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feat: [FC-0047] Implement offline content generation: #36409

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Description

This request implements the functionality of generating content for offline mode, and extending the UI to enable it, allowing users to access certain features of the Open edX platform without an internet connection. The motivation behind this feature is to enhance the user experience by providing uninterrupted access to educational content.

Currently, the following blocks are supported:

  • Common problems:
    • Checkboxes - full support
    • Dropdown - full support
    • Multiple Choice - full support
    • Numerical Input - full support
    • Text Input - full support
    • Checkboxes with Hints and Feedback - partial support without Hints and Feedback
    • Dropdown with Hints and Feedback - partial support without Hints and Feedback
    • Multiple Choice with Hints and Feedback - partial support without Hints and Feedback
    • Numerical Input with Hints and Feedback - partially supported without Hints and Feedback
    • Text Input with Hints and Feedback - partially supported without Hints and Feedback
  • Text:
    • Text - full support
    • IFrame Tool - full support
    • Raw HTML - full support
    • Zooming Image Tool - full support
  • Video - already supported

Changes:

  • Added a new event to track course structure updates.
  • Added a new signal to start generating xblocks archives when a course is published.
  • Added a renderer for html of xblocks with changes of paths to static files (css and js files) to local ones.
  • Added collection and saving of static files to the block archive.
  • Added a new waffle flag offline_mode.enable_offline_mode to enable/disable the generation of course content offline.
  • Expanded /api/mobile/v4/course_info/blocks/ with information about the block archive for downloading it to a mobile device.

Useful information to include:

  • More detailed information is available in this ADR.

Supporting information

FC-0047

Testing instructions

TBD

Deadline

ASAP

 * feat: [FC-0047] create xblock renderer

 * feat: [FC-0047] Add retry to content generation task

 * feat: [FC-0047] Add authorization via cms worker for content generation view

 * fix: [FC-0047] fix problem block offline generations

 * feat: [FC-0047] Implement s3 storage supporting

 * fix: [FC-0047] fix error 404 handling and optimize for not modified blocks

 * refactor: [FC-0047] refactor JS bridge for IOS and Android

 * feat: [FC-0047] save external files and fonts to offline block content

 * test: [FC-0047] Cover Offline Mode API with unit tests

 * fix: [FC-0047] provide a file URL by using url method

 * feat: [FC-0047] add js bridge to xblock html

 * fix: [FC-0047] fix data sent to the bridges

 * feat: [FC-0047] add delete offline content functionality on block delete
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@mphilbrick211 mphilbrick211 added the FC Relates to an Axim Funded Contribution project label Mar 19, 2025
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e0d commented Mar 19, 2025

@NiedielnitsevIvan Looks like there are some failing tests. I also have some context questions that I'll ask in Slack.

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