31 lines
931 B
Python
31 lines
931 B
Python
"""
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Helper methods for the LMS.
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"""
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def get_parent_unit(xblock):
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"""
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Finds xblock's parent unit if it exists.
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To find an xblock's parent unit, we traverse up the xblock's
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family tree until we find an xblock whose parent is a
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sequential xblock, which guarantees that the xblock is a unit.
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The `get_parent()` call on both the xblock and the parent block
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ensure that we don't accidentally return that a unit is its own
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parent unit.
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Returns:
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xblock: Returns the parent unit xblock if it exists.
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If no parent unit exists, returns None
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"""
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while xblock:
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parent = xblock.get_parent()
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if parent is None:
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return None
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grandparent = parent.get_parent()
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if grandparent is None:
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return None
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if parent.category == "vertical" and grandparent.category == "sequential":
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return parent
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xblock = parent
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