--- loncom/LONCAPA.pm 2007/07/02 21:15:29 1.24 +++ loncom/LONCAPA.pm 2009/05/13 14:01:10 1.28 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # The LearningOnline Network # Base routines # -# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.24 2007/07/02 21:15:29 albertel Exp $ +# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.28 2009/05/13 14:01:10 raeburn Exp $ # # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees # @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ # ### + + package LONCAPA; use strict; @@ -66,13 +68,6 @@ our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( 'match' =>[qw($matc my %perlvar; - -# Inputs are a url, and a hash ref of -# form name => value pairs -# takes care of properly adding the form name elements and values to the -# the url doing proper escaping of the values and joining with ? or & as -# needed - sub add_get_param { my ($url,$form_data) = @_; my $needs_question_mark = ($url !~ /\?/); @@ -169,27 +164,6 @@ sub propath { } -#--------------------------------------------------------------- -# -# Manipulation of hash based databases (factoring out common code -# for later use as we refactor. -# -# Ties a domain level resource file to a hash. -# If requested a history entry is created in the associated hist file. -# -# Parameters: -# domain - Name of the domain in which the resource file lives. -# namespace - Name of the hash within that domain. -# how - How to tie the hash (e.g. GDBM_WRCREAT()). -# loghead - Optional parameter, if present a log entry is created -# in the associated history file and this is the first part -# of that entry. -# logtail - Goes along with loghead, The actual logentry is of the -# form $loghead::logtail. -# Returns: -# Reference to a hash bound to the db file or alternatively undef -# if the tie failed. -# sub tie_domain_hash { my ($domain,$namespace,$how,$loghead,$logtail) = @_; @@ -208,25 +182,8 @@ sub tie_domain_hash { sub untie_domain_hash { return &_locking_hash_untie(@_); } -# -# Ties a user's resource file to a hash. -# If necessary, an appropriate history -# log file entry is made as well. -# This sub factors out common code from the subs that manipulate -# the various gdbm files that keep keyword value pairs. -# Parameters: -# domain - Name of the domain the user is in. -# user - Name of the 'current user'. -# namespace - Namespace representing the file to tie. -# how - What the tie is done to (e.g. GDBM_WRCREAT(). -# loghead - Optional first part of log entry if there may be a -# history file. -# what - Optional tail of log entry if there may be a history -# file. -# Returns: -# hash to which the database is tied. It's up to the caller to untie. -# undef if the has could not be tied. -# + + sub tie_user_hash { my ($domain,$user,$namespace,$how,$loghead,$what) = @_; @@ -241,8 +198,6 @@ sub untie_user_hash { return &_locking_hash_untie(@_); } -# routines if you just have a filename -# return tied hashref or undef sub locking_hash_tie { my ($filename,$how)=@_; @@ -420,6 +375,8 @@ __END__ =head1 NAME +Apache::LONCAPA + LONCAPA - Basic routines =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -428,24 +385,89 @@ Generally useful routines =head1 EXPORTED SUBROUTINES -=over 4 +=over -=item * +=item escape() -escape() : unpack non-word characters into CGI-compatible hex codes +unpack non-word characters into CGI-compatible hex codes -=item * +=item unescape() -unescape() : pack CGI-compatible hex codes into actual non-word ASCII character + pack CGI-compatible hex codes into actual non-word ASCII character -=item * +=item add_get_param() -add_get_param() : +Append escaped form elements (name=value etc.) to a url. + Inputs: url (with or without exit GET from parameters), hash ref of form name => value pairs - Return: url with properly added the form name elements and values to the - the url doing proper escaping of the values and joining with ? or & + Return: url with form name elements and values appended to the + the url, doing proper escaping of the values and joining with ? or & as needed +=item clean_handle() + +=item propath() + +=item untie_domain_hash() + +=item tie_domain_hash() + +Manipulation of hash based databases (factoring out common code +for later use as we refactor. + + Ties a domain level resource file to a hash. + If requested a history entry is created in the associated hist file. + + Parameters: + domain - Name of the domain in which the resource file lives. + namespace - Name of the hash within that domain. + how - How to tie the hash (e.g. GDBM_WRCREAT()). + loghead - Optional parameter, if present a log entry is created + in the associated history file and this is the first part + of that entry. + logtail - Goes along with loghead, The actual logentry is of the + form $loghead::logtail. +Returns: + Reference to a hash bound to the db file or alternatively undef + if the tie failed. + +=item tie_user_hash() + + Ties a user's resource file to a hash. + If necessary, an appropriate history + log file entry is made as well. + This sub factors out common code from the subs that manipulate + the various gdbm files that keep keyword value pairs. +Parameters: + domain - Name of the domain the user is in. + user - Name of the 'current user'. + namespace - Namespace representing the file to tie. + how - What the tie is done to (e.g. GDBM_WRCREAT(). + loghead - Optional first part of log entry if there may be a + history file. + what - Optional tail of log entry if there may be a history + file. +Returns: + hash to which the database is tied. It's up to the caller to untie. + undef if the has could not be tied. + +=item locking_hash_tie() + +routines if you just have a filename return tied hashref or undef + +=item locking_hash_untie() + +=item db_filename_parts() + +=head1 INTERNAL SUBROUTINES + +=item _do_hash_tie() + +=item _do_hash_untie() + =back + +=cut +