Merge pull request #3618 from FreeCodeCamp/feature/add-isBeta-flag

Add ability to filter beta challenges from production

seed/index.js

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Challenge.destroyAll(function(err, info) {
     var challengeSpec = require('./challenges/' + file);
     var order = challengeSpec.order;
     var block = challengeSpec.name;
+    var isBeta = !!challengeSpec.isBeta;
 
     // challenge file has no challenges...
     if (challengeSpec.challenges.length === 0) {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ Challenge.destroyAll(function(err, info) {
         challenge.order = order;
         challenge.suborder = index + 1;
         challenge.block = block;
+        challenge.isBeta = challenge.isBeta || isBeta;
 
         return challenge;
       });

server/boot/challenge.js

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import {
   ifNoUserSend
 } from '../utils/middleware';
 
+const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
+const isBeta = !!process.env.BETA;
 const debug = debugFactory('freecc:challenges');
 const challengesRegex = /^(bonfire|waypoint|zipline|basejump)/i;
 const firstChallenge = 'waypoint-say-hello-to-html-elements';
@@ -105,6 +107,9 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
       null,
       Scheduler.default
     ))
+    // filter out all challenges that have isBeta flag set
+    // except in development or beta site
+    .filter(challenge => isDev || isBeta || !challenge.isBeta)
     .shareReplay();
 
   // create a stream of challenge blocks
@@ -543,8 +548,10 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
           }
           return sum;
         }, 0);
+        const isBeta = _.every(blockArray, 'isBeta');
 
         return {
+          isBeta,
           name: blockArray[0].block,
           dashedName: dasherize(blockArray[0].block),
           challenges: blockArray,

server/server.js

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var getUsernameFromProvider = require('./utils/auth').getUsernameFromProvider;
 var generateKey =
   require('loopback-component-passport/lib/models/utils').generateKey;
 
+var isBeta = !!process.env.BETA;
 var app = loopback();
 
 expressState.extend(app);
@@ -96,10 +97,13 @@ app.start = function() {
   app.listen(app.get('port'), function() {
     app.emit('started');
     console.log(
-      'FreeCodeCamp server listening on port %d in %s mode',
+      'FreeCodeCamp server listening on port %d in %s',
       app.get('port'),
       app.get('env')
     );
+    if (isBeta) {
+      console.log('Free Code Camp is in beta mode');
+    }
   });
 };