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-version 1.173, 2003/04/04 21:00:54
+version 1.174, 2003/04/04 21:36:01
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  # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
  # Navigate Maps Handler
  #
- Line 463  sub timeToHumanString {
+ Line 462  sub timeToHumanString {
  =pod
- =head1 navmap renderer
+ =head1 NAME
- The navmaprenderer package provides a sophisticated rendering of the standard navigation maps interface into HTML. The provided nav map handler is actually just a glorified call to this.
+ Apache::lonnavmap - Subroutines to handle and render the navigation maps
- Because of the large number of parameters this function presents, instead of passing it arguments as is normal, pass it in an anonymous hash with the given options. This is because there is no obvious order you may wish to override these in and a hash is easier to read and understand then "undef, undef, undef, 1, undef, undef, renderButton, undef, 0" when you mostly want default behaviors.
+ =head1 SYNOPSIS
- The package provides a function called 'render', called as Apache::lonnavmaps::renderer->render({}).
+ The main handler generates the navigational listing for the course,
+ the other objects export this information in a usable fashion for
+ other modules
- =head2 Overview of Columns
+ =head1 Object: render
- The renderer will build an HTML table for the navmap and return it. The table is consists of several columns, and a row for each resource (or possibly each part). You tell the renderer how many columns to create and what to place in each column, optionally using one or more of the preparent columns, and the renderer will assemble the table.
+ The navmap renderer package provides a sophisticated rendering of the
+ standard navigation maps interface into HTML. The provided nav map
+ handler is actually just a glorified call to this.
- Any additional generally useful column types should be placed in the renderer code here, so anybody can use it anywhere else. Any code specific to the current application (such as the addition of <input> elements in a column) should be placed in the code of the thing using the renderer.
+ Because of the large number of parameters this function presents,
+ instead of passing it arguments as is normal, pass it in an anonymous
+ hash with the given options. This is because there is no obvious order
+ you may wish to override these in and a hash is easier to read and
+ understand then "undef, undef, undef, 1, undef, undef, renderButton,
+ undef, 0" when you mostly want default behaviors.
- At the core of the renderer is the array reference COLS (see Example section below for how to pass this correctly). The COLS array will consist of entries of one of two types of things: Either an integer representing one of the pre-packaged column types, or a sub reference that takes a resource reference, a part number, and a reference to the argument hash passed to the renderer, and returns a string that will be inserted into the HTML representation as it.
+ The package provides a function called 'render', called as
+ Apache::lonnavmaps::renderer->render({}).
+ =head2 Overview of Columns
- The pre-packaged column names are refered to by constants in the Apache::lonnavmaps::renderer namespace. The following currently exist:
+ The renderer will build an HTML table for the navmap and return
+ it. The table is consists of several columns, and a row for each
+ resource (or possibly each part). You tell the renderer how many
+ columns to create and what to place in each column, optionally using
+ one or more of the preparent columns, and the renderer will assemble
+ the table.
+ Any additional generally useful column types should be placed in the
+ renderer code here, so anybody can use it anywhere else. Any code
+ specific to the current application (such as the addition of <input>
+ elements in a column) should be placed in the code of the thing using
+ the renderer.
+ At the core of the renderer is the array reference COLS (see Example
+ section below for how to pass this correctly). The COLS array will
+ consist of entries of one of two types of things: Either an integer
+ representing one of the pre-packaged column types, or a sub reference
+ that takes a resource reference, a part number, and a reference to the
+ argument hash passed to the renderer, and returns a string that will
+ be inserted into the HTML representation as it.
+ The pre-packaged column names are refered to by constants in the
+ Apache::lonnavmaps::renderer namespace. The following currently exist:
  =over 4
- =item * B<resource>: The general info about the resource: Link, icon for the type, etc. The first column in the standard nav map display. This column also accepts the following parameter in the renderer hash:
+ =item * B<resource>:
+ The general info about the resource: Link, icon for the type, etc. The
+ first column in the standard nav map display. This column also accepts
+ the following parameter in the renderer hash:
  =over 4
- =item * B<resource_nolink>: If true, the resource will not be linked. Default: false, resource will have links.
+ =item * B<resource_nolink>:
+ If true, the resource will not be linked. Default: false, resource
+ will have links.
- =item * B<resource_part_count>: If true (default), the resource will show a part count if the full part list is not displayed. If false, the resource will never show a part count.
+ =item * B<resource_part_count>:
- =item * B<resource_no_folder_link>: If true, the resource's folder will not be clickable to open or close it. Default is false. True implies printCloseAll is false, since you can't close or open folders when this is on anyhow.
+ If true (default), the resource will show a part count if the full
+ part list is not displayed. If false, the resource will never show a
+ part count.
+ =item * B<resource_no_folder_link>:
+ If true, the resource's folder will not be clickable to open or close
+ it. Default is false. True implies printCloseAll is false, since you
+ can't close or open folders when this is on anyhow.
  =back
- =item B<communication_status>: Whether there is discussion on the resource, email for the user, or (lumped in here) perl errors in the execution of the problem. This is the second column in the main nav map.
+ =item B<communication_status>:
+ Whether there is discussion on the resource, email for the user, or
+ (lumped in here) perl errors in the execution of the problem. This is
+ the second column in the main nav map.
+ =item B<quick_status>:
- =item B<quick_status>: An icon for the status of a problem, with four possible states: Correct, incorrect, open, or none (not open yet, not a problem). The third column of the standard navmap.
+ An icon for the status of a problem, with four possible states:
+ Correct, incorrect, open, or none (not open yet, not a problem). The
+ third column of the standard navmap.
- =item B<long_status>: A text readout of the details of the current status of the problem, such as "Due in 22 hours". The fourth column of the standard navmap.
