Add command to generate sample physics questions with customizable options

2025-11-10 20:56:18 +00:00
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+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.db import transaction
+import random
+
+from physics.models import Question, Category, Exam
+
+User = get_user_model()
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Generate a number of sample physics questions for development/testing."
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--count",
+            type=int,
+            default=10,
+            help="Number of sample questions to create (default: 10)",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--category",
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help="Category name to assign to created questions (created if missing)",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--author",
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help="Username of an existing user to add as author for created questions",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--seed",
+            type=int,
+            default=None,
+            help="Optional random seed for reproducible generation",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--create-exam",
+            dest="create_exam",
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help="If provided, create an exam with this name and add generated questions to it",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--activate",
+            action="store_true",
+            dest="activate",
+            help="If set when creating an exam, mark the exam active",
+        )
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        count = options.get("count") or 10
+        category_name = options.get("category")
+        author_username = options.get("author")
+        seed = options.get("seed")
+
+        if seed is not None:
+            random.seed(seed)
+
+        category = None
+        if category_name:
+            category, _ = Category.objects.get_or_create(category=category_name)
+
+        created_exam = None
+        create_exam_name = options.get("create_exam")
+        activate = options.get("activate")
+        if create_exam_name:
+            created_exam = Exam.objects.create(name=create_exam_name, active=bool(activate))
+
+        author_user = None
+        if author_username:
+            try:
+                author_user = User.objects.get(username=author_username)
+            except User.DoesNotExist:
+                self.stdout.write(self.style.WARNING(f"Author username '{author_username}' not found; continuing without author"))
+                author_user = None
+
+        created = 0
+
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            for i in range(count):
+                qnum = Question.objects.count() + 1
+                stem = f"Sample physics question #{qnum}: Identify which of the following statements are true."
+
+                # simple option texts
+                opts = [
+                    f"Statement A for question {qnum}",
+                    f"Statement B for question {qnum}",
+                    f"Statement C for question {qnum}",
+                    f"Statement D for question {qnum}",
+                    f"Statement E for question {qnum}",
+                ]
+
+                # randomly decide true/false for each option but ensure at least one True
+                answers = [random.choice([True, False]) for _ in range(5)]
+                if not any(answers):
+                    answers[random.randrange(5)] = True
+
+                q = Question.objects.create(
+                    stem=stem,
+                    a=opts[0],
+                    a_answer=answers[0],
+                    a_feedback="",
+                    b=opts[1],
+                    b_answer=answers[1],
+                    b_feedback="",
+                    c=opts[2],
+                    c_answer=answers[2],
+                    c_feedback="",
+                    d=opts[3],
+                    d_answer=answers[3],
+                    d_feedback="",
+                    e=opts[4],
+                    e_answer=answers[4],
+                    e_feedback="",
+                    category=category,
+                )
+
+                # If we created an exam, add this question to it
+                if created_exam:
+                    created_exam.exam_questions.add(q)
+                if author_user:
+                    q.author.add(author_user)
+
+                created += 1
+
+        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS(f"Created {created} sample physics question(s)."))