Add discussion API course endpoint

This endpoint returns course metadata relating to discussions as a
starting point for clients.

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py

@@ -1419,21 +1419,41 @@ class CourseDescriptor(CourseFields, LicenseMixin, SequenceDescriptor):
         """
         return date_time + u" UTC"
 
-    @property
-    def forum_posts_allowed(self):
+    def get_discussion_blackout_datetimes(self):
+        """
+        Get a list of dicts with start and end fields with datetime values from
+        the discussion_blackouts setting
+        """
         date_proxy = Date()
         try:
-            blackout_periods = [(date_proxy.from_json(start),
-                                 date_proxy.from_json(end))
+            ret = [
+                {"start": date_proxy.from_json(start), "end": date_proxy.from_json(end)}
                 for start, end
-                                in filter(None, self.discussion_blackouts)]
+                in filter(None, self.discussion_blackouts)
+            ]
+            for blackout in ret:
+                if not blackout["start"] or not blackout["end"]:
+                    raise ValueError
+            return ret
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            log.exception(
+                "Error parsing discussion_blackouts %s for course %s",
+                self.discussion_blackouts,
+                self.id
+            )
+            return []
+
+    @property
+    def forum_posts_allowed(self):
+        """
+        Return whether forum posts are allowed by the discussion_blackouts
+        setting
+        """
+        blackouts = self.get_discussion_blackout_datetimes()
         now = datetime.now(UTC())
-            for start, end in blackout_periods:
-                if start <= now <= end:
+        for blackout in blackouts:
+            if blackout["start"] <= now <= blackout["end"]:
                 return False
-        except:
-            log.exception("Error parsing discussion_blackouts %s for course %s", self.discussion_blackouts, self.id)
-
         return True
 
     @property

lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/api.py

@@ -108,15 +108,53 @@ def _is_user_author_or_privileged(cc_content, context):
     )
 
 
-def get_thread_list_url(request, course_key, topic_id_list):
+def get_thread_list_url(request, course_key, topic_id_list=None):
     """
     Returns the URL for the thread_list_url field, given a list of topic_ids
     """
     path = reverse("thread-list")
-    query_list = [("course_id", unicode(course_key))] + [("topic_id", topic_id) for topic_id in topic_id_list]
+    query_list = (
+        [("course_id", unicode(course_key))] +
+        [("topic_id", topic_id) for topic_id in topic_id_list or []]
+    )
     return request.build_absolute_uri(urlunparse(("", "", path, "", urlencode(query_list), "")))
 
 
+def get_course(request, course_key):
+    """
+    Return general discussion information for the course.
+
+    Parameters:
+
+        request: The django request object used for build_absolute_uri and
+          determining the requesting user.
+
+        course_key: The key of the course to get information for
+
+    Returns:
+
+        The course information; see discussion_api.views.CourseView for more
+        detail.
+
+    Raises:
+
+        Http404: if the course does not exist or is not accessible to the
+          requesting user
+    """
+    course = _get_course_or_404(course_key, request.user)
+    return {
+        "id": unicode(course_key),
+        "blackouts": [
+            {"start": blackout["start"].isoformat(), "end": blackout["end"].isoformat()}
+            for blackout in course.get_discussion_blackout_datetimes()
+        ],
+        "thread_list_url": get_thread_list_url(request, course_key, topic_id_list=[]),
+        "topics_url": request.build_absolute_uri(
+            reverse("course_topics", kwargs={"course_id": course_key})
+        )
+    }
+
+
 def get_course_topics(request, course_key):
     """
     Return the course topic listing for the given course and user.

lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/tests/test_api.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from discussion_api.api import (
     delete_comment,
     delete_thread,
     get_comment_list,
+    get_course,
     get_course_topics,
     get_thread_list,
     update_comment,
@@ -63,6 +64,72 @@ def _remove_discussion_tab(course, user_id):
     modulestore().update_item(course, user_id)
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
+class GetCourseTest(UrlResetMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """Test for get_course"""
+
+    @mock.patch.dict("django.conf.settings.FEATURES", {"ENABLE_DISCUSSION_SERVICE": True})
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(GetCourseTest, self).setUp()
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create(org="x", course="y", run="z")
+        self.user = UserFactory.create()
+        self.request = RequestFactory().get("/dummy")
+        self.request.user = self.user
+        CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=self.user, course_id=self.course.id)
+
+    def test_nonexistent_course(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(Http404):
+            get_course(self.request, CourseLocator.from_string("non/existent/course"))
+
+    def test_not_enrolled(self):
+        unenrolled_user = UserFactory.create()
+        self.request.user = unenrolled_user
+        with self.assertRaises(Http404):
+            get_course(self.request, self.course.id)
+
+    def test_discussions_disabled(self):
+        _remove_discussion_tab(self.course, self.user.id)
+        with self.assertRaises(Http404):
+            get_course(self.request, self.course.id)
+
+    def test_basic(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            get_course(self.request, self.course.id),
+            {
+                "id": unicode(self.course.id),
+                "blackouts": [],
+                "thread_list_url": "http://testserver/api/discussion/v1/threads/?course_id=x%2Fy%2Fz",
+                "topics_url": "http://testserver/api/discussion/v1/course_topics/x/y/z",
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_blackout(self):
+        # A variety of formats is accepted
+        self.course.discussion_blackouts = [
+            ["2015-06-09T00:00:00Z", "6-10-15"],
+            [1433980800000, datetime(2015, 6, 12)],
+        ]
+        modulestore().update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
+        result = get_course(self.request, self.course.id)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result["blackouts"],
+            [
+                {"start": "2015-06-09T00:00:00+00:00", "end": "2015-06-10T00:00:00+00:00"},
+                {"start": "2015-06-11T00:00:00+00:00", "end": "2015-06-12T00:00:00+00:00"},
+            ]
+        )
+
+    @ddt.data(None, "not a datetime", "2015", [])
+    def test_blackout_errors(self, bad_value):
+        self.course.discussion_blackouts = [
+            [bad_value, "2015-06-09T00:00:00Z"],
+            ["2015-06-10T00:00:00Z", "2015-06-11T00:00:00Z"],
+        ]
+        modulestore().update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
+        result = get_course(self.request, self.course.id)
+        self.assertEqual(result["blackouts"], [])
+
+
 @mock.patch.dict("django.conf.settings.FEATURES", {"DISABLE_START_DATES": False})
 class GetCourseTopicsTest(UrlResetMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """Test for get_course_topics"""

lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/tests/test_views.py

@@ -67,6 +67,36 @@ class DiscussionAPIViewTestMixin(CommentsServiceMockMixin, UrlResetMixin):
         )
 
 
+class CourseViewTest(DiscussionAPIViewTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """Tests for CourseView"""
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(CourseViewTest, self).setUp()
+        self.url = reverse("discussion_course", kwargs={"course_id": unicode(self.course.id)})
+
+    def test_404(self):
+        response = self.client.get(
+            reverse("course_topics", kwargs={"course_id": "non/existent/course"})
+        )
+        self.assert_response_correct(
+            response,
+            404,
+            {"developer_message": "Not found."}
+        )
+
+    def test_get_success(self):
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assert_response_correct(
+            response,
+            200,
+            {
+                "id": unicode(self.course.id),
+                "blackouts": [],
+                "thread_list_url": "http://testserver/api/discussion/v1/threads/?course_id=x%2Fy%2Fz",
+                "topics_url": "http://testserver/api/discussion/v1/course_topics/x/y/z",
+            }
+        )
+
+
 class CourseTopicsViewTest(DiscussionAPIViewTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """Tests for CourseTopicsView"""
     def setUp(self):

lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/urls.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import include, patterns, url
 
 from rest_framework.routers import SimpleRouter
 
-from discussion_api.views import CommentViewSet, CourseTopicsView, ThreadViewSet
+from discussion_api.views import CommentViewSet, CourseTopicsView, CourseView, ThreadViewSet
 
 
 ROUTER = SimpleRouter()
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ ROUTER.register("comments", CommentViewSet, base_name="comment")
 urlpatterns = patterns(
     "discussion_api",
     url(
+        r"^v1/courses/{}".format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
+        CourseView.as_view(),
+        name="discussion_course"
+    ),
+    url(
         r"^v1/course_topics/{}".format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
         CourseTopicsView.as_view(),
         name="course_topics"

lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/views.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from rest_framework.viewsets import ViewSet
 
-from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 
 from discussion_api.api import (
     create_comment,
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from discussion_api.api import (
     delete_thread,
     delete_comment,
     get_comment_list,
+    get_course,
     get_course_topics,
     get_thread_list,
     update_comment,
@@ -35,6 +36,38 @@ class _ViewMixin(object):
     permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
 
 
+class CourseView(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
+    """
+    **Use Cases**
+
+        Retrieve general discussion metadata for a course.
+
+    **Example Requests**:
+
+        GET /api/discussion/v1/courses/course-v1:ExampleX+Subject101+2015
+
+    **Response Values**:
+
+        * id: The identifier of the course
+
+        * blackouts: A list of objects representing blackout periods (during
+            which discussions are read-only except for privileged users). Each
+            item in the list includes:
+
+            * start: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the start of the blackout period
+
+            * end: The ISO 8601 timestamp for the end of the blackout period
+
+        * thread_list_url: The URL of the list of all threads in the course.
+
+        * topics_url: The URL of the topic listing for the course.
+    """
+    def get(self, request, course_id):
+        """Implements the GET method as described in the class docstring."""
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)  # TODO: which class is right?
+        return Response(get_course(request, course_key))
+
+
 class CourseTopicsView(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
     """
     **Use Cases**
@@ -44,7 +77,7 @@ class CourseTopicsView(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
 
     **Example Requests**:
 
-        GET /api/discussion/v1/course_topics/{course_id}
+        GET /api/discussion/v1/course_topics/course-v1:ExampleX+Subject101+2015
 
     **Response Values**:
 
@@ -63,7 +96,7 @@ class CourseTopicsView(_ViewMixin, DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
     """
     def get(self, request, course_id):
         """Implements the GET method as described in the class docstring."""
-        course_key = CourseLocator.from_string(course_id)
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
         return Response(get_course_topics(request, course_key))