Add Cert Exception UI on Instructor Dash

common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/instructor_dashboard.py

@@ -995,6 +995,23 @@ class CertificatesPage(PageObject):
     url = None
     PAGE_SELECTOR = 'section#certificates'
 
+    def wait_for_certificate_exceptions_section(self):
+        """
+        Wait for Certificate Exceptions to be rendered on page
+        """
+        self.wait_for_element_visibility(
+            'div.certificate_exception-container',
+            'Certificate Exception Section is visible'
+        )
+        self.wait_for_element_visibility('#add-exception', 'Add Exception button is visible')
+
+    def refresh(self):
+        """
+        Refresh Certificates Page and wait for the page to load completely.
+        """
+        self.browser.refresh()
+        self.wait_for_page()
+
     def is_browser_on_page(self):
         return self.q(css='a[data-section=certificates].active-section').present
 
@@ -1004,6 +1021,33 @@ class CertificatesPage(PageObject):
         """
         return self.q(css=' '.join([self.PAGE_SELECTOR, css_selector]))
 
+    def add_certificate_exception(self, student, free_text_note):
+        """
+        Add Certificate Exception for 'student'.
+        """
+        self.wait_for_element_visibility('#add-exception', 'Add Exception button is visible')
+
+        self.get_selector('#certificate-exception').fill(student)
+        self.get_selector('#notes').fill(free_text_note)
+        self.get_selector('#add-exception').click()
+
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: student in self.get_selector('div.white-listed-students table tr:last-child td').text,
+            description='Certificate Exception added to list'
+        )
+
+    def click_generate_certificate_exceptions_button(self):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """
+        Click 'Generate Exception Certificates' button in 'Certificates Exceptions' section
+        """
+        self.get_selector('#generate-exception-certificates').click()
+
+    def click_add_exception_button(self):
+        """
+        Click 'Add Exception' button in 'Certificates Exceptions' section
+        """
+        self.get_selector('#add-exception').click()
+
     @property
     def generate_certificates_button(self):
         """
@@ -1024,3 +1068,24 @@ class CertificatesPage(PageObject):
         Returns the "Pending Instructor Tasks" section.
         """
         return self.get_selector('div.running-tasks-container')
+
+    @property
+    def certificate_exceptions_section(self):
+        """
+        Returns the "Certificate Exceptions" section.
+        """
+        return self.get_selector('div.certificate_exception-container')
+
+    @property
+    def last_certificate_exception(self):
+        """
+        Returns the Last Certificate Exception in Certificate Exceptions list in "Certificate Exceptions" section.
+        """
+        return self.get_selector('div.white-listed-students table tr:last-child td')
+
+    @property
+    def message(self):
+        """
+        Returns the Message (error/success) in "Certificate Exceptions" section.
+        """
+        return self.get_selector('div.message')

common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_instructor_dashboard.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from ...pages.lms.dashboard import DashboardPage
 from ...pages.lms.problem import ProblemPage
 from ...pages.lms.track_selection import TrackSelectionPage
 from ...pages.lms.pay_and_verify import PaymentAndVerificationFlow, FakePaymentPage
+from common.test.acceptance.tests.helpers import disable_animations
 
 
 class BaseInstructorDashboardTest(EventsTestMixin, UniqueCourseTest):
@@ -567,9 +568,10 @@ class CertificatesTest(BaseInstructorDashboardTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super(CertificatesTest, self).setUp()
         self.course_fixture = CourseFixture(**self.course_info).install()
-        self.log_in_as_instructor()
-        instructor_dashboard_page = self.visit_instructor_dashboard()
-        self.certificates_section = instructor_dashboard_page.select_certificates()
+        self.user_name, self.user_id = self.log_in_as_instructor()
+        self.instructor_dashboard_page = self.visit_instructor_dashboard()
+        self.certificates_section = self.instructor_dashboard_page.select_certificates()
+        disable_animations(self.certificates_section)
 
