openedx / openedx/frontend-app-authoring

Library Description Field

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TypeScript
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Description

  1. Building on the https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-course-authoring/issues/1041 , add an editable "Description" field for each content library.
  2. Update the backend and APIs to support the description field.
  3. Note that only users with "author" or "admin" permission for the library have the requisite CAN_EDIT_THIS_CONTENT_LIBRARY permission; for read-only users, the Description field should be read-only.

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Research direction

Start with linked issue #1041, then locate the content-library UI and API entry points and trace the CAN_EDIT_THIS_CONTENT_LIBRARY permission. Done means libraries have an editable Description for authors and admins, a read-only field for other users, and backend/API support for storing and returning it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
api, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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