Allow for more flexible candidates for replacement filepaths

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import logging
 import traceback
 import re
 import StringIO
+import os
 
 from datetime import timedelta
 from lxml import etree
@@ -507,6 +508,8 @@ class CapaDescriptor(RawDescriptor):
     # TODO (cpennington): Delete this method once all fall 2012 course are being
     # edited in the cms
     @classmethod
-    def backcompat_path(cls, path):
-        if path.startswith('problem'):
-            return 'problems/' + path[7:]
+    def backcompat_paths(cls, path):
+        return [
+            'problems/' + path[8:],
+            path[8:],
+        ]

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/html_module.py

 import logging
+import os
 from lxml import etree
 
 from xmodule.x_module import XModule
@@ -31,12 +32,15 @@ class HtmlDescriptor(RawDescriptor):
     # TODO (cpennington): Delete this method once all fall 2012 course are being
     # edited in the cms
     @classmethod
-    def backcompat_path(cls, path):
-        if path.startswith('html/html'):
-            path = path[5:]
+    def backcompat_paths(cls, path):
         if path.endswith('.html.html'):
             path = path[:-5]
-        return path
+        candidates = []
+        while os.sep in path:
+            candidates.append(path)
+            _, _, path = path.partition(os.sep)
+
+        return candidates
 
     @classmethod
     def file_to_xml(cls, file_object):

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py

@@ -162,10 +162,12 @@ class XmlDescriptor(XModuleDescriptor):
                 # in the correct format.
                 # This should go away once the CMS is online and has imported all current (fall 2012)
                 # courses from xml
-                if not system.resources_fs.exists(filepath) and hasattr(cls, 'backcompat_path'):
-                    new_filepath = cls.backcompat_path(filepath)
-                    if new_filepath is not None and system.resources_fs.exists(new_filepath):
-                        filepath = new_filepath
+                if not system.resources_fs.exists(filepath) and hasattr(cls, 'backcompat_paths'):
+                    candidates = cls.backcompat_paths(filepath)
+                    for candidate in candidates:
+                        if system.resources_fs.exists(candidate):
+                            filepath = candidate
+                            break
 
                 log.debug('filepath=%s, resources_fs=%s' % (filepath, system.resources_fs))
                 try: