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edx-platform/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/views.py
2013-07-08 16:07:02 -04:00

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"""
Methods for interacting programmatically with the user creator table.
"""
from course_creators.models import CourseCreator
from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
from auth.authz import add_user_to_creator_group
def add_user_with_status_unrequested(caller, user):
"""
Adds a user to the course creator table with status 'unrequested'.
Caller must have staff permissions.
"""
_add_user(caller, user, 'u')
def add_user_with_status_granted(caller, user):
"""
Adds a user to the course creator table with status 'granted'.
Caller must have staff permissions. This method also adds the user
to the course creator group maintained by authz.py.
"""
_add_user(caller, user, 'g')
add_user_to_creator_group(caller, user)
def get_course_creator_status(user):
"""
Returns the status for a particular user.
Possible return values are:
'g' = 'granted'
'u' = 'unrequested'
'p' = 'pending'
'd' = 'denied'
"""
user = CourseCreator.objects.filter(username=user.username)
assert user.count() == 1, "The user does not exist in the table."
return user[0].state
def _add_user(caller, user, state):
"""
Adds a user to the course creator table with the specified state.
"""
if not caller.is_active or not caller.is_authenticated or not caller.is_staff:
raise PermissionDenied
if CourseCreator.objects.filter(username=user.username).count() == 0:
entry = CourseCreator(username=user.username, email=user.email, state=state)
entry.save()