--- loncom/homework/bridgetask.pm	2006/01/21 01:46:14	1.95
+++ loncom/homework/bridgetask.pm	2006/01/30 21:01:46	1.99
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # definition of tags that give a structure to a document
 #
-# $Id: bridgetask.pm,v 1.95 2006/01/21 01:46:14 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: bridgetask.pm,v 1.99 2006/01/30 21:01:46 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ DONEBUTTON
 		    my $opt_req=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('OptionalRequired',
 							 $parstack,$safeeval);
 		    if ($opt_req !~ /\S/) { $opt_req='0'; }
-		    $status.="\n<p>".&mt('You needed to pass all of the [_1]  mandatory components and [_2] of the [_3] optional components, of which you were required to pass [_4] on the bridge task.',$man_count,$opt_passed,$opt_count,$opt_req)."</p></div>\n";
+		    $status.="\n<p>".&mt('You needed to pass all of the [_1]  mandatory components and [_2] of the [_3] optional components, of which you passed [_4].',$man_count,$opt_req,$opt_count,$opt_passed)."</p></div>\n";
 
 		    my $internal_location=&internal_location();
 		    $result=~s/\Q$internal_location\E/$status/;
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ sub get_queue_counts {
 	return (0,0,0);
     }
     my ($entries,$ready_to_grade,$locks)=(0,0,0);
+    my %slot_cache;
     foreach my $key (sort(keys(%queue))) {
 	if ($key=~/locked$/) {
 	    $locks++;
@@ -1189,8 +1190,11 @@ sub get_queue_counts {
 	    my ($symb,$uname,$udom) = &decode_queue_key($key);
 	    $entries++;
 	    my $slot=$queue{$key}->[0];
-	    my %slot_data=&Apache::lonnet::get_slot($slot);
-	    if (time > $slot_data{'endtime'}) {
+	    if (!exists($slot_cache{$slot})) {
+		my %slot_data=&Apache::lonnet::get_slot($slot);
+		$slot_cache{$slot} = \%slot_data;
+	    }
+	    if (time > $slot_cache{$slot}{'endtime'}) {
 		$ready_to_grade++;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -1227,6 +1231,7 @@ sub queue_key_locked {
 
 sub pick_from_queue_data {
     my ($queue,$check_section,$queuedata,$cdom,$cnum)=@_;
+    my @possible; # will hold queue entries that are valid to be selected
     foreach my $key (keys(%$queuedata)) {
 	if ($key =~ /\0locked$/) { next; }
 	if ($key =~ /\0timestamp$/) { next; }
@@ -1244,11 +1249,18 @@ sub pick_from_queue_data {
 	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("not time");
 	    next;
 	}
-	if (&queue_key_locked($queue,$key,$cdom,$cnum)) {
+	if (exists($queuedata->{"$key\0locked"})) {
 	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("someone already has um.");
 	    next;
 	}
-	return $key;
+	push(@possible,[$key,$slot_data{'endtime'}]);
+    }
+    if (@possible) {
+        # sort entries in order by slot end time
+	@possible = sort { $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] } @possible;
+	# pick one of the first ten entries
+	my $max=($#possible < 10) ? $#possible : 10;
+	return $possible[int(rand($max))][0];
     }
     return undef;
 }
@@ -1330,6 +1342,8 @@ sub get_from_queue {
 			      $cdom,$cnum);
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("$starttime");
 	my $regexp="^$symb\0queue\0";
+	my $range= ($attempts < 1 ) ? '0-100' : '0-400';
+
 	my %queue=&Apache::lonnet::dump($queue,$cdom,$cnum,$regexp);
 	#make a pass looking for a user _not_ in my section
 	if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
@@ -1342,8 +1356,7 @@ sub get_from_queue {
 	# ready for grading
 	if (!$todo) {
 	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("no sce");
-	    $todo=&pick_from_queue_data($queue,$env{'request.course.sec'},
-					\%queue,$cdom,$cnum);
+	    $todo=&pick_from_queue_data($queue,undef,\%queue,$cdom,$cnum);
 	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("no sce $todo");
 	}
 	# no user to grade