homework-template-macros.tex

\usepackage{etoolbox} % for ifdefempty (checking for empty strings)
\usepackage{ifthen} % For more advanced logic

\newboolean{gradescope}
\setboolean{gradescope}{false}

\newcounter{problem}
\newcounter{qpart}[problem]

\newboolean{showquestiontext}
\setboolean{showquestiontext}{true}
\newcommand{\questiontext}{}
\newcommand{\question}[1]
{
    \renewcommand{\questiontext}{#1}
    \ifshowquestiontext
        \begin{trivlist}
            \item[\hskip \labelsep {\bfseries\Large Problem \arabic{problem}: \problemname}]
            \item \ifdefempty{\questiontext}{}{\noindent \questiontext}
        \end{trivlist}
        \setboolean{showquestiontext}{false}
    \fi
}

\newcommand{\subquestion}[1]
{
    \ifgradescope
        \ifdobreak
            \newpage
        \fi
    \fi
    \ifshowquestiontext
        \begin{trivlist}
            \item[\hskip \labelsep {\bfseries\Large Problem \arabic{problem}: \problemname}]
            \item \ifdefempty{\questiontext}{}{\noindent \questiontext}
        \end{trivlist}
    \fi
    \ifgradescope
        \setboolean{showquestiontext}{true}
    \fi
    \stepcounter{qpart}
    \begin{trivlist}
        \item \textbf{Part \arabic{qpart}:} #1
    \end{trivlist}
    \setboolean{dobreak}{true}
}

\newcommand{\solution}[1]
{
    \setboolean{dobreak}{false}
    \begin{trivlist}
        \item \textbf{Solution:} #1
    \end{trivlist}
    \ifgradescope
        \newpage
    \fi
}

\newcommand{\problemname}{}
\newenvironment{problem}[1]
{
    \stepcounter{problem}
    \renewcommand{\problemname}{#1}
    \renewcommand{\questiontext}{}
    \begin{trivlist}
        \item
}
{
    \end{trivlist}
    \ifgradescope
        \newpage
    \else
        \vspace{0.5cm}
    \fi
    \renewcommand{\questiontext}{}
}

\newboolean{dobreak}
\setboolean{dobreak}{false}