+ =item B<long_status>:
+ A text readout of the details of the current status of the problem,
+ such as "Due in 22 hours". The fourth column of the standard navmap.
  =back
  If you add any others please be sure to document them here.
- An example of a column renderer that will show the ID number of a resource, along with the part name if any:
+ An example of a column renderer that will show the ID number of a
+ resource, along with the part name if any:
   sub {
    my ($resource, $part, $params) = @_;
- Line 513  An example of a column renderer that wil
+ Line 573  An example of a column renderer that wil
    return '<td>' . $resource->{ID} . '</td>';
   }
- Note these functions are responsible for the TD tags, which allow them to override vertical and horizontal alignment, etc.
+ Note these functions are responsible for the TD tags, which allow them
+ to override vertical and horizontal alignment, etc.
  =head2 Parameters
- Most of these parameters are only useful if you are *not* using the folder interface (i.e., the default first column), which is probably the common case. If you are using this interface, then you should be able to get away with just using 'cols' (to specify the columns shown), 'url' (necessary for the folders to link to the current screen correctly), and possibly 'queryString' if your app calls for it. In that case, maintaining the state of the folders will be done automatically.
+ Most of these parameters are only useful if you are *not* using the
+ folder interface (i.e., the default first column), which is probably
+ the common case. If you are using this interface, then you should be
+ able to get away with just using 'cols' (to specify the columns
+ shown), 'url' (necessary for the folders to link to the current screen
+ correctly), and possibly 'queryString' if your app calls for it. In
+ that case, maintaining the state of the folders will be done
+ automatically.
  =over 4
- =item * B<iterator>: A reference to a fresh ::iterator to use from the navmaps. The rendering will reflect the options passed to the iterator, so you can use that to just render a certain part of the course, if you like. If one is not passed, the renderer will attempt to construct one from ENV{'form.filter'} and ENV{'form.condition'} information, plus the 'iterator_map' parameter if any.
+ =item * B<iterator>:
+ A reference to a fresh ::iterator to use from the navmaps. The
+ rendering will reflect the options passed to the iterator, so you can
+ use that to just render a certain part of the course, if you like. If
+ one is not passed, the renderer will attempt to construct one from
+ ENV{'form.filter'} and ENV{'form.condition'} information, plus the
+ 'iterator_map' parameter if any.
+ =item * B<iterator_map>:
+ If you are letting the renderer do the iterator handling, you can
+ instruct the renderer to render only a particular map by passing it
+ the source of the map you want to process, like
+ '/res/103/jerf/navmap.course.sequence'.
+ =item * B<navmap>:
+ A reference to a navmap, used only if an iterator is not passed in. If
+ this is necessary to make an iterator but it is not passed in, a new
+ one will be constructed based on ENV info. This is useful to do basic
+ error checking before passing it off to render.
+ =item * B<r>:
+ The standard Apache response object. This must be passed to the
+ renderer or the course hash will be locked.
+ =item * B<cols>:
+ An array reference
+ =item * B<showParts>:
+ A flag. If yes (default), a line for the resource itself, and a line
+ for each part will be displayed. If not, only one line for each
+ resource will be displayed.
+ =item * B<condenseParts>:
+ A flag. If yes (default), if all parts of the problem have the same
+ status and that status is Nothing Set, Correct, or Network Failure,
+ then only one line will be displayed for that resource anyhow. If no,
+ all parts will always be displayed. If showParts is 0, this is
+ ignored.
+ =item * B<jumpCount>:
+ A string identifying the URL to place the anchor 'curloc' at. Default
+ to no anchor at all. It is the responsibility of the renderer user to
+ ensure that the #curloc is in the URL. By default, determined through
+ the use of the ENV{} 'jump' information, and should normally "just
+ work" correctly.
- =item * B<iterator_map>: If you are letting the renderer do the iterator handling, you can instruct the renderer to render only a particular map by passing it the source of the map you want to process, like '/res/103/jerf/navmap.course.sequence'.
+ =item * B<here>:
- =item * B<navmap>: A reference to a navmap, used only if an iterator is not passed in. If this is necessary to make an iterator but it is not passed in, a new one will be constructed based on ENV info. This is useful to do basic error checking before passing it off to render.
+ A Symb identifying where to place the 'here' marker. Default empty,
+ which means no marker.
- =item * B<r>: The standard Apache response object. This must be passed to the renderer or the course hash will be locked.
+ =item * B<indentString>:
- =item * B<cols>: An array reference
+ A string identifying the indentation string to use. By default, this
+ is a 25 pixel whitespace image with no alt text.
- =item * B<showParts>: A flag. If yes (default), a line for the resource itself, and a line for each part will be displayed. If not, only one line for each resource will be displayed.
+ =item * B<queryString>:
- =item * B<condenseParts>: A flag. If yes (default), if all parts of the problem have the same status and that status is Nothing Set, Correct, or Network Failure, then only one line will be displayed for that resource anyhow. If no, all parts will always be displayed. If showParts is 0, this is ignored.
+ A string which will be prepended to the query string used when the
+ folders are opened or closed.
- =item * B<jumpCount>: A string identifying the URL to place the anchor 'curloc' at. Default to no anchor at all. It is the responsibility of the renderer user to ensure that the #curloc is in the URL. By default, determined through the use of the ENV{} 'jump' information, and should normally "just work" correctly.
+ =item * B<url>:
- =item * B<here>: A Symb identifying where to place the 'here' marker. Default empty, which means no marker.
+ The url the folders will link to, which should be the current
+ page. Required if the resource info column is shown.
- =item * B<indentString>: A string identifying the indentation string to use. By default, this is a 25 pixel whitespace image with no alt text.
+ =item * B<currentJumpIndex>:
- =item * B<queryString>: A string which will be prepended to the query string used when the folders are opened or closed.
