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2019-12-30 12:25:38 -05:00

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"""
A tiny app that checks for a status message.
"""
import logging
from .models import GlobalStatusMessage
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def get_site_status_msg(course_key):
"""
Pull the status message from the database.
Caches the message by course.
"""
try:
# The current() value for GlobalStatusMessage is cached.
if not GlobalStatusMessage.current().enabled:
return None
return GlobalStatusMessage.current().full_message(course_key)
# Make as general as possible, because something broken here should not
# bring down the whole site.
except: # pylint: disable=bare-except
log.exception("Error while getting a status message.")
return None