LMS Question Generator – Lucas Ralph, Charlie Matoon – CSCI 5801

This project is a Python-based tool designed to process source code files and generate LMS-compatible questions (e.g., multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank). While some functionality is still in development, the tool lays the foundation for automated question generation based on code analysis. This uses pytest for testing suite

How to Run

Ensure you have Python 3 installed.

Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the source code using cd.

Place the file you'd like to read in the same folder.

Run the program:

python3 view.py

Interactive Steps

After launching, follow the on-screen prompts:

Enter the filename (e.g., tester.txt)

LMS Type / Question Type

Input mc for Multiple Choice or fib for Fill in the Blank

Note: Currently a placeholder for future versions

Number of Questions

Also a placeholder for future versions

Remove Comments?

Enter y (yes) or n (no)

If Yes, Choose:

d to delete comment lines entirely

c to combine each comment with the following line of code

Combine Non-Sequential Code Lines?

Enter n to skip

Or enter start and end line numbers to combine them

Enter -1 to exit this loop

Once complete, the tool prints a JSON object of the generated questions to the terminal. This is a temporary output to demonstrate core functionality before full LMS formatting is implemented.

Status & Planned Features

✅ Comment parsing and optional removal

✅ Basic interactive CLI

❌ LMS export formatting (coming soon)

❌ Intelligent question generation

📼 Sprint Meeting Recordings View Meeting Recordings: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7e6dM6LncGh5mkD2oU-lnuaU6MSTTA8/view?usp=share_link

Contributors

Group 27 – CSCI 5801 University of Minnesota Lucas Ralph, Charlie Matoon