203f1 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py
@@ -532,7 +532,11 @@ class OpenEndedModule():
             return self.out_of_sync_error(get)
 
         # add new history element with answer and empty score and hint.
-        self.new_history_entry(get['student_answer'])
+        if(len(self.history)>0):
+            if(len(self.history[-1].keys())>1):
+                self.new_history_entry(get['student_answer'])
+            else:
+                get['student_answer']=self.latest_answer()
         self.get_score(get['student_answer'], system)
         self.change_state(self.ASSESSING)
 
@@ -632,7 +636,6 @@ class OpenEndedModule():
             'allow_reset': self._allow_reset(),
             'rows' : 30,
             'cols' : 80,
-            'hidden' : '',
             'id' : 'open_ended',
             'msg' : self.latest_feedback(),
             'child_type' : 'openended',
diff --git a/lms/templates/open_ended.html b/lms/templates/open_ended.html
index fae2b45041..fbf8d74d16 100644
--- a/lms/templates/open_ended.html
+++ b/lms/templates/open_ended.html
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
    <div class="prompt">
     ${prompt|n}
    </prompt>
-  <textarea rows="${rows}" cols="${cols}" name="answer" class="answer short-form-response" id="input_${id}"
-       % if hidden:
-      	    style="display:none;"
-       % endif
-  >${previous_answer|h}</textarea>
+  <textarea rows="${rows}" cols="${cols}" name="answer" class="answer short-form-response" id="input_${id}">${previous_answer|h}</textarea>
 
   <div class="message-wrapper">
     % if state == 'initial':