feat: add auto response for development

learning_assistant/utils.py

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ def get_chat_response(message_list):
     """
     Pass message list to chat endpoint, as defined by the CHAT_COMPLETION_API setting.
     """
+    if auto_response_for_testing_enabled():
+        auto_response = {'role': 'assistant', 'content': 'Response'}
+        return http_status.HTTP_200_OK, auto_response
+
     completion_endpoint = getattr(settings, 'CHAT_COMPLETION_API', None)
     if completion_endpoint:
         headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
@@ -44,3 +48,13 @@ def get_chat_response(message_list):
         chat = 'Completion endpoint is not defined.'
 
     return response_status, chat
+
+
+def auto_response_for_testing_enabled():
+    """
+    If AUTOMATIC_CHAT_RESPONSE_FOR_TESTING is True, we want to skip making a request to the chat completion endpoint.
+
+    Bypass passing anything to the chat completion endpoint, as that endpoint is defined via a setting that
+    is not available in the dev environment.
+    """
+    return settings.FEATURES.get('AUTOMATIC_CHAT_RESPONSE_FOR_TESTING')

test_settings.py

@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ def root(*args):
 CHAT_COMPLETION_API = 'https://test.edx.org/'
 CHAT_COMPLETION_API_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 0.5
 CHAT_COMPLETION_API_READ_TIMEOUT = 10
+
+FEATURES = {
+    'AUTOMATIC_CHAT_RESPONSE_FOR_TESTING': False,
+}

tests/test_utils.py

@@ -68,3 +68,9 @@ def test_timeout(self, exception, mock_requests):
         mock_requests.post = MagicMock(side_effect=exception())
         status_code, _ = get_chat_response(self.message_list)
         self.assertEqual(status_code, 502)
+
+    @patch.dict(settings.FEATURES, {'AUTOMATIC_CHAT_RESPONSE_FOR_TESTING': True})
+    def test_automatic_response(self):
+        status_code, message = get_chat_response(self.message_list)
+        self.assertEqual(status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(message)