--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/03/17 04:13:06	1.824.2.3
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/04/03 17:51:50	1.858
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.824.2.3 2007/03/17 04:13:06 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.858 2007/04/03 17:51:50 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ use HTTP::Headers;
 use HTTP::Date;
 # use Date::Parse;
 use vars 
-qw(%perlvar %hostname %badServerCache %iphost %spareid %hostdom 
-   %libserv %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab 
+qw(%perlvar %badServerCache %spareid 
+   %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab 
    %courselogs %accesshash %userrolehash %domainrolehash $processmarker $dumpcount 
    %coursedombuf %coursenumbuf %coursehombuf %coursedescrbuf %courseinstcodebuf %courseownerbuf %coursetypebuf
-   %domaindescription %domain_auth_def %domain_auth_arg_def 
-   %domain_lang_def %domain_city %domain_longi %domain_lati %domain_primary
    $tmpdir $_64bit %env);
 
 use IO::Socket;
@@ -146,10 +144,24 @@ sub logperm {
     return 1;
 }
 
+sub create_connection {
+    my ($hostname,$lonid) = @_;
+    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $perlvar{'lonSockCreate'},
+				     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+				     Timeout => 10);
+    return 0 if (!$client);
+    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($lonid))."\n");
+    my $result = <$client>;
+    chomp($result);
+    return 1 if ($result eq 'done');
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
 sub subreply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/".$hostname{$server};
+    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/".&hostname($server);
     #
     #  With loncnew process trimming, there's a timing hole between lonc server
     #  process exit and the master server picking up the listen on the AF_UNIX
@@ -172,8 +184,10 @@ sub subreply {
 				      Timeout => 10);
 	if($client) {
 	    last;		# Connected!
+	} else {
+	    &create_connection(&hostname($server),$server);
 	}
-	sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
+        sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
     }
     my $answer;
     if ($client) {
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ sub subreply {
 
 sub reply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
+    unless (defined(&hostname($server))) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
@@ -201,8 +215,7 @@ sub reply {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Send USR1 to lonc
 
 sub reconlonc {
-    my $peerfile=shift;
-    &logthis("Trying to reconnect for $peerfile");
+    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc");
     my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
     if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {
 	my $loncpid=<$fh>;
@@ -211,19 +224,13 @@ sub reconlonc {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
             sleep 1;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis("$peerfile still not there, give it another try");
-            sleep 5;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis(
-  "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
-        } else {
+         } else {
 	    &logthis(
                "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
         }
     } else {
-     &logthis('<font color="blue">WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
+	&logthis('<font color="blue">WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
     }
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +238,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 
 sub critical {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless ($hostname{$server}) {
+    unless (&hostname($server)) {
         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
         return 'no_such_host';
@@ -524,7 +531,7 @@ sub spareserver {
     }
 
     if (!$want_server_name) {
-	$spare_server="http://$hostname{$spare_server}";
+	$spare_server="http://".&hostname($spare_server);
     }
     return $spare_server;
 }
@@ -615,9 +622,15 @@ sub authenticate {
     my ($uname,$upass,$udom)=@_;
     $upass=&escape($upass);
     $uname= &LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
-    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
-    if (!$uhome) {
-	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+    if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+# Maybe the machine was offline and only re-appeared again recently?
+        &reconlonc();
+# One more
+	my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+	if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+	    &logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+	}
 	return 'no_host';
     }
     my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$uhome);
@@ -641,18 +654,19 @@ sub homeserver {
     my $index="$uname:$udom";
 
