def create_thread(request, thread_data):
"""
Create a thread.
Arguments:
request: The django request object used for build_absolute_uri and
determining the requesting user.
thread_data: The data for the created thread.
Returns:
The created thread; see discussion_api.views.ThreadViewSet for more
detail.
"""
course_id = thread_data.get("course_id")
user = request.user
if not course_id:
raise ValidationError({"course_id": ["This field is required."]})
try:
course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
course = _get_course_or_404(course_key, user)
except (Http404, InvalidKeyError):
raise ValidationError({"course_id": ["Invalid value."]})
context = get_context(course, request)
_check_initializable_thread_fields(thread_data, context)
if (
"group_id" not in thread_data and
is_commentable_cohorted(course_key, thread_data.get("topic_id"))
):
thread_data = thread_data.copy()
thread_data["group_id"] = get_cohort_id(user, course_key)
serializer = ThreadSerializer(data=thread_data, context=context)
actions_form = ThreadActionsForm(thread_data)
if not (serializer.is_valid() and actions_form.is_valid()):
raise ValidationError(dict(serializer.errors.items() + actions_form.errors.items()))
serializer.save()
cc_thread = serializer.object
thread_created.send(sender=None, user=user, post=cc_thread)
api_thread = serializer.data
_do_extra_actions(api_thread, cc_thread, thread_data.keys(), actions_form, context)
track_forum_event(
request,
THREAD_CREATED_EVENT_NAME,
course,
cc_thread,
get_thread_created_event_data(cc_thread, followed=actions_form.cleaned_data["following"])
)
return api_thread
def create_thread(request, thread_data):
"""
Create a thread.
Parameters:
request: The django request object used for build_absolute_uri and
determining the requesting user.
thread_data: The data for the created thread.
Returns:
The created thread; see discussion_api.views.ThreadViewSet for more
detail.
"""
course_id = thread_data.get("course_id")
if not course_id:
raise ValidationError({"course_id": ["This field is required."]})
try:
course_key = CourseLocator.from_string(course_id)
course = _get_course_or_404(course_key, request.user)
except (Http404, InvalidKeyError):
raise ValidationError({"course_id": ["Invalid value."]})
context = get_context(course, request)
serializer = ThreadSerializer(data=thread_data, context=context)
extras_form = ThreadCreateExtrasForm(thread_data)
if not (serializer.is_valid() and extras_form.is_valid()):
raise ValidationError(dict(serializer.errors.items() + extras_form.errors.items()))
serializer.save()
thread = serializer.object
ret = serializer.data
following = extras_form.cleaned_data["following"]
if following:
context["cc_requester"].follow(thread)
ret["following"] = True
track_forum_event(
request,
THREAD_CREATED_EVENT_NAME,
course,
thread,
get_thread_created_event_data(thread, followed=following)
)
return serializer.data
