def load_students() -> list:
SharedData.STUDENTS.clear()
path = SharedData.get_student_data()
if not os.path.exists(path):
return []
with open(path, "r") as students_file:
try:
students_json = json.load(students_file)
except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
students_json = []
for student in students_json:
SharedData.STUDENTS.append(
Student(
student["first_name"],
student["last_name"],
student["email"],
student["section"],
student["id"],
))
return SharedData.STUDENTS
def save_roster(roster):
"""Save the roster of students to a json file"""
roster = roster["roster"] # It is stored under "roster" in the json
# Download students (and others)
students = []
for role in roster:
for person in roster[role]:
student = {}
student["first_name"] = person["first_name"]
student["last_name"] = person["last_name"]
student["email"] = person["primary_email"]
student["id"] = person["user_id"]
if "class_section" in person:
student["section"] = person["class_section"]["value"]
else:
student["section"] = -1
students.append(student)
out_path = SharedData.get_student_data()
with open(out_path, "w") as _file:
json.dump(students, _file, indent=2)