     if (exists($homecache{$index})) { return $homecache{$index}; }
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
         next if ($ignoreBadCache ne 'true' && 
 		 exists($badServerCache{$tryserver}));
-	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-           my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
-           if ($answer eq 'found') { 
-	       return $homecache{$index}=$tryserver;
-           } elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
-	       $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
-           }
-       }
+
+	my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
+	if ($answer eq 'found') {
+	    delete($badServerCache{$tryserver}); 
+	    return $homecache{$index}=$tryserver;
+	} elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
+	    $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
+	}
     }    
     return 'no_host';
 }
@@ -663,24 +677,22 @@ sub idget {
     my ($udom,@ids)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-	  my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
-          $idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
-	  my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
-          my @answer=();
-          if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
-	      @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
-          }                    ;
-          my $i;
-          for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
-              if ($answer[$i]) {
-		  $returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
-              } 
-          }
-       }
-    }    
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
+	$idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
+	my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
+	my @answer=();
+	if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
+	    @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
+	}                    ;
+	my $i;
+	for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
+	    if ($answer[$i]) {
+		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
+	    } 
+	}
+    } 
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -729,8 +741,8 @@ sub get_dom {
     }
     $items=~s/\&$//;
     if (!$udom) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$udom})) {
-        my $uhome=$domain_primary{$udom};
+    if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+        my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
         my $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
         my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
         if ( $#pairs==0 && $pairs[0] =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
@@ -753,8 +765,8 @@ sub get_dom {
 sub put_dom {
     my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom)=@_;
     if (!$udom) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$udom})) {
-        my $uhome=$domain_primary{$udom};
+    if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+        my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
         my $items='';
         foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
             $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
@@ -766,6 +778,30 @@ sub put_dom {
     }
 }
 
+sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
+    my ($udom) = @_;
+    my (%returnhash,@order);
+    if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+        my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        my $rep=&reply("inst_usertypes:$udom",$uhome);
+        my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$rep); 
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$hashitems);
+        foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+            my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+            $key = &unescape($key);
+            next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+            $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+        }
+        my @esc_order = split(/\&/,$orderitems);
+        foreach my $item (@esc_order) {
+            push(@order,&unescape($item));
+        }
+    } else {
+        &logthis("get_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+    }
+    return (\%returnhash,\@order);
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------- Assign a key to a student
 
 sub assign_access_key {
@@ -1208,6 +1244,7 @@ sub repcopy {
     }
     $filename=~s/[\n\r]//g;
     my $transname="$filename.in.transfer";
+# FIXME: this should flock
     if ((-e $filename) || (-e $transname)) { return 'ok'; }
     my $remoteurl=subscribe($filename);
     if ($remoteurl =~ /^con_lost by/) {
@@ -1456,15 +1493,17 @@ sub store_edited_file {
 }
 
 sub clean_filename {
-    my ($fname)=@_;
+    my ($fname,$args)=@_;
 # Replace Windows backslashes by forward slashes
     $fname=~s/\\/\//g;
-# Get rid of everything but the actual filename
-    $fname=~s/^.*\/([^\/]+)$/$1/;
+    if (!$args->{'keep_path'}) {
+        # Get rid of everything but the actual filename
+	$fname=~s/^.*\/([^\/]+)$/$1/;
+    }
 # Replace spaces by underscores
     $fname=~s/\s+/\_/g;
 # Replace all other weird characters by nothing
-    $fname=~s/[^\w\.\-]//g;
+    $fname=~s{[^/\w\.\-]}{}g;
 # Replace all .\d. sequences with _\d. so they no longer look like version
 # numbers
     $fname=~s/\.(\d+)(?=\.)/_$1/g;
@@ -1477,8 +1516,12 @@ sub clean_filename {
 #        $coursedoc - if true up to the current course
 #                     if false
 #        $subdir - directory in userfile to store the file into
-#        $parser, $allfiles, $codebase - unknown
-#
+#        $parser - instruction to parse file for objects ($parser = parse)    
+#        $allfiles - reference to hash for embedded objects
+#        $codebase - reference to hash for codebase of java objects
+#        $desuname - username for permanent storage of uploaded file
+#        $dsetudom - domain for permanaent storage of uploaded file
+# 
 # output: url of file in userspace, or error: <message> 
 #             or /adm/notfound.html if failure to upload occurse
 
@@ -1596,6 +1639,7 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 		     ' for embedded media: '.$parse_result); 
         }
     }
+ 
 # Notify homeserver to grep it
 #
     my $docuhome=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
@@ -1608,7 +1652,7 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
         &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.$file.' to host '.$docuhome.
 		 ': '.$fetchresult);
         return '/adm/notfound.html';
-    }    
+    }
 }
 
 sub extract_embedded_items {
@@ -1822,8 +1866,9 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 # Write course id database (reverse lookup) to homeserver of courses 
 # Is used in pickcourse
 #
-    foreach my $crsid (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
-        &courseidput($hostdom{$crsid},$courseidbuffer{$crsid},$crsid);
+    foreach my $crs_home (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
+        &courseidput(&host_domain($crs_home),$courseidbuffer{$crs_home},
+		     $crs_home);
     }
 #
 # File accesses
@@ -1890,13 +1935,12 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         delete $domainrolehash{$entry};
     }
     foreach my $dom (keys(%domrolebuffer)) {
-        foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-            if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $dom) {
-                unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
-                  $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
-                    &logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
-                }
-            }
+	my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
+			   $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+		&logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
+	    }
         }
     }
     $dumpcount++;
@@ -2030,21 +2074,50 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
 }
 
