Fix for Studio #96.

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py

@@ -73,20 +73,38 @@ def get_course_for_item(location):
 
 
 def get_lms_link_for_item(location, preview=False):
-    location = Location(location)
     if settings.LMS_BASE is not None:
         lms_link = "//{preview}{lms_base}/courses/{course_id}/jump_to/{location}".format(
             preview='preview.' if preview else '',
             lms_base=settings.LMS_BASE,
-            # TODO: These will need to be changed to point to the particular instance of this problem in the particular course
-            course_id=modulestore().get_containing_courses(location)[0].id,
-            location=location,
+            course_id=get_course_id(location),
+            location=Location(location)
         )
     else:
         lms_link = None
 
     return lms_link
 
+def get_lms_link_for_about_page(location):
+    """
+    Returns the url to the course about page from the location tuple.
+    """
+    if settings.LMS_BASE is not None:
+        lms_link = "//{lms_base}/courses/{course_id}/about".format(
+            lms_base=settings.LMS_BASE,
+            course_id=get_course_id(location)
+        )
+    else:
+        lms_link = None
+
+    return lms_link
+
+def get_course_id(location):
+    """
+    Returns the course_id from a given the location tuple.
+    """
+    # TODO: These will need to be changed to point to the particular instance of this problem in the particular course
+    return modulestore().get_containing_courses(Location(location))[0].id
 
 class UnitState(object):
     draft = 'draft'

cms/envs/test.py

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
+LMS_BASE = "localhost:8000"
+
 CACHES = {
     # This is the cache used for most things. Askbot will not work without a 
     # functioning cache -- it relies on caching to load its settings in places.

cms/templates/settings.html

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input">
                     <input type="text" class="long" id="course-name" value="[Course Name]" disabled="disabled">
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">This is used in <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_item(context_course.location, True)}">your course URL</a>, and cannot be changed</span>
+                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">This is used in <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_about_page(context_course.location)}">your course URL</a>, and cannot be changed</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input">
                     <input type="text" class="long" id="course-organization" value="[Course Organization]" disabled="disabled">
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">This is used in <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_item(context_course.location, True)}">your course URL</a>, and cannot be changed</span>     
+                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">This is used in <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_about_page(context_course.location)}">your course URL</a>, and cannot be changed</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input">
                     <input type="text" class="short" id="course-number" value="[Course No.]" disabled="disabled">
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">This is used in <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_item(context_course.location, True)}">your course URL</a>, and cannot be changed</span>
+                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">This is used in <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_about_page(context_course.location)}">your course URL</a>, and cannot be changed</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input">
                     <textarea class="long tall tinymce text-editor" id="course-overview"></textarea>
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">Introductions, prerequisites, FAQs that are used on <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_item(context_course.location, True)}">your course summary page</a></span>
+                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">Introductions, prerequisites, FAQs that are used on <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_about_page(context_course.location)}">your course summary page</a></span>
                   </div>
                 </div>      
               </div>