--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/15 21:35:02	1.678
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/15 22:02:58	1.679
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.678 2005/11/15 21:35:02 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.679 2005/11/15 22:02:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3702,6 +3702,49 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
     return $response;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines
+
+sub get_coursegroups {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$curr_groups,$group) = @_;
+    my $numgroups = 0;
+    %{$curr_groups} = &dump('coursegroups',$cdom,$cnum,$group);
+    my ($tmp)=keys(%{$curr_groups});
+    if ($tmp eq 'error: 2 tie(GDBM) Failed while attempting dump') {
+        my %emptyhash = ();
+        if (&put('coursegroups',\%emptyhash,$cdom,$cnum) eq 'ok') {
+            %{$curr_groups} = &dump('coursegroups',$cdom,$cnum,$group);
+            $tmp=keys(%{$curr_groups});
+        }
+    }
+    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) {
+        &logthis('Error retrieving groups: '.$tmp.' in '.$cnum.':'.$cdom);
+    } else {
+        my @groups = keys(%{$curr_groups});
+        $numgroups = @groups;
+    }
+    return $numgroups;
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$groupsettings) = @_;
+    return(&put('coursegroups',$groupsettings,$cdom,$cnum));
+}
+
+sub modify_group_roles {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group_id,$user,$end,$start,$userprivs) = @_;
+    my $url = '/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$group_id;
+    my $role = 'gr/'.&escape($userprivs);
+    my ($uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
+    my $result = &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start);
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup_membership {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$membership) = @_;
+    my $result = &put('groupmembership',$membership,$cdom,$cnum);
+    return $result;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text
 
 sub plaintext {