 sub get_my_roles {
-    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms)=@_;
     unless (defined($uname)) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    my %dumphash=
+    my %dumphash;
+    if ($context eq 'userroles') { 
+        %dumphash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname);
+    } else {
+        %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
+    }
     my %returnhash=();
     my $now=time;
     foreach my $entry (keys(%dumphash)) {
 	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
         if (($tstart) && ($tstart<0)) { next; }
-        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
-        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
+        my $status = 'active';
+        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) {
+            $status = 'previous';
+        } 
+        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) {
+            $status = 'future';
+        }
+        if (ref($types) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$status\E$/,@{$types})) {
+                next;
+            } 
+        } else {
+            if ($status ne 'active') {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
         my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$entry);
+        if (ref($roledoms) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$domain\E$/,@{$roledoms})) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@{$roles})) {
+                next;
+            }
+        } 
 	$returnhash{$username.':'.$domain.':'.$role}=$tstart.':'.$tend;
-     }
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -2054,7 +2127,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
 
 sub postannounce {
     my ($server,$text)=@_;
-    unless (&allowed('psa',$hostdom{$server})) { return 'refused'; }
+    unless (&allowed('psa',&host_domain($server))) { return 'refused'; }
     unless ($text=~/\w/) { $text=''; }
     return &reply('setannounce:'.&escape($text),$server);
 }
@@ -2090,11 +2163,16 @@ sub courseiddump {
     my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,$coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     unless ($domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-        if ( ($hostidflag == 1 && grep/^$tryserver$/,@{$hostidref}) || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
-	    if ((!$domfilter) || ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domfilter)) {
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+        if ( (  $hostidflag == 1 
+	        && grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@{$hostidref}) ) 
+	     || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
+
+	    if ($domfilter eq ''
+		|| (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
 	        foreach my $line (
-                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.$hostdom{$tryserver}.':'.
+                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
 			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
                                &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).':'.&escape($regexp_ok),
                                $tryserver))) {
@@ -2122,12 +2200,13 @@ sub dcmailput {
 sub dcmaildump {
     my ($dom,$startdate,$enddate,$senders) = @_;
     my %returnhash=();
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$dom})) {
+
+    if (defined(&domain($dom,'primary'))) {
         my $cmd='dcmaildump:'.$dom.':'.&escape($startdate).':'.
                                                          &escape($enddate).':';
 	my @esc_senders=map { &escape($_)} @$senders;
 	$cmd.=&escape(join('&',@esc_senders));
-	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,$domain_primary{$dom}))) {
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,&domain($dom,'primary')))) {
             my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
             if (($key) && ($value)) {
                 $returnhash{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
@@ -2148,19 +2227,19 @@ sub get_domain_roles {
     }
     my $rolelist = join(':',@{$roles});
     my %personnel = ();
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-        if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $dom) {
-            %{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
-            foreach my $line (
-                split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
-                   &escape($startdate).':'.&escape($enddate).':'.
-                   &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
-                my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
-                if (($key) && ($value)) {
-                    $personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	%{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
+					    &escape($startdate).':'.
+					    &escape($enddate).':'.
+					    &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
+	    my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
+	    if (($key) && ($value)) {
+		$personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
     }
     return %personnel;
 }
@@ -2250,7 +2329,7 @@ sub checkin {
     my $now=time;
     my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
     $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.$hostname{$lonhost}.'_'.$tb;
+    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.&hostname($lonhost).'_'.$tb;
     $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
     my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
                  split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));
@@ -2919,7 +2998,7 @@ sub custom_roleprivs {
     my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area) = @_;
     my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
     my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
-    if ($hostname{$homsvr} ne '') {
+    if (&hostname($homsvr) ne '') {
         my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
             &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
         if (($rdummy ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
@@ -4127,6 +4206,7 @@ sub definerole {
 sub metadata_query {
     my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array)=@_;
     my %rhash;
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
     my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                               : keys(%libserv) );
     for my $server (@server_list) {
@@ -4150,7 +4230,7 @@ sub log_query {
     my ($uname,$udom,$query,%filters)=@_;
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
     if ($uhome eq 'no_host') { return 'error: no_host'; }
-    my $uhost=$hostname{$uhome};
+    my $uhost=&hostname($uhome);
     my $command=&escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$filters{$_}} keys(%filters)));
     my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$command,
                        $uhome);
@@ -4182,7 +4262,7 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
     } else {
         $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
     }
-    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
     my $cmd = '';
     foreach my $affiliate (keys %{$affiliatesref}) {
         $cmd .= $affiliate.'='.join(",",@{$$affiliatesref{$affiliate}}).'%%';
@@ -4279,6 +4359,12 @@ sub courselog_query {
 }
 
