def is_eligible_for_credit(self, course_key):
"""
Check if a user is eligible for a credit course.
Calls the LMS eligibility API endpoint and sends the username and course key
query parameters and returns eligibility details for the user and course combination.
Args:
course_key (string): The course key for which the eligibility is checked for.
Returns:
A list that contains eligibility information, or empty if user is not eligible.
Raises:
ConnectionError, SlumberBaseException and Timeout for failures in establishing a
connection with the LMS eligibility API endpoint.
"""
query_strings = {
'username': self.username,
'course_key': course_key
}
try:
api = EdxRestApiClient(
get_lms_url('api/credit/v1/'),
oauth_access_token=self.access_token
)
response = api.eligibility().get(**query_strings)
except (ConnectionError, SlumberBaseException, Timeout): # pragma: no cover
log.exception(
'Failed to retrieve eligibility details for [%s] in course [%s]',
self.username,
course_key
)
raise
return response
