91d85f5c2a
Note: Alerts are pop-up boxes. Not sure if this is desireable, but I couldn't figure out how to make a success message show up in the same place that error messages do.
26 lines
769 B
Python
26 lines
769 B
Python
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Tools for the instructor dashboard
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"""
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from django.contrib.auth.models import User
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def strip_if_string(value):
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if isinstance(value, basestring):
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return value.strip()
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return value
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def get_student_from_identifier(unique_student_identifier):
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"""
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Gets a student object using either an email address or username.
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Returns the student object associated with `unique_student_identifier`
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Raises User.DoesNotExist if no user object can be found.
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"""
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unique_student_identifier = strip_if_string(unique_student_identifier)
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if "@" in unique_student_identifier:
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student = User.objects.get(email=unique_student_identifier)
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else:
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student = User.objects.get(username=unique_student_identifier)
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return student
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