start better rts inegration

generic/models.py

@@ -1326,6 +1326,11 @@ class UserAnswerBase(models.Model):
 
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+    time_answered = models.DateTimeField(
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        help_text="Time the question was answered (client-side)",
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         abstract = True

generic/views.py

@@ -3440,6 +3440,15 @@ class ExamViews(View, LoginRequiredMixin):
                         # Mark as unmarked
                         ans.score = ans.ScoreOptions.UNMARKED
 
+                time_answered_str = answer.get("time_answered")
+                if time_answered_str:
+                    from django.utils.dateparse import parse_datetime
+                    parsed_time = parse_datetime(time_answered_str)
+                    if parsed_time:
+                        if timezone.is_naive(parsed_time):
+                            parsed_time = timezone.make_aware(parsed_time)
+                        ans.time_answered = parsed_time
+
                 ans.full_clean()
                 ans.save()
 
@@ -3467,14 +3476,16 @@ class ExamViews(View, LoginRequiredMixin):
                 cid_user_exam = exam.get_or_create_cid_user_exam(
                     cid_user=c, start_time=t
                 )
-            exam.exam_user_status.create(
-                cid_user_exam=cid_user_exam,
-                status="submitted",
-                extra="manual submission",
-            )
+            in_progress = request.POST.get("in_progress") == "true"
+            if not in_progress:
+                exam.exam_user_status.create(
+                    cid_user_exam=cid_user_exam,
+                    status="submitted",
+                    extra="manual submission",
+                )
 
-            cid_user_exam.end_time = timezone.now()
-            cid_user_exam.save()
+                cid_user_exam.end_time = timezone.now()
+                cid_user_exam.save()
 
             return JsonResponse({"success": True, "question_count": n})
         return JsonResponse({"success": False, "error": "Invalid data"})