def make_new_assessment(request):
name = request.POST['Assessment name']
description = request.POST['description']
course_id = request.POST['course id']
start_dt = request.POST['start date']
end_dt = request.POST['end date']
valid = False
# Validate Date Format
if regex_search(r'[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+', start_dt) and regex_search(r'[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+', end_dt):
st_dt_list = start_dt.split('-')
end_dt_list = end_dt.split('-')
valid = True
else:
messages.error(request, "Error: Incorrect date format. Use yyyy-mm-dd")
return make_new_assessment(request)
if valid:
# -----------if starts here -------------------------
# Create an instance of assessment
assessment = Assessment(
name = name.title(),
description = description,
start_date = start_dt,
end_date = end_dt,
course = Course.objects.get(pk=course_id),
)
assessment.save()
# Add questions to the assessment
idx = 0
more_questions = True
# while more_questions: # keeps checking if more questions
for idx in range(1000):
try:
question_text = request.POST['question-{}'.format(idx)]
answer_type = request.POST['answer type-{}'.format(idx)]
except MultiValueDictKeyError: # this error means no more questions
question_text = False
answer_type = False
if question_text == False: # if no more questions - break
more_questions = False
# break
else:
# Check which answer type
if answer_type == "Free Response":
type_answer = Question.TYPE_TEXT
else:
type_answer = Question.TYPE_Rating
# Create an instance of question
new_question = Question(
question_text=question_text,
type_answer=type_answer,
)
new_question.save()
# Save this new question into the assessment's ManytoMany field
assessment.questions.add(new_question)
assessment.save()
# # update counter
# idx += 1
messages.error(request, 'New assessment created')
# ---------------if ends here-------------
# messages.error(request, 'New course creation is successful!')
return all_assessments(request) # go to all assessment page