     def test_generate_certificates_buttons_is_visible(self):
         """
@@ -600,3 +602,112 @@ class CertificatesTest(BaseInstructorDashboardTest):
             Then I see 'Pending Instructor Tasks' section
         """
         self.assertTrue(self.certificates_section.pending_tasks_section.visible)
+
+    def test_certificate_exceptions_section_is_visible(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: On the Certificates tab of the Instructor Dashboard, Certificate Exceptions section is visible.
+            Given that I am on the Certificates tab on the Instructor Dashboard
+            Then I see 'CERTIFICATE EXCEPTIONS' section
+        """
+        self.assertTrue(self.certificates_section.certificate_exceptions_section.visible)
+
+    def test_instructor_can_add_certificate_exception(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: On the Certificates tab of the Instructor Dashboard, Instructor can added new certificate
+        exception to list
+
+            Given that I am on the Certificates tab on the Instructor Dashboard
+            When I fill in student username and click 'Add Exception' button
+            Then new certificate exception should be visible in certificate exceptions list
+        """
+        # Add a student to Certificate exception list
+        self.certificates_section.add_certificate_exception(self.user_name, '')
+        self.assertIn(self.user_name, self.certificates_section.last_certificate_exception.text)
+
+    def test_error_on_duplicate_certificate_exception(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: On the Certificates tab of the Instructor Dashboard,
+        Error message appears if student being added already exists in certificate exceptions list
+
+            Given that I am on the Certificates tab on the Instructor Dashboard
+            When I fill in student username that already is in the list and click 'Add Exception' button
+            Then Error Message should say 'username/email already in exception list'
+        """
+        # Add a student to Certificate exception list
+        self.certificates_section.add_certificate_exception(self.user_name, '')
+
+        # Add duplicate student to Certificate exception list
+        self.certificates_section.add_certificate_exception(self.user_name, '')
+
+        self.assertIn(
+            'username/email already in exception list',
+            self.certificates_section.message.text
+        )
+
+    def test_error_on_empty_user_name(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: On the Certificates tab of the Instructor Dashboard,
+        Error message appears if no username/email is entered while clicking "Add Exception" button
+
+            Given that I am on the Certificates tab on the Instructor Dashboard
+            When I click on 'Add Exception' button
+            AND student username/email field is empty
+            Then Error Message should say 'Student username/email is required.'
+        """
+        # Click 'Add Exception' button without filling username/email field
+        self.certificates_section.wait_for_certificate_exceptions_section()
+        self.certificates_section.click_add_exception_button()
+
+        self.assertIn(
+            'Student username/email is required.',
+            self.certificates_section.message.text
+        )
+
+    def test_generate_certificate_exception(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: On the Certificates tab of the Instructor Dashboard, when user clicks
+        'Generate Exception Certificates' newly added certificate exceptions should be synced on server
+
+            Given that I am on the Certificates tab on the Instructor Dashboard
+            When I click 'Generate Exception Certificates'
+            Then newly added certificate exceptions should be synced on server
+        """
+        # Add a student to Certificate exception list
+        self.certificates_section.add_certificate_exception(self.user_name, '')
+
+        # Click 'Generate Exception Certificates' button
+        self.certificates_section.click_generate_certificate_exceptions_button()
+        self.certificates_section.wait_for_ajax()
+
+        # Revisit Page
+        self.certificates_section.refresh()
+
+        # wait for the certificate exception section to render
+        self.certificates_section.wait_for_certificate_exceptions_section()
+
+        # validate certificate exception synced with server is visible in certificate exceptions list
+        self.assertIn(self.user_name, self.certificates_section.last_certificate_exception.text)
+
+    def test_invalid_user_on_generate_certificate_exception(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: On the Certificates tab of the Instructor Dashboard, when user clicks
+        'Generate Exception Certificates' error message should appear if user does not exist
+
+            Given that I am on the Certificates tab on the Instructor Dashboard
+            When I click 'Generate Exception Certificates'
+            AND the user specified by instructor does not exist
+            Then an error message "Student (username/email=test_user) does not exist" is displayed
+        """
+        invalid_user = 'test_user_non_existent'
+        # Add a student to Certificate exception list
+        self.certificates_section.add_certificate_exception(invalid_user, '')
+
+        # Click 'Generate Exception Certificates' button
+        self.certificates_section.click_generate_certificate_exceptions_button()
+        self.certificates_section.wait_for_ajax()
+
+        # validate certificate exception synced with server is visible in certificate exceptions list
+        self.assertIn(
+            'Student (username/email={}) does not exist'.format(invalid_user),
+            self.certificates_section.message.text
+        )

lms/djangoapps/certificates/models.py

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django_extensions.db.fields import CreationDateTimeField
 from django_extensions.db.fields.json import JSONField
 from model_utils import Choices
 from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
@@ -108,6 +109,40 @@ class CertificateWhitelist(models.Model):
     user = models.ForeignKey(User)
     course_id = CourseKeyField(max_length=255, blank=True, default=None)
     whitelist = models.BooleanField(default=0)
+    created = CreationDateTimeField(_('created'))
+    notes = models.TextField(default=None, null=True)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_certificate_white_list(cls, course_id):
+        """
+        Return certificate white list for the given course as dict object,
+        returned dictionary will have the following key-value pairs
+
+        [{
+            id:         'id (pk) of CertificateWhitelist item'
+            user_id:    'User Id of the student'
+            user_name:  'name of the student'
+            user_email: 'email of the student'
+            course_id:  'Course key of the course to whom certificate exception belongs'
+            created:    'Creation date of the certificate exception'
+            notes:      'Additional notes for the certificate exception'
+        }, {...}, ...]
+
+        """
+        white_list = cls.objects.filter(course_id=course_id, whitelist=True)
+        result = []
+
+        for item in white_list:
+            result.append({
+                'id': item.id,
+                'user_id': item.user.id,
+                'user_name': unicode(item.user.username),
+                'user_email': unicode(item.user.email),
+                'course_id': unicode(item.course_id),
+                'created': item.created.strftime("%A, %B %d, %Y"),
+                'notes': unicode(item.notes or ''),
+            })
+        return result
 
