Made explanation for hints field in crowdsource_hinter.py more clear.

Fixed various commenting things.

Removed an unused function in the crowdsourced module coffeescript.

Improved commenting in hint_manager.

Fixed pep and pylint violations.

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/crowdsource_hinter.py

@@ -29,13 +29,16 @@ class CrowdsourceHinterFields(object):
                       default='False')
     debug = String(help='String "True"/"False" - allows multiple voting', scope=Scope.content,
                    default='False')
-    # hints[answer] = {str(pk): [hint_text, #votes]}
+    # Usage: hints[answer] = {str(pk): [hint_text, #votes]}
+    # hints is a dictionary that takes answer keys.
+    # Each value is itself a dictionary, accepting hint_pk strings as keys,
+    # and returning [hint text, #votes] pairs as values
     hints = Dict(help='A dictionary containing all the active hints.', scope=Scope.content, default={})
     mod_queue = Dict(help='A dictionary containing hints still awaiting approval', scope=Scope.content,
                      default={})
     hint_pk = Integer(help='Used to index hints.', scope=Scope.content, default=0)
     # A list of previous answers this student made to this problem.
-    # Of the form (answer, (hint_pk_1, hint_pk_2, hint_pk_3)) for each problem.  hint_pk's are
+    # Of the form [answer, [hint_pk_1, hint_pk_2, hint_pk_3]] for each problem.  hint_pk's are
     # None if the hint was not given.
     previous_answers = List(help='A list of previous submissions.', scope=Scope.user_state, default=[])
     user_voted = Boolean(help='Specifies if the user has voted on this problem or not.',
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ class CrowdsourceHinterModule(CrowdsourceHinterFields, XModule):
                 random.sample(local_hints[answer].items(), 2)
             rand_hint_1 = rand_hint_1[0]
             rand_hint_2 = rand_hint_2[0]
-            self.previous_answers += [(answer, (best_hint_index, hint_index_1, hint_index_2))]
+            self.previous_answers += [[answer, [best_hint_index, hint_index_1, hint_index_2]]]
 
         return {'best_hint': best_hint,
                 'rand_hint_1': rand_hint_1,
@@ -185,7 +188,6 @@ class CrowdsourceHinterModule(CrowdsourceHinterFields, XModule):
         """
         # The student got it right.
         # Did he submit at least one wrong answer?
-        out = ''
         if len(self.previous_answers) == 0:
             # No.  Nothing to do here.
             return

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/crowdsource_hinter/display.coffee

@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ class @Hinter
       target.val('')
       target.data('cleared', true)
 
-  feedback_ui_change: =>
-    # Make all of the previous-answer divs hidden.
-    @$('.previous-answer').css('display', 'none')
-    # But, now find the selected div, and make it visible.
-    selector = '#previous-answer-' + @$('#feedback-select option:selected').attr('value')
-    @$(selector).css('display', 'inline')
-
   render: (content) ->
     if content
       # Trim leading and trailing whitespace

common/templates/hinter_display.html

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ What would you say to help someone who got this wrong answer?
         % endfor
     </div>
 
-    <p>Read about <a class="expand-goodhint" href="javascript:;">what makes a good hint</a>.</p>
+    <p>Read about <a class="expand-goodhint" href="javascript:void(0);">what makes a good hint</a>.</p>
     <div class="goodhint" style="display:none">
       <h4>What makes a good hint?</h4>
 

lms/djangoapps/instructor/hint_manager.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 def hint_manager(request, course_id):
     try:
-        course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'staff', depth=None)
+        get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'staff', depth=None)
     except Http404:
         out = 'Sorry, but students are not allowed to access the hint manager!'
         return HttpResponse(out)
@@ -74,12 +74,17 @@ def get_hints(request, course_id, field):
         other_field = 'mod_queue'
         field_label = 'Approved Hints'
         other_field_label = 'Hints Awaiting Moderation'
+    # The course_id is of the form school/number/classname.
+    # We want to use the course_id to find all matching definition_id's.
+    # To do this, just take the school/number part - leave off the classname.
     chopped_id = '/'.join(course_id.split('/')[:-1])
     chopped_id = re.escape(chopped_id)
     all_hints = XModuleContentField.objects.filter(field_name=field, definition_id__regex=chopped_id)
     # big_out_dict[problem id] = [[answer, {pk: [hint, votes]}], sorted by answer]
+    # big_out_dict maps a problem id to a list of [answer, hints] pairs, sorted in order of answer.
     big_out_dict = {}
-    # name_dict[problem id] = Display name of problem
+    # id_to name maps a problem id to the name of the problem.
+    # id_to_name[problem id] = Display name of problem
     id_to_name = {}
 
     for hints_by_problem in all_hints:
@@ -88,7 +93,6 @@ def get_hints(request, course_id, field):
         if name is None:
             continue
         id_to_name[hints_by_problem.definition_id] = name
-        # Answer list contains (answer, dict_of_hints) tuples.
 
         def answer_sorter(thing):
             """
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ def get_hints(request, course_id, field):
                 # Put all non-numerical answers first.
                 return float('-inf')
 
+        # Answer list contains [answer, dict_of_hints] pairs.
         answer_list = sorted(json.loads(hints_by_problem.value).items(), key=answer_sorter)
         big_out_dict[hints_by_problem.definition_id] = answer_list
 
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ def get_hints(request, course_id, field):
                    'id_to_name': id_to_name}
     return render_dict
 
+
 def location_to_problem_name(loc):
     """
     Given the location of a crowdsource_hinter module, try to return the name of the

lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_hint_manager.py

-import unittest
-import nose.tools
 import json
 
-from django.http import Http404
 from django.test.client import Client, RequestFactory
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
-import mitxmako.middleware
 
 from courseware.models import XModuleContentField
 from courseware.tests.factories import ContentFactory
 from courseware.tests.tests import TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE
 import instructor.hint_manager as view
-from student.tests.factories import UserFactory, AdminFactory
+from student.tests.factories import UserFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 
@@ -48,13 +44,12 @@ class HintManagerTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         # (I can't figure out how to get fake structures into the modulestore.)
         view.location_to_problem_name = lambda loc: "Test problem"
 
-
     def test_student_block(self):
         """
         Makes sure that students cannot see the hint management view.
         """
         c = Client()
-        user = UserFactory.create(username='student', email='student@edx.org', password='test')
+        UserFactory.create(username='student', email='student@edx.org', password='test')
         c.login(username='student', password='test')
         out = c.get(self.url)
         print out
@@ -167,6 +162,3 @@ class HintManagerTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         problem_hints = XModuleContentField.objects.get(field_name='hints', definition_id=self.problem_id).value
         self.assertTrue(json.loads(problem_hints)['2.0']['2'] == ['Hint 2', 1])
         self.assertTrue(len(json.loads(problem_hints)['2.0']) == 2)
-
-
-