+ Describes the currently-open row number to cause the browser to jump
+ to, because the user just opened that folder. By default, pulled from
+ the Jump information in the ENV{'form.*'}.
- =item * B<url>: The url the folders will link to, which should be the current page. Required if the resource info column is shown.
+ =item * B<printKey>:
- =item * B<currentJumpIndex>: Describes the currently-open row number to cause the browser to jump to, because the user just opened that folder. By default, pulled from the Jump information in the ENV{'form.*'}.
+ If true, print the key that appears on the top of the standard
+ navmaps. Default is false.
- =item * B<printKey>: If true, print the key that appears on the top of the standard navmaps. Default is false.
+ =item * B<printCloseAll>:
- =item * B<printCloseAll>: If true, print the "Close all folders" or "open all folders" links. Default is true.
+ If true, print the "Close all folders" or "open all folders"
+ links. Default is true.
- =item * B<filterFunc>: A function that takes the resource object as its only parameter and returns a true or false value. If true, the resource is displayed. If false, it is simply skipped in the display. By default, all resources are shown.
+ =item * B<filterFunc>:
- =item * B<suppressNavmaps>: If true, will not display Navigate Content resources. Default to false.
+ A function that takes the resource object as its only parameter and
+ returns a true or false value. If true, the resource is displayed. If
+ false, it is simply skipped in the display. By default, all resources
+ are shown.
+ =item * B<suppressNavmaps>:
+ If true, will not display Navigate Content resources. Default to
+ false.
  =back
  =head2 Additional Info
- In addition to the parameters you can pass to the renderer, which will be passed through unchange to the column renderers, the renderer will generate the following information which your renderer may find useful:
+ In addition to the parameters you can pass to the renderer, which will
+ be passed through unchange to the column renderers, the renderer will
- If you want to know how many rows were printed, the 'counter' element of the hash passed into the render function will contain the count. You may want to check whether any resources were printed at all.
+ generate the following information which your renderer may find
+ useful:
+ If you want to know how many rows were printed, the 'counter' element
+ of the hash passed into the render function will contain the
+ count. You may want to check whether any resources were printed at
+ all.
  =over 4
- Line 1220  package Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap;
+ Line 1362  package Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap;
  =pod
- lonnavmaps provides functions and objects for dealing with the compiled course hashes generated when a user enters the course, the Apache handler for the "Navigation Map" button, and a flexible prepared renderer for navigation maps that are easy to use anywhere.
+ lonnavmaps provides functions and objects for dealing with the
+ compiled course hashes generated when a user enters the course, the
+ Apache handler for the "Navigation Map" button, and a flexible
+ prepared renderer for navigation maps that are easy to use anywhere.
+ =head1 Object: navmap
- =head1 navmap object: Encapsulating the compiled nav map
+ Encapsulating the compiled nav map
- navmap is an object that encapsulates a compiled course map and provides a reasonable interface to it.
+ navmap is an object that encapsulates a compiled course map and
+ provides a reasonable interface to it.
- Most notably it provides a way to navigate the map sensibly and a flexible iterator that makes it easy to write various renderers based on nav maps.
+ Most notably it provides a way to navigate the map sensibly and a
+ flexible iterator that makes it easy to write various renderers based
+ on nav maps.
  You must obtain resource objects through the navmap object.
- Line 1234  You must obtain resource objects through
+ Line 1384  You must obtain resource objects through
  =over 4
  =item * B<new>(navHashFile, parmHashFile, genCourseAndUserOptions,
-   genMailDiscussStatus): Binds a new navmap object to the compiled nav map
+   genMailDiscussStatus):
-   hash and parm hash given as filenames. genCourseAndUserOptions is a flag
-   saying whether the course options and user options hash should be generated.
-   This is for when you are using the parameters of the resources that require
-   them; see documentation in resource object documentation. genMailDiscussStatus
-   causes the nav map to retreive information about the email and discussion
-   status of resources. Returns the navmap object if this is successful, or
-   B<undef> if not. You must check for undef; errors will occur when you try
-   to use the other methods otherwise.
- =item * B<getIterator>(first, finish, filter, condition): See iterator documentation below.
+ Binds a new navmap object to the compiled nav map hash and parm hash
+ given as filenames. genCourseAndUserOptions is a flag saying whether
+ the course options and user options hash should be generated. This is
+ for when you are using the parameters of the resources that require
+ them; see documentation in resource object
+ documentation. genMailDiscussStatus causes the nav map to retreive
+ information about the email and discussion status of
+ resources. Returns the navmap object if this is successful, or
+ B<undef> if not. You must check for undef; errors will occur when you
+ try to use the other methods otherwise.
+ =item * B<getIterator>(first, finish, filter, condition):
+ See iterator documentation below.
  =cut
- Line 1473  sub getErrors {
+ Line 1628  sub getErrors {
  =pod
- =item * B<getById>(id): Based on the ID of the resource (1.1, 3.2, etc.), get a resource object for that resource. This method, or other methods that use it (as in the resource object) is the only proper way to obtain a resource object.
+ =item * B<getById>(id):
+ Based on the ID of the resource (1.1, 3.2, etc.), get a resource
+ object for that resource. This method, or other methods that use it
+ (as in the resource object) is the only proper way to obtain a
+ resource object.
  =cut
- Line 1507  sub getBySymb {
+ Line 1667  sub getBySymb {
  =pod
- =item * B<firstResource>(): Returns a resource object reference corresponding to the first resource in the navmap.
+ =item * B<firstResource>():
+ Returns a resource object reference corresponding to the first
+ resource in the navmap.
  =cut
- Line 1520  sub firstResource {
+ Line 1683  sub firstResource {
  =pod
- =item * B<finishResource>(): Returns a resource object reference corresponding to the last resource in the navmap.
+ =item * B<finishResource>():
+ Returns a resource object reference corresponding to the last resource
+ in the navmap.