 
 class GeneratedCertificate(models.Model):

lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/factories.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class CertificateWhitelistFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
 
     course_id = None
     whitelist = True
+    notes = None
 
 
 class BadgeAssertionFactory(DjangoModelFactory):

lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_certificates.py

@@ -204,8 +204,19 @@ class CertificatesInstructorApiTest(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         super(CertificatesInstructorApiTest, self).setUp()
         self.global_staff = GlobalStaffFactory()
         self.instructor = InstructorFactory(course_key=self.course.id)
+        self.user = UserFactory()
 
         # Enable certificate generation
+        self.certificate_exception_data = [
+            dict(
+                created="Wednesday, October 28, 2015",
+                notes="Test Notes for Test Certificate Exception",
+                user_email='',
+                user_id='',
+                user_name=unicode(self.user.username)
+            ),
+        ]
+
         cache.clear()
         CertificateGenerationConfiguration.objects.create(enabled=True)
 
@@ -301,3 +312,138 @@ class CertificatesInstructorApiTest(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         res_json = json.loads(response.content)
         self.assertIsNotNone(res_json['message'])
         self.assertIsNotNone(res_json['task_id'])
+
+    def test_certificate_exception_added_successfully(self):
+        """
+        Test certificates exception addition api endpoint returns success status and updated certificate exception data
+        when called with valid course key and certificate exception data
+        """
+        self.client.login(username=self.global_staff.username, password='test')
+        url = reverse(
+            'create_certificate_exception',
+            kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id), 'white_list_student': ''}
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            url,
+            data=json.dumps(self.certificate_exception_data),
+            content_type='application/json'
+        )
+
+        # Assert successful request processing
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        res_json = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        # Assert Request was successful
+        self.assertTrue(res_json['success'])
+
+        # Assert Success Message
+        self.assertEqual(res_json['message'], u'Students added to Certificate white list successfully')
+
+        # Assert Certificate Exception Updated data
+        certificate_exception = json.loads(res_json['data'])[0]
+        self.assertEqual(certificate_exception['user_email'], self.user.email)
+        self.assertEqual(certificate_exception['user_name'], self.user.username)
+        self.assertEqual(certificate_exception['user_id'], self.user.id)  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+    def test_certificate_exception_invalid_username_error(self):
+        """
+        Test certificates exception addition api endpoint returns failure when called with
+        invalid username.
+        """
+        invalid_user = 'test_invalid_user_name'
+        self.certificate_exception_data[0].update({'user_name': invalid_user})
+
+        self.client.login(username=self.global_staff.username, password='test')
+        url = reverse(
+            'create_certificate_exception',
+            kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id), 'white_list_student': ''}
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            url,
+            data=json.dumps(self.certificate_exception_data),
+            content_type='application/json')
+
+        # Assert 400 status code in response
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        res_json = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        # Assert Request not successful
+        self.assertFalse(res_json['success'])
+
+        # Assert Error Message
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res_json['message'],
+            u'Student (username/email={user}) does not exist'.format(user=invalid_user)
+        )
+
+    def test_certificate_exception_missing_username_and_email_error(self):
+        """
+        Test certificates exception addition api endpoint returns failure when called with
+        missing username/email.
+        """
+        self.certificate_exception_data[0].update({'user_name': '', 'user_email': ''})
+
+        self.client.login(username=self.global_staff.username, password='test')
+        url = reverse(
+            'create_certificate_exception',
+            kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id), 'white_list_student': ''}
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            url,
+            data=json.dumps(self.certificate_exception_data),
+            content_type='application/json')
+
+        # Assert 400 status code in response
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        res_json = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        # Assert Request not successful
+        self.assertFalse(res_json['success'])
+
+        # Assert Error Message
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res_json['message'],
+            u'Student username/email is required.'
+        )
+
+    def test_certificate_exception_duplicate_user_error(self):
+        """
+        Test certificates exception addition api endpoint returns failure when called with
+        username/email that already exists in 'CertificateWhitelist' table.
+        """
+
+        self.client.login(username=self.global_staff.username, password='test')
+        url = reverse(
+            'create_certificate_exception',
+            kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id), 'white_list_student': ''}
+        )
+
+        self.client.post(
+            url,
+            data=json.dumps(self.certificate_exception_data),
+            content_type='application/json'
+        )
+
+        # Make some request again to simulate duplicate user scenario
+        response = self.client.post(
+            url,
+            data=json.dumps(self.certificate_exception_data),
+            content_type='application/json'
+        )
+
+        # Assert 400 status code in response
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        res_json = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        # Assert Request not successful
+        self.assertFalse(res_json['success'])
+
+        user = self.certificate_exception_data[0]['user_name']
+        # Assert Error Message
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res_json['message'],
+            u"Student (username/email={user_id} already in certificate exception  list)".format(user_id=user)
+        )

lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_control
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError, PermissionDenied
 from django.core.mail.message import EmailMessage
 from django.db import IntegrityError
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist, MultipleObjectsReturned
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.core.validators import validate_email
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
@@ -91,8 +92,10 @@ from instructor.views import INVOICE_KEY
 from submissions import api as sub_api  # installed from the edx-submissions repository
 
 from certificates import api as certs_api
+from certificates.models import CertificateWhitelist
 
 from bulk_email.models import CourseEmail
+from student.models import get_user_by_username_or_email
 
 from .tools import (
     dump_student_extensions,
@@ -2680,3 +2683,100 @@ def start_certificate_generation(request, course_id):
         'task_id': task.task_id
     }
     return JsonResponse(response_payload)
+
+
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+@cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
+@require_global_staff
+@require_POST
+def create_certificate_exception(request, course_id, white_list_student=None):
+    """
+    Add Students to certificate white list.
+    """
+    course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+
+    try:
+        certificate_white_list = json.loads(request.body)
+    except ValueError:
+        return JsonResponse({
+            'success': False,
+            'message': _('Invalid Json data')
+        }, status=400)
+    try:
+        certificate_white_list, students = process_certificate_exceptions(certificate_white_list, course_key)
+    except ValueError as error:
+        return JsonResponse(
+            {'success': False, 'message': error.message, 'data': json.dumps(certificate_white_list)},
+            status=400
+        )
+
+    if white_list_student == 'all':
+        # Generate Certificates for all white listed students
+        students = User.objects.filter(
+            certificatewhitelist__course_id=course_key,
+            certificatewhitelist__whitelist=True
+        )
+
+    if students:
+        # generate certificates for students if 'students' list is not empty
+        instructor_task.api.generate_certificates_for_students(request, course_key, students=students)
+
+    response_payload = {
+        'success': True,
+        'message': _('Students added to Certificate white list successfully'),
+        'data': json.dumps(certificate_white_list)
+    }
+
+    return JsonResponse(response_payload)
+
+
+def process_certificate_exceptions(data_list, course_key):
+    """
+    Validate user data for certificate exceptions, raise ValueError in case of invalid data and create
+    'CertificateWhitelist' record for students in data_list.
+
+    return updated data_list after creating 'CertificateWhitelist' records in db.
+    """
+    students = []
+    users = [data.get('user_name', False) or data.get('user_email', False) for data in data_list]
+
+    if not all(users):
+        # Username and email can not both be empty
+        raise ValueError(_('Student username/email is required.'))
+
+    if len(users) != len(set(users)):
+        # Duplicate Student username/email is not allowed
+        raise ValueError(_('Duplicate Student Username/password.'))
+
+    for data in data_list:
+        user = data.get('user_name', '') or data.get('user_email', '')
+        try:
+            db_user = get_user_by_username_or_email(user)
+        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+            raise ValueError(_('Student (username/email={user}) does not exist').format(user=user))
+        except MultipleObjectsReturned:
+            raise ValueError(_('Multiple Students found with username/email={user}').format(user=user))
+
+        if CertificateWhitelist.objects.filter(user=db_user, whitelist=True).count() > 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                _("Student (username/email={user_id} already in certificate exception  list)").format(user_id=user)
+            )
+
+        certificate_white_list = CertificateWhitelist.objects.create(
+            user=db_user,
+            course_id=course_key,
+            whitelist=True,
+            notes=data.get('notes', '')
+        )
+
+        data.update({
+            'id': certificate_white_list.id,
+            'user_email': db_user.email,
+            'user_name': db_user.username,
+            'user_id': db_user.id,
+            'created': certificate_white_list.created.strftime("%A, %B %d, %Y"),
+        })
+
+        students.append(db_user)
+
+    return data_list, students

lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py

@@ -140,4 +140,8 @@ urlpatterns = patterns(
     url(r'^start_certificate_generation',
         'instructor.views.api.start_certificate_generation',
         name='start_certificate_generation'),
+
+    url(r'^create_certificate_exception/(?P<white_list_student>[^/]*)',
+        'instructor.views.api.create_certificate_exception',
+        name='create_certificate_exception'),
 )

lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from shoppingcart.models import Coupon, PaidCourseRegistration, CourseRegCodeItem
 from course_modes.models import CourseMode, CourseModesArchive
 from student.roles import CourseFinanceAdminRole, CourseSalesAdminRole
-from certificates.models import CertificateGenerationConfiguration
+from certificates.models import CertificateGenerationConfiguration, CertificateWhitelist
 from certificates import api as certs_api
 from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 
@@ -161,13 +161,21 @@ def instructor_dashboard_2(request, course_id):
 
     disable_buttons = not _is_small_course(course_key)
 
