Set default section start date to Jan 1, 2030

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ These are notable changes in edx-platform.  This is a rolling list of changes,
 in roughly chronological order, most recent first.  Add your entries at or near
 the top.  Include a label indicating the component affected.
 
+Studio: Newly-created courses default to being published on Jan 1, 2030
+
 Studio: Added pagination to the Files & Uploads page.
 
 Blades: Video player improvements:

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_item.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for items views."""
 
 import json
-import datetime
+from datetime import datetime
 import ddt
 
 from mock import Mock, patch
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ def test_create_item_negative(self):
         resp = self.create_xblock(category='problem', boilerplate='nosuchboilerplate.yaml')
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
 
+    def test_create_with_future_date(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.course.start, datetime(2030, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC))
+        resp = self.create_xblock(category='chapter')
+        locator = self.response_locator(resp)
+        obj = self.get_item_from_modulestore(locator)
+        self.assertEqual(obj.start, datetime(2030, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC))
+
 
 class TestEditItem(ItemTest):
     """
@@ -214,14 +221,14 @@ def test_date_fields(self):
             data={'metadata': {'due': '2010-11-22T04:00Z'}}
         )
         sequential = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.seq_locator)
-        self.assertEqual(sequential.due, datetime.datetime(2010, 11, 22, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
+        self.assertEqual(sequential.due, datetime(2010, 11, 22, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
         self.client.ajax_post(
             self.seq_update_url,
             data={'metadata': {'start': '2010-09-12T14:00Z'}}
         )
         sequential = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.seq_locator)
-        self.assertEqual(sequential.due, datetime.datetime(2010, 11, 22, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
-        self.assertEqual(sequential.start, datetime.datetime(2010, 9, 12, 14, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
+        self.assertEqual(sequential.due, datetime(2010, 11, 22, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
+        self.assertEqual(sequential.start, datetime(2010, 9, 12, 14, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
 
     def test_delete_child(self):
         """
@@ -326,7 +333,7 @@ def test_make_draft(self):
         published = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.problem_locator, False)
         self.assertIsNone(published.due)
         draft = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.problem_locator, True)
-        self.assertEqual(draft.due, datetime.datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
+        self.assertEqual(draft.due, datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
 
     def test_make_public_with_update(self):
         """ Update a problem and make it public at the same time. """
@@ -338,7 +345,7 @@ def test_make_public_with_update(self):
             }
         )
         published = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.problem_locator, False)
-        self.assertEqual(published.due, datetime.datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
+        self.assertEqual(published.due, datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
 
     def test_make_private_with_update(self):
         """ Make a problem private and update it at the same time. """
@@ -357,7 +364,7 @@ def test_make_private_with_update(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ItemNotFoundError):
             self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.problem_locator, False)
         draft = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.problem_locator, True)
-        self.assertEqual(draft.due, datetime.datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
+        self.assertEqual(draft.due, datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
 
     def test_create_draft_with_update(self):
         """ Create a draft and update it at the same time. """
@@ -378,7 +385,7 @@ def test_create_draft_with_update(self):
         published = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.problem_locator, False)
         self.assertIsNone(published.due)
         draft = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.problem_locator, True)
-        self.assertEqual(draft.due, datetime.datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
+        self.assertEqual(draft.due, datetime(2077, 10, 10, 4, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
 
 
 @ddt.ddt

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py

@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ class CourseFields(object):
     enrollment_start = Date(help="Date that enrollment for this class is opened", scope=Scope.settings)
     enrollment_end = Date(help="Date that enrollment for this class is closed", scope=Scope.settings)
     start = Date(help="Start time when this module is visible",
-                 # using now(UTC()) resulted in fractional seconds which screwed up comparisons and anyway w/b the
-                 # time of first invocation of this stmt on the server
-                 default=datetime.fromtimestamp(0, UTC()),
+                 default=datetime(2030, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC()),
                  scope=Scope.settings)
     end = Date(help="Date that this class ends", scope=Scope.settings)
     advertised_start = String(help="Date that this course is advertised to start", scope=Scope.settings)

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/inheritance.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class InheritanceMixin(XBlockMixin):
 
     start = Date(
         help="Start time when this module is visible",
-        default=datetime.fromtimestamp(0, UTC),
+        default=datetime(2030, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
         scope=Scope.settings
     )
     due = Date(help="Date that this problem is due by", scope=Scope.settings)

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/factories.py

@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ def _create(cls, target_class, **kwargs):
         # Write the data to the mongo datastore
         new_course = store.create_xmodule(location, metadata=kwargs.get('metadata', None))
 
-        new_course.start = datetime.datetime.now(UTC).replace(microsecond=0)
-
         # The rest of kwargs become attributes on the course:
         for k, v in kwargs.iteritems():
             setattr(new_course, k, v)

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_course_module.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
-import datetime
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from fs.memoryfs import MemoryFS
 
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@
 ORG = 'test_org'
 COURSE = 'test_course'
 
-NOW = datetime.datetime.strptime('2013-01-01T01:00:00', '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:00').replace(tzinfo=UTC())
+NOW = datetime.strptime('2013-01-01T01:00:00', '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:00').replace(tzinfo=UTC())
+
+
+class CourseFieldsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_default_start_date(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            xmodule.course_module.CourseFields.start.default,
+            datetime(2030, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC())
+        )
 
 
 class DummySystem(ImportSystem):
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         # Needed for test_is_newish
         datetime_patcher = patch.object(
             xmodule.course_module, 'datetime',
-            Mock(wraps=datetime.datetime)
+            Mock(wraps=datetime)
         )
         mocked_datetime = datetime_patcher.start()
         mocked_datetime.now.return_value = NOW

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_import.py

@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ def test_metadata_no_inheritance(self):
         # Check that the child does not inherit a value for due
         child = descriptor.get_children()[0]
         self.assertEqual(child.due, None)
+
+        # Check that the child hasn't started yet
         self.assertLessEqual(
-            child.start,
-            datetime.datetime.now(UTC())
+            datetime.datetime.now(UTC()),
+            child.start
         )
 
     def test_metadata_override_default(self):

lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 from datetime import datetime
+from pytz import UTC
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory, CourseEnrollmentFactory
-from django_comment_common.models import Role, Permission
 from django_comment_client.tests.factories import RoleFactory
 import django_comment_client.utils as utils
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, ItemFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from courseware.tests.tests import TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE
 
+
 class DictionaryTestCase(TestCase):
     def test_extract(self):
         d = {'cats': 'meow', 'dogs': 'woof'}
@@ -128,7 +129,13 @@ def assertThreadCorrect(thread, discussion, expected_title):  #pylint: disable=C
 @override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE)
 class CategoryMapTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        self.course = CourseFactory.create(org="TestX", number="101", display_name="Test Course")
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create(
+            org="TestX", number="101", display_name="Test Course",
+            # This test needs to use a course that has already started --
+            # discussion topics only show up if the course has already started,
+            # and the default start date for courses is Jan 1, 2030.
+            start=datetime(2012, 2, 3, tzinfo=UTC)
+        )
         # Courses get a default discussion topic on creation, so remove it
         self.course.discussion_topics = {}
         self.course.save()