questions.py
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import yaml
import random
import re
import subprocess
import sys
# Example usage:
#
# pool = QuestionPool()
# pool.add_from_file('filename.yaml')
# pool.add_from_files(['file1.yaml', 'file1.yaml'])
#
# test = []
# for q in pool.values():
# test.append(create_question(q))
#
# test[0]['answer'] = 42 # insert answer
# grade = test[0].correct() # correct answer
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionsPool(dict):
'''This class contains base questions read from files, but which are
not ready yet. They have to be instantiated separatly for each student.'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def add_from_file(self, filename):
try:
with open(filename, 'r') as f:
questions = yaml.load(f)
except(FileNotFoundError):
print(' * Questions file "{0}" not found. Aborting...'.format(filename))
sys.exit(1)
except(yaml.parser.ParserError):
print(' * Error in questions file "{0}". Aborting...'.format(filename))
sys.exit(1)
# add defaults if missing from sources
for i, q in enumerate(questions):
if not isinstance(q, dict):
print(' * question with index {0} in file {1} is not a dict. Ignoring...'.format(i, filename))
continue
if q['ref'] in self:
print(' * question "{0}" in file "{1}" already exists in file "{2}". Ignoring...'.format(q['ref'], filename, self[q['ref']]['filename']))
# filename and index (number in the file, 0 based)
q['filename'] = filename
q['index'] = i
# ref (if missing, add 'filename.yaml:3')
q['ref'] = str(q.get('ref', filename + ':' + str(i)))
# type (default type is 'information')
q['type'] = str(q.get('type', 'information'))
# add question to the pool
self[q['ref']] = q
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def add_from_files(self, file_list):
for filename in file_list:
self.add_from_file(filename)
#============================================================================
# Question Factory
# Given a dictionary returns a question instance.
def create_question(q):
'''To create a question, q must be a dictionary with at least the
following keys defined:
filename
ref
type
The remaing keys depend on the type of question.
'''
if q['type'] == 'generator':
q.update(question_generator(q))
# at this point the generator question was replaced by an actual question
types = {
'radio' : QuestionRadio,
'checkbox' : QuestionCheckbox,
'text' : QuestionText,
'text_regex': QuestionTextRegex,
# 'text-regex': QuestionTextRegex,
# 'regex' : QuestionTextRegex,
'textarea' : QuestionTextArea,
'information': QuestionInformation,
# 'info' : QuestionInformation,
# '' : QuestionInformation, # default
}
# create instance of given type
try:
questiontype = types[q['type']]
except KeyError:
print(' * unsupported question type "{0}" in "{1}:{2}".'.format(q['type'], q['filename'], q['ref']))
questiontype = Question
# create question instance and return
try:
qinstance = questiontype(q)
except:
print(' * Error creating question "{0}" from file "{1}".'.format(q['ref'], q['filename']))
return qinstance
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def question_generator(q):
'''Run an external script that will generate a question in yaml format.
This function will return the yaml converted back to a dict.'''
q['stdin'] = q.get('stdin', '')
try:
p = subprocess.Popen([q['script']], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
except FileNotFoundError:
print(' * Script "{0}" defined in question "{1}" of file "{2}" could not be found'.format(q['script'], q['ref'], q['filename']))
try:
qyaml = p.communicate(input=q['stdin'].encode('utf-8'), timeout=5)[0].decode('utf-8')
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
p.kill()
return yaml.load(qyaml)
# ===========================================================================
class Question(dict):
'''
Classes derived from this base class are meant to instantiate a question
to a student.
Instances can shuffle options, or automatically generate questions.
'''
def correct(self):
self['grade'] = 0.0
return 0.0
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionRadio(Question):
'''An instance of QuestionRadio will always have the keys:
type (str)
text (str)
options (list of strings)
shuffle (bool, default True)
correct (list of floats)
discount (bool, default True)
answer (None or an actual answer)
'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, q):
# create key/values as given in q
super().__init__(q)
self['text'] = self.get('text', '')
# generate an order for the options, e.g. [0,1,2,3,4]
n = len(self['options'])
perm = list(range(n))
# shuffle the order, e.g. [2,1,4,0,3]
if self.get('shuffle', True):
self['shuffle'] = True
random.shuffle(perm)
else:
self['shuffle'] = False
# sort options in the given order
options = [None] * n # will contain list with shuffled options
for i, v in enumerate(self['options']):
options[perm[i]] = str(v) # always convert to string
self['options'] = options
# default correct option is the first one
if 'correct' not in self:
self['correct'] = 0
# correct can be either an integer with the correct option
# or a list of degrees of correction 0..1
# always convert to list, e.g. [0,0,1,0,0]
if isinstance(self['correct'], int):
correct = [0.0] * n
correct[self['correct']] = 1.0
self['correct'] = correct
# sort correct in the given order
correct = [None] * n
for i, v in enumerate(self['correct']):
correct[perm[i]] = float(v)
self['correct'] = correct
self['discount'] = bool(self.get('discount', True))
self['answer'] = None
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# can return negative values for wrong answers
def correct(self):
if self['answer'] is None:
x = 0.0 # zero points if no answer given
else:
x = self['correct'][int(self['answer'])]
if self['discount']:
n = len(self['options']) # number of options
x_aver = sum(self['correct']) / n
x = (x - x_aver) / (1.0 - x_aver)
self['grade'] = x
return x
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionCheckbox(Question):
'''An instance of QuestionCheckbox will always have the keys:
type (str)
text (str)
options (list of strings)
shuffle (bool, default True)
correct (list of floats)
discount (bool, default True)
answer (None or an actual answer)
'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, q):
# create key/values as given in q
super().__init__(q)
self['text'] = self.get('text', '')
# generate an order for the options, e.g. [0,1,2,3,4]
n = len(self['options'])
perm = list(range(n))
# shuffle the order, e.g. [2,1,4,0,3]
if self.get('shuffle', True):
self['shuffle'] = True
random.shuffle(perm)
else:
self['shuffle'] = False
# sort options in the given order
options = [None] * n # will contain list with shuffled options
for i, v in enumerate(self['options']):
options[perm[i]] = str(v) # always convert to string
self['options'] = options
# default is to give zero to all options [0,0,...,0]
if 'correct' not in self:
self['correct'] = [0.0] * n
# sort correct in the given order
correct = [None] * n
for i, v in enumerate(self['correct']):
correct[perm[i]] = float(v)
self['correct'] = correct
self['discount'] = bool(self.get('discount', True))
self['answer'] = None
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# can return negative values for wrong answers
def correct(self):
if self['answer'] is None:
# not answered
self['grade'] = 0.0
else:
# answered
sum_abs = sum(abs(p) for p in self['correct'])
if sum_abs < 1e-6: # in case correct: [0,0,0,0,0]
self['grade'] = 0.0
else:
x = 0.0
if self['discount']:
for i, p in enumerate(self['correct']):
x += p if str(i) in self['answer'] else -p
else:
for i, p in enumerate(self['correct']):
x += p if str(i) in self['answer'] else 0.0
self['grade'] = x / sum_abs
return self['grade']
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionText(Question):
'''An instance of QuestionCheckbox will always have the keys:
type (str)
text (str)
correct (list of str)
answer (None or an actual answer)
'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, q):
# create key/values as given in q
super().__init__(q)
self['text'] = self.get('text', '')
# make sure its always a list of possible correct answers
if not isinstance(self['correct'], list):
self['correct'] = [self['correct']]
# make sure the elements of the list are strings
for i, a in enumerate(self['correct']):
self['correct'][i] = str(a)
self['answer'] = None
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# can return negative values for wrong answers
def correct(self):
if self['answer'] is None:
# not answered
self['grade'] = 0.0
else:
# answered
self['grade'] = 1.0 if self['answer'] in self['correct'] else 0.0
return self['grade']
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionTextRegex(Question):
'''An instance of QuestionCheckbox will always have the keys:
type (str)
text (str)
correct (str with regex)
answer (None or an actual answer)
'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, q):
# create key/values as given in q
super().__init__(q)
self['text'] = self.get('text', '')
self['answer'] = None
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# can return negative values for wrong answers
def correct(self):
if self['answer'] is None:
# not answered
self['grade'] = 0.0
else:
# answered
self['grade'] = 1.0 if re.match(self['correct'], self['answer']) else 0.0
return self['grade']
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionTextArea(Question):
'''An instance of QuestionCheckbox will always have the keys:
type (str)
text (str)
correct (str with script to run)
answer (None or an actual answer)
'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, q):
# create key/values as given in q
super().__init__(q)
self['text'] = self.get('text', '')
self['answer'] = None
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# can return negative values for wrong answers
def correct(self):
if self['answer'] is None:
# not answered
self['grade'] = 0.0
else:
# answered
# The correction program expects data from stdin and prints the result to stdout.
# The result should be a string that can be parsed to a float.
try:
p = subprocess.Popen([self['correct']], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
except FileNotFoundError as e:
print(' * Script "{0}" defined in question "{1}" of file "{2}" could not be found'.format(self['correct'], self['ref'], self['filename']))
raise e
try:
value = p.communicate(input=self['answer'].encode('utf-8'), timeout=5)[0].decode('utf-8') # esta a dar erro!
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
p.kill()
# p.communicate() # FIXME parece que este communicate obriga a ficar ate ao final do processo, mas nao consigo repetir o comportamento num script simples...
value = 0.0 # student gets a zero if timout occurs
printf(' * Timeout in correction script')
# In case the correction program returns a non float value, we assume an error
# has occurred (for instance, invalid input). We just assume its the student's
# fault and give him Zero.
try:
self['grade'] = float(value)
except (ValueError):
self['grade'] = 0.0
raise Exception('Correction of question "{0}" returned nonfloat "{1}".'.format(self['ref'], value))
return self['grade']
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionInformation(Question):
'''An instance of QuestionInformation will always have the keys:
type (str)
text (str)
points (0.0)
'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, q):
# create key/values as given in q
super().__init__(q)
self['text'] = self.get('text', '')
self['points'] = 0.0 # always override the points
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# can return negative values for wrong answers
def correct(self):
self['grade'] = 1.0 # always "correct" but points should be zero!
return self['grade']