Unfortunately, some code in edx-platform is imported
relative to sub-projects instead of the repository root.
The only three remaining instances of this are:
* common/lib/xmodule/xmodule (imported as just 'xmodule')
* common/lib/capa/capa (imported as just 'capa')
* openedx/core/lib/xblock_builtin/xblock_discussion
(imported as just 'xblock_discussion')
For more details on the situation, see:
https://openedx.atlassian.net/browse/BOM-2579
(public, but requires Atlassian account creation).
We would like to get to a point where all edx-platform
import paths match their folder paths, relative to the repo
root. For now, though, all common/lib/capa and common/lib/xmodule
code should be imported as just `from capa` and `from xmodule`,
respectively. Importing using the full `common.lib.xmodule.xmodule...`
path will often work, but it instantiates a second instance of all
modules imported this way, which in the past has led to very
difficult-to-diagnose bugs. It also confuses tooling such as
import-linter, which we are trying to add to edx-platform
(see https://openedx.atlassian.net/browse/BOM-2576)
**Previously**
When a course administrator changed the `certificates_display_behavior` (presumably to `end_with_date`) AND set the `certificate_available_date` in Studio, the `certificate_available_date` was not syncing to Credentials.
This was because we chose to send the `certificate_available_date` only if the course is self-paced and the `certificate_display_behavior` is set to `end_with_date`. [See PR #28275](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/28275). However, we were checking those two conditions by looking at the relevant `CourseOverview`, which was not yet truly saved to reflect the updated display behavior at the time of the check due to atomic requests. [Read more about atomic requests and transactions here](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/db/transactions/#tying-transactions-to-http-requests-1); we have `ATOMIC_REQUESTS` set to `TRUE` in our codebase. Because the `certificate_display_behavior` was not (yet) `end_with_date`, the post to Credentials was not being fired.
**Solution**
To fix, this commit sends the `COURSE_CERT_DATE_CHANGE` signal `on_commit` instead, which waits until the transaction has completed and the update to the `CourseOverview` has been truly applied to the database. [Read more about `on_commit` here](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/db/transactions/#django.db.transaction.on_commit). Now, when the relevant `CourseOverview` is read, it will have the updated `certificate_display_behavior`.
See the [Django docs for how to test on_commit callbacks here](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/testing/tools/#django.test.TestCase.captureOnCommitCallbacks); this seems to be our first time using the built-in method.
This commit also cleans up some previous code that was meant to get around the problem caused by atomic requests, that is now unneccessary with this fix. It essentially reverses the work done in [PR #26991](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/26991): we no longer need to explicitly pass the `certificate_available_date` since we can trust the `CourseOverview` to be properly updated.
**Rejected Solutions**
A. Simply publish the `COURSE_CERT_DATE_CHANGE` signal `on_commit`; no other changes. Rejected because: This would fix the problem, but leaves a lot of unnecessary code and some puzzling inconsistencies. I prefer the solution above because we are cleaning up behind ourselves.
B. Pass the new `certificate_display_behavior` along with the `certificate_available_date`; read those direclty instead of checking the (not-yet-properly-updated) `CourseOverview`. Rejected because: The pattern of passing the new `certificate_available_date` down through all these methods was put in place to get around the atomic requests problem. I believe `on_commit` to be a better solution to getting around that problem. I’d like to move away from passing data down through several functions / methods.
C. Start the celery task `on_commit` (rather than send the signal `on_commit`). Rejected because: The signal receiver basically only starts the celery task, and I find the break to be a bit more readable when sending the signal. No need to split hairs here.
D. Remove the check for pacing and display behavior; send the updated `certificate_available_date` every time there is a change, no matter what the current display behavior is. Rejected because: We intentionally added this check in [PR #28275](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/28275) because the task was not behaving as expected without it (specifically around self-paced courses). I assume this is still necessary.
**Relevant Prior Work**
The following PRs--in order--show how this section (and other relevant sections) of the code have been changed over time:
1. [Move cert date signals to avoid race conditions #26841](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/26841)
2. [feat: Pass date in cert date update signal #26991](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/26991)
3. [Fix certificate available date sync #28275](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/28275)
4. [fix: Correct an issue where cert available date was not sent to Crede… #28524](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/28524)
MICROBA-1818
[MICROBA-1512]
* Adds a new management command to the `instructor_task` app that will be used to process scheduled tasks ready for execution by Celery.
[MICROBA-1510]
- Add support for updating an instructor task schedule date via REST API
- Add support for updating the contents of a scheduled course email via REST API
Remove temporary FutureCourseWaffleFlag class;
Update ora2 and edx-toggles to versions cleaned from the
LegacyWaffle* classes;
Replace `override_flag`s with `override_waffle_flag`;
Replace `override_switch`s with `override_waffle_switch` (where it's possible).
BREAKING: get rid of the LegacyWaffle-based CourseWaffleFlag.
Both CourseWaffleFlag and FutureCourseWaffleFlag now use the modern
WaffleFlag as parent class. FutureCourseWaffleFlag left to support ORA
transition to modern waffle.
Switch to the ORA version which supporting new Waffles.
