feat: add has_course_author_access to CourseHomeMetadataView response [BACKPORT][BB-9082]

common/djangoapps/student/auth.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def user_has_role(user, role):
     return False
 
 
-def get_user_permissions(user, course_key, org=None):
+def get_user_permissions(user, course_key, org=None, service_variant=None):
     """
     Get the bitmask of permissions that this user has in the given course context.
     Can also set course_key=None and pass in an org to get the user's
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def get_user_permissions(user, course_key, org=None):
     #  the LMS and Studio permissions will be separated as a part of this project. Once this is done (and this code is
     #  not removed during its implementation), we can replace the Limited Staff permissions with more granular ones.
     if course_key and user_has_role(user, CourseLimitedStaffRole(course_key)):
-        if settings.SERVICE_VARIANT == 'lms':
+        if (service_variant or settings.SERVICE_VARIANT) == 'lms':
             return STUDIO_EDIT_CONTENT
         else:
             return STUDIO_NO_PERMISSIONS
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def get_user_permissions(user, course_key, org=None):
     return STUDIO_NO_PERMISSIONS
 
 
-def has_studio_write_access(user, course_key):
+def has_studio_write_access(user, course_key, service_variant=None):
     """
     Return True if user has studio write access to the given course.
     Note that the CMS permissions model is with respect to courses.
@@ -131,15 +131,17 @@ def has_studio_write_access(user, course_key):
 
     :param user:
     :param course_key: a CourseKey
+    :param service_variant: the variant of the service (lms or cms). Permissions may differ between the two,
+        see the comment in get_user_permissions for more details.
     """
-    return bool(STUDIO_EDIT_CONTENT & get_user_permissions(user, course_key))
+    return bool(STUDIO_EDIT_CONTENT & get_user_permissions(user, course_key, service_variant=service_variant))
 
 
-def has_course_author_access(user, course_key):
+def has_course_author_access(user, course_key, service_variant=None):
     """
     Old name for has_studio_write_access
     """
-    return has_studio_write_access(user, course_key)
+    return has_studio_write_access(user, course_key, service_variant)
 
 
 def has_studio_advanced_settings_access(user):

lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/course_metadata/serializers.py

@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ class CourseHomeMetadataSerializer(VerifiedModeSerializer):
     can_view_certificate = serializers.BooleanField()
     course_modes = CourseModeSerrializer(many=True)
     is_new_discussion_sidebar_view_enabled = serializers.BooleanField()
+    has_course_author_access = serializers.BooleanField()

lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/course_metadata/tests/test_views.py

@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
 
 from common.djangoapps.course_modes.models import CourseMode
 from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseEnrollment
-from common.djangoapps.student.roles import CourseInstructorRole
+from common.djangoapps.student.roles import (
+    CourseBetaTesterRole,
+    CourseInstructorRole,
+    CourseLimitedStaffRole,
+    CourseStaffRole
+)
 from common.djangoapps.student.tests.factories import UserFactory
 from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.tests.utils import BaseCourseHomeTests
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.toggles import (
@@ -248,3 +253,32 @@ def test_discussion_tab_visible(self, visible):
             assert 'discussion' in tab_ids
         else:
             assert 'discussion' not in tab_ids
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        {
+            'course_team_role': None,
+            'has_course_author_access': False
+        },
+        {
+            'course_team_role': CourseBetaTesterRole,
+            'has_course_author_access': False
+        },
+        {
+            'course_team_role': CourseStaffRole,
+            'has_course_author_access': True
+        },
+        {
+            'course_team_role': CourseLimitedStaffRole,
+            'has_course_author_access': False
+        },
+    )
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_has_course_author_access_for_staff_roles(self, course_team_role, has_course_author_access):
+        CourseEnrollment.enroll(self.user, self.course.id, CourseMode.VERIFIED)
+
+        if course_team_role:
+            course_team_role(self.course.id).add_users(self.user)
+
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.data['has_course_author_access'] == has_course_author_access

lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/course_metadata/views.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.courseware_api.utils import get_celebrations_dict
 
 from common.djangoapps.course_modes.models import CourseMode
+from common.djangoapps.student.auth import has_course_author_access
 from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from lms.djangoapps.course_api.api import course_detail
 from lms.djangoapps.course_goals.models import UserActivity
@@ -139,6 +140,12 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             'can_view_certificate': certificates_viewable_for_course(course),
             'course_modes': course_modes,
             'is_new_discussion_sidebar_view_enabled': new_discussion_sidebar_view_is_enabled(course_key),
+            # We check the course author access in the context of CMS here because this field is used
+            # to determine whether the user can access the course authoring tools in the CMS.
+            # This is a temporary solution until the course author role is split into "Course Author" and
+            # "Course Editor" as described in the permission matrix here:
+            # https://github.com/openedx/platform-roadmap/issues/246
+            'has_course_author_access': has_course_author_access(request.user, course_key, 'cms'),
         }
         context = self.get_serializer_context()
         context['course'] = course