Adding backend code to write the Corse Metadata to a json file locally

Signed-off-by: Satish Surath <[email protected]>

app/file_operations.py

@@ -121,10 +121,15 @@ def delete_file(file_name):
         return False
 
 # Create a New Folder under this app.config["FOLDER_UPLOAD"]
-def create_folder(folder_name):
+def create__course_folder_with_metadata(folder_name, metadata):
     try:
         user_folder = session['folder']
         os.makedirs(os.path.join(app.config["FOLDER_UPLOAD"], user_folder, folder_name))
+        # Create JSON file inside the course folder
+        name = os.path.join(app.config["FOLDER_UPLOAD"], user_folder, folder_name)
+        json_file_path = f"{name}/course_meta.json"
+        with open(json_file_path, 'w') as json_file:
+            json.dump(metadata, json_file)
         return True
     except:
         return False
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ def get_content_files(folder_path):
         and f != 'Textchunks.npy' 
         and f != 'Textchunks-originaltext.csv'
         and f != app.config['ACTIVATIONS_FILE']
+        and f != 'course_meta.json'
     ]
 
 def check_and_update_activations_file(folder_path):

app/routes.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     list_folders,
     rename_folder,
     delete_folder,
-    create_folder,
+    create__course_folder_with_metadata,
     allowed_file,
     delete_file,
     get_first_txt_file,
@@ -197,7 +197,14 @@ def course_management():
 @login_required
 def create_course():
     name = request.form['name'].replace(' ', '-')
-    create_folder(name)
+    meta_data = {
+        'classname': request.form.get('classname', ''),
+        'professor': request.form.get('professor', ''),
+        'assistants': request.form.get('assistants', ''),
+        'classdescription': request.form.get('classdescription', ''),
+        'assistant_name': request.form.get('assistant_name', '')
+    }    
+    create__course_folder_with_metadata(name, meta_data)
     return redirect(url_for('course_management'))
 
 @app.route('/rename-item', methods=['POST'])