(SOL-531)(SOL-532)Course Cards update; A link to course discovery page has been…

(SOL-531)(SOL-532)Course Cards update; A link to course discovery page has been added to the OpenEdX homepage

lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py

@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ class IndexPageCourseCardsSortingTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         ((template, context), _) = RENDER_MOCK.call_args  # pylint: disable=unpacking-non-sequence
         self.assertEqual(template, 'index.html')
 
-        # Now the courses will be stored in their announcement dates.
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_later.id)
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
+        # by default the courses will be sorted by their creation dates, earliest first.
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_later.id)
         self.assertEqual(context['courses'][2].id, self.course_with_default_start_date.id)
 
         # check the /courses view
@@ -213,23 +213,23 @@ class IndexPageCourseCardsSortingTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         ((template, context), _) = RENDER_MOCK.call_args  # pylint: disable=unpacking-non-sequence
         self.assertEqual(template, 'courseware/courses.html')
 
-        # Now the courses will be stored in their announcement dates.
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_later.id)
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
+        # by default the courses will be sorted by their creation dates, earliest first.
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_later.id)
         self.assertEqual(context['courses'][2].id, self.course_with_default_start_date.id)
 
     @patch('student.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
     @patch('courseware.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
-    @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'ENABLE_COURSE_SORTING_BY_START_DATE': True})
-    def test_course_cards_sorted_by_start_date_show_earliest_first(self):
+    @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'ENABLE_COURSE_SORTING_BY_START_DATE': False})
+    def test_course_cards_sorted_by_start_date_disabled(self):
         response = self.client.get('/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         ((template, context), _) = RENDER_MOCK.call_args  # pylint: disable=unpacking-non-sequence
         self.assertEqual(template, 'index.html')
 
-        # now the courses will be sorted by their creation dates, earliest first.
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_later.id)
+        # now the courses will be sorted by their announcement dates.
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_later.id)
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
         self.assertEqual(context['courses'][2].id, self.course_with_default_start_date.id)
 
         # check the /courses view as well
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class IndexPageCourseCardsSortingTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         ((template, context), _) = RENDER_MOCK.call_args  # pylint: disable=unpacking-non-sequence
         self.assertEqual(template, 'courseware/courses.html')
 
-        # now the courses will be sorted by their creation dates, earliest first.
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
-        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_later.id)
+        # now the courses will be sorted by their announcement dates.
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][0].id, self.starting_later.id)
+        self.assertEqual(context['courses'][1].id, self.starting_earlier.id)
         self.assertEqual(context['courses'][2].id, self.course_with_default_start_date.id)

lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py

@@ -383,7 +383,11 @@ def sort_by_start_date(courses):
     """
     Returns a list of courses sorted by their start date, latest first.
     """
-    courses = sorted(courses, key=lambda course: (course.start is None, course.start), reverse=False)
+    courses = sorted(
+        courses,
+        key=lambda course: (course.has_ended(), course.start is None, course.start),
+        reverse=False
+    )
 
     return courses
 

lms/envs/common.py

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ FEATURES = {
     # When a user goes to the homepage ('/') the user see the
     # courses listed in the announcement dates order - this is default Open edX behavior.
     # Set to True to change the course sorting behavior by their start dates, latest first.
-    'ENABLE_COURSE_SORTING_BY_START_DATE': False,
+    'ENABLE_COURSE_SORTING_BY_START_DATE': True,
 
     # Flag to enable new user account APIs.
     'ENABLE_USER_REST_API': False,

lms/static/sass/application-extend2-rtl.scss.mako

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 @import 'views/verification';
 @import 'views/shoppingcart';
 @import 'views/login-register';
+@import 'views/homepage';
 
 // applications
 @import "discussion/utilities/variables";

lms/static/sass/application-extend2.scss.mako

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 @import 'views/verification';
 @import 'views/decoupled-verification';
 @import 'views/shoppingcart';
+@import 'views/homepage';
 @import 'course/auto-cert';
 
 // applications

lms/static/sass/base/_grid-settings.scss

@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 $max-width: 1200px;
 /* Override the default global box-sizing */
 $border-box-sizing: false;
+/* Grid width variables */
+$large-min-width: 769px;
 
