def _test_visible_to_students(self, expected_visible_without_lock, name, start_date, publish=False):
"""
Helper method that checks that is_xblock_visible_to_students returns the correct value both
with and without visible_to_staff_only set.
"""
no_staff_lock = self._create_xblock_with_start_date(name, start_date, publish, visible_to_staff_only=False)
self.assertEqual(expected_visible_without_lock, utils.is_currently_visible_to_students(no_staff_lock))
# any xblock with visible_to_staff_only set to True should not be visible to students.
staff_lock = self._create_xblock_with_start_date(
name + "_locked", start_date, publish, visible_to_staff_only=True
)
self.assertFalse(utils.is_currently_visible_to_students(staff_lock))
def test_draft_released_xblock(self):
"""Verifies that a xblock with an unreleased draft and a released published version is visible"""
vertical = self._create_xblock_with_start_date('draft_released', self.past, publish=True)
# Create an unreleased draft version of the xblock
vertical.start = self.future
modulestore().update_item(vertical, self.dummy_user)
self.assertTrue(utils.is_currently_visible_to_students(vertical))