refactor: Remove broken Force-Publish UI from Studio

Co-Authored-By: Feanil Patel <feanil@axim.org>

cms/djangoapps/maintenance/tests.py

@@ -3,20 +3,15 @@
 """
 
 
-import json
-
 import ddt
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import reverse
 
-from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.management.commands.utils import get_course_versions
 from common.djangoapps.student.tests.factories import AdminFactory, UserFactory
 from openedx.features.announcements.models import Announcement
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, BlockFactory  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 
-from .views import COURSE_KEY_ERROR_MESSAGES, MAINTENANCE_VIEWS
+from .views import MAINTENANCE_VIEWS
 
 # This list contains URLs of all maintenance app views.
 MAINTENANCE_URLS = [reverse(view['url']) for view in MAINTENANCE_VIEWS.values()]
@@ -122,118 +117,6 @@ def test_non_global_staff_access(self, url):
         )
 
 
-@ddt.ddt
-class TestForcePublish(MaintenanceViewTestCase):
-    """
-    Tests for the force publish view.
-    """
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.view_url = reverse('maintenance:force_publish_course')
-
-    def setup_test_course(self):
-        """
-        Creates the course and add some changes to it.
-
-        Returns:
-            course: a course object
-        """
-        course = CourseFactory.create()
-        # Add some changes to course
-        chapter = BlockFactory.create(category='chapter', parent_location=course.location)
-        self.store.create_child(
-            self.user.id,
-            chapter.location,
-            'html',
-            block_id='html_component'
-        )
-        # verify that course has changes.
-        self.assertTrue(self.store.has_changes(self.store.get_item(course.location)))
-        return course
-
-    @ddt.data(
-        ('', COURSE_KEY_ERROR_MESSAGES['empty_course_key']),
-        ('edx', COURSE_KEY_ERROR_MESSAGES['invalid_course_key']),
-        ('course-v1:e+d+X', COURSE_KEY_ERROR_MESSAGES['course_key_not_found']),
-    )
-    @ddt.unpack
-    def test_invalid_course_key_messages(self, course_key, error_message):
-        """
-        Test all error messages for invalid course keys.
-        """
-        # validate that course key contains error message
-        self.verify_error_message(
-            data={'course-id': course_key},
-            error_message=error_message
-        )
-
-    def test_already_published(self):
-        """
-        Test that when a course is forcefully publish, we get a 'course is already published' message.
-        """
-        course = self.setup_test_course()
-
-        # publish the course
-        source_store = modulestore()._get_modulestore_for_courselike(course.id)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        source_store.force_publish_course(course.id, self.user.id, commit=True)
-
-        # now course is published, we should get `already published course` error.
-        self.verify_error_message(
-            data={'course-id': str(course.id)},
-            error_message='Course is already in published state.'
-        )
-
-    def verify_versions_are_different(self, course):
-        """
-        Verify draft and published versions point to different locations.
-
-        Arguments:
-            course (object): a course object.
-        """
-        # get draft and publish branch versions
-        versions = get_course_versions(str(course.id))
-
-        # verify that draft and publish point to different versions
-        self.assertNotEqual(versions['draft-branch'], versions['published-branch'])
-
-    def get_force_publish_course_response(self, course):
-        """
-        Get force publish the course response.
-
-        Arguments:
-            course (object): a course object.
-
-        Returns:
-            response : response from force publish post view.
-        """
-        # Verify versions point to different locations initially
-        self.verify_versions_are_different(course)
-
-        # force publish course view
-        data = {
-            'course-id': str(course.id)
-        }
-        response = self.client.post(self.view_url, data=data, HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH='XMLHttpRequest')
-        response_data = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
-        return response_data
-
-    def test_force_publish_dry_run(self):
-        """
-        Test that dry run does not publishes the course but shows possible outcome if force published is executed.
-        """
-        course = self.setup_test_course()
-        response = self.get_force_publish_course_response(course)
-
-        self.assertIn('current_versions', response)
-
-        # verify that course still has changes as we just dry ran force publish course.
-        self.assertTrue(self.store.has_changes(self.store.get_item(course.location)))
-
-        # verify that both branch versions are still different
-        self.verify_versions_are_different(course)
-
-
 @ddt.ddt
 class TestAnnouncementsViews(MaintenanceViewTestCase):
     """

cms/djangoapps/maintenance/urls.py

@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@
     AnnouncementDeleteView,
     AnnouncementEditView,
     AnnouncementIndexView,
-    ForcePublishCourseView,
     MaintenanceIndexView
 )
 
