Remove active semester drop down menu

advlabdb/adminModelViews.py

@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ from .database_import import importFromFile
 from .exceptions import ModelViewException
 from .model_dependent_funs import (
     generate_new_password_field,
-    initActiveSemesterMenuLinks,
     mark_field,
     user_info_fields,
 )
@@ -1506,4 +1505,4 @@ def init_admin_model_views(app):
     adminSpace.add_view(AnalysisView(name="Analysis", url="analysis"))
     adminSpace.add_view(DocsView(name="Docs", url="docs"))
 
-    initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(adminSpace, app)
+    adminSpace.add_link(MenuLink(name="Logout", url="/logout"))

advlabdb/assistantModelViews.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from flask import flash, redirect, request, url_for
 from flask_admin import Admin as FlaskAdmin
 from flask_admin import expose
+from flask_admin.menu import MenuLink
 from flask_admin.model.template import EndpointLinkRowAction
 from flask_login import current_user
 from flask_security.changeable import admin_change_password
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ from .exceptions import ModelViewException
 from .forms import assistant_group_experiment_form_factory
 from .model_dependent_funs import (
     generate_new_password_field,
-    initActiveSemesterMenuLinks,
     parse_selection_mark_field,
     user_info_fields,
 )
@@ -230,4 +230,4 @@ def init_assistant_model_views(app):
     assistantSpace.add_view(AssistantUserView(User, url="user"))
     assistantSpace.add_view(AssistantDocsView(name="Docs", url="docs"))
 
-    initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(assistantSpace, app)
+    assistantSpace.add_link(MenuLink(name="Logout", url="/logout"))

advlabdb/model_dependent_funs.py

@@ -4,40 +4,34 @@ Functions dependent on advlabdb.models.
 
 from functools import cache
 
-from flask import flash
-from flask_admin.menu import MenuLink
+from flask import flash, url_for
 from flask_login import current_user
+from markupsafe import Markup
 from wtforms.fields import BooleanField, IntegerField, SelectField, StringField
 from wtforms.validators import DataRequired, NumberRange, Optional
 
 from .models import MAX_MARK, MIN_MARK, Semester
 
 
-def initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(space, app):
-    with app.app_context():
-        try:
-            semesters = Semester.sortedSemestersStartingWithNewest()
-            for semester in semesters:
-                space.add_link(
-                    MenuLink(
-                        name=str(semester),
-                        url="/set_semester" + "?semester_id=" + str(semester.id),
-                        category="Active semester",
-                    )
-                )
-        except Exception:
-            print(
-                "ERROR: The Semester table does not exist yet! Therefore, menu links could not be generated. You can ignore this error if you are just initializing the database."
-            )
-        else:
-            space.add_link(MenuLink(name="Logout", url="/logout"))
+def user_settings_url():
+    if current_user.has_role("admin"):
+        role = "admin"
+    else:
+        role = "assistant"
+
+    return url_for("main.index") + role + "/user/edit/?id=" + str(current_user.id)
 
 
 def active_semester_str():
     active_semester = current_user.active_semester
     active_semester_str = str(active_semester)
     if active_semester != Semester.lastSemester():
-        flash(f"You are in the old semester {active_semester_str}!", "warning")
+        flash(
+            Markup(
+                f"You are in the old semester {active_semester_str}! You should change your active semester in <a href='{ user_settings_url() }'>user settings</a>."
+            ),
+            "warning",
+        )
 
     return active_semester_str
 

advlabdb/templates/docs/assistant.jinja.html

@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
-    Changes have been done to the web interface. Read the section
-    <a href="#_group_experiment">Group Experiment</a> for more information.
-</div>
-
 <h2>Welcome</h2>
 <p>
     Welcome to this website, AdvLabDB, where you will be able to manage your lab
@@ -91,8 +86,7 @@
     assistant, your active semester should be the latest semester.
 </p>
 <p>
-    If you see a warning that you are in an old semester, click on
-    <em>Active semester</em> and choose the latest semester. You should only work
-    in an old semester if there are still experiment marks to be set in the old
-    semester.
+    If you see a warning that you are in an old semester, then you should change
+    your active semester in the user settings. You should only work in an old
+    semester if there are still experiment marks to be set in the old semester.
 </p>