  =cut
- Line 1627  sub parmval_real {
+ Line 1793  sub parmval_real {
      return '';
  }
  =pod
- =item * B<getResourceByUrl>(url): Retrieves a resource object by URL of the resource. If passed a resource object, it will simply return it, so it is safe to use this method in code like "$res = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($res)", if you're not sure if $res is already an object, or just a URL. If the resource appears multiple times in the course, only the first instance will be returned. As a result, this is probably useful only for maps.
+ =item * B<getResourceByUrl>(url):
- =item * B<retrieveResources>(map, filterFunc, recursive, bailout): The map is a specification of a map to retreive the resources from, either as a url or as an object. The filterFunc is a reference to a function that takes a resource object as its one argument and returns true if the resource should be included, or false if it should not be. If recursive is true, the map will be recursively examined, otherwise it will not be. If bailout is true, the function will return as soon as it finds a resource, if false it will finish. By default, the map is the top-level map of the course, filterFunc is a function that always returns 1, recursive is true, bailout is false. The resources will be returned in a list containing the resource objects for the corresponding resources, with B<no structure information> in the list; regardless of branching, recursion, etc., it will be a flat list.
+ Retrieves a resource object by URL of the resource. If passed a
+ resource object, it will simply return it, so it is safe to use this
+ method in code like "$res = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($res)", if
+ you're not sure if $res is already an object, or just a URL. If the
+ resource appears multiple times in the course, only the first instance
+ will be returned. As a result, this is probably useful only for maps.
+ =item * B<retrieveResources>(map, filterFunc, recursive, bailout):
+ The map is a specification of a map to retreive the resources from,
+ either as a url or as an object. The filterFunc is a reference to a
+ function that takes a resource object as its one argument and returns
+ true if the resource should be included, or false if it should not
+ be. If recursive is true, the map will be recursively examined,
+ otherwise it will not be. If bailout is true, the function will return
+ as soon as it finds a resource, if false it will finish. By default,
+ the map is the top-level map of the course, filterFunc is a function
+ that always returns 1, recursive is true, bailout is false. The
+ resources will be returned in a list containing the resource objects
+ for the corresponding resources, with B<no structure information> in
+ the list; regardless of branching, recursion, etc., it will be a flat
+ list.
+ Thus, this is suitable for cases where you don't want the structure,
+ just a list of all resources. It is also suitable for finding out how
+ many resources match a given description; for this use, if all you
+ want to know is if I<any> resources match the description, the bailout
+ parameter will allow you to avoid potentially expensive enumeration of
+ all matching resources.
- Thus, this is suitable for cases where you don't want the structure, just a list of all resources. It is also suitable for finding out how many resources match a given description; for this use, if all you want to know is if I<any> resources match the description, the bailout parameter will allow you to avoid potentially expensive enumeration of all matching resources.
+ =item * B<hasResources>(map, filterFunc, recursive):
- =item * B<hasResources>(map, filterFunc, recursive): Convience method for
+ Convience method for
   scalar(retrieveResources($map, $filterFunc, $recursive, 1)) > 0
- which will tell whether the map has resources matching the description in the filter function.
+ which will tell whether the map has resources matching the description
+ in the filter function.
  =cut
- Line 1735  package Apache::lonnavmaps::iterator;
+ Line 1930  package Apache::lonnavmaps::iterator;
  =back
- =head1 navmap Iterator
+ =head1 Object: navmap Iterator
- An I<iterator> encapsulates the logic required to traverse a data structure. navmap uses an iterator to traverse the course map according to the criteria you wish to use.
- To obtain an iterator, call the B<getIterator>() function of a B<navmap> object. (Do not instantiate Apache::lonnavmaps::iterator directly.) This will return a reference to the iterator:
+ An I<iterator> encapsulates the logic required to traverse a data
+ structure. navmap uses an iterator to traverse the course map
+ according to the criteria you wish to use.
+ To obtain an iterator, call the B<getIterator>() function of a
+ B<navmap> object. (Do not instantiate Apache::lonnavmaps::iterator
+ directly.) This will return a reference to the iterator:
  C<my $resourceIterator = $navmap-E<gt>getIterator();>
- Line 1751  getIterator behaves as follows:
+ Line 1950  getIterator behaves as follows:
  =over 4
- =item * B<getIterator>(firstResource, finishResource, filterHash, condition, forceTop, returnTopMap): All parameters are optional. firstResource is a resource reference corresponding to where the iterator should start. It defaults to navmap->firstResource() for the corresponding nav map. finishResource corresponds to where you want the iterator to end, defaulting to navmap->finishResource(). filterHash is a hash used as a set containing strings representing the resource IDs, defaulting to empty. Condition is a 1 or 0 that sets what to do with the filter hash: If a 0, then only resource that exist IN the filterHash will be recursed on. If it is a 1, only resources NOT in the filterHash will be recursed on. Defaults to 0. forceTop is a boolean value. If it is false (default), the iterator will only return the first level of map that is not just a single, 'redirecting' map. If true, the iterator will return all information, starting with the top-level map, regardless of content. returnTopMap, if true (default false), will cause the iterator to return the top-level map object (resource 0.0) before anything else.
+ =item * B<getIterator>(firstResource, finishResource, filterHash, condition, forceTop, returnTopMap):
- Thus, by default, only top-level resources will be shown. Change the condition to a 1 without changing the hash, and all resources will be shown. Changing the condition to 1 and including some values in the hash will allow you to selectively suppress parts of the navmap, while leaving it on 0 and adding things to the hash will allow you to selectively add parts of the nav map. See the handler code for examples.
