Merge pull request #7333 from edx/clintonb/commerce-json-fix

Corrected data sent to E-Commerce API

lms/djangoapps/commerce/tests.py

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class OrdersViewTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         # Verify the correct information was passed to the E-Commerce API
         request = httpretty.last_request()
         sku = CourseMode.objects.filter(course_id=self.course.id, mode_slug='honor', sku__isnull=False)[0].sku
-        self.assertEqual(request.body, 'sku={}'.format(sku))
+        self.assertEqual(request.body, '{{"sku": "{}"}}'.format(sku))
         self.assertEqual(request.headers['Content-Type'], 'application/json')
 
         # Verify the JWT is correct

lms/djangoapps/commerce/views.py

 """ Commerce views. """
-
+import json
 import logging
 from simplejson import JSONDecodeError
 
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ class OrdersView(APIView):
 
         try:
             timeout = getattr(settings, 'ECOMMERCE_API_TIMEOUT', 5)
-            response = requests.post(url, data={'sku': course_modes[0].sku}, headers=headers, timeout=timeout)
+            response = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps({'sku': course_modes[0].sku}), headers=headers,
+                                     timeout=timeout)
         except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             log.exception('Call to E-Commerce API failed: %s.', ex.message)
             return ApiErrorResponse()