feat: add filter backends and limit the list view to super or staff u…

eox_nelp/pearson_vue/api/v1/views.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from edx_rest_framework_extensions.auth.jwt.authentication import JwtAuthentication
 from eox_core.edxapp_wrapper.bearer_authentication import BearerAuthentication
 from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.filters import SearchFilter
 from rest_framework.mixins import CreateModelMixin, ListModelMixin, RetrieveModelMixin
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ class PearsonRTENBaseView(CreateModelMixin, ListModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
     serializer_class = PearsonRTENSerializer
     queryset = PearsonRTENEvent.objects.all()  # pylint: disable=no-member
     authentication_classes = [BearerAuthentication, JwtAuthentication]
+    filter_backends = [SearchFilter]
+    search_fields = ["candidate__username", "course__id"]
 
     def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -133,6 +136,30 @@ def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
         return response
 
+    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Retrieve a list of objects if the user has the necessary permissions.
+
+        This method overrides the default list method to add a permission check.
+        Only users who are superusers or staff members are allowed to retrieve the list of objects.
+        If the user does not have the necessary permissions, an HTTP 404 error is raised.
+
+        Args:
+            request (HttpRequest): The request object containing user information.
+            *args: Additional positional arguments.
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments.
+
+        Returns:
+            Response: The response object containing the list of objects if the user has the necessary permissions.
+
+        Raises:
+            Http404: If the user does not have the necessary permissions.
+        """
+        if request.user.is_superuser or request.user.is_staff:
+            return super().list(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        raise Http404
+
     def get_candidate(self):
         """
         Retrieves the candidate user based on the client candidate ID provided in the request data.

eox_nelp/pearson_vue/tests/api/v1/test_views.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def setUp(self):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         Set up test client.
         """
         self.client = APIClient()
-        self.user, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(username='testuser', password='12345')
+        self.user, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(username='testuser', password='12345', is_staff=True)
         self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
         self.course_key = CourseKey.from_string("course-v1:test+CS501+2022_T4")
         self.course, _ = CourseOverview.objects.get_or_create(id=self.course_key)
@@ -191,6 +191,25 @@ def test_get_event(self):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(response.data["count"], len(events))
 
+    def test_get_event_no_permission(self):
+        """
+        Test retrieving an event without the necessary permissions.
+
+        Expected behavior:
+            - The response returns a 404 status code.
+        """
+        # Create a record to ensure there is at least one element
+        PearsonRTENEvent.objects.create(event_type=self.event_type, content={})  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+        # Create non staff user
+        non_staff_user, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(username='non_staff', password='12345')
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=non_staff_user)
+
+        # Attempt to retrieve all the events of the same type
+        response = self.client.get(reverse(f"pearson-vue-api:v1:{self.event_type}-list"), format="json")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+
     @override_settings(PEARSON_RTEN_API_ENABLED=False)
     def test_create_result_notification_event_disabled(self):
         """