Pass proper parameters, fix templating

lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/open_ended_notifications.py

@@ -73,14 +73,16 @@ def combined_notifications(course, user):
 
     img_path= ""
     try:
-        notifications = json.loads(controller_qs.get_notifications(course.id,student_id, user_is_staff, last_time_viewed))
+        controller_response = controller_qs.check_combined_notifications(course.id,student_id, user_is_staff, last_time_viewed)
+        log.debug(controller_response)
+        notifications = json.loads(controller_response)
         if notifications['success']:
             if notifications['overall_need_to_check']:
                 pending_grading=True
     except:
         #Non catastrophic error, so no real action
         notifications = {}
-        log.info("Problem with getting notifications from controller query service.")
+        log.exception("Problem with getting notifications from controller query service.")
 
     if pending_grading:
         img_path = "/static/images/slider-handle.png"

lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/open_ended_util.py

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ def get_controller_url():
     peer_grading_url = settings.PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE['url']
     split_url = peer_grading_url.split("/")
     controller_url = "http://" + split_url[2] + "/grading_controller"
-    controller_settings=settings.PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE
+    controller_settings=settings.PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE.copy()
     controller_settings['url'] = controller_url
     return controller_settings

lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py

@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ def combined_notifications(request, course_id):
     course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'load')
     user = request.user
     notifications = open_ended_notifications.combined_notifications(course, user)
+    log.debug(notifications)
     response = notifications['response']
     notification_tuples=open_ended_notifications.NOTIFICATION_TYPES
 
-
     notification_list = []
     for response_num in xrange(0,len(notification_tuples)):
         tag=notification_tuples[response_num][0]
@@ -190,12 +190,17 @@ def combined_notifications(request, course_id):
             }
             notification_list.append(notification_item)
 
+    ajax_url = _reverse_with_slash('open_ended_notifications', course_id)
     combined_dict = {
         'error_text' : "",
         'notification_list' : notification_list,
         'course' : course,
+        'success' : True,
+        'ajax_url' : ajax_url,
     }
 
+    log.debug(combined_dict)
+
     return render_to_response('open_ended_problems/combined_notifications.html',
         combined_dict
     )