 
 /* Breakpoints */
-$mobile: new-breakpoint(max-width 320px 4);
-$tablet: new-breakpoint(min-width 321px max-width 768px, 8);
-$desktop: new-breakpoint(min-width 769px 12);
-$xl-desktop:  new-breakpoint(min-width 980px 12);
+$bp-tiny: new-breakpoint(max-width 320px 4);
+$bp-small: new-breakpoint(min-width 321px max-width 540px, 4);
+$bp-medium: new-breakpoint(min-width 541px max-width 768px, 8);
+$bp-large: new-breakpoint(min-width $large-min-width max-width 979px, 12);
+$bp-huge:  new-breakpoint(min-width 980px 12);

lms/static/sass/shared/_course_object.scss

@@ -13,23 +13,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    .courses-listing {
-      @include clearfix();
-      margin: 0;
-      padding: 0;
-      list-style: none;
-
-      .courses-listing-item {
-        width: flex-grid(4);
-        @include margin-right(flex-gutter());
-        @include float(left);
-
-        &:nth-child(3n+3) {
-          @include margin-right(0);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     .course {
       background: $body-bg;
       border: 1px solid $border-color-1;

lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss

@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ $edx-footer-bg-color: rgb(252,252,252);
       @include span-columns(12);
     }
 
-    @include media( $tablet ) {
+    @include media( $bp-medium ) {
     }
 
-    @include media( $desktop ) {
+    @include media( $bp-large ) {
       .footer-about {
         @include span-columns(6);
       }

lms/static/sass/shared/_header.scss

@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ header.global-new {
       }
     }
 
-    @include media( $desktop ) {
+    @include media( $bp-large ) {
       .wrapper-header {
         width: 100%;
         min-width: 800px;
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ header.global-new {
       }
     }
 
-    @include media( $xl-desktop ) {
+    @include media( $bp-huge ) {
       .wrapper-header {
         padding: 17px 0;
       }

lms/static/sass/views/_homepage.scss

+// lms - views - homepage view
+// ====================
+
+$course-card-height: ($baseline*18);
+$course-image-height: ($baseline*8);
+$course-info-height: ($baseline*10);
+$course-title-height: ($baseline*3.6);
+$learn-more-horizontal-position: calc(50% - 100px); // calculate the left position for "LEARN MORE" content
+
+.courses-container {
+  @include outer-container;
+  padding: ($baseline*0.9) ($baseline/2) 0 ($baseline/2);
+
+  .courses {
+    @include row();
+
+    .courses-listing {
+      @extend %ui-no-list;
+
+      .courses-listing-item {
+        @include fill-parent();
+        max-height: $course-card-height;
+        margin: ($baseline*0.75) 0 ($baseline*1.5) 0;
+
+        @include media($bp-medium) {
+          @include span-columns(4); // 4 of 8
+          @include omega(2n);
+        }
+
+        @include media($bp-large) {
+          @include span-columns(4); // 4 of 12
+          @include omega(3n);
+        }
+
+        @include media($bp-huge) {
+          @include span-columns(3); // 3 of 12
+          @include omega(4n);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    .course {
+      @include box-sizing(border-box);
+      @include transition(all $tmg-f3 linear 0s);
+      position: relative;
+      border-bottom: 3px solid $action-primary-bg;
+      box-shadow: 0 1px 10px 0 $black-t0, inset 0 0 0 1px $white-t3;
+      background: $body-bg;
+      width: 100%;
+
+      .course-image .cover-image {
+        height: $course-image-height;
+        overflow: hidden;
+
+        // places the shadow on top of the course image while hovering over the course card
+        &:before {
+          @include left(0);
+          @extend %ui-depth1;
+          position: absolute;
+          top: 0;
+          opacity: 0;
+          background: $black;
+          width: 100%;
+          height: $course-image-height;
+          content: '';
+        }
+
+        img {
+          width: 100%;
+          height: auto;
+        }
+
+        .learn-more {
+          @include left($learn-more-horizontal-position);
+          @include box-sizing(border-box);
+          @include line-height(28);
+          @extend %ui-depth2;
+          position: absolute;
+          top: ($baseline*2.75);
+          opacity: 0;
+          border: 3px solid $white;
+          border-radius: 3px;
+          padding: 0 $baseline;
+          width: ($baseline*10);
+          height: ($baseline*2.5);
+          text-align: center;
+          color: $white;
+        }
+      }
+
+      .course-info {
+        height: $course-info-height;
+
+        .course-organization, .course-code, .course-date {
+          @extend %t-icon6;
+          color: $black;
+        }
+
+        .course-organization, .course-code, .course-title {
+          display: block;
+        }
+
+        .course-organization {
+          @include line-height(11);
+          padding: ($baseline/2) ($baseline*0.75) ($baseline/10) ($baseline*0.75);
+        }
+
+        .course-code {
+          @include line-height(16);
+          padding: 0 ($baseline*0.75);
+        }
+
+        .course-title {
+          @include line-height(16);
+          @extend %t-icon4;
+          margin: ($baseline*0.25) 0 ($baseline*1.75) 0;
+          padding: 0 ($baseline*0.75);
+          height: $course-title-height;
+          color: $link-color;
+        }
+
+        .course-date {
+          @include line-height(14);
+          padding: ($baseline/10) ($baseline*0.75);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // STATE: hover and focus
+      &:hover,
+      &:focus {
+        .cover-image {
+          &:before {
+            @include transition(opacity $tmg-f2 ease-out $tmg-f2);
+            opacity: 0.6;
+          }
+
+          .learn-more {
+            @include transition(opacity $tmg-f2 ease-out $tmg-f2);
+            opacity: 1;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .courses-more {
+    @include margin-right(0);
+    text-align: center;
+
+    @include media($large-min-width) {
+      @include margin-right($baseline*0.5);
+      @include text-align(right);
+    }
+
+    .courses-more-cta {
+      font-weight: $font-semibold;
+
+      &:after {
+        content: " ›";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

