feat!: ComponentVersionMedia.key -> ComponentVersionMedia.path

BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed ComponentVersionMedia.key -> ComponentVersionMedia.path
BREAKING CHANGE: In create_component_version_media(...) and
                 look_up_component_version_media(...), renamed param key -> path.

Part of: #322

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: kdmccormick

olx_importer/management/commands/load_components.py

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def import_block_type(self, block_type_name, now): # , publish_log_entry):
             content_api.create_component_version_media(
                 component_version,
                 text_content.pk,
-                key="block.xml",
+                path="block.xml",
             )
 
             # Cycle through static assets references and add those as well...

src/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/zipper.py

@@ -381,9 +381,8 @@ def create_zip(self, path: str) -> None:
                         for component_version_media in prefetched_media:
                             media: Media = component_version_media.media
 
-                            # Important: The component_version_media.key contains implicitly
-                            # the file name and the file extension
-                            file_path = version_folder / component_version_media.key
+                            # component_version_media.path is the file name and extension
+                            file_path = version_folder / component_version_media.path
 
                             if media.has_file and media.path:
                                 # If has_file, we pull it from the file system

src/openedx_content/applets/components/admin.py

@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class ComponentAdmin(ReadOnlyModelAdmin):
     inlines = [ComponentVersionInline]
 
 
-class ContentInline(admin.TabularInline):
+class MediaInline(admin.TabularInline):
     """
-    Django admin configuration for Content
+    Django admin configuration for Media
     """
     model = ComponentVersion.media.through
 
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ def get_queryset(self, request):
         )
 
     fields = [
-        "key",
+        "path",
         "format_size",
         "rendered_data",
     ]
     readonly_fields = [
         "media",
-        "key",
+        "path",
         "format_size",
         "rendered_data",
     ]
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ComponentVersionAdmin(ReadOnlyModelAdmin):
         "created",
     ]
     list_display = ["component", "version_num", "uuid", "created"]
-    inlines = [ContentInline]
+    inlines = [MediaInline]
 
     def get_queryset(self, request):
         queryset = super().get_queryset(request)

src/openedx_content/applets/components/api.py

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def create_next_component_version(
                 ComponentVersionMedia.objects.create(
                     media_id=media_pk,
                     component_version=component_version,
-                    key=key,
+                    path=key,
                 )
 
         if ignore_previous_media:
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ def create_next_component_version(
         last_version_media_mapping = ComponentVersionMedia.objects \
                                                           .filter(component_version=last_version)
         for cvrc in last_version_media_mapping:
-            if cvrc.key not in media_to_replace:
+            if cvrc.path not in media_to_replace:
                 ComponentVersionMedia.objects.create(
                     media_id=cvrc.media_id,
                     component_version=component_version,
-                    key=cvrc.key,
+                    path=cvrc.path,
                 )
 
         return component_version
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def look_up_component_version_media(
     learning_package_ref: str,
     entity_ref: str,
     version_num: int,
-    key: Path,
+    path: Path,
 ) -> ComponentVersionMedia:
     """
     Look up ComponentVersionMedia by human readable identifiers.
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def look_up_component_version_media(
         Q(component_version__component__learning_package__package_ref=learning_package_ref)
         & Q(component_version__component__publishable_entity__entity_ref=entity_ref)
         & Q(component_version__publishable_entity_version__version_num=version_num)
-        & Q(key=key)
+        & Q(path=path)
     )
     return ComponentVersionMedia.objects \
                                 .select_related(
@@ -466,29 +466,29 @@ def create_component_version_media(
     component_version_id: int,
     media_id: int,
     /,
-    key: str,
+    path: str,
 ) -> ComponentVersionMedia:
     """
     Add a Media to the given ComponentVersion
 
-    We don't allow keys that would be absolute paths, e.g. ones that start with
+    We don't allow paths that would be absolute, e.g. ones that start with
     '/'. Storing these causes headaches with building relative paths and because
     of mismatches with things that expect a leading slash and those that don't.
     So for safety and consistency, we strip off leading slashes and emit a
     warning when we do.
     """
-    if key.startswith('/'):
+    if path.startswith('/'):
         logger.warning(
             "Absolute paths are not supported: "
             f"removed leading '/' from ComponentVersion {component_version_id} "
-            f"media key: {repr(key)} (media_id: {media_id})"
+            f"media path: {repr(path)} (media_id: {media_id})"
         )
-        key = key.lstrip('/')
+        path = path.lstrip('/')
 
     cvrc, _created = ComponentVersionMedia.objects.get_or_create(
         component_version_id=component_version_id,
         media_id=media_id,
-        key=key,
+        path=path,
     )
     return cvrc
 
