def generate_certificate(request, course_key_string):
"""
Submit the certificate-generation task to the instructor task api,
then redirect to the certificate dashboard.
"""
# TODO: only one function that return both the course and the course_key
course_key = get_course_key(course_key_string)
course = get_course(course_key_string)
# this input dict as to be passed the celery task to operate
# the instructor_task update api
# see (get_task_completion_info lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/views.py)
input_args = {'student' : '',
'problem_url' : '',
'email_id' : ''}
if not get_university_attached_to_course(course):
messages.warning(request, _("University doesn't exist"))
return redirect('backoffice:certificate-dashboard', course_key_string)
try:
submit_generate_certificate(request, course_key, input_args)
return redirect('backoffice:certificate-dashboard', course_key_string)
except AlreadyRunningError:
messages.warning(request, _("A certificate generation is already running"))
return redirect('backoffice:certificate-dashboard', course_key_string)
def generate_test_certificate(request, course_key_string):
"""
Return the HttpResponse for downloading the certificate pdf file.
"""
# TODO: only one function that return both the course and the course_key
course_key = get_course_key(course_key_string)
course = get_course(course_key_string)
university = get_university_attached_to_course(course)
messages.warning(request, _("University doesn't exist"))
if university is not None:
certificate = create_test_certificate(course, course_key, university)
return certificate_file_response(certificate)
else:
return redirect('backoffice:certificate-dashboard', course_key_string)