 sub userlog_query {
+#
+# possible filters:
+# action: log check role
+# start: timestamp
+# end: timestamp
+#
     my ($uname,$udom,%filters)=@_;
     return &log_query($uname,$udom,'userlog',%filters);
 }
@@ -4373,7 +4459,7 @@ sub auto_photochoice {
 sub auto_photoupdate {
     my ($affiliatesref,$dom,$cnum,$photo) = @_;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
-    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
     my $cmd = '';
     my $maxtries = 1;
     foreach my $affiliate (keys(%{$affiliatesref})) {
@@ -4413,12 +4499,11 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
     my $courses = '';
     my @homeservers;
     if ($caller eq 'global') {
-        foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-            if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $codedom) {
-                if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
-                    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
-                }
-            }
+	my %servers = &get_servers($codedom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+		push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	    }
         }
     } else {
         push(@homeservers,&homeserver($caller,$codedom));
@@ -4452,35 +4537,31 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
 sub auto_instcode_defaults {
     my ($domain,$returnhash,$code_order) = @_;
     my @homeservers;
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-        if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domain) {
-            if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
-                push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
-            }
-        }
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($domain,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+	    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	}
     }
-    my $ok_response = 0;
+
     my $response;
-    while (@homeservers > 0 && $ok_response == 0) {
-        my $server = shift(@homeservers);
+    foreach my $server (@homeservers) {
         $response=&reply('autoinstcodedefaults:'.$domain,$server);
-        if ($response !~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
-            foreach my $pair (split(/\&/,$response)) {
-                my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$pair);
-                if ($name eq 'code_order') {
-                    @{$code_order} = split(/\&/,&unescape($value));
-                } else {
-                    $returnhash->{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
-                }
-            }
-            $ok_response = 1;
-        }
-    }
-    if ($ok_response) {
-        return 'ok';
-    } else {
-        return $response;
+        next if ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/);
+	
+	foreach my $pair (split(/\&/,$response)) {
+	    my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$pair);
+	    if ($name eq 'code_order') {
+		@{$code_order} = split(/\&/,&unescape($value));
+	    } else {
+		$returnhash->{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
+	return 'ok';
     }
+
+    return $response;
 } 
 
 sub auto_validate_class_sec {
@@ -4773,21 +4854,19 @@ sub modifyuser {
     if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
 	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
         my $unhome='';
-        if (defined($desiredhome) && $hostdom{$desiredhome} eq $udom) { 
+        if (defined($desiredhome) && &host_domain($desiredhome) eq $udom) { 
             $unhome = $desiredhome;
 	} elsif($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $udom) {
 	    $unhome=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
         } else { # load balancing routine for determining $unhome
-            my $tryserver;
             my $loadm=10000000;
-            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                  my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
-                  if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
-		      $loadm=$answer;
-                      $unhome=$tryserver;
-                  }
-	       }
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+		my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
+		if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
+		    $loadm=$answer;
+		    $unhome=$tryserver;
+		}
 	    }
         }
         if (($unhome eq '') || ($unhome eq 'no_host')) {
@@ -5002,7 +5081,7 @@ sub createcourse {
    }
 # ------------------------------------------------ Check supplied server name
     $course_server = $env{'user.homeserver'} if (! defined($course_server));
-    if (! exists($libserv{$course_server})) {
+    if (! &is_library($course_server)) {
         return 'error:bad server name '.$course_server;
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Make the course
@@ -5113,9 +5192,7 @@ sub is_locked {
 
 sub declutter_portfile {
     my ($file) = @_;
-    &logthis("got $file");
-    $file =~ s-^(/portfolio/|portfolio/)-/-;
-    &logthis("ret $file");
+    $file =~ s{^(/portfolio/|portfolio/)}{/};
     return $file;
 }
 
