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edx-platform/xmodule/capa/xqueue_submission.py
Leonardo Beroes 70ea641c99 feat: Improve robust score rendering with event-based architecture
This commit implements a comprehensive solution for test score integration in the
enhancement system along with improvements to the score rendering mechanism. Key
changes include:

- Add event handler for rendering blocks with edx-submissions scores
- Implement event-based mechanism to render XBlocks with scoring data
- Create signal handlers in handlers.py to process external grader scores
- Develop specialized XBlock loader for rendering without HTTP requests
- Add queue_key propagation across the submission pipeline
- Register submission URLs in LMS routing configuration
- Add complete docstrings to score render module for better code maintainability
- Add ADR for XBlock rendering with external grader integration
- Add openedx-events fork branch as a dependency in testing.in
- Upgrade edx submission dependency

These changes support the migration from traditional XQueue callback HTTP requests
to a more robust event-based architecture, improving performance and reliability
when processing submission scores. The included ADR documents the architectural
decision and implementation approach for this significant improvement to the
external grading workflow.
2025-12-15 09:01:40 -05:00

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"""
This module provides an interface for submitting student responses
to an external grading system through XQueue.
"""
import json
import logging
from xmodule.capa.errors import (
GetSubmissionParamsError,
JSONParsingError,
MissingKeyError,
RuntimeErrorSubmission,
TypeErrorSubmission,
ValidationError,
)
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class XQueueInterfaceSubmission:
"""Interface to the external grading system."""
def __init__(self, block):
self.block = block
def _parse_json(self, data, name):
"""
Helper function to safely parse data that may or may not be a JSON string.
This is necessary because some callers may already provide parsed Python dicts
(e.g., during internal calls or test cases), while other sources may send raw JSON strings.
This helper ensures consistent behavior regardless of input format.
Args:
data: The input to parse, either a JSON string or a Python dict.
name: Name of the field (used for error reporting).
Returns:
Parsed Python object or original data if already parsed.
Raises:
JSONParsingError: If `data` is a string and cannot be parsed as JSON.
"""
try:
return json.loads(data) if isinstance(data, str) else data
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
raise JSONParsingError(name, str(e)) from e
def get_submission_params(self, header, payload):
"""
Extracts student submission data from the given header and payload.
"""
header = self._parse_json(header, "header")
payload = self._parse_json(payload, "payload")
queue_name = header.get("queue_name", "default")
if not self.block:
raise GetSubmissionParamsError()
course_id = str(self.block.scope_ids.usage_id.context_key)
item_type = self.block.scope_ids.block_type
points_possible = self.block.max_score()
item_id = str(self.block.scope_ids.usage_id)
try:
grader_payload = self._parse_json(payload["grader_payload"], "grader_payload")
grader_file_name = grader_payload.get("grader", "")
except KeyError as e:
raise MissingKeyError("grader_payload") from e
student_info = self._parse_json(payload["student_info"], "student_info")
student_id = student_info.get("anonymous_student_id")
if not student_id:
raise ValidationError("The field 'anonymous_student_id' is missing from student_info.")
student_answer = payload.get("student_response")
if student_answer is None:
raise ValidationError("The field 'student_response' does not exist.")
student_dict = {"item_id": item_id, "item_type": item_type, "course_id": course_id, "student_id": student_id}
return student_dict, student_answer, queue_name, grader_file_name, points_possible
def send_to_submission(self, header, body, queue_key, files_to_upload=None):
"""
Submits the extracted student data to the edx-submissions system.
"""
try:
from submissions.api import create_external_grader_detail
student_item, answer, queue_name, grader_file_name, points_possible = self.get_submission_params(
header, body
)
return create_external_grader_detail(
student_item,
answer,
queue_name=queue_name,
queue_key=queue_key,
grader_file_name=grader_file_name,
points_possible=points_possible,
files=files_to_upload,
)
except (JSONParsingError, MissingKeyError, ValidationError) as e:
log.error("%s", e)
return {"error": str(e)}
except TypeError as e:
log.error("%s", e)
raise TypeErrorSubmission(str(e)) from e
except RuntimeError as e:
log.error("%s", e)
raise RuntimeErrorSubmission(str(e)) from e