+    certificate_white_list = CertificateWhitelist.get_certificate_white_list(course_key)
+    certificate_exception_url = reverse(
+        'create_certificate_exception',
+        kwargs={'course_id': unicode(course_key), 'white_list_student': ''}
+    )
+
     context = {
         'course': course,
         'old_dashboard_url': reverse('instructor_dashboard_legacy', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(course_key)}),
         'studio_url': get_studio_url(course, 'course'),
         'sections': sections,
         'disable_buttons': disable_buttons,
-        'analytics_dashboard_message': analytics_dashboard_message
+        'analytics_dashboard_message': analytics_dashboard_message,
+        'certificate_white_list': certificate_white_list,
+        'certificate_exception_url': certificate_exception_url
     }
 
     return render_to_response('instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html', context)

lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/api.py

@@ -476,3 +476,24 @@ def generate_certificates_for_all_students(request, course_key):   # pylint: dis
     task_key = ""
 
     return submit_task(request, task_type, task_class, course_key, task_input, task_key)
+
+
+def generate_certificates_for_students(request, course_key, students=None):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    """
+    Submits a task to generate certificates for given students enrolled in the course or
+    all students if argument 'students' is None
+
+    Raises AlreadyRunningError if certificates are currently being generated.
+    """
+    if students:
+        task_type = 'generate_certificates_certain_student'
+        students = [student.id for student in students]
+        task_input = {'students': students}
+    else:
+        task_type = 'generate_certificates_all_student'
+        task_input = {}
+
+    task_class = generate_certificates
+    task_key = ""
+
+    return submit_task(request, task_type, task_class, course_key, task_input, task_key)

lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/tasks_helper.py

@@ -1341,11 +1341,17 @@ def upload_proctored_exam_results_report(_xmodule_instance_args, _entry_id, cour
 def generate_students_certificates(
         _xmodule_instance_args, _entry_id, course_id, task_input, action_name):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """
-    For a given `course_id`, generate certificates for all students
-    that are enrolled.
+    For a given `course_id`, generate certificates for only students present in 'students' key in task_input
+    json column, otherwise generate certificates for all enrolled students.
     """
     start_time = time()
     enrolled_students = CourseEnrollment.objects.users_enrolled_in(course_id)
+
+    students = task_input.get('students', None)
+
+    if students is not None:
+        enrolled_students = enrolled_students.filter(id__in=students)
+
     task_progress = TaskProgress(action_name, enrolled_students.count(), start_time)
 
     current_step = {'step': 'Calculating students already have certificates'}

lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/tests/test_tasks_helper.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Tests that CSV grade report generation works with unicode emails.
 import ddt
 from mock import Mock, patch
 import tempfile
+import json
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.course_groups import cohorts
 import unicodecsv
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
@@ -1510,12 +1511,18 @@ class TestCertificateGeneration(InstructorTaskModuleTestCase):
 
         current_task = Mock()
         current_task.update_state = Mock()
+        instructor_task = Mock()
+        instructor_task.task_input = json.dumps({'students': None})
         with self.assertNumQueries(125):
             with patch('instructor_task.tasks_helper._get_current_task') as mock_current_task:
                 mock_current_task.return_value = current_task
                 with patch('capa.xqueue_interface.XQueueInterface.send_to_queue') as mock_queue:
                     mock_queue.return_value = (0, "Successfully queued")
-                    result = generate_students_certificates(None, None, self.course.id, None, 'certificates generated')
+                    with patch('instructor_task.models.InstructorTask.objects.get') as instructor_task_object:
+                        instructor_task_object.return_value = instructor_task
+                        result = generate_students_certificates(
+                            None, None, self.course.id, {}, 'certificates generated'
+                        )
         self.assertDictContainsSubset(
             {
                 'action_name': 'certificates generated',