+ All parameters are optional. firstResource is a resource reference
+ corresponding to where the iterator should start. It defaults to
- The iterator will return either a reference to a resource object, or a token representing something in the map, such as the beginning of a new branch. The possible tokens are:
+ navmap->firstResource() for the corresponding nav map. finishResource
+ corresponds to where you want the iterator to end, defaulting to
+ navmap->finishResource(). filterHash is a hash used as a set
+ containing strings representing the resource IDs, defaulting to
+ empty. Condition is a 1 or 0 that sets what to do with the filter
+ hash: If a 0, then only resource that exist IN the filterHash will be
+ recursed on. If it is a 1, only resources NOT in the filterHash will
+ be recursed on. Defaults to 0. forceTop is a boolean value. If it is
+ false (default), the iterator will only return the first level of map
+ that is not just a single, 'redirecting' map. If true, the iterator
+ will return all information, starting with the top-level map,
+ regardless of content. returnTopMap, if true (default false), will
+ cause the iterator to return the top-level map object (resource 0.0)
+ before anything else.
+ Thus, by default, only top-level resources will be shown. Change the
+ condition to a 1 without changing the hash, and all resources will be
+ shown. Changing the condition to 1 and including some values in the
+ hash will allow you to selectively suppress parts of the navmap, while
+ leaving it on 0 and adding things to the hash will allow you to
+ selectively add parts of the nav map. See the handler code for
+ examples.
+ The iterator will return either a reference to a resource object, or a
+ token representing something in the map, such as the beginning of a
+ new branch. The possible tokens are:
  =over 4
- =item * BEGIN_MAP: A new map is being recursed into. This is returned I<after> the map resource itself is returned.
+ =item * BEGIN_MAP:
+ A new map is being recursed into. This is returned I<after> the map
+ resource itself is returned.
+ =item * END_MAP:
- =item * END_MAP: The map is now done.
+ The map is now done.
- =item * BEGIN_BRANCH: A branch is now starting. The next resource returned will be the first in that branch.
+ =item * BEGIN_BRANCH:
- =item * END_BRANCH: The branch is now done.
+ A branch is now starting. The next resource returned will be the first
+ in that branch.
+ =item * END_BRANCH:
+ The branch is now done.
  =back
- The tokens are retreivable via methods on the iterator object, i.e., $iterator->END_MAP.
+ The tokens are retreivable via methods on the iterator object, i.e.,
+ $iterator->END_MAP.
- Maps can contain empty resources. The iterator will automatically skip over such resources, but will still treat the structure correctly. Thus, a complicated map with several branches, but consisting entirely of empty resources except for one beginning or ending resource, will cause a lot of BRANCH_STARTs and BRANCH_ENDs, but only one resource will be returned.
+ Maps can contain empty resources. The iterator will automatically skip
+ over such resources, but will still treat the structure
+ correctly. Thus, a complicated map with several branches, but
+ consisting entirely of empty resources except for one beginning or
+ ending resource, will cause a lot of BRANCH_STARTs and BRANCH_ENDs,
+ but only one resource will be returned.
  =back
- Line 2093  sub next {
+ Line 2333  sub next {
  =pod
- The other method available on the iterator is B<getStack>, which returns an array populated with the current 'stack' of maps, as references to the resource objects. Example: This is useful when making the navigation map, as we need to check whether we are under a page map to see if we need to link directly to the resource, or to the page. The first elements in the array will correspond to the top of the stack (most inclusive map).
+ The other method available on the iterator is B<getStack>, which
+ returns an array populated with the current 'stack' of maps, as
+ references to the resource objects. Example: This is useful when
+ making the navigation map, as we need to check whether we are under a
+ page map to see if we need to link directly to the resource, or to the
+ page. The first elements in the array will correspond to the top of
+ the stack (most inclusive map).
  =cut
- Line 2286  use Apache::lonnet;
+ Line 2532  use Apache::lonnet;
  =head1 Object: resource
- A resource object encapsulates a resource in a resource map, allowing easy manipulation of the resource, querying the properties of the resource (including user properties), and represents a reference that can be used as the canonical representation of the resource by lonnavmap clients like renderers.
+ A resource object encapsulates a resource in a resource map, allowing
+ easy manipulation of the resource, querying the properties of the
- A resource only makes sense in the context of a navmap, as some of the data is stored in the navmap object.
+ resource (including user properties), and represents a reference that
+ can be used as the canonical representation of the resource by
- You will probably never need to instantiate this object directly. Use Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap, and use the "start" method to obtain the starting resource.
+ lonnavmap clients like renderers.
+ A resource only makes sense in the context of a navmap, as some of the
+ data is stored in the navmap object.
+ You will probably never need to instantiate this object directly. Use
+ Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap, and use the "start" method to obtain the
+ starting resource.
  =head2 Public Members
- resource objects have a hash called DATA ($resourceRef->{DATA}) that you can store whatever you want in. This allows you to easily do two-pass algorithms without worrying about managing your own resource->data hash.
+ resource objects have a hash called DATA ($resourceRef->{DATA}) that
+ you can store whatever you want in. This allows you to easily do
+ two-pass algorithms without worrying about managing your own
+ resource->data hash.
  =head2 Methods
  =over 4
- =item * B<new>($navmapRef, $idString): The first arg is a reference to the parent navmap object. The second is the idString of the resource itself. Very rarely, if ever, called directly. Use the nav map->getByID() method.
+ =item * B<new>($navmapRef, $idString):
+ The first arg is a reference to the parent navmap object. The second
+ is the idString of the resource itself. Very rarely, if ever, called
+ directly. Use the nav map->getByID() method.
  =back
- Line 2343  sub navHash {
+ Line 2603  sub navHash {
  B<Metadata Retreival>
- These are methods that help you retrieve metadata about the resource: Method names are based on the fields in the compiled course representation.
+ These are methods that help you retrieve metadata about the resource:
+ Method names are based on the fields in the compiled course
+ representation.
