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fix: use a single 'provider_type' key for storing discussion provider type in course #36039

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py
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Expand Up @@ -473,12 +473,12 @@ def sync_discussion_settings(course_key, user):

if (
ENABLE_NEW_STRUCTURE_DISCUSSIONS.is_enabled()
and not course.discussions_settings['provider_type'] == Provider.OPEN_EDX
and not course.discussions_settings.get('provider_type', None) == Provider.OPEN_EDX
and not course.discussions_settings.get('provider', None) == Provider.OPEN_EDX
):
LOGGER.info(f"New structure is enabled, also updating {course_key} to use new provider")
course.discussions_settings['enable_graded_units'] = False
course.discussions_settings['unit_level_visibility'] = True
course.discussions_settings['provider'] = Provider.OPEN_EDX
course.discussions_settings['provider_type'] = Provider.OPEN_EDX
modulestore().update_item(course, user.id)

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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion openedx/core/djangoapps/discussions/tasks.py
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Expand Up @@ -201,7 +201,14 @@ def update_unit_discussion_state_from_discussion_blocks(
"""
store = modulestore()
course = store.get_course(course_key)
provider = course.discussions_settings.get('provider', None)
# The provider information has been written to both `provider_type` and `provider`.
# Both of these serve the same purpose and this is an accident of early development.
# The `provider_type` key is now treated as read-only to allow existing values
# to be respected while moving to the `provider` key in the future.
provider = course.discussions_settings.get(
'provider_type',
course.discussions_settings.get('provider', None),
)
# Only migrate to the new discussion provider if the current provider is the legacy provider.
log.info(f"Current provider for {course_key} is {provider}")
if provider is not None and provider != Provider.LEGACY and not force:
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