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