added self to authors style, changed GET to POST

lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_email.py

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class TestInstructorDashboardEmailView(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     # Enabled and IS mongo
     @patch.dict(settings.MITX_FEATURES, {'ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL': True})
     def test_email_flag_true(self):
-        from nose.tools import set_trace; set_trace()
         # Assert that the URL for the email view is in the response
         response = self.client.get(self.url)
         self.assertTrue(self.email_link in response.content)

lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py

@@ -749,19 +749,19 @@ def list_forum_members(request, course_id):
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 @cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
 @require_level('staff')
-@require_query_params(send_to="sending to whom", subject="subject line", message="message text")
+@require_post_params(send_to="sending to whom", subject="subject line", message="message text")
 def send_email(request, course_id):
     """
     Send an email to self, staff, or everyone involved in a course.
-    Query Paramaters:
+    Query Parameters:
     - 'send_to' specifies what group the email should be sent to
     - 'subject' specifies email's subject
     - 'message' specifies email's content
     """
     course = get_course_by_id(course_id)
-    send_to = request.GET.get("send_to")
-    subject = request.GET.get("subject")
-    message = request.GET.get("message")
+    send_to = request.POST.get("send_to")
+    subject = request.POST.get("subject")
+    message = request.POST.get("message")
     text_message = html_to_text(message)
     email = CourseEmail(
         course_id=course_id,