--- loncom/interface/lonnavmaps.pm	2005/12/05 19:30:22	1.353
+++ loncom/interface/lonnavmaps.pm	2005/12/15 00:53:30	1.354
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Navigate Maps Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonnavmaps.pm,v 1.353 2005/12/05 19:30:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnavmaps.pm,v 1.354 2005/12/15 00:53:30 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2265,6 +2265,25 @@ sub get_user_data {
     $self->{RETRIEVED_USER_DATA} = 1;
 }
 
+sub get_discussion_data {
+    my $self = shift;
+    if ($self->{RETRIEVED_DISCUSSION_DATA}) {
+         return  $self->{DISCUSSION_DATA};
+    }
+                                                                                
+    my $cid=$env{'request.course.id'};
+    my $cdom=$env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+    my $cnum=$env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
+                                                                                
+    # Retrieve discussion data for resources in course
+    my %discussion_data = &Apache::lonnet::dump($cid,$cdom,$cnum);
+                                                                                
+    $self->{DISCUSSION_DATA} = \%discussion_data;
+    $self->{RETRIEVED_DISCUSSION_DATA} = 1;
+    return $self->{DISCUSSION_DATA};
+}
+
+
 # Internal function: Takes a key to look up in the nav hash and implements internal
 # memory caching of that key.
 sub navhash {