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edx-platform/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/views.py
christopher lee 5b35ab3668 Added optional mark_as_read field to comments in Discussion API
Currently when GETting comments, the thread of the comment will be
marked as read. This change makes this effect optional as well as
setting the default to not mark the thread as read.
2015-08-12 12:25:06 -04:00

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"""
Discussion API views
"""
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
from rest_framework.authentication import OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication
from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
from rest_framework.response import Response
from rest_framework.views import APIView
from rest_framework.viewsets import ViewSet
from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
from discussion_api.api import (
create_comment,
create_thread,
delete_thread,
delete_comment,
get_comment_list,
get_course,
get_course_topics,
get_thread_list,
update_comment,
update_thread,
)
from discussion_api.forms import CommentListGetForm, ThreadListGetForm
from openedx.core.lib.api.view_utils import DeveloperErrorViewMixin
class _ViewMixin(object):
"""
Mixin to provide common characteristics and utility functions for Discussion
API views
"""
authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
class CourseView(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
"""
**Use Cases**
Retrieve general discussion metadata for a course.
**Example Requests**:
GET /api/discussion/v1/courses/course-v1:ExampleX+Subject101+2015
**Response Values**:
* id: The identifier of the course
* blackouts: A list of objects representing blackout periods (during
which discussions are read-only except for privileged users). Each
item in the list includes:
* start: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the start of the blackout period
* end: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the end of the blackout period
* thread_list_url: The URL of the list of all threads in the course.
* topics_url: The URL of the topic listing for the course.
"""
def get(self, request, course_id):
"""Implements the GET method as described in the class docstring."""
course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id) # TODO: which class is right?
return Response(get_course(request, course_key))
class CourseTopicsView(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
"""
**Use Cases**
Retrieve the topic listing for a course. Only topics accessible to the
authenticated user are included.
**Example Requests**:
GET /api/discussion/v1/course_topics/course-v1:ExampleX+Subject101+2015
**Response Values**:
* courseware_topics: The list of topic trees for courseware-linked
topics. Each item in the list includes:
* id: The id of the discussion topic (null for a topic that only
has children but cannot contain threads itself).
* name: The display name of the topic.
* children: A list of child subtrees of the same format.
* non_courseware_topics: The list of topic trees that are not linked to
courseware. Items are of the same format as in courseware_topics.
"""
def get(self, request, course_id):
"""Implements the GET method as described in the class docstring."""
course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
return Response(get_course_topics(request, course_key))
class ThreadViewSet(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, ViewSet):
"""
**Use Cases**
Retrieve the list of threads for a course, post a new thread, or modify
or delete an existing thread.
**Example Requests**:
GET /api/discussion/v1/threads/?course_id=ExampleX/Demo/2015
POST /api/discussion/v1/threads
{
"course_id": "foo/bar/baz",
"topic_id": "quux",
"type": "discussion",
"title": "Title text",
"raw_body": "Body text"
}
PATCH /api/discussion/v1/threads/thread_id
{"raw_body": "Edited text"}
DELETE /api/discussion/v1/threads/thread_id
**GET Parameters**:
* course_id (required): The course to retrieve threads for
* page: The (1-indexed) page to retrieve (default is 1)
* page_size: The number of items per page (default is 10, max is 100)
* topic_id: The id of the topic to retrieve the threads. There can be
multiple topic_id queries to retrieve threads from multiple topics
at once.
* text_search: A search string to match. Any thread whose content
(including the bodies of comments in the thread) matches the search
string will be returned.
* order_by: Must be "last_activity_at", "comment_count", or
"vote_count". The key to sort the threads by. The default is
"last_activity_at".
* order_direction: Must be "asc" or "desc". The direction in which to
sort the threads by. The default is "desc".
* following: If true, retrieve only threads the requesting user is
following
* view: "unread" for threads the requesting user has not read, or
"unanswered" for question threads with no marked answer. Only one
can be selected.
The topic_id, text_search, and following parameters are mutually
exclusive (i.e. only one may be specified in a request)
**POST Parameters**:
* course_id (required): The course to create the thread in
* topic_id (required): The topic to create the thread in
* type (required): The thread's type (either "question" or "discussion")
* title (required): The thread's title
* raw_body (required): The thread's raw body text
* following (optional): A boolean indicating whether the user should
follow the thread upon its creation; defaults to false
**PATCH Parameters**:
topic_id, type, title, and raw_body are accepted with the same meaning
as in a POST request
**GET Response Values**:
* results: The list of threads; each item in the list has the same
fields as the POST/PATCH response below
* next: The URL of the next page (or null if first page)
* previous: The URL of the previous page (or null if last page)
* text_search_rewrite: The search string to which the text_search
parameter was rewritten in order to match threads (e.g. for spelling
correction)
**POST/PATCH response values**:
* id: The id of the thread
* course_id: The id of the thread's course
* topic_id: The id of the thread's topic
* created_at: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the creation of the thread
* updated_at: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the last modification of
the thread, which may not have been an update of the title/body
* type: The thread's type (either "question" or "discussion")
* title: The thread's title
* raw_body: The thread's raw body text without any rendering applied
* pinned: Boolean indicating whether the thread has been pinned
* closed: Boolean indicating whether the thread has been closed
* comment_count: The number of comments within the thread
* unread_comment_count: The number of comments within the thread
that were created or updated since the last time the user read
the thread
* editable_fields: The fields that the requesting user is allowed to
modify with a PATCH request
* read: Boolean indicating whether the user has read this thread
* has_endorsed: Boolean indicating whether this thread has been answered
**DELETE response values:
No content is returned for a DELETE request
"""
lookup_field = "thread_id"
def list(self, request):
"""
Implements the GET method for the list endpoint as described in the
class docstring.