  =over 4
- =item * B<compTitle>: Returns a "composite title", that is equal to $res->title() if the resource has a title, and is otherwise the last part of the URL (e.g., "problem.problem").
+ =item * B<compTitle>:
+ Returns a "composite title", that is equal to $res->title() if the
+ resource has a title, and is otherwise the last part of the URL (e.g.,
+ "problem.problem").
+ =item * B<ext>:
+ Returns true if the resource is external.
+ =item * B<goesto>:
+ Returns the "goesto" value from the compiled nav map. (It is likely
+ you want to use B<getNext> instead.)
+ =item * B<kind>:
+ Returns the kind of the resource from the compiled nav map.
+ =item * B<randomout>:
- =item * B<ext>: Returns true if the resource is external.
+ Returns true if this resource was chosen to NOT be shown to the user
+ by the random map selection feature. In other words, this is usually
+ false.
- =item * B<goesto>: Returns the "goesto" value from the compiled nav map. (It is likely you want to use B<getNext> instead.)
+ =item * B<randompick>:
- =item * B<kind>: Returns the kind of the resource from the compiled nav map.
+ Returns true for a map if the randompick feature is being used on the
+ map. (?)
- =item * B<randomout>: Returns true if this resource was chosen to NOT be shown to the user by the random map selection feature. In other words, this is usually false.
+ =item * B<src>:
- =item * B<randompick>: Returns true for a map if the randompick feature is being used on the map. (?)
+ Returns the source for the resource.
- =item * B<src>: Returns the source for the resource.
+ =item * B<symb>:
- =item * B<symb>: Returns the symb for the resource.
+ Returns the symb for the resource.
- =item * B<title>: Returns the title of the resource.
+ =item * B<title>:
- =item * B<to>: Returns the "to" value from the compiled nav map. (It is likely you want to use B<getNext> instead.)
+ Returns the title of the resource.
+ =item * B<to>:
+ Returns the "to" value from the compiled nav map. (It is likely you
+ want to use B<getNext> instead.)
  =back
- Line 2415  These methods are shortcuts to deciding
+ Line 2704  These methods are shortcuts to deciding
  =over 4
- =item * B<is_map>: Returns true if the resource is a map type.
+ =item * B<is_map>:
+ Returns true if the resource is a map type.
+ =item * B<is_problem>:
- =item * B<is_problem>: Returns true if the resource is a problem type, false otherwise. (Looks at the extension on the src field; might need more to work correctly.)
+ Returns true if the resource is a problem type, false
+ otherwise. (Looks at the extension on the src field; might need more
+ to work correctly.)
- =item * B<is_page>: Returns true if the resource is a page.
+ =item * B<is_page>:
- =item * B<is_sequence>: Returns true if the resource is a sequence.
+ Returns true if the resource is a page.
+ =item * B<is_sequence>:
+ Returns true if the resource is a sequence.
  =back
- Line 2462  sub parmval {
+ Line 2761  sub parmval {
  B<Map Methods>
- These methods are useful for getting information about the map properties of the resource, if the resource is a map (B<is_map>).
+ These methods are useful for getting information about the map
+ properties of the resource, if the resource is a map (B<is_map>).
  =over 4
- =item * B<map_finish>: Returns a reference to a resource object corresponding to the finish resource of the map.
+ =item * B<map_finish>:
+ Returns a reference to a resource object corresponding to the finish
+ resource of the map.
- =item * B<map_pc>: Returns the pc value of the map, which is the first number that appears in the resource ID of the resources in the map, and is the number that appears around the middle of the symbs of the resources in that map.
+ =item * B<map_pc>:
- =item * B<map_start>: Returns a reference to a resource object corresponding to the start resource of the map.
+ Returns the pc value of the map, which is the first number that
+ appears in the resource ID of the resources in the map, and is the
+ number that appears around the middle of the symbs of the resources in
+ that map.
- =item * B<map_type>: Returns a string with the type of the map in it.
+ =item * B<map_start>:
+ Returns a reference to a resource object corresponding to the start
+ resource of the map.
+ =item * B<map_type>:
+ Returns a string with the type of the map in it.
  =back
- Line 2521  sub map_type {
+ Line 2834  sub map_type {
  =head2 Resource Parameters
- In order to use the resource parameters correctly, the nav map must have been instantiated with genCourseAndUserOptions set to true, so the courseopt and useropt is read correctly. Then, you can call these functions to get the relevant parameters for the resource. Each function defaults to part "0", but can be directed to another part by passing the part as the parameter.
+ In order to use the resource parameters correctly, the nav map must
+ have been instantiated with genCourseAndUserOptions set to true, so
- These methods are responsible for getting the parameter correct, not merely reflecting the contents of the GDBM hashes. As we move towards dates relative to other dates, these methods should be updated to reflect that. (Then, anybody using these methods won't have to update their code.)
+ the courseopt and useropt is read correctly. Then, you can call these
+ functions to get the relevant parameters for the resource. Each
+ function defaults to part "0", but can be directed to another part by
+ passing the part as the parameter.
+ These methods are responsible for getting the parameter correct, not
+ merely reflecting the contents of the GDBM hashes. As we move towards
+ dates relative to other dates, these methods should be updated to
+ reflect that. (Then, anybody using these methods will not have to update
+ their code.)
  =over 4
- =item * B<acc>: Get the Client IP/Name Access Control information.
+ =item * B<acc>:
+ Get the Client IP/Name Access Control information.
+ =item * B<answerdate>:
+ Get the answer-reveal date for the problem.
- =item * B<answerdate>: Get the answer-reveal date for the problem.
+ =item * B<duedate>:
- =item * B<duedate>: Get the due date for the problem.
+ Get the due date for the problem.
- =item * B<tries>: Get the number of tries the student has used on the problem.
+ =item * B<tries>:
- =item * B<maxtries>: Get the number of max tries allowed.
