factory.py

Module containing creators for subsequent elements, such as assessments or submissions. Adheres to ‘factory’ architectural pattern.

Factories to create new resources with lengthy methods.

@TeamAlpha 2018 CodeMarker factory.py

app.factory.assessment_creator(self, serializer)

Method responsible for creating new assessments

Raises:

MultiValueDictKeyError – Raised when not enough arguments have been passed

Returns:

HttpResponse – Whether resource has been successfully created or not

app.factory.course_creator(self, serializer)

Dummy method for course creation, for future reference

app.factory.import_users(request)

Given an uploaded CSV file containing list of users, import them into DB

Arguments:

request - request containing the uploaded CSV file

Returns:

request – Whether the import was successful or not

app.factory.submission_creator(self, serializer)

Method for creating new submissions

Arguments:

serializer - passed from the views class, contains POST information

Returns:

HttpResponse - whether creation was successful or not