questions.py
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# Example:
#
# pool = QuestionPool()
# 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
# Functions:
# create_question(q)
# q - dictionary with question in yaml format
# returns - question instance with the correct class
# An instance of an actual question is a Question object:
#
# Question - base class inherited by other classes
# QuestionRadio - single choice from a list of options
# QuestionCheckbox - multiple choice, equivalent to multiple true/false
# QuestionText - line of text compared to a list of acceptable answers
# QuestionTextRegex - line of text matched against a regular expression
# QuestionTextArea - corrected by an external program
# QuestionInformation - not a question, just a box with content
import yaml
import random
import re
import subprocess
import sys
import os.path
# ===========================================================================
class QuestionsPool(dict):
'''This class contains base questions read from files, but which are
not ready yet. They have to be instantiated for each student.'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def add(self, questions, filename, path):
# add some defaults if missing from sources
for i, q in enumerate(questions):
if not isinstance(q, dict):
print('[ WARNG ] Question with index {0} in file {1} is not a dict. Ignoring...'.format(i, filename))
continue
if q['ref'] in self:
print('[ ERROR ] Duplicate question "{0}" in files "{1}" and "{2}".'.format(q['ref'], filename, self[q['ref']]['filename']))
sys.exit(1)
# filename and index (number in the file, 0 based)
q['filename'] = filename
q['path'] = path
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'))
# optional title (default empty string)
q['title'] = str(q.get('title', ''))
# add question to the pool
self[q['ref']] = q
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def add_from_files(self, files, path='.'):
for filename in files:
try:
with open(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(path, filename)), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
questions = yaml.load(f)
except(FileNotFoundError):
print('[ ERROR ] Questions file "{0}" not found.'.format(filename))
continue
except(yaml.parser.ParserError):
print('[ ERROR ] Error loading questions in YAML file "{0}".'.format(filename))
continue
self.add(questions, filename, path)
#============================================================================
# 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` is of a question generator type, an external program will be run
# and expected to print a valid question in yaml format to stdout. This
# output is then converted to a dictionary and `q` becomes that dict.
if q['type'] == 'generator':
q.update(question_generator(q))
# At this point the generator question was replaced by an actual question.
# Depending on the type of question, a different question class is
# instantiated. All these classes derive from the base class `Question`.
types = {
'radio' : QuestionRadio,
'checkbox' : QuestionCheckbox,
'text' : QuestionText,
'text_regex': QuestionTextRegex,
# 'text-regex': QuestionTextRegex,
# 'regex' : QuestionTextRegex,
'textarea' : QuestionTextArea,
'information': QuestionInformation,
'warning' : QuestionInformation,
# 'info' : QuestionInformation,
# '' : QuestionInformation, # default
}
# Get the correct question class for the declared question type
try:
questiontype = types[q['type']]
except KeyError:
print('[ ERROR ] 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']))
# FIXME if here, then no qinstance is defined to return...
return qinstance
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def question_generator(q):
'''Run an external program that will generate a question in yaml format.
This function will return the yaml converted back to a dict.'''
q['arg'] = q.get('arg', '') # send this string to stdin
script = os.path.abspath(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(q['path'], q['script'])))
try:
p = subprocess.Popen([script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
except FileNotFoundError:
print('[ ERROR ] Script "{0}" of question "{2}:{1}" not found'.format(script, q['ref'], q['filename']))
sys.exit(1)
except PermissionError:
print('[ ERROR ] Script "{0}" of question "{2}:{1}" has wrong permissions. Is it executable?'.format(script, q['ref'], q['filename']))
sys.exit(1)
try:
qyaml = p.communicate(input=q['arg'].encode('utf-8'), timeout=5)[0].decode('utf-8')
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
p.kill()
print('[ ERROR ] Timeout on script "{0}" of question "{2}:{1}"'.format(script, q['ref'], q['filename']))
sys.exit(1)
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
def set_defaults(self, d):
'Add k:v pairs from default dict d for nonexistent keys'
for k,v in d.items():
self.setdefault(k, v)
# ===========================================================================
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)
# set defaults if missing
self.set_defaults({
'text': '',
'correct': 0,
'shuffle': True,
'discount': True,
'answer': None,
})
n = len(self['options'])
# always convert to list, e.g. correct: 2 --> correct: [0,0,1,0,0]
# correctness levels from 0.0 to 1.0 (no discount here!)
if isinstance(self['correct'], int):
self['correct'] = [1.0 if x==self['correct'] else 0.0 for x in range(n)]
if len(self['correct']) != n:
print('[ ERROR ] Options and correct mismatch in "{1}", file "{0}".'.format(self['filename'], self['ref']))
# generate random permutation, e.g. [2,1,4,0,3]
# and apply to `options` and `correct`
if self['shuffle']:
perm = list(range(n))
random.shuffle(perm)
self['options'] = [ str(self['options'][i]) for i in perm ]
self['correct'] = [ float(self['correct'][i]) for i in perm ]
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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)
n = len(self['options'])
# set defaults if missing
self.set_defaults({
'text': '',
'correct': [0.0] * n, # useful for questionaries
'shuffle': True,
'discount': True,
'answer': None,
})
if len(self['correct']) != n:
print('[ ERROR ] Options and correct mismatch in "{1}", file "{0}".'.format(self['filename'], self['ref']))
# generate random permutation, e.g. [2,1,4,0,3]
# and apply to `options` and `correct`
if self['shuffle']:
perm = list(range(n))
random.shuffle(perm)
self['options'] = [ str(self['options'][i]) for i in perm ]
self['correct'] = [ float(self['correct'][i]) for i in perm ]
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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: # case correct [0,...,0] avoid div-by-zero
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 QuestionText 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.set_defaults({
'text': '',
'correct': [],
'answer': None,
})
# make sure its always a list of possible correct answers
if not isinstance(self['correct'], list):
self['correct'] = [self['correct']]
# make sure all elements of the list are strings
self['correct'] = [str(a) for a in self['correct']]
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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 QuestionTextRegex 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.set_defaults({
'text': '',
'correct': '$.^', # will always return false
'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 QuestionTextArea will always have the keys:
type (str)
text (str)
correct (str with script to run)
answer (None or an actual answer)
lines (int)
'''
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, q):
# create key/values as given in q
super().__init__(q)
self.set_defaults({
'text': '',
'answer': None,
'lines': 8,
})
self['correct'] = os.path.abspath(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(self['path'], self['correct'])))
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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('[ ERROR ] Script "{0}" defined in question "{1}" of file "{2}" could not be found'.format(self['correct'], self['ref'], self['filename']))
raise e
except PermissionError as e:
print('[ ERROR ] Script "{0}" has wrong permissions. Is it executable?'.format(self['correct']))
raise e
try:
value = p.communicate(input=self['answer'].encode('utf-8'), timeout=5)[0].decode('utf-8')
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
p.kill()
value = 0.0 # student gets a zero if timout occurs
print('[ WARNG ] Timeout in correction script "{0}"'.format(self['correct']))
# 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 as e:
self['grade'] = 0.0
print('[ ERROR ] Correction of question "{0}" returned nonfloat:\n{1}\n'.format(self['ref'], value))
raise e
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.set_defaults({
'text': '',
})
self['points'] = 0.0 # always override the default points of 1.0
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# can return negative values for wrong answers
def correct(self):
self['grade'] = 0.0 # always "correct" but points should be zero!
return self['grade']