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def _error_header(error: AssetError) -> dict[str, str]:
 
     # Check: Does the ComponentVersion have the requested asset (Media)?
     try:
-        cv_media = component_version.componentversionmedia_set.get(key=asset_path)
+        cv_media = component_version.componentversionmedia_set.get(path=asset_path)
     except ComponentVersionMedia.DoesNotExist:
         logger.error(f"ComponentVersion {component_version_uuid} has no asset {asset_path}")
         info_headers.update(

src/openedx_content/applets/components/models.py

@@ -257,31 +257,25 @@ class ComponentVersionMedia(models.Model):
     For instance, a Video ComponentVersion might be associated with multiple
     transcripts in different languages.
 
-    When Media is associated with an ComponentVersion, it has some local
-    key that is unique within the the context of that ComponentVersion. This
-    allows the ComponentVersion to do things like store an image file and
-    reference it by a "path" key.
+    When Media is associated with a ComponentVersion, it has a ``path``
+    that is unique within the context of that ComponentVersion. This is
+    used as a local file-path-like identifier, e.g. "static/image.png".
 
     Media is immutable and sharable across multiple ComponentVersions.
     """
 
     component_version = models.ForeignKey(ComponentVersion, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     media = models.ForeignKey(Media, on_delete=models.RESTRICT)
 
-    # "key" is a reserved word for MySQL, so we're temporarily using the column
-    # name of "_key" to avoid breaking downstream tooling. A possible
-    # alternative name for this would be "path", since it's most often used as
-    # an internal file path. However, we might also want to put special
-    # identifiers that don't map as cleanly to file paths at some point.
-    key = ref_field(db_column="_key")
+    # path is a local file-path-like identifier for the media within a
+    # ComponentVersion.
+    path = ref_field()
 
     class Meta:
         constraints = [
-            # Uniqueness is only by ComponentVersion and key. If for some reason
-            # a ComponentVersion wants to associate the same piece of Media
-            # with two different identifiers, that is permitted.
+            # Uniqueness is only by ComponentVersion and path.
             models.UniqueConstraint(
-                fields=["component_version", "key"],
+                fields=["component_version", "path"],
                 name="oel_cvcontent_uniq_cv_key",
             ),
         ]

src/openedx_content/management/commands/add_assets_to_component.py

@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
             f"{next_version.component.entity_ref} ({next_version.uuid}):"
         )
         for cvm in next_version.componentversionmedia_set.all():
-            self.stdout.write(f"- {cvm.key} ({cvm.uuid})")
+            self.stdout.write(f"- {cvm.path} ({cvm.uuid})")

src/openedx_content/migrations/0012_rename_componentversionmedia_key_to_path.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""
+Rename ComponentVersionMedia.key -> ComponentVersionMedia.path.
+
+The field previously had db_column='_key'; this migration also renames the
+underlying DB column to match the new field name.
+"""
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+import openedx_django_lib.fields
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('openedx_content', '0011_rename_entity_key_and_package_key_to_refs'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveConstraint(
+            model_name='componentversionmedia',
+            name='oel_cvcontent_uniq_cv_key',
+        ),
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='componentversionmedia',
+            old_name='key',
+            new_name='path',
+        ),
+        # RenameField only changes the Django field name; the DB column is still
+        # '_key' (set via db_column). AlterField drops db_column, so Django sees
+        # old column='_key' vs new column='path' and renames it.
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='componentversionmedia',
+            name='path',
+            field=openedx_django_lib.fields.MultiCollationCharField(
+                db_collations={'mysql': 'utf8mb4_bin', 'sqlite': 'BINARY'},
+                max_length=500,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddConstraint(
+            model_name='componentversionmedia',
+            constraint=models.UniqueConstraint(
+                fields=['component_version', 'path'],
+                name='oel_cvcontent_uniq_cv_key',
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]

tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/test_backup.py

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def setUpTestData(cls):
         api.create_component_version_media(
             new_problem_version.pk,
             new_txt_media.pk,
-            key="hello.txt",
+            path="hello.txt",
         )
 
         # Create a Draft component, one in each learning package
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def setUpTestData(cls):
         api.create_component_version_media(
             new_html_version.pk,
             cls.html_asset_media.id,
-            key="static/other/subdirectory/hello.html",
+            path="static/other/subdirectory/hello.html",
         )
 
         components = api.get_publishable_entities(cls.learning_package)

tests/openedx_content/applets/components/test_api.py

@@ -422,30 +422,30 @@ def test_add(self):
         components_api.create_component_version_media(
             new_version.pk,
             new_media.pk,
-            key="my/path/to/hello.txt",
+            path="my/path/to/hello.txt",
         )
         # re-fetch from the database to check to see if we wrote it correctly
         new_version = components_api.get_component(self.problem.id) \
                                     .versions \
                                     .get(publishable_entity_version__version_num=1)
         assert (
             new_media ==
-            new_version.media.get(componentversionmedia__key="my/path/to/hello.txt")
+            new_version.media.get(componentversionmedia__path="my/path/to/hello.txt")
         )
 