@@ -5348,6 +5425,53 @@ sub modify_access_controls {
     return ($outcome,$deloutcome,\%new_values,\%translation);
 }
 
+sub make_public_indefinitely {
+    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my $action = 'activate';
+    my $aclnum = 0;
+    if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+        my (undef,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group) =
+            &parse_portfolio_url($requrl);
+        my $current_perms = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
+        my %access_controls = &get_access_controls($current_perms,
+                                                   $group,$file_name);
+        foreach my $key (keys(%{$access_controls{$file_name}})) {
+            my ($num,$scope,$end,$start) = 
+                ($key =~ /^([^:]+):([a-z]+)_(\d*)_?(\d*)$/);
+            if ($scope eq 'public') {
+                if ($start <= $now && $end == 0) {
+                    $action = 'none';
+                } else {
+                    $action = 'update';
+                    $aclnum = $num;
+                }
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($action eq 'none') {
+             return 'ok';
+        } else {
+            my %changes;
+            my $newend = 0;
+            my $newstart = $now;
+            my $newkey = $aclnum.':public_'.$newend.'_'.$newstart;
+            $changes{$action}{$newkey} = {
+                type => 'public',
+                time => {
+                    start => $newstart,
+                    end   => $newend,
+                },
+            };
+            my ($outcome,$deloutcome,$new_values,$translation) =
+                &modify_access_controls($file_name,\%changes,$udom,$unum);
+            return $outcome;
+        }
+    } else {
+        return 'invalid';
+    }
+}
+
 #------------------------------------------------------Get Marked as Read Only
 
 sub get_marked_as_readonly {
@@ -5490,28 +5614,27 @@ sub dirlist {
             return @listing_results;
         } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
             my %allusers;
-            foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-                if($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                    my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
-					 $udom, $tryserver);
-                    my @listing_results;
-                    if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                        $listing = &reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
-					  $udom, $tryserver);
-                        @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
-                    } else {
-                        @listing_results =
-                            map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
-                    }
-                    if ($listing_results[0] ne 'no_such_dir' && 
-                        $listing_results[0] ne 'empty'       &&
-                        $listing_results[0] ne 'con_lost') {
-                        foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
-                            my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
-                            $allusers{$entry} = 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+		my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				     $udom, $tryserver);
+		my @listing_results;
+		if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+		    $listing = &reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				      $udom, $tryserver);
+		    @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
+		} else {
+		    @listing_results =
+			map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
+		}
+		if ($listing_results[0] ne 'no_such_dir' && 
+		    $listing_results[0] ne 'empty'       &&
+		    $listing_results[0] ne 'con_lost') {
+		    foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
+			my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
+			$allusers{$entry} = 1;
+		    }
+		}
             }
             my $alluserstr='';
             foreach my $user (sort(keys(%allusers))) {
@@ -5523,18 +5646,12 @@ sub dirlist {
             return ('missing user name');
         }
     } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
-        my $tryserver;
-        my %alldom=();
-        foreach $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-            $alldom{$hostdom{$tryserver}}=1;
-        }
-        my $alldomstr='';
-        foreach my $domain (sort(keys(%alldom))) {
-            $alldomstr.=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain:';
-        }
-        $alldomstr=~s/:$//;
-        return split(/:/,$alldomstr);       
-    } else {
+        my @all_domains = sort(&all_domains());
+         foreach my $domain (@all_domains) {
+             $domain = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain';
+         }
+         return @all_domains;
+     } else {
         return ('missing domain');
     }
 }
@@ -6097,7 +6214,8 @@ sub packages_tab_default {
 	    $do_default=1;
 	} elsif ($pack_type eq 'extension') {
 	    push(@extension,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
-	} else {
+	} elsif ($pack_part eq $part) {
+	    # only look at packages defaults for packages that this id is
 	    push(@specifics,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
 	}
     }
@@ -6815,7 +6933,6 @@ sub getCODE {
 
 sub rndseed {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
-
     my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&whichuser();
     if (!$symb) {
 	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
@@ -7019,13 +7136,14 @@ sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
 }
 
 sub latest_receipt_algorithm_id {
-    return 'receipt2';
+    return 'receipt3';
 }
 
