Copy changes to the activation email

common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_email.py

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from student.views import (
     reactivation_email_for_user, change_email_request, do_email_change_request, confirm_email_change
 )
 from student.models import UserProfile, PendingEmailChange
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.core import mail
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User, AnonymousUser
 from django.test import TestCase, TransactionTestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
@@ -62,6 +64,73 @@ class EmailTestMixin(object):
         self.addCleanup(settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS.pop)
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(settings.ROOT_URLCONF == 'lms.urls', 'Test only valid in lms')
+class ActivationEmailTests(TestCase):
+    """Test sending of the activation email. """
+
+    ACTIVATION_SUBJECT = "Activate Your edX Account"
+
+    # Text fragments we expect in the body of an email
+    # sent from an OpenEdX installation.
+    OPENEDX_FRAGMENTS = [
+        "Thank you for signing up for {platform}.".format(platform=settings.PLATFORM_NAME),
+        "http://edx.org/activate/",
+        (
+            "if you require assistance, check the help section of the "
+            "{platform} website".format(platform=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)
+        )
+    ]
+
+    # Text fragments we expect in the body of an email
+    # sent from an EdX-controlled domain.
+    EDX_DOMAIN_FRAGMENTS = [
+        "Thank you for signing up for {platform}".format(platform=settings.PLATFORM_NAME),
+        "http://edx.org/activate/",
+        "https://www.edx.org/contact-us",
+        "This email was automatically sent by edx.org"
+    ]
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ActivationEmailTests, self).setUp()
+
+    def test_activation_email(self):
+        self._create_account()
+        self._assert_activation_email(self.ACTIVATION_SUBJECT, self.OPENEDX_FRAGMENTS)
+
+    @patch.dict(settings.FEATURES, {'IS_EDX_DOMAIN': True})
+    def test_activation_email_edx_domain(self):
+        self._create_account()
+        self._assert_activation_email(self.ACTIVATION_SUBJECT, self.EDX_DOMAIN_FRAGMENTS)
+
+    def _create_account(self):
+        """Create an account, triggering the activation email. """
+        url = reverse('create_account')
+        params = {
+            'username': 'test_user',
+            'email': 'test_user@example.com',
+            'password': 'edx',
+            'name': 'Test User',
+            'honor_code': True,
+            'terms_of_service': True
+        }
+        resp = self.client.post(url, params)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            resp.status_code, 200,
+            msg=u"Could not create account (status {status}). The response was {response}".format(
+                status=resp.status_code,
+                response=resp.content
+            )
+        )
+
+    def _assert_activation_email(self, subject, body_fragments):
+        """Verify that the activation email was sent. """
+        self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
+        msg = mail.outbox[0]
+        self.assertEqual(msg.subject, subject)
+        for fragment in body_fragments:
+            self.assertIn(fragment, msg.body)
+
+
 @patch('student.views.render_to_string', Mock(side_effect=mock_render_to_string, autospec=True))
 @patch('django.contrib.auth.models.User.email_user')
 class ReactivationEmailTests(EmailTestMixin, TestCase):

lms/templates/emails/activation_email.txt

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 <%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 ${_("Thank you for signing up for {platform_name}.").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
 
-${_("To get started, please activate your account by clicking on the link below"
-      " (you may also copy and paste the link into your browser's address"
-      " bar).").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
+${_("Change your life and start learning today by activating your "
+    "{platform_name} account. Click on the link below or copy and "
+    "paste it into your browser's address bar.").format(
+      platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME
+    )}
 
 % if is_secure:
   https://${ site }/activate/${ key }
@@ -12,14 +14,16 @@ ${_("To get started, please activate your account by clicking on the link below"
   http://${ site }/activate/${ key }
 % endif
 
-% if settings.PLATFORM_NAME == "edX":
-${_("Activation ensures that you can register for {platform_name} courses and"
-      " access the courseware."
-      " If you require assistance, please use our web form at"
-      " {contact_us} or email {info_address}.").format(
-             platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME,
-             contact_us='https://www.edx.org/contact-us',
-             info_address=settings.CONTACT_EMAIL
+% if settings.FEATURES.get('IS_EDX_DOMAIN'):
+${_("After you activate your account, you can sign up for "
+    "and take any of the hundreds of courses {platform_name} offers."
+  ).format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
+
+${_("If you need help, please use our web form at "
+    "{contact_us_url} or email {info_email_address}."
+  ).format(
+    contact_us_url="https://www.edx.org/contact-us",
+    info_email_address=settings.CONTACT_EMAIL
   )}
 
 ${_("We hope you enjoy learning with {platform_name}!").format(
@@ -29,12 +33,11 @@ ${_("We hope you enjoy learning with {platform_name}!").format(
 ${_("The {platform_name} Team").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
 
 ${_("This email was automatically sent by {site_name} because someone "
-      "attempted to create an {platform_name} account using this email address. If you "
-      "did not attempt to create this account and do not activate the account, "
-      "you will no longer receive emails from {platform_name}.").format(
-        platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME,
-	site_name=settings.SITE_NAME
-)}
+      "attempted to create an {platform_name} account using this email address."
+    ).format(
+      site_name=settings.SITE_NAME,
+      platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME
+    )}
 
 % elif stanford_theme_enabled():  ## Temporary hack until we develop a better way to adjust language
 ${_("If you didn't request this, you don't need to do anything; you won't "

openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py

@@ -1306,7 +1306,10 @@ class RegistrationViewTest(ApiTestCase):
         sent_email = mail.outbox[0]
         self.assertEqual(sent_email.to, [self.EMAIL])
         self.assertEqual(sent_email.subject, "Activate Your edX Account")
-        self.assertIn("activate your account", sent_email.body)
+        self.assertIn(
+            u"activating your {platform} account".format(platform=settings.PLATFORM_NAME),
+            sent_email.body
+        )
 
     @ddt.data(
         {"email": ""},