Add StudyGroups with ExternalUsers only

app/controllers/concerns/lti.rb

@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ module Lti
   end
   private :external_user_name
 
+  def mooc_course
+    # All Xikolo platforms set the custom_course to the course code
+   params[:custom_course]
+  end
+
   def refuse_lti_launch(options = {})
     return_to_consumer(lti_errorlog: options[:message], lti_errormsg: t('sessions.oauth.failure'))
   end
@@ -133,6 +138,13 @@ module Lti
   end
   private :set_current_user
 
+  def set_study_group_membership
+    return if mooc_course
+    group = StudyGroup.find_or_create_by(external_id: @provider.resource_link_id, consumer: @consumer)
+    group.users |= [@current_user] # add current user if not already member of the group
+    group.save
+  end
+
   def store_lti_session_data(options = {})
     lti_parameters = LtiParameter.find_or_create_by(consumers_id: options[:consumer].id,
                                                     external_users_id: @current_user.id,

app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class SessionsController < ApplicationController
   include Lti
 
-  [:require_oauth_parameters, :require_valid_consumer_key, :require_valid_oauth_signature, :require_unique_oauth_nonce, :set_current_user, :require_valid_exercise_token].each do |method_name|
+  [:require_oauth_parameters, :require_valid_consumer_key, :require_valid_oauth_signature, :require_unique_oauth_nonce, :set_current_user, :set_study_group_membership, :require_valid_exercise_token].each do |method_name|
     before_action(method_name, only: :create_through_lti)
   end