Exercise Configuration

Inside the the Exercise, we expect a config.json file that provides important information about the exercise.

Here are the possible json values;

Values

Name	Type	Default	Required	Breaking	Description
title	String		false	false	The title of the exercise
longTitle	String		false	false	Will be displayed as the title on the exercise page
type	[code, codeSnippet, multipleChoice, singleChoice, text]		true	true	What type of exercise should this be
language	String		only for type "code" & "codeSnippet"	true	If type is "code" oder "codeSnippet", we need to cpecify what coding language it is
isGraded	Boolean	true	false	false	Should exercise get graded or is it a bonus exericise
maxScore	Double	1	false	false	What are the maximum amount of points that can be get in this exercise
maxSubmits	Integer	1	false	false	Maximum amount of submits possible
options	String[]		only for type "multipleChoice" & "singleChoice"	true	A list of options
solutions	String[] / regex if 'text'		only for type "multipleChoice" & "singleChoice" & "Text"	true	A list of solutions
hints	String[]		false	false	A list of hints that will get displayd for if max score is not reached
executionLimits.memory	Integer	64	false	true	Max ram usage in MebiBytes
executionLimits.cpuCores	Integer	1	false	true	Max core usage
executionLimits.timeout	Integer	3000	false	true	Max execution time in milliseconds
executionLimits.networking	Boolean	false	false	true	Is networking enabled inside the container
executionLimits.testing	Boolean	false	false	true	If testing is enabled, memory and cpu restrictions are lifted. Can be used for testing and debugging.
rounding.strategy	[ROUND, CEILING, FLOOR]	ROUND	false	false	How should the score be rounded
rounding.steps	Integer	4	false	false	In how many pieces should a point be devided (4 => 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1)

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Example config for a Code Exercise

{
    "title": "UZH Airlines",
    "type":"code",
    "language":"python",
    "maxSubmits": 3,
    "maxScore": 10,
    "rounding": {
        "strategy": "FLOOR",
        "steps": "2"
    },
    "executionLimits": {
        "memory": "64",
        "cpuCores": "1",
        "timeout": "10000",
        "networking": true
    }
}