refactor(external curricula): simplify get intro logic (#59707)

tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
+import fs, { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 
 import readdirp from 'readdirp';
 
@@ -8,9 +8,20 @@ import {
   superblockSchemaValidator,
   availableSuperBlocksValidator
 } from './external-data-schema';
-import { orderedSuperBlockInfo } from './build-external-curricula-data';
+import {
+  type Curriculum,
+  type CurriculumIntros,
+  type GeneratedCurriculumProps,
+  orderedSuperBlockInfo
+} from './build-external-curricula-data';
 
 const VERSION = 'v1';
+const intros = JSON.parse(
+  readFileSync(
+    path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../client/i18n/locales/english/intro.json'),
+    'utf-8'
+  )
+) as CurriculumIntros;
 
 describe('external curriculum data build', () => {
   const clientStaticPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../client/static');
@@ -52,16 +63,20 @@ ${result.error.message}`
     }
   });
 
-  test('the files generated should have the correct schema', async () => {
+  test('the super block files generated should have the correct schema', async () => {
     const fileArray = (
       await readdirp.promise(`${clientStaticPath}/curriculum-data/${VERSION}`, {
-        directoryFilter: ['!challenges']
+        directoryFilter: ['!challenges'],
+        fileFilter: entry => {
+          // The directory contains super block files and other curriculum-related files.
+          // We're only interested in super block ones.
+          const superBlocks = Object.values(SuperBlocks);
+          return superBlocks.includes(entry.basename);
+        }
       })
     ).map(file => file.path);
 
-    fileArray
-      .filter(fileInArray => fileInArray !== 'available-superblocks.json')
-      .forEach(fileInArray => {
+    fileArray.forEach(fileInArray => {
       const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(
         `${clientStaticPath}/curriculum-data/${VERSION}/${fileInArray}`,
         'utf-8'
@@ -76,6 +91,43 @@ ${result.error.message}`);
     });
   });
 
+  test('super blocks and blocks should have the correct data', async () => {
+    const superBlockFiles = (
+      await readdirp.promise(`${clientStaticPath}/curriculum-data/${VERSION}`, {
+        directoryFilter: ['!challenges'],
+        fileFilter: entry => {
+          // The directory contains super block files and other curriculum-related files.
+          // We're only interested in super block ones.
+          const superBlocks = Object.values(SuperBlocks);
+          return superBlocks.includes(entry.basename);
+        }
+      })
+    ).map(file => file.path);
+
+    superBlockFiles.forEach(file => {
+      const fileContentJson = fs.readFileSync(
+        `${clientStaticPath}/curriculum-data/${VERSION}/${file}`,
+        'utf-8'
+      );
+
+      const fileContent = JSON.parse(
+        fileContentJson
+      ) as Curriculum<GeneratedCurriculumProps>;
+
+      const superBlock = Object.keys(fileContent)[0] as SuperBlocks;
+
+      // Randomly pick a block to check its data.
+      const blocks = Object.keys(fileContent[superBlock].blocks);
+      const randomBlockIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * blocks.length);
+      const randomBlock = blocks[randomBlockIndex];
+
+      expect(fileContent[superBlock].intro).toEqual(intros[superBlock].intro);
+      expect(fileContent[superBlock].blocks[randomBlock].desc).toEqual(
+        intros[superBlock].blocks[randomBlock].intro
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   test('All public SuperBlocks should be present in the SuperBlock object', () => {
     const dashedNames = orderedSuperBlockInfo.map(
       ({ dashedName }) => dashedName

tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.ts

@@ -4,24 +4,26 @@ import { submitTypes } from '../../../shared/config/challenge-types';
 import { type ChallengeNode } from '../../../client/src/redux/prop-types';
 import { SuperBlocks } from '../../../shared/config/curriculum';
 
-type Intro = { [keyValue in SuperBlocks]: IntroProps };
+export type CurriculumIntros = {
+  [keyValue in SuperBlocks]: {
+    title: string;
+    intro: string[];
+    blocks: Record<string, { title: string; intro: string[] }>;
+  };
+};
+
 export type Curriculum<T> = {
   [keyValue in SuperBlocks]: T extends CurriculumProps
     ? CurriculumProps
     : GeneratedCurriculumProps;
 };
 
-interface IntroProps extends CurriculumProps {
-  title: string;
-  intro: string[];
-}
-
 export interface CurriculumProps {
   intro: string[];
   blocks: Record<string, Block<ChallengeNode['challenge'][]>>;
 }
 
-interface GeneratedCurriculumProps {
+export interface GeneratedCurriculumProps {
   intro: string[];
   blocks: Record<string, Block<Record<string, unknown>>>;
 }
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
     __dirname,
     '../../../client/i18n/locales/english/intro.json'
   );
+  const intros = JSON.parse(
+    readFileSync(blockIntroPath, 'utf-8')
+  ) as CurriculumIntros;
 
   mkdirSync(dataPath, { recursive: true });
 
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
     writeToFile('available-superblocks', {
       superblocks: orderedSuperBlockInfo.map(x => ({
         ...x,
-        title: getSuperBlockTitle(x.dashedName)
+        title: intros[x.dashedName].title
       }))
     });
 
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
       if (blockNames.length === 0) continue;
 
       superBlock[superBlockKey] = <GeneratedCurriculumProps>{};
-      superBlock[superBlockKey].intro = getSuperBlockDescription(superBlockKey);
+      superBlock[superBlockKey].intro = intros[superBlockKey]['intro'];
       superBlock[superBlockKey].blocks = {};
 
       for (const blockName of blockNames) {
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
         >{};
 
         superBlock[superBlockKey]['blocks'][blockName]['desc'] =
-          getBlockDescription(superBlockKey, blockName);
+          intros[superBlockKey]['blocks'][blockName]['intro'];
 
         superBlock[superBlockKey]['blocks'][blockName]['challenges'] =
           curriculum[superBlockKey]['blocks'][blockName]['meta'];
@@ -131,30 +136,6 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
     writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
   }
 
-  function getBlockDescription(
-    superBlockKeys: SuperBlocks,
-    blockKey: string
-  ): string[] {
-    const intros = JSON.parse(readFileSync(blockIntroPath, 'utf-8')) as Intro;
-
-    return intros[superBlockKeys]['blocks'][blockKey]['intro'];
-  }
-
-  function getSuperBlockDescription(superBlockKey: SuperBlocks): string[] {
-    const superBlockIntro = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(blockIntroPath, 'utf-8')
-    ) as Intro;
-    return superBlockIntro[superBlockKey]['intro'];
-  }
-
-  function getSuperBlockTitle(superBlock: SuperBlocks): string {
-    const superBlocks = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(blockIntroPath, 'utf-8')
-    ) as Intro;
-
-    return superBlocks[superBlock].title;
-  }
-
   function getSubmitTypes() {
     writeFileSync(
       `${dataPath}/submit-types.json`,