openedx / openedx/openedx-platform

Audit these toggles which were previously implicit feature flags

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Description

These toggles (link coming soon) were previously read from calls to FEATURES.get(...) without any definition in envs or using openedx-toggles. They are now defined in openedx/envs/common.py so that we can drop the FEATURES passthru dictionary.

The toggle_creation_date is a lie/estimate. Use git-blame to correct it.

Should they still exist? Should we DEPR any of them?

Is the description correct? I had Claude auto-generate each one from its usage context.

Is the use case correct? I just put open_edx

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Research direction

Start in openedx/envs/common.py and locate the toggles now defined there, then find their former FEATURES.get(...) call sites. Use git-blame to verify each toggle_creation_date and review the usage context for its description and use case. Done means every toggle has an evidence-based audit outcome, including whether it should remain or be deprecated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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