lms/static/sass/views/_verification.scss

@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@
       }
     }
 
-    @include media( $desktop ) {
+    @include media( $bp-large ) {
       .contribution-options {
         .field {
           width: auto;
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@
       }
     }
 
-    @include media( $xl-desktop ) {
+    @include media( $bp-huge ) {
       .register-choice {
         .list-actions {
           float: right;

lms/templates/course.html

@@ -5,35 +5,28 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from courseware.courses import course_image_url, get_course_about_section
 %>
 <%page args="course" />
-<article id="${course.id | h}" class="course">
-  %if course.is_newish:
-    <span class="status">${_("New")}</span>
-  %endif
+<article class="course" id="${course.id | h}" role="region" aria-label="${get_course_about_section(course, 'title')}">
   <a href="${reverse('about_course', args=[course.id.to_deprecated_string()])}">
-  <div class="inner-wrapper">
-      <header class="course-preview">
-        <hgroup>
-          <h2><span class="course-number">${course.display_number_with_default | h}</span> ${get_course_about_section(course, 'title')}</h2>
-        </hgroup>
-        <div class="info-link">&#x2794;</div>
-      </header>
-      <section class="info">
-        <div class="cover-image">
-          <img src="${course_image_url(course)}" alt="${course.display_number_with_default | h} ${get_course_about_section(course, 'title')} Cover Image" />
-        </div>
-        <div class="desc">
-          <p>${get_course_about_section(course, 'short_description')}</p>
-        </div>
-        <div class="bottom">
-          <span class="university">${get_course_about_section(course, 'university')}</span>
-          % if not course.start_date_is_still_default:
-          <span class="start-date">${course.start_datetime_text()}</span>
-          % endif
-        </div>
-      </section>
-    </div>
-    <div class="meta-info">
-      <p class="university">${get_course_about_section(course, 'university')}</p>
+    <header class="course-image">
+      <div class="cover-image">
+        <img src="${course_image_url(course)}" alt="${get_course_about_section(course, 'title')} ${course.display_number_with_default}" />
+        <div class="learn-more" aria-hidden=true>${_("LEARN MORE")}</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <section class="course-info" aria-hidden=true>
+      <h2 class="course-name">
+        <span class="course-organization">${get_course_about_section(course, 'university')}</span>
+        <span class="course-code">${course.display_number_with_default}</span>
+        <span class="course-title">${get_course_about_section(course, 'title')}</span>
+      </h2>
+      <div class="course-date" aria-hidden="true">${_("Starts")}: ${course.start_datetime_text()}</div>
+    </section>
+    <div class="sr">
+      <ul>
+      <li>${get_course_about_section(course, 'university')}</li>
+      <li>${course.display_number_with_default}</li>
+      <li>${_("Starts")}: <time itemprop="startDate" datetime="${course.start_datetime_text()}">${course.start_datetime_text()}</time></li>
+    </ul>
     </div>
   </a>
 </article>

lms/templates/courseware/courses.html

-<%! 
+<%!
   from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
   from microsite_configuration import microsite
 %>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     </div>
   </header>
 
-  <section class="container">
+  <section class="courses-container">
     <section class="courses">
       <ul class="courses-listing">
 	%for course in courses:

lms/templates/index.html

@@ -48,19 +48,23 @@
       % endif
     </div>
   </header>
-  <section class="container">
+  <section class="courses-container">
     <section class="highlighted-courses">
 
       % if settings.FEATURES.get('COURSES_ARE_BROWSABLE'):
         <section class="courses">
             <ul class="courses-listing">
-            %for course in courses:
+            ## cap for showing 9 or less courses
+            %for course in courses[:9]:
               <li class="courses-listing-item">
                 <%include file="course.html" args="course=course" />
               </li>
             %endfor
             </ul>
         </section>
+        <div class="courses-more">
+          <a class="courses-more-cta" href="${marketing_link('COURSES')}" > ${_("View all Courses")} </a>
+        </div>
       % endif
 
     </section>