Move press articles to json.

common/djangoapps/student/views.py

@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 
 from models import Registration, UserProfile, PendingNameChange, PendingEmailChange, CourseEnrollment
 from datetime import date
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 log = logging.getLogger("mitx.student")
-
+Article = namedtuple('Article', 'title url author image deck publication publish_date')
 
 def csrf_token(context):
     ''' A csrf token that can be included in a form.
@@ -84,6 +85,19 @@ def course_from_id(id):
     course_loc = CourseDescriptor.id_to_location(id)
     return modulestore().get_item(course_loc)
 
+def press(request):
+    json_articles = cache.get("student_press_json_articles")
+    if json_articles == None:
+        if hasattr(settings, 'RSS_URL'):
+            content = urllib.urlopen(settings.PRESS_URL).read()
+            json_articles = json.loads(content)
+        else:
+            content = open(settings.PROJECT_ROOT / "templates" / "press.json").read()
+            json_articles = json.loads(content)
+        cache.set("student_press_json_articles", json_articles)
+    articles = [Article(**article) for article in json_articles]
+    return render_to_response('static_templates/press.html', {'articles': articles})
+
 @login_required
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 def dashboard(request):

lms/envs/common.py

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ LIB_URL = '/static/js/'
 # BOOK_URL = '/static/book/'
 BOOK_URL = 'https://mitxstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/book_images/' # For AWS deploys
 # RSS_URL = r'lms/templates/feed.rss'
+# PRESS_URL = r''
 RSS_TIMEOUT = 600
 
 # Configuration option for when we want to grab server error pages

lms/templates/press.json

+[
+    {
+        "title": "Review: MITx's Online Circuit Design and Analysis Course",
+        "url": "http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/review-mitxs-online-circuit-design-and-analysis-course",
+        "author": "Steven J. Frank",
+        "image": "ieee_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": "This latest experiment in remote learning is not for a casual audience.",
+        "publication": "IEEE Spectrum",
+        "publish_date": "July 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "More universities sign on to free online course initiative",
+        "url": "http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120719082235228",
+        "author": "Alison Moodie",
+        "image": "univworldnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "University World News",
+        "publish_date": "July 19, 2012 Issue No:231"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "One Course, 150,000 Students",
+        "url": "http://nyti.ms/LtlQ5k",
+        "author": "Tamar Lewin",
+        "image": "nyt_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "The New York Times",
+        "publish_date": "July 18, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Lessons learned from MITx's prototype course",
+        "url": "http://mitne.ws/Mdabcp",
+        "author": "Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office",
+        "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": "As the team behind MIT's ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.",
+        "publication": "MIT News",
+        "publish_date": "7/16/2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Software \"coding\": not just for programmers anymore",
+        "url": "http://gigaom.com/cloud/everybody-codes/",
+        "author": "Barb Darrow",
+        "image": "gigaom_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "GigaOM",
+        "publish_date": "July 16, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Anant Agarwal believes an online education from MIT and Harvard should be available to all",
+        "url": "http://b.globe.com/P6XKlB",
+        "author": "Jon Marcus",
+        "image": "bostonglobe_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "The Boston Globe",
+        "publish_date": "July 15, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?",
+        "url": "http://n.pr/Lt5ydM",
+        "author": "Tovia Smith",
+        "image": "npr_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "NPR",
+        "publish_date": "July 02, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Coming Your Way: Free Virtual Courses From Top U.S. Universities",
+        "url": "http://www.openequalfree.org/coming-your-way-free-virtual-courses-from-top-u-s-universities/13993",
+        "author": null,
+        "image": "oef_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "Open Equal Free",
+        "publish_date": "June 29, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Open Online Courses Are No Substitute for Classroom Learning",
+        "url": "http://bit.ly/MMEdEX",
+        "author": "Joshua Kim",
+        "image": "usnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "US News",
+        "publish_date": "June 29, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Harvard and MIT create edX to offer free video online courses to the world",
+        "url": "http://huff.to/LBucd3",
+        "author": "Lucy Sheriff",
+        "image": "huffpost_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "The Huffington Post",
+        "publish_date": "June 20, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Top universities put their reputations online",
+        "url": "http://bbc.in/M5avea",
+        "author": "Irina Khokhlova",
+        "image": "bbc_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "BBC News",
+        "publish_date": "June 20, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "MIT receives $1 million to support edX partnership",
+        "url": "http://mitne.ws/Md5Aaa",
+        "author": null,
+        "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": "Institute receives award as part of Gates Foundation efforts to boost postsecondary graduation rates.",
+        "publication": "MIT News",
+        "publish_date": "June 19, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Column: Ivy League education? Online is the new option",
+        "url": "http://usat.ly/J73NW7",
+        "author": "Katrina Trinko",
+        "image": "usa_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": null,
+        "publication": "USA Today",
+        "publish_date": "May 15, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "What is edX?",
+        "url": "http://mitne.ws/PgYhya",
+        "author": null,
+        "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": "Answering common questions about MIT and Harvard's new partnership in online education.",
+        "publication": "MIT News",
+        "publish_date": "May 02, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "MIT and Harvard announce edX",
+        "url": "http://mitne.ws/Md5yit",
+        "author": null,
+        "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": "Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.",
+        "publication": "MIT News",
+        "publish_date": "May 02, 2012"
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "MIT and Harvard launch a 'revolution in education'",
+        "url": "http://mitne.ws/PgZQvY",
+        "author": null,
+        "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+        "deck": "Online edX courses will open both universities' classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.",
+        "publication": "MIT News",
+        "publish_date": "May 02, 2012"
+    }
+]

