feat: replace waffle flag with setting

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 **********
 
+3.6.0 - 2024-02-13
+******************
+* Enable backend access by course waffle flag or django setting.
+
 3.4.0 - 2024-01-30
 ******************
 * Add new GET endpoint to retrieve whether Learning Assistant is enabled in a given course.

learning_assistant/__init__.py

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 Plugin for a learning assistant backend, intended for use within edx-platform.
 """
 
-__version__ = '3.5.0'
+__version__ = '3.6.0'
 
 default_app_config = 'learning_assistant.apps.LearningAssistantConfig'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name

learning_assistant/api.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     block_leaf_filter,
     get_single_block,
     get_text_transcript,
-    learning_assistant_available,
+    learning_assistant_available_flag,
     traverse_block_pre_order,
 )
 from learning_assistant.text_utils import html_to_text
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ def render_prompt_template(request, user_id, course_id, unit_usage_key):
     return data
 
 
+def learning_assistant_available(course_key):
+    """
+    Return whether or not the learning assistant is available via django setting or course waffle flag.
+    """
+    return getattr(settings, 'LEARNING_ASSISTANT_AVAILABLE', False) or learning_assistant_available_flag(course_key)
+
+
 def learning_assistant_enabled(course_key):
     """
     Return whether the Learning Assistant is enabled in the course represented by the course_key.

learning_assistant/platform_imports.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def get_cache_course_run_data(course_run_id, fields):
     return get_course_run_data(course_run_id, fields)
 
 
-def learning_assistant_available(course_key):
+def learning_assistant_available_flag(course_key):
     """
     Return whether the Learning Assistant is available in the course represented by the course_key.
 

learning_assistant/plugins_api.py

@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
 imported into and used by the LearningAssistantCourseApp. This way, these implementations can be tested.
 """
 
-from learning_assistant.api import learning_assistant_enabled, set_learning_assistant_enabled
-from learning_assistant.platform_imports import get_user_role, learning_assistant_available
+from learning_assistant.api import (
+    learning_assistant_available,
+    learning_assistant_enabled,
+    set_learning_assistant_enabled,
+)
+from learning_assistant.platform_imports import get_user_role
 from learning_assistant.utils import user_role_is_staff
 
 
@@ -17,7 +21,8 @@ def is_available(course_key):
     Return a boolean indicating this course app's availability for a given course.
 
     If an app is not available, it will not show up in the UI at all for that course,
-    and it will not be possible to enable/disable/configure it.
+    and it will not be possible to enable/disable/configure it, unless the platform wide setting
+    LEARNING_ASSISTANT_AVAILABLE is set to True.
 
     Args:
         course_key (CourseKey): Course key for course whose availability is being checked.

test_settings.py

@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@ def root(*args):
     "\""
     "{% endif %}"
 )
+
+LEARNING_ASSISTANT_AVAILABLE = True

tests/test_api.py

@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
 
 import ddt
 from django.core.cache import cache
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey, UsageKey
 
 from learning_assistant.api import (
     _extract_block_contents,
     _get_children_contents,
     _leaf_filter,
     get_block_content,
+    learning_assistant_available,
     learning_assistant_enabled,
     render_prompt_template,
     set_learning_assistant_enabled,
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ def test_render_prompt_template(self, unit_content, flag_enabled, mock_get_conte
 @ddt.ddt
 class LearningAssistantCourseEnabledApiTests(TestCase):
     """
-    Test suite for the learning_assistant_enabled and set_learning_assistant_enalbed api functions.
+    Test suite for learning_assistant_available, learning_assistant_enabled, and set_learning_assistant_enabled.
     """
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
@@ -266,3 +267,19 @@ def test_set_learning_assistant_enabled(self, obj_exists, obj_value):
 
         obj = LearningAssistantCourseEnabled.objects.get(course_id=self.course_key)
         self.assertEqual(obj.enabled, obj_value)
+
+    @ddt.idata(itertools.product((True, False), (True, False)))
+    @ddt.unpack
+    @patch('learning_assistant.api.learning_assistant_available_flag')
+    def test_learning_assistant_available(
+        self,
+        learning_assistant_available_flag_value,
+        learning_assistant_available_setting_value,
+        learning_assistant_available_flag_mock
+    ):
+        learning_assistant_available_flag_mock.return_value = learning_assistant_available_flag_value
+        with override_settings(LEARNING_ASSISTANT_AVAILABLE=learning_assistant_available_setting_value):
+            return_value = learning_assistant_available(self.course_key)
+
+        expected_value = learning_assistant_available_setting_value or learning_assistant_available_flag_value
+        self.assertEqual(return_value, expected_value)