+ Get the number of tries the student has used on the problem.
- =item * B<opendate>: Get the open date for the problem.
+ =item * B<maxtries>:
- =item * B<sig>: Get the significant figures setting.
+ Get the number of max tries allowed.
- =item * B<tol>: Get the tolerance for the problem.
+ =item * B<opendate>:
- =item * B<tries>: Get the number of tries the user has already used on the problem.
+ Get the open date for the problem.
- =item * B<type>: Get the question type for the problem.
+ =item * B<sig>:
- =item * B<weight>: Get the weight for the problem.
+ Get the significant figures setting.
+ =item * B<tol>:
+ Get the tolerance for the problem.
+ =item * B<tries>:
+ Get the number of tries the user has already used on the problem.
+ =item * B<type>:
+ Get the question type for the problem.
+ =item * B<weight>:
+ Get the weight for the problem.
  =back
- Line 2638  Misc. functions for the resource.
+ Line 2982  Misc. functions for the resource.
  =over 4
- =item * B<hasDiscussion>: Returns a false value if there has been discussion since the user last logged in, true if there has. Always returns false if the discussion data was not extracted when the nav map was constructed.
+ =item * B<hasDiscussion>:
- =item * B<getFeedback>: Gets the feedback for the resource and returns the raw feedback string for the resource, or the null string if there is no feedback or the email data was not extracted when the nav map was constructed. Usually used like this:
+ Returns a false value if there has been discussion since the user last
+ logged in, true if there has. Always returns false if the discussion
+ data was not extracted when the nav map was constructed.
+ =item * B<getFeedback>:
+ Gets the feedback for the resource and returns the raw feedback string
+ for the resource, or the null string if there is no feedback or the
+ email data was not extracted when the nav map was constructed. Usually
+ used like this:
   for (split(/\,/, $res->getFeedback())) {
      my $link = &Apache::lonnet::escape($_);
- Line 2671  sub getErrors {
+ Line 3024  sub getErrors {
  =pod
- =item * B<parts>(): Returns a list reference containing sorted strings corresponding to each part of the problem. To count the number of parts, use the list in a scalar context, and subtract one if greater than two. (One part problems have a part 0. Multi-parts have a part 0, plus a part for each part. Filtering part 0 if you want it is up to you.)
+ =item * B<parts>():
- =item * B<countParts>(): Returns the number of parts of the problem a student can answer. Thus, for single part problems, returns 1. For multipart, it returns the number of parts in the problem, not including psuedo-part 0. Thus, B<parts> may return an array with fewer parts in it then countParts might lead you to believe.
+ Returns a list reference containing sorted strings corresponding to
+ each part of the problem. To count the number of parts, use the list
+ in a scalar context, and subtract one if greater than two. (One part
+ problems have a part 0. Multi-parts have a part 0, plus a part for
+ each part. Filtering part 0 if you want it is up to you.)
+ =item * B<countParts>():
+ Returns the number of parts of the problem a student can answer. Thus,
+ for single part problems, returns 1. For multipart, it returns the
+ number of parts in the problem, not including psuedo-part 0. Thus,
+ B<parts> may return an array with fewer parts in it then countParts
+ might lead you to believe.
  =back
- Line 2743  sub extractParts {
+ Line 3108  sub extractParts {
  =head2 Resource Status
- Problem resources have status information, reflecting their various dates and completion statuses.
+ Problem resources have status information, reflecting their various
+ dates and completion statuses.
- There are two aspects to the status: the date-related information and the completion information.
+ There are two aspects to the status: the date-related information and
+ the completion information.
- Idiomatic usage of these two methods would probably look something like
+ Idiomatic usage of these two methods would probably look something
+ like
   foreach ($resource->parts()) {
      my $dateStatus = $resource->getDateStatus($_);
- Line 2760  Idiomatic usage of these two methods wou
+ Line 3128  Idiomatic usage of these two methods wou
      ... use it here ...
   }
- Which you use depends on exactly what you are looking for. The status() function has been optimized for the nav maps display and may not precisely match what you need elsewhere.
+ Which you use depends on exactly what you are looking for. The
+ status() function has been optimized for the nav maps display and may
+ not precisely match what you need elsewhere.
- The symbolic constants shown below can be accessed through the resource object: $res->OPEN.
+ The symbolic constants shown below can be accessed through the
+ resource object: C<$res->OPEN>.
  =over 4
- =item * B<getDateStatus>($part): ($part defaults to 0). A convenience function that returns a symbolic constant telling you about the date status of the part. The possible return values are:
+ =item * B<getDateStatus>($part):
+ ($part defaults to 0). A convenience function that returns a symbolic
+ constant telling you about the date status of the part. The possible
+ return values are:
  =back
- Line 2774  B<Date Codes>
+ Line 3149  B<Date Codes>
  =over 4
- =item * B<OPEN_LATER>: The problem will be opened later.
+ =item * B<OPEN_LATER>:
+ The problem will be opened later.
+ =item * B<OPEN>:
+ Open and not yet due.
- =item * B<OPEN>: Open and not yet due.
+ =item * B<PAST_DUE_ANSWER_LATER>:
+ The due date has passed, but the answer date has not yet arrived.
- =item * B<PAST_DUE_ANSWER_LATER>: The due date has passed, but the answer date has not yet arrived.
+ =item * B<PAST_DUE_NO_ANSWER>:
- =item * B<PAST_DUE_NO_ANSWER>: The due date has passed and there is no answer opening date set.
+ The due date has passed and there is no answer opening date set.
- =item * B<ANSWER_OPEN>: The answer date is here.
+ =item * B<ANSWER_OPEN>:
- =item * B<NETWORK_FAILURE>: The information is unknown due to network failure.
+ The answer date is here.
+ =item * B<NETWORK_FAILURE>:
+ The information is unknown due to network failure.
