Xblock external UI - Server-side integration

lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.cache import cache
+from django.core.context_processors import csrf
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 from xblock.core import XBlock
 from xblock.fields import Scope
 from xblock.runtime import KvsFieldData, KeyValueStore
-from xblock.exceptions import NoSuchHandlerError
+from xblock.exceptions import NoSuchHandlerError, NoSuchViewError
 from xblock.django.request import django_to_webob_request, webob_to_django_response
 from xmodule.error_module import ErrorDescriptor, NonStaffErrorDescriptor
 from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError, ProcessingError
@@ -562,23 +563,19 @@ def xblock_resource(request, block_type, uri):  # pylint: disable=unused-argumen
     return HttpResponse(content, mimetype=mimetype)
 
 
-def _invoke_xblock_handler(request, course_id, usage_id, handler, suffix, user):
+def _get_module_by_usage_id(request, course_id, usage_id):
     """
-    Invoke an XBlock handler, either authenticated or not.
+    Gets a module instance based on its `usage_id` in a course, for a given request/user
 
+    Returns (location, descriptor, instance)
     """
     location = unquote_slashes(usage_id)
+    user = request.user
 
     # Check parameters and fail fast if there's a problem
     if not Location.is_valid(location):
         raise Http404("Invalid location")
 
-    # Check submitted files
-    files = request.FILES or {}
-    error_msg = _check_files_limits(files)
-    if error_msg:
-        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': error_msg}))
-
     try:
         descriptor = modulestore().get_instance(course_id, location)
     except ItemNotFoundError:
@@ -590,13 +587,6 @@ def _invoke_xblock_handler(request, course_id, usage_id, handler, suffix, user):
         )
         raise Http404
 
-    tracking_context_name = 'module_callback_handler'
-    tracking_context = {
-        'module': {
-            'display_name': descriptor.display_name_with_default,
-        }
-    }
-
     field_data_cache = FieldDataCache.cache_for_descriptor_descendents(
         course_id,
         user,
@@ -609,6 +599,29 @@ def _invoke_xblock_handler(request, course_id, usage_id, handler, suffix, user):
         log.debug("No module %s for user %s -- access denied?", location, user)
         raise Http404
 
+    return (location, descriptor, instance)
+
+
+def _invoke_xblock_handler(request, course_id, usage_id, handler, suffix, user):
+    """
+    Invoke an XBlock handler, either authenticated or not.
+
+    """
+    location, descriptor, instance = _get_module_by_usage_id(request, course_id, usage_id)
+
+    # Check submitted files
+    files = request.FILES or {}
+    error_msg = _check_files_limits(files)
+    if error_msg:
+        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': error_msg}))
+
+    tracking_context_name = 'module_callback_handler'
+    tracking_context = {
+        'module': {
+            'display_name': descriptor.display_name_with_default,
+        }
+    }
+
     req = django_to_webob_request(request)
     try:
         with tracker.get_tracker().context(tracking_context_name, tracking_context):
@@ -637,6 +650,30 @@ def _invoke_xblock_handler(request, course_id, usage_id, handler, suffix, user):
     return webob_to_django_response(resp)
 
 
+def xblock_view(request, course_id, usage_id, view_name):
+    """
+    Returns the rendered view of a given XBlock, with related resources
+
+    Returns a json object containing two keys:
+        html: The rendered html of the view
+        resources: A list of tuples where the first element is the resource hash, and
+            the second is the resource description
+    """
+    location, descriptor, instance = _get_module_by_usage_id(request, course_id, usage_id)
+
+    try:
+        fragment = instance.render(view_name)
+    except NoSuchViewError:
+        log.exception("Attempt to render missing view on %s: %s", instance, view_name)
+        raise Http404
+
+    return JsonResponse({
+        'html': fragment.content,
+        'resources': fragment.resources,
+        'csrf_token': str(csrf(request)['csrf_token']),
+    })
+
+
 def get_score_bucket(grade, max_grade):
     """
     Function to split arbitrary score ranges into 3 buckets.

lms/envs/aws.py

@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@
 
 HOSTNAME_MODULESTORE_DEFAULT_MAPPINGS = ENV_TOKENS.get('HOSTNAME_MODULESTORE_DEFAULT_MAPPINGS',{})
 
+############# CORS headers for cross-domain requests #################
+
+if FEATURES.get('ENABLE_CORS_HEADERS'):
+    INSTALLED_APPS += ('corsheaders',)
+    MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += ('corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',)
+    CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
+    CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = ENV_TOKENS.get('CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST', ())
+
 ############################## SECURE AUTH ITEMS ###############
 # Secret things: passwords, access keys, etc.
 

lms/envs/common.py

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
     # with Shib.  Feature was requested by Stanford's office of general counsel
     'SHIB_DISABLE_TOS': False,
 
+    # Allows to configure the LMS to provide CORS headers to serve requests from other domains
+    'ENABLE_CORS_HEADERS': False,
+
     # Can be turned off if course lists need to be hidden. Effects views and templates.
     'COURSES_ARE_BROWSABLE': True,
 
@@ -1243,6 +1246,14 @@
     INSTALLED_APPS += ('django_cas',)
     MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += ('django_cas.middleware.CASMiddleware',)
 
+############# CORS headers for cross-domain requests #################
+
+if FEATURES.get('ENABLE_CORS_HEADERS'):
+    INSTALLED_APPS += ('corsheaders',)
+    MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += ('corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',)
+    CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
+    CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = ('')
+
 ###################### Registration ##################################
 
 # For each of the fields, give one of the following values:

lms/lib/xblock/runtime.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import re
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from user_api import user_service
@@ -106,10 +107,11 @@ def local_resource_url(self, block, uri):
         """
         local_resource_url for Studio
         """
-        return reverse('xblock_resource_url', kwargs={
+        path = reverse('xblock_resource_url', kwargs={
             'block_type': block.scope_ids.block_type,
             'uri': uri,
         })
+        return '//{}{}'.format(settings.SITE_NAME, path)
 
 
 class LmsPartitionService(PartitionService):

lms/urls.py

@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/xblock/(?P<usage_id>[^/]*)/handler/(?P<handler>[^/]*)(?:/(?P<suffix>.*))?$',
             'courseware.module_render.handle_xblock_callback',
             name='xblock_handler'),
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/xblock/(?P<usage_id>[^/]*)/view/(?P<view_name>[^/]*)$',
+            'courseware.module_render.xblock_view',
+            name='xblock_view'),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/xblock/(?P<usage_id>[^/]*)/handler_noauth/(?P<handler>[^/]*)(?:/(?P<suffix>.*))?$',
             'courseware.module_render.handle_xblock_callback_noauth',
             name='xblock_handler_noauth'),

requirements/edx/base.txt

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ sphinx_rtd_theme==0.1.5
 Babel==1.3
 transifex-client==0.10
 
+# Used to allow to configure CORS headers for cross-domain requests
+django-cors-headers==0.12
+
 # We've tried several times to update the debug toolbar to version 1.0.1,
 # and had problems each time, resulting in us rolling back to 0.9.4. Before
 # submitting another pull request to do this update, check the following: