This project provides an LTI tool for working with email in the context of a Canvas course.
The mailing list app provides an interface for creating and using mailing list email addresses for each section within a Canvas course. Mailing lists can be configured to allow only teaching staff to post to the list, only section enrollees to post to the list, anyone to post to the list, or no one to post to the list.
The models defined within this project can be configured to use any standard database (postgresql, Sqlite, Oracle).
A distributed cache is used to cache mailing list data (currently configured to use Redis).
We use the Mailgun API to send/receive email to/from users.
Bootstrapping a local Python development environment on your host machine for testing (make sure USE_PYTHON_VERSION corresponds to the current Python version used by the Dockerfile):
USE_PYTHON_VERSION="3.10.4"
VENV_DIR=".venv"
pyenv install --skip-existing ${USE_PYTHON_VERSION}
rm -Rf "${VENV_DIR}" && PYENV_VERSION=${USE_PYTHON_VERSION} python -m venv "${VENV_DIR}"
. "${VENV_DIR}"/bin/activate && pip install --upgrade pip wheel
. "${VENV_DIR}"/bin/activate && pip install -r lti_emailer/requirements/local.txtRunning it from your host machine, if libraries and a Python environment are installed locally:
ENV=dev DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=lti_emailer.settings.local python manage.py runserver_plus --cert-file cert.crt