         # Write the same content again, but to an absolute path (should auto-
         # strip) the leading '/'s.
         components_api.create_component_version_media(
             new_version.pk,
             new_media.pk,
-            key="//nested/path/hello.txt",
+            path="//nested/path/hello.txt",
         )
         new_version = components_api.get_component(self.problem.id) \
                                     .versions \
                                     .get(publishable_entity_version__version_num=1)
         assert (
             new_media ==
-            new_version.media.get(componentversionmedia__key="nested/path/hello.txt")
+            new_version.media.get(componentversionmedia__path="nested/path/hello.txt")
         )
 
     def test_bytes_content(self):
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ def test_bytes_content(self):
             created=self.now,
         )
 
-        content_txt = version_1.media.get(componentversionmedia__key="raw.txt")
-        content_raw_txt = version_1.media.get(componentversionmedia__key="no_ext")
+        content_txt = version_1.media.get(componentversionmedia__path="raw.txt")
+        content_raw_txt = version_1.media.get(componentversionmedia__path="no_ext")
 
         assert content_txt.size == len(bytes_media)
         assert str(content_txt.media_type) == 'text/plain'
@@ -509,12 +509,12 @@ def test_multiple_versions(self):
         assert (
             hello_media ==
             version_1.media
-                     .get(componentversionmedia__key="hello.txt")
+                     .get(componentversionmedia__path="hello.txt")
         )
         assert (
             goodbye_media ==
             version_1.media
-                     .get(componentversionmedia__key="goodbye.txt")
+                     .get(componentversionmedia__path="goodbye.txt")
         )
 
         # This should keep the old value for goodbye.txt, add blank.txt, and set
@@ -533,17 +533,17 @@ def test_multiple_versions(self):
         assert (
             blank_media ==
             version_2.media
-                     .get(componentversionmedia__key="hello.txt")
+                     .get(componentversionmedia__path="hello.txt")
         )
         assert (
             goodbye_media ==
             version_2.media
-                     .get(componentversionmedia__key="goodbye.txt")
+                     .get(componentversionmedia__path="goodbye.txt")
         )
         assert (
             blank_media ==
             version_2.media
-                     .get(componentversionmedia__key="blank.txt")
+                     .get(componentversionmedia__path="blank.txt")
         )
 
         # Now we're going to set "hello.txt" back to hello_content, but remove
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ def test_multiple_versions(self):
         assert (
             hello_media ==
             version_3.media
-                     .get(componentversionmedia__key="hello.txt")
+                     .get(componentversionmedia__path="hello.txt")
         )
 
     def test_create_next_version_forcing_num_version(self):
@@ -626,17 +626,17 @@ def test_create_multiple_next_versions_and_diff_content(self):
         assert (
             python_source_asset ==
             version_2_draft.media.get(
-                componentversionmedia__key="static/profile.webp")
+                componentversionmedia__path="static/profile.webp")
         )
         assert (
             python_source_asset ==
             version_2_draft.media.get(
-                componentversionmedia__key="static/new_file.webp")
+                componentversionmedia__path="static/new_file.webp")
         )
         with self.assertRaises(ObjectDoesNotExist):
             # This file was in the published version, but not in the draft version
             # since we ignored previous content.
-            version_2_draft.media.get(componentversionmedia__key="static/background.webp")
+            version_2_draft.media.get(componentversionmedia__path="static/background.webp")
 
 
 class SetCollectionsTestCase(ComponentTestCase):

tests/openedx_content/applets/components/test_assets.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def setUpTestData(cls) -> None:
         components_api.create_component_version_media(
             cls.component_version.pk,
             cls.problem_media.id,
-            key="block.xml",
+            path="block.xml",
         )
 
         # Python source file, stored as a file. This is hypothetical, as we
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def setUpTestData(cls) -> None:
         components_api.create_component_version_media(
             cls.component_version.pk,
             cls.python_source_asset.id,
-            key="src/grader.py",
+            path="src/grader.py",
         )
 
         # An HTML file that is student downloadable
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def setUpTestData(cls) -> None:
         components_api.create_component_version_media(
             cls.component_version.pk,
             cls.html_asset_media.id,
-            key="static/hello.html",
+            path="static/hello.html",
         )
 
     def test_no_component_version(self):