lms/static/js/certificates/collections/certificate_whitelist.js

+// Backbone.js Application Collection: CertificateWhiteList
+/*global define, RequireJS */
+
+;(function(define){
+    'use strict';
+    define([
+            'backbone',
+            'gettext',
+            'js/certificates/models/certificate_exception'
+        ],
+
+        function(Backbone, gettext, CertificateExceptionModel){
+
+            var CertificateWhiteList =  Backbone.Collection.extend({
+                model: CertificateExceptionModel,
+
+                initialize: function(attrs, options){
+                    this.url = options.url;
+                },
+
+                getModel: function(attrs){
+                    var model = this.findWhere({user_name: attrs.user_name});
+                    if(attrs.user_name && model){
+                        return model;
+                    }
+
+                    model = this.findWhere({user_email: attrs.user_email});
+                    if(attrs.user_email && model){
+                        return model;
+                    }
+
+                    return undefined;
+                },
+
+                sync: function(options, appended_url){
+                    var filtered = this.filter(function(model){
+                        return model.isNew();
+                    });
+
+                    Backbone.sync(
+                        'create',
+                        new CertificateWhiteList(filtered, {url: this.url + appended_url}),
+                        options
+                    );
+                },
+
+                update: function(data){
+                    _.each(data, function(item){
+                        var certificate_exception_model =
+                            this.getModel({user_name: item.user_name, user_email: item.user_email});
+                        certificate_exception_model.set(item);
+                    }, this);
+                }
+            });
+
+            return CertificateWhiteList;
+        }
+    );
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
\ No newline at end of file

lms/static/js/certificates/factories/certificate_whitelist_factory.js

+// Backbone.js Page Object Factory: Certificates
+/*global define, RequireJS */
+
+;(function(define){
+    'use strict';
+    define([
+            'jquery',
+            'js/certificates/views/certificate_whitelist',
+            'js/certificates/models/certificate_exception',
+            'js/certificates/views/certificate_whitelist_editor',
+            'js/certificates/collections/certificate_whitelist'
+        ],
+        function($, CertificateWhiteListListView, CertificateExceptionModel, CertificateWhiteListEditorView ,
+                 CertificateWhiteListCollection){
+            return function(certificate_white_list_json, certificate_exception_url){
+
+                var certificateWhiteList = new CertificateWhiteListCollection(JSON.parse(certificate_white_list_json), {
+                    parse: true,
+                    canBeEmpty: true,
+                    url: certificate_exception_url
+                });
+
+                new CertificateWhiteListListView({
+                    collection: certificateWhiteList
+                }).render();
+
+                new CertificateWhiteListEditorView({
+                    collection: certificateWhiteList
+                }).render();
+            };
+        }
+    );
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
\ No newline at end of file

lms/static/js/certificates/models/certificate_exception.js

+// Backbone.js Application Model: CertificateWhitelist
+/*global define, RequireJS */
+
+;(function(define){
+    'use strict';
+
+    define([
+            'underscore',
+            'underscore.string',
+            'backbone',
+            'gettext'
+        ],
+
+        function(_, str, Backbone, gettext){
+
+            return Backbone.Model.extend({
+                idAttribute: 'id',
+
+                defaults: {
+                    user_id: '',
+                    user_name: '',
+                    user_email: '',
+                    created: '',
+                    notes: ''
+                },
+
+                validate: function(attrs){
+                    if (!_.str.trim(attrs.user_name) && !_.str.trim(attrs.user_email)) {
+                        return gettext('Student username/email is required.');
+                    }
+
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    );
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
\ No newline at end of file

lms/static/js/certificates/views/certificate_whitelist.js

+// Backbone Application View: CertificateWhitelist View
+/*global define, RequireJS */
+
+;(function(define){
+    'use strict';
+
+    define([
+            'jquery',
+            'underscore',
+            'gettext',
+            'backbone'
+        ],
+
+        function($, _, gettext, Backbone){
+            return Backbone.View.extend({
+                el: "#white-listed-students",
+                generate_exception_certificates_radio:
+                    'input:radio[name=generate-exception-certificates-radio]:checked',
+
+                events: {
+                    'click #generate-exception-certificates': 'generateExceptionCertificates'
+                },
+
+                initialize: function(){
+                    // Re-render the view when an item is added to the collection
+                    this.listenTo(this.collection, 'change add', this.render);
+                },
+
+                render: function(){
+                    var template = this.loadTemplate('certificate-white-list');
+                    this.$el.html(template({certificates: this.collection.models}));
+
+                },
+
+                loadTemplate: function(name) {
+                    var templateSelector = "#" + name + "-tpl",
+                    templateText = $(templateSelector).text();
+                    return _.template(templateText);
+                },
+
+                generateExceptionCertificates: function(){
+                    this.collection.sync(
+                        {success: this.showSuccess(this), error: this.showError(this)},
+                        $(this.generate_exception_certificates_radio).val()
+                    );
+                },
+
+                showSuccess: function(caller_object){
+                    return function(xhr){
+                        var response = xhr;
+                        $(".message").text(response.message).removeClass('msg-error').addClass('msg-success').focus();
+                        caller_object.collection.update(JSON.parse(response.data));
+                        $('html, body').animate({
+                            scrollTop: $("#certificate-exception").offset().top - 10
+                        }, 1000);
+                    };
+                },
+
+                showError: function(caller_object){
+                    return function(xhr){
+                        var response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+                        $(".message").text(response.message).removeClass('msg-success').addClass("msg-error").focus();
+                        caller_object.collection.update(JSON.parse(response.data));
+                        $('html, body').animate({
+                            scrollTop: $("#certificate-exception").offset().top - 10
+                        }, 1000);
+                    };
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    );
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
\ No newline at end of file