 app_name = 'cms.djangoapps.maintenance'
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', MaintenanceIndexView.as_view(), name='maintenance_index'),
-    re_path(r'^force_publish_course/?$', ForcePublishCourseView.as_view(), name='force_publish_course'),
     re_path(r'^announcements/(?P<page>\d+)?$', AnnouncementIndexView.as_view(), name='announcement_index'),
     path('announcements/create', AnnouncementCreateView.as_view(), name='announcement_create'),
     re_path(r'^announcements/edit/(?P<pk>\d+)?$', AnnouncementEditView.as_view(), name='announcement_edit'),

cms/djangoapps/maintenance/views.py

@@ -6,17 +6,14 @@
 import logging
 
 from django.core.validators import ValidationError
-from django.db import transaction
 from django.urls import reverse, reverse_lazy
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.views.generic import View
 from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, DeleteView, UpdateView
 from django.views.generic.list import ListView
-from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 
-from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.management.commands.utils import get_course_versions
 from common.djangoapps.edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from common.djangoapps.util.json_request import JsonResponse
 from common.djangoapps.util.views import require_global_staff
@@ -30,16 +27,6 @@
 
 # This dict maintains all the views that will be used Maintenance app.
 MAINTENANCE_VIEWS = {
-    'force_publish_course': {
-        'url': 'maintenance:force_publish_course',
-        'name': _('Force Publish Course'),
-        'slug': 'force_publish_course',
-        'description': _(
-            'Sometimes the draft and published branches of a course can get out of sync. Force publish course command '
-            'resets the published branch of a course to point to the draft branch, effectively force publishing the '
-            'course. This view dry runs the force publish command'
-        ),
-    },
     'announcement_index': {
         'url': 'maintenance:announcement_index',
         'name': _('Edit Announcements'),
@@ -131,104 +118,6 @@ def validate_course_key(self, course_key, branch=ModuleStoreEnum.BranchName.draf
         return course_usage_key
 
 
-class ForcePublishCourseView(MaintenanceBaseView):
-    """
-    View for force publishing state of the course, used by the global staff.
-
-    This view uses `force_publish_course` method of modulestore which publishes the draft state of the course. After
-    the course has been forced published, both draft and publish draft point to same location.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(MAINTENANCE_VIEWS['force_publish_course'])
-        self.context.update({
-            'current_versions': [],
-            'updated_versions': [],
-            'form_data': {
-                'course_id': '',
-                'is_dry_run': True
-            }
-        })
-
-    def get_course_branch_versions(self, versions):
-        """
-        Returns a dict containing unicoded values of draft and published draft versions.
-        """
-        return {
-            'draft-branch': str(versions['draft-branch']),
-            'published-branch': str(versions['published-branch'])
-        }
-
-    @transaction.atomic
-    @method_decorator(require_global_staff)
-    def post(self, request):
-        """
-        This method force publishes a course if dry-run argument is not selected. If dry-run is selected, this view
-        shows possible outcome if the `force_publish_course` modulestore method is executed.
-
-        Arguments:
-            course_id (string): a request parameter containing course id
-            is_dry_run (string): a request parameter containing dry run value.
-                                 It is obtained from checkbox so it has either values 'on' or ''.
-        """
-        course_id = request.POST.get('course-id')
-
-        self.context.update({
-            'form_data': {
-                'course_id': course_id
-            }
-        })
-
-        try:
-            course_usage_key = self.validate_course_key(course_id)
-        except InvalidKeyError:
-            self.context['error'] = True
-            self.context['msg'] = COURSE_KEY_ERROR_MESSAGES['invalid_course_key']
-        except ItemNotFoundError as exc:
-            self.context['error'] = True
-            self.context['msg'] = str(exc)
-        except ValidationError as exc:
-            self.context['error'] = True
-            self.context['msg'] = str(exc)
-
-        if self.context['error']:
-            return self.render_response()
-
-        source_store = modulestore()._get_modulestore_for_courselike(course_usage_key)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        if not hasattr(source_store, 'force_publish_course'):
-            self.context['msg'] = _('Force publishing course is not supported with old mongo courses.')
-            log.warning(
-                'Force publishing course is not supported with old mongo courses. \
-                %s attempted to force publish the course %s.',
-                request.user,
-                course_id,
-                exc_info=True
-            )
-            return self.render_response()
-
-        current_versions = self.get_course_branch_versions(get_course_versions(course_id))
-
-        # if publish and draft are NOT different
-        if current_versions['published-branch'] == current_versions['draft-branch']:
-            self.context['msg'] = _('Course is already in published state.')
-            log.warning(
-                'Course is already in published state. %s attempted to force publish the course %s.',
-                request.user,
-                course_id,
-                exc_info=True
-            )
-            return self.render_response()
-
-        self.context['current_versions'] = current_versions
-        log.info(
-            '%s dry ran force publish the course %s.',
-            request.user,
-            course_id,
-            exc_info=True
-        )
-        return self.render_response()
-
-
 class AnnouncementBaseView(View):
     """
     Base view for Announcements pages