Include stack trace in Course Rerun errors; Log errors.

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This file contains celery tasks for contentstore views
 from celery.task import task
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 import json
+import logging
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.course_module import CourseFields
 
@@ -40,13 +41,15 @@ def rerun_course(source_course_key_string, destination_course_key_string, user_i
 
     except DuplicateCourseError as exc:
         # do NOT delete the original course, only update the status
-        CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=destination_course_key, exception=exc)
+        CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=destination_course_key)
+        logging.exception(u'Course Rerun Error')
         return "duplicate course"
 
     # catch all exceptions so we can update the state and properly cleanup the course.
     except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
         # update state: Failed
-        CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=destination_course_key, exception=exc)
+        CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=destination_course_key)
+        logging.exception(u'Course Rerun Error')
 
         try:
             # cleanup any remnants of the course

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py

@@ -1699,6 +1699,18 @@ class RerunCourseTest(ContentStoreTestCase):
             self.user.save()
             self.post_rerun_request(source_course.id, response_code=403, expect_error=True)
 
+    def test_rerun_error(self):
+        error_message = "Mock Error Message"
+        with mock.patch(
+                'xmodule.modulestore.mixed.MixedModuleStore.clone_course',
+                mock.Mock(side_effect=Exception(error_message))
+        ):
+            source_course = CourseFactory.create()
+            destination_course_key = self.post_rerun_request(source_course.id)
+            rerun_state = CourseRerunState.objects.find_first(course_key=destination_course_key)
+            self.assertEquals(rerun_state.state, CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.FAILED)
+            self.assertIn(error_message, rerun_state.message)
+
 
 class EntryPageTestCase(TestCase):
     """

common/djangoapps/course_action_state/managers.py

 """
 Model Managers for Course Actions
 """
+import traceback
 from django.db import models, transaction
 
 
@@ -135,14 +136,14 @@ class CourseRerunUIStateManager(CourseActionUIStateManager):
             new_state=self.State.SUCCEEDED,
         )
 
-    def failed(self, course_key, exception):
+    def failed(self, course_key):
         """
-        To be called when an existing rerun for the given course has failed with the given exception.
+        To be called within an exception handler when an existing rerun for the given course has failed.
         """
         self.update_state(
             course_key=course_key,
             new_state=self.State.FAILED,
-            message=exception.message,
+            message=traceback.format_exc(),
         )
 
 

common/djangoapps/course_action_state/tests/test_rerun_manager.py

@@ -91,12 +91,17 @@ class TestCourseRerunStateManager(TestCase):
 
         # set state to fail
         exception = Exception("failure in rerunning")
-        CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=self.course_key, exception=exception)
-        self.expected_rerun_state.update({
-            'state': CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.FAILED,
-            'message': exception.message,
-        })
+        try:
+            raise exception
+        except:
+            CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=self.course_key)
+
+        self.expected_rerun_state.update(
+            {'state': CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.FAILED}
+        )
+        self.expected_rerun_state.pop('message')
         rerun = self.verify_rerun_state()
+        self.assertIn(exception.message, rerun.message)
 
         # dismiss ui and verify
         self.dismiss_ui_and_verify(rerun)