"""
form = ThreadListGetForm(request.GET)
if not form.is_valid():
raise ValidationError(form.errors)
return Response(
get_thread_list(
request,
form.cleaned_data["course_id"],
form.cleaned_data["page"],
form.cleaned_data["page_size"],
form.cleaned_data["topic_id"],
form.cleaned_data["text_search"],
form.cleaned_data["following"],
form.cleaned_data["view"],
form.cleaned_data["order_by"],
form.cleaned_data["order_direction"],
)
)
def create(self, request):
"""
Implements the POST method for the list endpoint as described in the
class docstring.
"""
return Response(create_thread(request, request.DATA))
def partial_update(self, request, thread_id):
"""
Implements the PATCH method for the instance endpoint as described in
the class docstring.
"""
return Response(update_thread(request, thread_id, request.DATA))
def destroy(self, request, thread_id):
"""
Implements the DELETE method for the instance endpoint as described in
the class docstring
"""
delete_thread(request, thread_id)
return Response(status=204)
class CommentViewSet(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, ViewSet):
"""
**Use Cases**
Retrieve the list of comments in a thread, create a comment, or modify
or delete an existing comment.
**Example Requests**:
GET /api/discussion/v1/comments/?thread_id=0123456789abcdef01234567
POST /api/discussion/v1/comments/
{
"thread_id": "0123456789abcdef01234567",
"raw_body": "Body text"
}
PATCH /api/discussion/v1/comments/comment_id
{"raw_body": "Edited text"}
DELETE /api/discussion/v1/comments/comment_id
**GET Parameters**:
* thread_id (required): The thread to retrieve comments for
* endorsed: If specified, only retrieve the endorsed or non-endorsed
comments accordingly. Required for a question thread, must be absent
for a discussion thread.
* page: The (1-indexed) page to retrieve (default is 1)
* page_size: The number of items per page (default is 10, max is 100)
* mark_as_read: Will mark the thread of the comments as read. (default
is False)
**POST Parameters**:
* thread_id (required): The thread to post the comment in
* parent_id: The parent comment of the new comment. Can be null or
omitted for a comment that should be directly under the thread
* raw_body: The comment's raw body text
**PATCH Parameters**:
raw_body is accepted with the same meaning as in a POST request
**GET Response Values**:
* results: The list of comments; each item in the list has the same
fields as the POST response below
* next: The URL of the next page (or null if first page)
* previous: The URL of the previous page (or null if last page)
**POST/PATCH Response Values**:
* id: The id of the comment
* thread_id: The id of the comment's thread
* parent_id: The id of the comment's parent
* author: The username of the comment's author, or None if the
comment is anonymous
* author_label: A label indicating whether the author has a special
role in the course, either "staff" for moderators and
administrators or "community_ta" for community TAs
* created_at: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the creation of the comment
* updated_at: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the last modification of
the comment, which may not have been an update of the body
* raw_body: The comment's raw body text without any rendering applied
* endorsed: Boolean indicating whether the comment has been endorsed
(by a privileged user or, for a question thread, the thread
author)
* endorsed_by: The username of the endorsing user, if available
* endorsed_by_label: A label indicating whether the endorsing user
has a special role in the course (see author_label)
* endorsed_at: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the endorsement, if
available
* abuse_flagged: Boolean indicating whether the requesting user has
flagged the comment for abuse
* voted: Boolean indicating whether the requesting user has voted
for the comment
* vote_count: The number of votes for the comment
* children: The list of child comments (with the same format)
* editable_fields: The fields that the requesting user is allowed to
modify with a PATCH request
**DELETE Response Value**
No content is returned for a DELETE request
"""
lookup_field = "comment_id"
def list(self, request):
"""
Implements the GET method for the list endpoint as described in the
class docstring.
"""
form = CommentListGetForm(request.GET)
if not form.is_valid():
raise ValidationError(form.errors)
return Response(
get_comment_list(
request,
form.cleaned_data["thread_id"],
form.cleaned_data["endorsed"],
form.cleaned_data["page"],
form.cleaned_data["page_size"],
form.cleaned_data["mark_as_read"]
)
)
def create(self, request):
"""
Implements the POST method for the list endpoint as described in the
class docstring.
"""
return Response(create_comment(request, request.DATA))
def destroy(self, request, comment_id):
"""
Implements the DELETE method for the instance endpoint as described in
the class docstring
"""
delete_comment(request, comment_id)
return Response(status=204)
def partial_update(self, request, comment_id):
"""
Implements the PATCH method for the instance endpoint as described in
the class docstring.
"""
return Response(update_comment(request, comment_id, request.DATA))