Added question generating API

ref-test/common/data_tools.py

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import os
 import pathlib
 from json import dump, loads
 from datetime import datetime
+
+from flask.json import jsonify
 from main import app
+from random import shuffle
 
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
 
@@ -58,4 +61,36 @@ def store_data_file(file, default:bool=None):
     if default:
         with open(os.path.join(app.config['DATA_FILE_DIRECTORY'], '.default.txt'), 'w') as _file:
             _file.write(filename)
-    return filename
+    return filename
+
+def randomise_list(list:list):
+    _list = list.copy()
+    shuffle(_list)
+    return(_list)
+
+def generate_questions(dataset:dict):
+    questions_list = dataset['questions']
+    output = []
+    for block in randomise_list(questions_list):
+        if block['type'] == 'question':
+            question = {
+                'q_type': 'question',
+                'q_no': block['q_no'],
+                'question_header': '',
+                'text': block['text'],
+                'options': randomise_list(block['options'])
+            }
+            output.append(question)
+        if block['type'] == 'block':
+            for key, _question in enumerate(randomise_list(block['questions'])):
+                question = {
+                    'q_type': 'block',
+                    'q_no': _question['q_no'],
+                    'question_header': block['question_header'] if 'question_header' in block else '',
+                    'block_length': len(block['questions']),
+                    'block_q_no': key,
+                    'text': _question['text'],
+                    'options': randomise_list(_question['options'])
+                }
+                output.append(question)
+    return output