lms/static/js/certificates/views/certificate_whitelist_editor.js

+// Backbone Application View: CertificateWhiteList Editor View
+/*global define, RequireJS */
+
+;(function(define){
+    'use strict';
+    define([
+            'jquery',
+            'underscore',
+            'gettext',
+            'backbone',
+            'js/certificates/models/certificate_exception'
+        ],
+        function($, _, gettext, Backbone, CertificateExceptionModel){
+            return Backbone.View.extend({
+                el: "#certificate-white-list-editor",
+                message_div: '.message',
+
+                events: {
+                    'click #add-exception': 'addException'
+                },
+
+                render: function(){
+                    var template = this.loadTemplate('certificate-white-list-editor');
+                    this.$el.html(template());
+                },
+
+                loadTemplate: function(name) {
+                    var templateSelector = "#" + name + "-tpl",
+                    templateText = $(templateSelector).text();
+                    return _.template(templateText);
+                },
+
+                addException: function(){
+                    var value = this.$("#certificate-exception").val();
+                    var notes = this.$("#notes").val();
+                    var user_email = '', user_name='', model={};
+
+                    if(this.isEmailAddress(value)){
+                        user_email = value;
+                        model = {user_email: user_email};
+                    }
+                    else{
+                        user_name = value;
+                        model = {user_name: user_name};
+                    }
+
+                    var certificate_exception = new CertificateExceptionModel({
+                        user_name: user_name,
+                        user_email: user_email,
+                        notes: notes
+                    });
+
+                    if(this.collection.findWhere(model)){
+                        this.showMessage("username/email already in exception list", 'msg-error');
+                    }
+                    else if(certificate_exception.isValid()){
+                        this.collection.add(certificate_exception, {validate: true});
+                        this.showMessage("Student Added to exception list", 'msg-success');
+                    }
+                    else{
+                        this.showMessage(certificate_exception.validationError, 'msg-error');
+                    }
+                },
+
+                isEmailAddress: function validateEmail(email) {
+                    var re = /^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i;
+                    return re.test(email);
+                },
+
+                showMessage: function(message, messageClass){
+                    this.$(this.message_div).text(message).
+                        removeClass('msg-error msg-success').addClass(messageClass).focus();
+                    $('html, body').animate({
+                        scrollTop: this.$el.offset().top - 20
+                    }, 1000);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    );
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
\ No newline at end of file

lms/static/js/spec/main.js

@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@
         'lms/include/js/spec/shoppingcart/shoppingcart_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/instructor_dashboard/ecommerce_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/instructor_dashboard/student_admin_spec.js',
+        'lms/include/js/spec/instructor_dashboard/certificates_exception_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/student_account/account_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/student_account/access_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/student_account/logistration_factory_spec.js',

lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss

@@ -2119,3 +2119,84 @@ input[name="subject"] {
   @include left(2em);
   @include right(auto);
 }
+
+#certificate-white-list-editor{
+  .msg-success{
+    border-top: 2px solid $confirm-color;
+    background: tint($confirm-color,95%);
+    color: $confirm-color;
+  }
+
+  .certificate-exception-inputs{
+    .student-username-or-email{
+      width: 300px;
+    }
+    .notes-field{
+      width: 400px;
+    }
+    p+p{
+      margin-top: 5px;
+    }
+    .message{
+      margin-top: 10px;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.white-listed-students {
+
+  table {
+    width: 100%;
+    word-wrap: break-word;
+
+    th {
+      @extend %t-copy-sub2;
+      background-color: $gray-l5;
+      padding: ($baseline*0.75) ($baseline/2) ($baseline*0.75) ($baseline/2);
+      vertical-align: middle;
+      text-align: left;
+      color: $gray;
+
+      &.date-column{
+        width: 230px;
+      }
+    }
+
+    td {
+      padding: ($baseline/2);
+      vertical-align: middle;
+      text-align: left;
+    }
+
+    tbody {
+      box-shadow: 0 2px 2px $shadow-l1;
+      border: 1px solid $gray-l4;
+      background: $white;
+
+      tr {
+        @include transition(all $tmg-f2 ease-in-out 0s);
+        border-top: 1px solid $gray-l4;
+
+        &:first-child {
+          border-top: none;
+        }
+
+        &:nth-child(odd) {
+          background-color: $gray-l6;
+        }
+
+        a {
+          color: $gray-d1;
+
+          &:hover {
+            color: $blue;
+          }
+        }
+
+        &:hover {
+          background-color: $blue-l5;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/certificate-white-list-editor.underscore

