feat: add search_default_sort_newest waffle flag (ENT-11384)

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Unreleased
 ----------
 * nothing unreleased
 
+[7.0.1] - 2026-06-11
+---------------------
+* feat: add the ``enterprise.search_default_sort_newest`` waffle flag, surfaced via ``enterprise_features``, to gate the Learner Portal "newest courses first" search sort (ENT-11384).
+
 [7.0.0] - 2026-04-07
 ---------------------
 * chore: drop Python 3.11 support

enterprise/__init__.py

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Your project description goes here.
 """
 
-__version__ = "7.0.0"
+__version__ = "7.0.1"

enterprise/toggles.py

@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@
     ENTERPRISE_LOG_PREFIX,
 )
 
+# .. toggle_name: enterprise.search_default_sort_newest
+# .. toggle_implementation: WaffleFlag
+# .. toggle_default: False
+# .. toggle_description: Makes the enterprise Learner Portal search default to a "newest courses first" sort (a sorted Algolia replica). Used as the eligibility gate / kill-switch for the newest-first sort A/B experiment.
+# .. toggle_use_cases: open_edx
+# .. toggle_creation_date: 2026-06-11
+SEARCH_DEFAULT_SORT_NEWEST = WaffleFlag(
+    f'{ENTERPRISE_NAMESPACE}.search_default_sort_newest',
+    __name__,
+    ENTERPRISE_LOG_PREFIX,
+)
+
 
 def top_down_assignment_real_time_lcm():
     """
@@ -180,6 +192,13 @@ def enterprise_invite_admins_enabled():
     return INVITE_ADMINS_ENABLED.is_enabled()
 
 
+def search_default_sort_newest_enabled():
+    """
+    Returns whether the "newest courses first" default search sort is enabled.
+    """
+    return SEARCH_DEFAULT_SORT_NEWEST.is_enabled()
+
+
 def enterprise_features():
     """
     Returns a dict of enterprise Waffle-based feature flags.
@@ -194,4 +213,5 @@ def enterprise_features():
         'enterprise_admin_onboarding_enabled': enterprise_admin_onboarding_enabled(),
         'enterprise_edit_highlights_enabled': enterprise_edit_highlights_enabled(),
         'enterprise_invite_admins_enabled': enterprise_invite_admins_enabled(),
+        'search_default_sort_newest_enabled': search_default_sort_newest_enabled(),
     }

tests/test_enterprise/api/test_filters.py

@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ def test_filter(self, is_staff, is_linked_to_enterprise, has_access):
                     'enterprise_admin_onboarding_enabled': False,
                     'enterprise_edit_highlights_enabled': False,
                     'enterprise_invite_admins_enabled': False,
+                    'search_default_sort_newest_enabled': False,
                 }
             }
             assert response == mock_empty_200_success_response

tests/test_enterprise/api/test_views.py

@@ -2332,6 +2332,7 @@ def test_enterprise_customer_with_access_to(
                     'enterprise_admin_onboarding_enabled': enterprise_admin_onboarding_enabled,
                     'enterprise_edit_highlights_enabled': enterprise_edit_highlights_enabled,
                     'enterprise_invite_admins_enabled': enterprise_invite_admins_enabled,
+                    'search_default_sort_newest_enabled': False,
                 }
             }
             assert response in (expected_error, mock_empty_200_success_response)