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edx-platform/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/tools.py
Chris Rossi 831f907c79 Add individual due dates feature.
Adds a feature to the edX platform which allows instructors to set
individual due dates for students on particular coursework. This code is
meant primarily for on-campus use--it is not intended that this feature
would be used for MOOCs. It adds a new tab, "Extensions", to the beta
instructor dashboard which allows changing due dates per student. This
feature is enabled by setting FEATURES['INDIVIDUAL_DUE_DATES'] = True.
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"""
Tools for the instructor dashboard
"""
import dateutil
import json
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.http import HttpResponseBadRequest
from django.utils.timezone import utc
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
from courseware.models import StudentModule
from xmodule.fields import Date
DATE_FIELD = Date()
class DashboardError(Exception):
"""
Errors arising from use of the instructor dashboard.
"""
def response(self):
"""
Generate an instance of HttpResponseBadRequest for this error.
"""
error = unicode(self)
return HttpResponseBadRequest(json.dumps({'error': error}))
def handle_dashboard_error(view):
"""
Decorator which adds seamless DashboardError handling to a view. If a
DashboardError is raised during view processing, an HttpResponseBadRequest
is sent back to the client with JSON data about the error.
"""
def wrapper(request, course_id):
"""
Wrap the view.
"""
try:
return view(request, course_id=course_id)
except DashboardError, error:
return error.response()
return wrapper
def strip_if_string(value):
if isinstance(value, basestring):
return value.strip()
return value
def get_student_from_identifier(unique_student_identifier):
"""
Gets a student object using either an email address or username.
Returns the student object associated with `unique_student_identifier`
Raises User.DoesNotExist if no user object can be found.
"""
unique_student_identifier = strip_if_string(unique_student_identifier)
if "@" in unique_student_identifier:
student = User.objects.get(email=unique_student_identifier)
else:
student = User.objects.get(username=unique_student_identifier)
return student
def parse_datetime(datestr):
"""
Convert user input date string into an instance of `datetime.datetime` in
UTC.
"""
try:
return dateutil.parser.parse(datestr).replace(tzinfo=utc)
except ValueError:
raise DashboardError(_("Unable to parse date: ") + datestr)
def find_unit(course, url):
"""
Finds the unit (block, module, whatever the terminology is) with the given
url in the course tree and returns the unit. Raises DashboardError if no
unit is found.
"""
def find(node, url):
"""
Find node in course tree for url.
"""
if node.location.url() == url:
return node
for child in node.get_children():
found = find(child, url)
if found:
return found
return None
unit = find(course, url)
if unit is None:
raise DashboardError(_("Couldn't find module for url: {0}").format(url))
return unit
def get_units_with_due_date(course):
"""
Returns all top level units which have due dates. Does not return
descendents of those nodes.
"""
units = []
def visit(node):
"""
Visit a node. Checks to see if node has a due date and appends to
`units` if it does. Otherwise recurses into children to search for
nodes with due dates.
"""
if getattr(node, 'due', None):
units.append(node)
else:
for child in node.get_children():
visit(child)
visit(course)
#units.sort(key=_title_or_url)
return units
def title_or_url(node):
"""
Returns the `display_name` attribute of the passed in node of the course
tree, if it has one. Otherwise returns the node's url.
"""
title = getattr(node, 'display_name', None)
if not title:
title = node.location.url()
return title
def set_due_date_extension(course, unit, student, due_date):
"""
Sets a due date extension.
"""
def set_due_date(node):
"""
Recursively set the due date on a node and all of its children.
"""
try:
student_module = StudentModule.objects.get(
student_id=student.id,
course_id=course.id,
module_state_key=node.location.url()
)
state = json.loads(student_module.state)
state['extended_due'] = DATE_FIELD.to_json(due_date)
student_module.state = json.dumps(state)
student_module.save()
except StudentModule.DoesNotExist:
pass
for child in node.get_children():
set_due_date(child)
set_due_date(unit)
def dump_module_extensions(course, unit):
"""
Dumps data about students with due date extensions for a particular module,
specified by 'url', in a particular course.
"""
data = []
header = [_("Username"), _("Full Name"), _("Extended Due Date")]
query = StudentModule.objects.filter(
course_id=course.id,
module_state_key=unit.location.url())
for module in query:
state = json.loads(module.state)
extended_due = state.get("extended_due")
if not extended_due:
continue
extended_due = DATE_FIELD.from_json(extended_due)
extended_due = extended_due.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
fullname = module.student.profile.name
data.append(dict(zip(
header,
(module.student.username, fullname, extended_due))))
data.sort(key=lambda x: x[header[0]])
return {
"header": header,
"title": _("Users with due date extensions for {0}").format(
title_or_url(unit)),
"data": data
}
def dump_student_extensions(course, student):
"""
Dumps data about the due date extensions granted for a particular student
in a particular course.
"""
data = []
header = [_("Unit"), _("Extended Due Date")]
units = get_units_with_due_date(course)
units = dict([(u.location.url(), u) for u in units])
query = StudentModule.objects.filter(
course_id=course.id,
student_id=student.id)
for module in query:
state = json.loads(module.state)
if module.module_state_key not in units:
continue
extended_due = state.get("extended_due")
if not extended_due:
continue
extended_due = DATE_FIELD.from_json(extended_due)
extended_due = extended_due.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
title = title_or_url(units[module.module_state_key])
data.append(dict(zip(header, (title, extended_due))))
return {
"header": header,
"title": _("Due date extensions for {0} {1} ({2})").format(
student.first_name, student.last_name, student.username),
"data": data}