Enhance migration process for rapids to shorts; skip normal rapids and provide user feedback on migration status

rapids/views.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ from django.core.cache import cache
 from helpers.images import image_as_base64
 
 import logging
+from django.contrib import messages
 from copy import deepcopy
 from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
 from rapids.forms import RapidCreationDefaultForm
@@ -834,8 +835,14 @@ def question_migrate_to_shorts(request, pk):
     try:
         q = ShortQuestion.from_rapid(rapid)
     except Exception as e:
-        return HttpResponse(f"Migration failed: {e}", status=500)
+        messages.error(request, f"Migration failed: {e}")
+        return redirect("rapids:question_detail", pk=rapid.pk)
 
+    if q is None:
+        messages.info(request, "Question skipped (marked normal) — not migrated.")
+        return redirect("rapids:question_detail", pk=rapid.pk)
+
+    messages.success(request, "Migration complete — redirected to new Short question.")
     return redirect(q.get_absolute_url())
 
 
@@ -855,11 +862,16 @@ def exam_migrate_rapids_to_shorts(request, pk):
 
     for rapid in exam.exam_questions.all():
         try:
-            ShortQuestion.from_rapid(rapid)
+            q = ShortQuestion.from_rapid(rapid)
+            if q is None:
+                # skipped normal
+                continue
         except Exception:
             # continue on error
             continue
 
+    messages.success(request, "Exam migration attempted. Normal questions were skipped.")
+
     # Redirect to the exam overview for shorts if available, otherwise back to rapids exam
     try:
         return redirect("shorts:exam_overview", pk=exam.pk)