Create variable to store 'assets'

learningresources/models.py

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 # defining the file path max length
 FILE_PATH_MAX_LENGTH = 900
-STATIC_ASSET_BASEPATH = 'assets/{org}/{course_number}/{run}/'
+STATIC_ASSET_PREFIX = 'assets'
+STATIC_ASSET_BASEPATH = STATIC_ASSET_PREFIX + '/{org}/{course_number}/{run}/'
 
 
 class FilePathLengthException(Exception):
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ def course_asset_basepath(course, filename):
         (unicode): forward slash separated path to use below
             ``settings.MEDIA_ROOT``.
     """
-    return 'assets/{org}/{course_number}/{run}/{filename}'.format(
+    return (STATIC_ASSET_BASEPATH + '{filename}').format(
         org=course.org,
         course_number=course.course_number,
         run=course.run,

ui/urls.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 )
 import rest.urls as rest_urls
 import cas.urls as cas_urls
+from learningresources.models import STATIC_ASSET_PREFIX
 
 
 urlpatterns = [
@@ -53,7 +54,9 @@
 if (settings.DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE ==
         'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage'):
     urlpatterns.append(
-        url(r'^media/assets/(?P<path>.+)$',
+        url(r'^media/{assets}/(?P<path>.+)$'.format(
+            assets=STATIC_ASSET_PREFIX
+        ),
             serve_static_assets,
             name='media')
     )

ui/views.py

@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
     NotFound,
     PermissionDenied as LorePermissionDenied,
 )
-from learningresources.models import Repository, StaticAsset
+from learningresources.models import (
+    Repository,
+    StaticAsset,
+    STATIC_ASSET_PREFIX,
+)
 from roles.api import assign_user_to_repo_group
 from roles.permissions import GroupTypes, RepoPermission
 from search import get_sqs
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ def serve_static_assets(request, path):
     is django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage
     """
     # first check if the user has access to the file
-    media_path = os.path.join('assets', path)
+    media_path = os.path.join(STATIC_ASSET_PREFIX, path)
     file_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, media_path)
     static_asset = get_object_or_404(StaticAsset, asset=media_path)
     if (RepoPermission.view_repo[0] not in