Add flag EDXAPP_REINDEX_ALL_COURSES (reindex courses on deploy) (#4082)

Runs edxapp reindex_course when EDXAPP_REINDEX_ALL_COURSES is set.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   - Added `EDXAPP_PLATFORM_DESCRIPTION` used to describe the specific Open edX platform.
 
 - Role: edxapp
+  - Added `EDXAPP_REINDEX_ALL_COURSES` to rebuild the course index on deploy. Disabled by default.
+
+- Role: edxapp
   - Added `ENTERPRISE_SUPPORT_URL` variable used by the LMS.
 
 - Role: edxapp

playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml

@@ -465,6 +465,9 @@ EDXAPP_COURSES_WITH_UNSAFE_CODE: []
 EDXAPP_SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN: ""
 EDXAPP_SESSION_COOKIE_NAME: "sessionid"
 
+# Whether to run reindex_course on deploy
+EDXAPP_REINDEX_ALL_COURSES: false
+
 # XML Course related flags
 EDXAPP_XML_FROM_GIT: false
 EDXAPP_XML_S3_BUCKET: !!null

playbooks/roles/edxapp/tasks/deploy.yml

@@ -428,3 +428,13 @@
   tags:
     - manage
     - manage:db
+
+- name: reindex all courses
+  shell: "{{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python ./manage.py cms reindex_course --setup --settings={{ edxapp_settings }}"
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ edxapp_code_dir }}"
+  become_user: "{{ common_web_user }}"
+  when: EDXAPP_REINDEX_ALL_COURSES
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:base