+<div class='certificate-exception-inputs'>
+    <input class='student-username-or-email' id="certificate-exception" type="text" placeholder="Student email or username" aria-describedby='student-user-name-or-email-tip'>
+    <textarea class='notes-field' id="notes" rows="10" placeholder="Free text notes" aria-describedby='notes-field-tip'></textarea>
+    <input type="button" id="add-exception" value="Add Exception">
+
+    <p id='student-user-name-or-email-tip'><%- gettext("Specify either Student's username or email for whom to create certificate exception") %></p>
+    <p id='notes-field-tip'><%- gettext("Enter Notes associated with this certificate exception") %></p>
+    <div class='message'></div>
+</div>

lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/certificate-white-list.underscore

+<% if (certificates.length === 0) { %>
+    <p><%- gettext("No results") %></p>
+<% } else { %>
+    <table>
+        <thead>
+            <th><%- gettext("Name") %></th>
+            <th><%- gettext("User ID") %></th>
+            <th><%- gettext("User Email") %></th>
+            <th class='date-column'><%- gettext("Date Exception Granted") %></th>
+            <th><%- gettext("Notes") %></th>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+        <% for (var i = 0; i < certificates.length; i++) {
+            var cert = certificates[i];
+        %>
+        <tr>
+            <td><%- cert.get("user_name") %></td>
+            <td><%- cert.get("user_id") %></td>
+            <td><%- cert.get("user_email") %></td>
+            <td><%- cert.get("created") %></td>
+            <td><%- cert.get("notes") %></td>
+        </tr>
+        <% } %>
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
+<% } %>
+
+<br/>
+<label>
+    <input type='radio' name='generate-exception-certificates-radio' checked="checked" value='new' aria-describedby='generate-exception-certificates-radio-new-tip'>
+    <span id='generate-exception-certificates-radio-new-tip'><%- gettext('Generate a Certificate for all ') %><strong><%- gettext('New') %></strong> <%- gettext('additions to the Exception list') %></span>
+</label>
+<br/>
+<label>
+    <input type='radio' name='generate-exception-certificates-radio' value='all' aria-describedby='generate-exception-certificates-radio-all-tip'>
+    <span id='generate-exception-certificates-radio-all-tip'><%- gettext('Generate a Certificate for all users on the Exception list') %></span>
+</label>
+<br/>
+<input type="button" id="generate-exception-certificates" value="<%- gettext('Generate Exception Certificates') %>" />

lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/certificates.html

-<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+<%namespace name='static' file='../../static_content.html'/>
+
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+import json
+%>
+
+<%static:require_module module_name="js/certificates/factories/certificate_whitelist_factory" class_name="CertificateWhitelistFactory">
+        CertificateWhitelistFactory('${json.dumps(certificate_white_list)}', "${certificate_exception_url}");
+</%static:require_module>
+
 <%page args="section_data"/>
 <div class="certificates-wrapper">
 
@@ -82,4 +91,21 @@
             </div>
         %endif
     % endif
+
+    <div class="certificate_exception-container">
+        <hr>
+        <h2> ${_("Certificate Exceptions")} </h2>
+        <div class="certificate-exception-section">
+            <p>${_("Use this to generate certificates for users who did not pass the course but have been given an exception by the Course Team to earn a certificate.")} </p>
+            <br />
+            <div id="certificate-white-list-editor"></div>
+            <br/>
+            <br/>
+            <div class="white-listed-students" id="white-listed-students"></div>
+            <br/>
+            <br/>
+        </div>
+        <div class="no-pending-tasks-message"></div>
+    </div>
+
 </div>

lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 ## Include Underscore templates
 <%block name="header_extras">
-% for template_name in ["cohorts", "enrollment-code-lookup-links", "cohort-editor", "cohort-group-header", "cohort-selector", "cohort-form", "notification", "cohort-state", "cohort-discussions-inline", "cohort-discussions-course-wide", "cohort-discussions-category","cohort-discussions-subcategory"]:
+% for template_name in ["cohorts", "enrollment-code-lookup-links", "cohort-editor", "cohort-group-header", "cohort-selector", "cohort-form", "notification", "cohort-state", "cohort-discussions-inline", "cohort-discussions-course-wide", "cohort-discussions-category","cohort-discussions-subcategory","certificate-white-list","certificate-white-list-editor"]:
 <script type="text/template" id="${template_name}-tpl">
   <%static:include path="instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/${template_name}.underscore" />
 </script>