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Develop the capability to allow instructors to designate teams to have private discussions. This way, so non-teammembers cannot view discussion. And the intend is for course teams to manage the team membership as well. MST-10
53 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
53 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
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The Python API other app should use to work with Teams feature
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"""
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from __future__ import absolute_import
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from lms.djangoapps.teams.models import CourseTeam
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def get_team_by_discussion(discussion_id):
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"""
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This is a function to get team object by the discussion_id passed in.
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If the discussion_id is not associated with any team, we return None
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"""
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try:
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return CourseTeam.objects.get(discussion_topic_id=discussion_id)
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except CourseTeam.DoesNotExist:
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# When the discussion does not belong to a team. It's visible in
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# any team context
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return None
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def is_team_discussion_private(team):
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"""
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This is the function to check if the team is configured to have its discussion
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to be private. We need a way to check the setting on the team.
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This function also provide ways to toggle the setting of discussion visibility on the
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individual team level.
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To be followed up by MST-25
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"""
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return getattr(team, 'is_discussion_private', False)
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def user_is_a_team_member(user, team):
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"""
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Return if the user is a member of the team
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If the team is not defined, return False
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"""
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if team:
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return team.users.filter(id=user.id).exists()
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return False
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def discussion_visible_by_user(discussion_id, user):
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"""
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This function checks whether the discussion should be visible to the user.
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The discussion should not be visible to the user if
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* The discussion is part of the Team AND
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* The team is configured to hide the discussions from non-teammembers AND
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* The user is not part of the team
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"""
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team = get_team_by_discussion(discussion_id)
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return not is_team_discussion_private(team) or user_is_a_team_member(user, team)
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