lms/templates/static_templates/press.html

@@ -5,129 +5,6 @@
 
 <%block name="title"><title>edX in the Press</title></%block>
 
-<%!
-from collections import namedtuple
-
-Article = namedtuple('Article',
-                     'title url author image deck publication publish_date')
-
-articles = [
-  Article(title="Review: MITx's Online Circuit Design and Analysis Course",
-          url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/review-mitxs-online-circuit-design-and-analysis-course",
-          author="Steven J. Frank",
-          image="ieee_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck="This latest experiment in remote learning is not for a casual audience.",
-          publication="IEEE Spectrum",
-          publish_date="July 2012"),
-  Article(title="More universities sign on to free online course initiative",
-          url="http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120719082235228",
-          author="Alison Moodie",
-          image="univworldnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="University World News",
-          publish_date="July 19, 2012 Issue No:231"),
-  Article(title="One Course, 150,000 Students",
-          url="http://nyti.ms/LtlQ5k",
-          author="Tamar Lewin",
-          image="nyt_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="The New York Times",
-          publish_date="July 18, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Lessons learned from MITx's prototype course",
-          url="http://mitne.ws/Mdabcp",
-          author="Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office",
-          image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck="As the team behind MIT's ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.",
-          publication="MIT News",
-          publish_date="7/16/2012"),
-  Article(title="Software coding: not just for programmers anymore",
-          url="http://gigaom.com/cloud/everybody-codes/",
-          author="Barb Darrow",
-          image="gigaom_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="GigaOM",
-          publish_date="July 16, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Anant Agarwal believes an online education from MIT and Harvard should be available to all",
-          url="http://b.globe.com/P6XKlB",
-          author="Jon Marcus",
-          image="bostonglobe_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="The Boston Globe",
-          publish_date="July 15, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?",
-          url="http://n.pr/Lt5ydM",
-          author="Tovia Smith",
-          image="npr_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="NPR",
-          publish_date="July 02, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Coming Your Way: Free Virtual Courses From Top U.S. Universities",
-          url="http://www.openequalfree.org/coming-your-way-free-virtual-courses-from-top-u-s-universities/13993",
-          author=None,
-          image="oef_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="Open Equal Free",
-          publish_date="June 29, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Open Online Courses Are No Substitute for Classroom Learning",
-          url="http://bit.ly/MMEdEX",
-          author="Joshua Kim",
-          image="usnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="US News",
-          publish_date="June 29, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Harvard and MIT create edX to offer free video online courses to the world",
-          url="http://huff.to/LBucd3",
-          author="Lucy Sheriff",
-          image="huffpost_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="The Huffington Post",
-          publish_date="June 20, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Top universities put their reputations online",
-          url="http://bbc.in/M5avea",
-          author="Irina Khokhlova",
-          image="bbc_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="BBC News",
-          publish_date="June 20, 2012"),
-  Article(title="MIT receives $1 million to support edX partnership",
-          url="http://mitne.ws/Md5Aaa",
-          author=None,
-          image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck="Institute receives award as part of Gates Foundation efforts to boost postsecondary graduation rates.",
-          publication="MIT News",
-          publish_date="June 19, 2012"),
-  Article(title="Column: Ivy League education? Online is the new option",
-          url="http://usat.ly/J73NW7",
-          author="Katrina Trinko",
-          image="usa_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck=None,
-          publication="USA Today",
-          publish_date="May 15, 2012"),
-  Article(title="What is edX?",
-          url="http://mitne.ws/PgYhya",
-          author=None,
-          image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck="Answering common questions about MIT and Harvard's new partnership in online education.",
-          publication="MIT News",
-          publish_date="May 02, 2012"),
-  Article(title="MIT and Harvard announce edX",
-          url="http://mitne.ws/Md5yit",
-          author=None,
-          image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck="Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.",
-          publication="MIT News",
-          publish_date="May 02, 2012"),
-  Article(title="MIT and Harvard launch a 'revolution in education'",
-          url="http://mitne.ws/PgZQvY",
-          author=None,
-          image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
-          deck="Online edX courses will open both universities' classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.",
-          publication="MIT News",
-          publish_date="May 02, 2012"),
-]
-
-%>
-
 <section class="container about">
   <nav>
     <a href="${reverse('about_edx')}">Vision</a>

lms/urls.py

@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ urlpatterns = ('',
         {'template': 'jobs.html'}, name="jobs"),
     url(r'^contact$', 'static_template_view.views.render', 
         {'template': 'contact.html'}, name="contact"),
-    url(r'^press$', 'static_template_view.views.render', 
-        {'template': 'press.html'}, name="press"),
+    url(r'^press$', 'student.views.press', name="press"),
     url(r'^faq$', 'static_template_view.views.render', 
         {'template': 'faq.html'}, name="faq_edx"),
     url(r'^help$', 'static_template_view.views.render',