--- loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2001/08/22 19:21:36	1.66
+++ loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2001/09/14 20:17:35	1.67
@@ -66,8 +66,15 @@ sub page_start {
 sub initialize_storage {
   %Apache::lonhomework::results=();
   my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name) = &Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
-  %Apache::lonhomework::history=
-    &Apache::lonnet::restore($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name);
+  if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+    %Apache::lonhomework::history=
+      &Apache::lonnet::restore($ENV{'request.uri'},'nohist_construct',$domain,$name);
+    my ($temp)=keys %Apache::lonhomework::history ;
+    &Apache::lonxml::debug("Return message of $temp");
+  } else {
+    %Apache::lonhomework::history=
+      &Apache::lonnet::restore($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name);
+  }
   #ignore error conditions
   my ($temp)=keys %Apache::lonhomework::history ;
   if ($temp =~ m/^error:.*/) { %Apache::lonhomework::history=(); }
@@ -82,9 +89,16 @@ sub finalize_storage {
   my ($temp) = keys %Apache::lonhomework::results;
   if ( $temp ne '' ) {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name) = &Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
-    $result=&Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%Apache::lonhomework::results,
-				    $symb,$courseid,$domain,$name);
-    &Apache::lonxml::debug("Store return message:".$result);
+    if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+      $result=&Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%Apache::lonhomework::results,
+				      $ENV{'request.uri'},'nohist_construct',
+				      $domain,$name);
+      &Apache::lonxml::debug('Construct Store return message:'.$result);
+    } else {
+      $result=&Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%Apache::lonhomework::results,
+				      $symb,$courseid,$domain,$name);
+      &Apache::lonxml::debug('Store return message:'.$result);
+    }
   }
   return $result;
 }
@@ -127,7 +141,7 @@ sub start_problem {
     }
   }
 
-#added vars to the scripting enviroment
+  #added vars to the scripting enviroment
   my $expression='$external::part='.$Apache::inputtags::part.';';
   &Apache::run::run($expression,$safeeval);
   my $status;
@@ -137,17 +151,28 @@ sub start_problem {
   my ($result,$head_tag_start,$body_tag_start)=
     &page_start($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
 
-  if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'exam') {
-      if ($target eq 'web') {
-          my $token=$Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.0.outtoken"};
-          if (($ENV{'form.doescheckout'}) && (!$token)) {
-	     $token=&Apache::lonxml::maketoken();
-             $Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.0.outtoken"}=$token;
-          }
-          $body_tag_start.=&Apache::lonxml::printtokenheader($target,$token);
-      }
-  }
+
   if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'grade') {
+    #handle exam checkout
+    if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'exam') {
+      my $token=$Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.0.outtoken"};
+      if (($ENV{'form.doescheckout'}) && (!$token)) {
+	$token=&Apache::lonxml::maketoken();
+	$Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.0.outtoken"}=$token;
+      }
+      $body_tag_start.=&Apache::lonxml::printtokenheader($target,$token);
+    }
+
+    #handle rand seed in construction space
+    my $rndseed;
+    if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq "construct") {
+      $rndseed=$ENV{'form.rndseed'};
+      if (!$rndseed) {
+	$rndseed=time;
+	$ENV{'form.rndseed'}=$rndseed;
+      }
+      &Apache::run::run('$external::randomseed='.$rndseed.';',$safeeval);
+    }
     ($status,$accessmsg) = &Apache::lonhomework::check_access('0');
     push (@Apache::inputtags::status,$status);
     my $expression='$external::datestatus="'.$status.'";';
@@ -166,42 +191,45 @@ sub start_problem {
 	} elsif ($status eq 'UNCHECKEDOUT') {
             $msg.=&checkout_msg;
         }
-	return $result.$msg.'<br />';
+	$result.=$msg.'<br />';
       }
-    }
-  }
-  if ($target eq 'web') {
-    my $name= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,$safeeval);
-    if ($name eq '') { 
-      $name=&Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.title');
-      if ($name eq 'con_lost') { $name = ''; }
-    }
-    $Apache::lonhomework::name=$name;
-    if ($status eq 'CAN_ANSWER') {
-      # create a page header and exit
-      $result.="$head_tag_start<title>$name</title></head>\n
+    } elsif ($target eq 'web') {
+      my $name= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,$safeeval);
+      if ($name eq '') { 
+	$name=&Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.title');
+	if ($name eq 'con_lost') { $name = ''; }
+      }
+      $Apache::lonhomework::name=$name;
+      if ($status eq 'CAN_ANSWER') {
+	# create a page header and exit
+	$result.="$head_tag_start<title>$name</title></head>\n
               $body_tag_start\n
               <form name=\"lonhomework\" method=\"POST\" action=\"".$ENV{'request.uri'}."\">".
 		'<input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="yes" />';
-      if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq "construct") {
-	$result.='<input type="hidden" name="problemmode" value="View" />
-                 <input type="submit" name="problemmode" value="Edit" /><hr />';
-      }
-      # if we are viewing someone else preserve that info
-      if (defined $ENV{'form.grade_symb'}) {
-	foreach my $field ('symb','courseid','domain','username') {
-	  $result .= '<input type="hidden" name="grade_'.$field.
-	    '" value="'.$ENV{"form.grade_$field"}.'" />'."\n";
+	if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq "construct") {
+	  $result.=
+	    '<input type="hidden" name="problemmode" value="View" />
+             <input type="submit" name="problemmode" value="Edit" />
+             Random Seed:<input type="text" name="rndseed" width="10" value="'.
+	       $rndseed.'" /><hr />';
+	}
+	# if we are viewing someone else preserve that info
+	if (defined $ENV{'form.grade_symb'}) {
+	  foreach my $field ('symb','courseid','domain','username') {
+	    $result .= '<input type="hidden" name="grade_'.$field.
+	      '" value="'.$ENV{"form.grade_$field"}.'" />'."\n";
+	  }
 	}
+      } elsif ($status eq 'SHOW_ANSWER' || $status eq 'CANNOT_ANSWER'
+	       || $status eq 'CLOSED') {
+	$result.=$head_tag_start.
+	  "<title>$name</title></head>\n$body_tag_start\n";
       }
-      return $result;
-    } elsif ($status eq 'SHOW_ANSWER' || $status eq 'CANNOT_ANSWER' || $status eq 'CLOSED') {
-      return $result.$head_tag_start."<title>$name</title></head>\n$body_tag_start\n";
     }
-  }
-  if ($target eq 'edit') {
+  } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
     $result.=$head_tag_start."</head>".$body_tag_start.
-      '<form name="lonhomework" method="POST" action="'.$ENV{'request.uri'}.'">
+      '<form name="lonhomework" method="POST" action="'.
+	$ENV{'request.uri'}.'">
        <input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="edit" />
        <input type="hidden" name="problemmode" value="Edit" />
        <input type="submit" name="problemmode" value="View" />
@@ -210,14 +238,14 @@ sub start_problem {
       ';
     my $temp=&Apache::edit::insertlist($target,$token);
     $result.=$temp;
-    return $result;
-  }
-  if ($target eq 'modified') {
+  } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
     $result=$token->[4];
     $result.=&Apache::edit::handle_insert();
-    return $result;
+  } else {
+    # page_start returned a starting result, delete it if we don't need it
+    $result = '';
   }
-  return '';
+  return $result;
 }
 
 sub end_problem {