Check transcript avaialbility

edxval/api.py

@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ def update_video_status(edx_video_id, status):
     video.save()
 
 
+def is_transcript_available(video_id, language_code=None):
+    """
+    Returns whether the transcripts are available for a video.
+
+    Arguments:
+        video_id: it can be an edx_video_id or an external_id extracted from external sources in a video component.
+        language_code: it will the language code of the requested transcript.
+    """
+    filter_attrs = {'video_id': video_id}
+    if language_code:
+        filter_attrs['language_code'] = language_code
+
+    transcript_set = VideoTranscript.objects.filter(**filter_attrs)
+    return transcript_set.exists()
+
+
 def get_video_transcript(video_id, language_code):
     """
     Get a video's transcript

edxval/tests/test_api.py

@@ -1512,6 +1512,21 @@ class TranscriptTest(TestCase):
         )
 
     @data(
+        {'video_id': 'super-soaker', 'language_code': 'en', 'expected_availability': True},
+        {'video_id': 'super-soaker', 'language_code': None, 'expected_availability': True},
+        {'video_id': 'super123', 'language_code': 'en', 'expected_availability': False},
+        {'video_id': 'super-soaker', 'language_code': 'ro', 'expected_availability': False},
+    )
+    @unpack
+    def test_is_transcript_available(self, video_id, language_code, expected_availability):
+        """
+        Verify that `is_transcript_available` api function works as expected.
+        """
+        is_transcript_available = api.is_transcript_available(video_id, language_code)
+        self.assertEqual(is_transcript_available, expected_availability)
+
+    @unpack
+    @data(
         {'video_id': 'super-soaker', 'language_code': 'en', 'result': True},
         {'video_id': 'super-soaker', 'language_code': 'ur', 'result': False},
         {'video_id': 'super123', 'language_code': 'en', 'result': False},