 sub recunique {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $unique;
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
 	$unique=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encseed"};
     } else {
 	$unique=$perlvar{'lonReceipt'};
@@ -7036,7 +7154,8 @@ sub recunique {
 sub recprefix {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $prefix;
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2'||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
 	$prefix=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encpref"};
     } else {
 	$prefix=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
@@ -7046,15 +7165,23 @@ sub recprefix {
 
 sub ireceipt {
     my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part)=@_;
+
+    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
+
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ||
+	$env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+	$return .= (&digest("$funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part")%10000);
+	return $return;
+    }
+
     my $cuname=unpack("%32C*",$funame);
     my $cudom=unpack("%32C*",$fudom);
     my $cucourseid=unpack("%32C*",$fucourseid);
     my $cusymb=unpack("%32C*",$fusymb);
     my $cunique=&recunique($fucourseid);
     my $cpart=unpack("%32S*",$part);
-    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
-	$env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+
 	#&logthis("doing receipt2  using parts $cpart, uname $cuname and udom $cudom gets  ".($cpart%$cuname)." and ".($cpart%$cudom));
 			       
 	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
@@ -7143,53 +7270,59 @@ sub repcopy_userfile {
     if ($file =~ m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$filename) = 
 	($file=~m|^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E/+userfiles/+($match_domain)/+($match_name)/+(.*)|);
-    my ($info,$rtncode);
     my $uri="/uploaded/$cdom/$cnum/$filename";
     if (-e "$file") {
+# we already have a local copy, check it out
 	my @fileinfo = stat($file);
+	my $rtncode;
+	my $info;
 	my $lwpresp = &getuploaded('HEAD',$uri,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
 	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
+# there is no such file anymore, even though we had a local copy
 	    if ($rtncode eq '404') {
 		unlink($file);
 	    }
-	    #my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-	    #my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&tokenwrapper($uri));
-	    #my $response=$ua->request($request);
-	    #if ($response->is_success()) {
-	#	return $response->content;
-	#    } else {
-	#	return -1;
-	#    }
 	    return -1;
 	}
 	if ($info < $fileinfo[9]) {
+# nice, the file we have is up-to-date, just say okay
 	    return 'ok';
+	} else {
+# the file is outdated, get rid of it
+	    unlink($file);
 	}
-	$info = '';
-	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$uri,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
-	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
-	    return -1;
-	}
-    } else {
-	my $lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$uri,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
-	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
-	    return -1;
-	}
-	my @parts = ($cdom,$cnum); 
-	if ($filename =~ m|^(.+)/[^/]+$|) {
-	    push @parts, split(/\//,$1);
-	}
-	my $path = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
-	foreach my $part (@parts) {
-	    $path .= '/'.$part;
-	    if (!-e $path) {
-		mkdir($path,0770);
-	    }
+    }
+# one way or the other, at this point, we don't have the file
+# construct the correct path for the file
+    my @parts = ($cdom,$cnum); 
+    if ($filename =~ m|^(.+)/[^/]+$|) {
+	push @parts, split(/\//,$1);
+    }
+    my $path = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
+    foreach my $part (@parts) {
+	$path .= '/'.$part;
+	if (!-e $path) {
+	    mkdir($path,0770);
 	}
     }
-    open(FILE,">$file");
-    print FILE $info;
-    close(FILE);
+# now the path exists for sure
+# get a user agent
+    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+    my $transferfile=$file.'.in.transfer';
+# FIXME: this should flock
+    if (-e $transferfile) { return 'ok'; }
+    my $request;
+    $uri=~s/^\///;
+    $request=new HTTP::Request('GET','http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri);
+    my $response=$ua->request($request,$transferfile);
+# did it work?
+    if ($response->is_error()) {
+	unlink($transferfile);
+	&logthis("Userfile repcopy failed for $uri");
+	return -1;
+    }
+# worked, rename the transfer file
+    rename($transferfile,$file);
     return 'ok';
 }
 
@@ -7203,7 +7336,7 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
     if ($udom && $uname && $file) {
 	$file=~s|(\?\.*)*$||;
         &appenv("userfile.$udom/$uname/$file" => $env{'request.course.id'});
-        return 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($uname,$udom)}.'/'.$uri.
+        return 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($uname,$udom)).'/'.$uri.
                (($uri=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'token='.$token.
                                '&tokenissued='.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
     } else {
@@ -7211,10 +7344,14 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
     }
 }
 