  =back
- Line 2839  B<>
+ Line 3226  B<>
  =over 4
- =item * B<getCompletionStatus>($part): ($part defaults to 0.) A convenience function that returns a symbolic constant telling you about the completion status of the part, with the following possible results:
+ =item * B<getCompletionStatus>($part):
- =back
+ ($part defaults to 0.) A convenience function that returns a symbolic
+ constant telling you about the completion status of the part, with the
+ following possible results:
+ =back
  B<Completion Codes>
  =over 4
- =item * B<NOT_ATTEMPTED>: Has not been attempted at all.
+ =item * B<NOT_ATTEMPTED>:
+ Has not been attempted at all.
+ =item * B<INCORRECT>:
+ Attempted, but wrong by student.
- =item * B<INCORRECT>: Attempted, but wrong by student.
+ =item * B<INCORRECT_BY_OVERRIDE>:
- =item * B<INCORRECT_BY_OVERRIDE>: Attempted, but wrong by instructor override.
+ Attempted, but wrong by instructor override.
- =item * B<CORRECT>: Correct or correct by instructor.
+ =item * B<CORRECT>:
- =item * B<CORRECT_BY_OVERRIDE>: Correct by instructor override.
+ Correct or correct by instructor.
- =item * B<EXCUSED>: Excused. Not yet implemented.
+ =item * B<CORRECT_BY_OVERRIDE>:
- =item * B<NETWORK_FAILURE>: Information not available due to network failure.
+ Correct by instructor override.
- =item * B<ATTEMPTED>: Attempted, and not yet graded.
+ =item * B<EXCUSED>:
+ Excused. Not yet implemented.
+ =item * B<NETWORK_FAILURE>:
+ Information not available due to network failure.
+ =item * B<ATTEMPTED>:
+ Attempted, and not yet graded.
  =back
- Line 2907  sub queryRestoreHash {
+ Line 3314  sub queryRestoreHash {
  B<Composite Status>
- Along with directly returning the date or completion status, the resource object includes a convenience function B<status>() that will combine the two status tidbits into one composite status that can represent the status of the resource as a whole. The precise logic is documented in the comments of the status method. The following results may be returned, all available as methods on the resource object ($res->NETWORK_FAILURE):
+ Along with directly returning the date or completion status, the
+ resource object includes a convenience function B<status>() that will
+ combine the two status tidbits into one composite status that can
+ represent the status of the resource as a whole. The precise logic is
+ documented in the comments of the status method. The following results
+ may be returned, all available as methods on the resource object
+ ($res->NETWORK_FAILURE):
  =over 4
- =item * B<NETWORK_FAILURE>: The network has failed and the information is not available.
+ =item * B<NETWORK_FAILURE>:
+ The network has failed and the information is not available.
- =item * B<NOTHING_SET>: No dates have been set for this problem (part) at all. (Because only certain parts of a multi-part problem may be assigned, this can not be collapsed into "open later", as we don't know a given part will EVER be opened. For single part, this is the same as "OPEN_LATER".)
+ =item * B<NOTHING_SET>:
- =item * B<CORRECT>: For any reason at all, the part is considered correct.
+ No dates have been set for this problem (part) at all. (Because only
+ certain parts of a multi-part problem may be assigned, this can not be
+ collapsed into "open later", as we do not know a given part will EVER
+ be opened. For single part, this is the same as "OPEN_LATER".)
- =item * B<EXCUSED>: For any reason at all, the problem is excused.
+ =item * B<CORRECT>:
- =item * B<PAST_DUE_NO_ANSWER>: The problem is past due, not considered correct, and no answer date is set.
+ For any reason at all, the part is considered correct.
- =item * B<PAST_DUE_ANSWER_LATER>: The problem is past due, not considered correct, and an answer date in the future is set.
+ =item * B<EXCUSED>:
- =item * B<ANSWER_OPEN>: The problem is past due, not correct, and the answer is now available.
+ For any reason at all, the problem is excused.
- =item * B<OPEN_LATER>: The problem is not yet open.
+ =item * B<PAST_DUE_NO_ANSWER>:
- =item * B<TRIES_LEFT>: The problem is open, has been tried, is not correct, but there are tries left.
+ The problem is past due, not considered correct, and no answer date is
+ set.
- =item * B<INCORRECT>: The problem is open, and all tries have been used without getting the correct answer.
+ =item * B<PAST_DUE_ANSWER_LATER>:
- =item * B<OPEN>: The item is open and not yet tried.
+ The problem is past due, not considered correct, and an answer date in
+ the future is set.
- =item * B<ATTEMPTED>: The problem has been attempted.
+ =item * B<ANSWER_OPEN>:
+ The problem is past due, not correct, and the answer is now available.
+ =item * B<OPEN_LATER>:
+ The problem is not yet open.
+ =item * B<TRIES_LEFT>:
+ The problem is open, has been tried, is not correct, but there are
+ tries left.
+ =item * B<INCORRECT>:
+ The problem is open, and all tries have been used without getting the
+ correct answer.
+ =item * B<OPEN>:
+ The item is open and not yet tried.
+ =item * B<ATTEMPTED>:
+ The problem has been attempted.
  =back
- Line 3011  sub status {
+ Line 3455  sub status {
  =over 4
- =item * B<getNext>(): Retreive an array of the possible next resources after this one. Always returns an array, even in the one- or zero-element case.
+ =item * B<getNext>():
+ Retreive an array of the possible next resources after this
+ one. Always returns an array, even in the one- or zero-element case.
+ =item * B<getPrevious>():
- =item * B<getPrevious>(): Retreive an array of the possible previous resources from this one. Always returns an array, even in the one- or zero-element case.
+ Retreive an array of the possible previous resources from this
+ one. Always returns an array, even in the one- or zero-element case.
  =cut

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