Template Rendering Issues

[swalehmwadime]

In-Progress Task: Template Rendering Issues

Description:

This task involves identifying and resolving errors in how the courses.html and resources.html templates process and display data. The issue impacts the functionality and visual rendering of course cards and resource listings, particularly in scenarios where these pages either fail to show data locally or cause an internal server error upon deployment.

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Key Issues to Address:

1. Data Passing Errors:

   • Verify whether data (e.g., course details or resource content) is being correctly passed from the backend to the template.
   • Check for missing or incorrectly named variables in the template or backend code.

2. Template Syntax:

   • Debug the use of template syntax (e.g., Jinja2 in Flask) to ensure proper looping and rendering of data items.
   • Fix any incorrect or unclosed template tags that may cause errors.

3. Dynamic Content Loading:

   • Address issues where dynamically loaded course or resource data does not appear due to database queries returning empty results or mismatched keys.

4. Error Handling:

   • Implement clear error messages and debugging tools for template rendering failures.
   • Add fallback content in case no data is available to render (e.g., "No courses available" message).

5. Deployment Differences:

   • Highlight discrepancies between local and deployed environments (e.g., file paths, database connections, or dependency versions) that may cause rendering issues.

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Next Steps:

• Debug the backend function(s) responsible for fetching and sending data to courses.html and resources.html.
• Check template files for proper integration of dynamic data (e.g., loops, conditionals, and variables).
• Test rendering in both local and deployed environments to ensure consistency.
• Log and handle exceptions gracefully for improved debugging and user experience.

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This task will improve the reliability and user experience of the STEM eLearning platform by ensuring that the courses and resources pages render correctly under all conditions.