Option view, changes getting persisted.

cms/static/client_templates/metadata_option_entry.html

+<div class="wrapper-comp-setting">
+    <label class="label setting-label" for="<%= uniqueId %>"><%= model.get('display_name') %></label>
+    <select class="input setting-input" id="<%= uniqueId %>" name="<%= model.get('display_name') %>">
+        <% _.each(model.get('options'), function(option) { %>
+            <option value="<%= option %>"><%= option %></option>
+        <% }) %>
+    </select>
+    <button class="action setting-clear inactive" type="button" name="setting-clear" value="Clear" data-tooltip="Clear">
+        <i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block undo">&#x21A9;</i>
+    </button>
+</div>
+<span class="tip setting-help"><%= model.get('help') %></span>

cms/static/client_templates/metadata_string_entry.html

 <div class="wrapper-comp-setting">
-	<label class="label setting-label" for="setting-discussion_category"><%= model.get('display_name') %></label>
-	<input class="input setting-input" type="text" id="setting-discussion_category" value='<%= model.get("value") %>'/> 
-	<!--button clickable if is-set -->
+	<label class="label setting-label" for="<%= uniqueId %>"><%= model.get('display_name') %></label>
+	<input class="input setting-input" type="text" id="<%= uniqueId %>" value='<%= model.get("value") %>'/>
 	<button class="action setting-clear inactive" type="button" name="setting-clear" value="Clear" data-tooltip="Clear">
 		<i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block undo">&#x21A9;</i>
 	</button>

cms/static/js/views/metadata_editor_view.js

@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ CMS.Views.Metadata.Editor = Backbone.View.extend({
                 var counter = 0;
                 _.each(self.model.attributes,
                     function(item, key) {
-                        self.views[key] = new CMS.Views.Metadata.Generic({
-                                el: self.$el.find('.metadata_entry')[counter],
-                                model: new CMS.Models.Metadata(item)
-                            }
-                        );
-                        counter+=1;
+                        var data = {
+                            el: self.$el.find('.metadata_entry')[counter++],
+                            model: new CMS.Models.Metadata(item)
+                        };
+                        if (item.options.length > 0) {
+                            self.views[key] = new CMS.Views.Metadata.Option(data);
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            self.views[key] = new CMS.Views.Metadata.String(data);
+                        }
+
                     });
             }
         );

cms/static/js/views/metadata_option_view.js

+if (!CMS.Views['Metadata']) CMS.Views.Metadata = {};
+
+CMS.Views.Metadata.Option = Backbone.View.extend({
+
+    // Model class ...
+    events : {
+    },
+
+    initialize : function() {
+        var self = this;
+        this.uniqueId = _.uniqueId('metadata_option_entry_');
+        // instantiates an editor template for each update in the collection
+        window.templateLoader.loadRemoteTemplate("metadata_option_entry",
+            "/static/client_templates/metadata_option_entry.html",
+            function (raw_template) {
+                self.template = _.template(raw_template);
+                self.$el.append(self.template({model: self.model, uniqueId: self.uniqueId}));
+                $('#' + self.uniqueId + " option").filter(function() {
+                    return $(this).text() === self.model.get('value');
+                }).prop('selected', true);
+            }
+        );
+    },
+
+    modified: function () {
+        return this.getValue() !== this.model.getOriginalValue();
+    },
+
+    getValue: function() {
+        return this.$el.find('#' + this.uniqueId).find(":selected").text();
+    }
+});

cms/static/js/views/metadata_string_view.js

 if (!CMS.Views['Metadata']) CMS.Views.Metadata = {};
 
-CMS.Views.Metadata.Generic = Backbone.View.extend({
+CMS.Views.Metadata.String = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     // Model class ...
     events : {
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ CMS.Views.Metadata.Generic = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     initialize : function() {
         var self = this;
+        this.uniqueId = _.uniqueId('metadata_string_entry_');
         // instantiates an editor template for each update in the collection
-        window.templateLoader.loadRemoteTemplate("metadata_entry",
+        window.templateLoader.loadRemoteTemplate("metadata_string_entry",
             "/static/client_templates/metadata_string_entry.html",
             function (raw_template) {
                 self.template = _.template(raw_template);
-                self.$el.append(self.template({model: self.model}));
+                self.$el.append(self.template({model: self.model, uniqueId: self.uniqueId}));
             }
         );
     },
@@ -23,6 +24,6 @@ CMS.Views.Metadata.Generic = Backbone.View.extend({
     },
 
     getValue: function() {
-        return this.$el.find('.editor').val();
+        return this.$el.find('#' + this.uniqueId).val();
     }
 });

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class CapaFields(object):
     showanswer = String(help="When to show the problem answer to the student", scope=Scope.settings, default="closed",
                         values=["answered", "always", "attempted", "closed", "never"])
     force_save_button = Boolean(help="Whether to force the save button to appear on the page", scope=Scope.settings, default=False)
-    rerandomize = Randomization(help="When to rerandomize the problem", default="always", scope=Scope.settings)
+    rerandomize = Randomization(help="When to rerandomize the problem", default="always", scope=Scope.settings,
+                                values=["always", "onreset", "never", "per_student"])
     data = String(help="XML data for the problem", scope=Scope.content)
     correct_map = Object(help="Dictionary with the correctness of current student answers", scope=Scope.user_state, default={})
     input_state = Object(help="Dictionary for maintaining the state of inputtypes", scope=Scope.user_state)

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py

@@ -648,8 +648,13 @@ class XModuleDescriptor(XModuleFields, HTMLSnippet, ResourceTemplates, XBlock):
                                     'inheritable': inheritable,
                                     'explicitly_set': explicitly_set}
 
+            values = [] if field.values is None else field.values
+            for index, choice in enumerate(values):
+                values[index] = field.to_json(choice)
+
             simple_metadata[field.name] = {'value': field.to_json(value),
                                            'display_name' : field.display_name,
+                                           'options' : values,
                                            'default_value': field.to_json(default_value),
                                            'inheritable': inheritable,
                                            'explicitly_set': explicitly_set,