+# call with reqtype HEAD: get last modification time
+# call with reqtype GET: get the file contents
+# Do not call this with reqtype GET for large files! It loads everything into memory
+#
 sub getuploaded {
     my ($reqtype,$uri,$cdom,$cnum,$info,$rtncode) = @_;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
-    $uri = 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($cnum,$cdom)}.'/raw/'.$uri;
+    $uri = 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri;
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request($reqtype,$uri);
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
@@ -7304,20 +7441,31 @@ sub hreflocation {
 }
 
 sub current_machine_domains {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_domains(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_domains {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
     my @domains;
+    my %hostname = &all_hostnames();
     while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
 #	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
 	if ($hostname eq $name) {
-	    push(@domains,$hostdom{$id});
+	    push(@domains,&host_domain($id));
 	}
     }
     return @domains;
 }
 
 sub current_machine_ids {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_ids(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_ids {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
+    $hostname ||= &hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
     my @ids;
+    my %hostname = &all_hostnames();
     while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
 #	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
 	if ($hostname eq $name) {
@@ -7456,6 +7604,7 @@ sub goodbye {
 }
 
 BEGIN {
+
 # ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
     unless ($readit) {
 {
@@ -7463,76 +7612,218 @@ BEGIN {
     %perlvar = (%perlvar,%{$configvars});
 }
 
+sub get_dns {
+    my ($url,$func) = @_;
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    foreach my $dns (<$config>) {
+	next if ($dns !~ /^\^(\S*)/x);
+	$dns = $1;
+	my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"http://$dns$url");
+	my $response=$ua->request($request);
+	next if ($response->is_error());
+	my @content = split("\n",$response->content);
+	&$func(\@content);
+    }
+    close($config);
+}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
 {
-    %domaindescription = ();
-    %domain_auth_def = ();
-    %domain_auth_arg_def = ();
-    my $fh;
-    if (open($fh,"<".$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
-	while (my $line = <$fh>) {
-           next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
-#           next if /^\#/;
-           chomp $line;
-           my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg,
-	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati, $primary) = split(/:/,$line,9);
-	   $domain_auth_def{$domain}=$def_auth;
-           $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain}=$def_auth_arg;
-	   $domaindescription{$domain}=$domain_description;
-	   $domain_lang_def{$domain}=$def_lang;
-	   $domain_city{$domain}=$city;
-	   $domain_longi{$domain}=$longi;
-	   $domain_lati{$domain}=$lati;
-           $domain_primary{$domain}=$primary;
+    my $loaded;
+    my %domain;
 
- #         &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
-#          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain ".$domaindescription{$domain} );
+    sub parse_domain_tab {
+	my ($lines) = @_;
+	foreach my $line (@$lines) {
+	    next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+
+	    chomp($line);
+	    my ($name,@elements) = split(/:/,$line,9);
+	    my %this_domain;
+	    foreach my $field ('description', 'auth_def', 'auth_arg_def',
+			       'lang_def', 'city', 'longi', 'lati',
+			       'primary') {
+		$this_domain{$field} = shift(@elements);
+	    }
+	    $domain{$name} = \%this_domain;
+	    &logthis("Domain.tab: $name ".$domain{$name}{'description'} );
 	}
     }
-    close ($fh);
+    
+    sub load_domain_tab {
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab);
+	my $fh;
+	if (open($fh,"<".$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
+	    my @lines = <$fh>;
+	    &parse_domain_tab(\@lines);
+	}
+	close($fh);
+	$loaded = 1;
+    }
+
+    sub domain {
+	&load_domain_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($name,$what) = @_;
+	return if ( !exists($domain{$name}) );
+
+	if (!$what) {
+	    return $domain{$name}{'description'};
+	}
+	return $domain{$name}{$what};
+    }
 }
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Read hosts file
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    my %hostname;
+    my %hostdom;
+    my %libserv;
+    my $loaded;
+
+    sub parse_hosts_tab {
+	my ($file) = @_;
+	foreach my $configline (@$file) {
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^\^/);
+	    chomp($configline);
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	    $name=~s/\s//g;
+	    if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
+		$hostname{$id}=$name;
+		$hostdom{$id}=$domain;
+		if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
+	    }
+	    &logthis("Hosts.tab: $name ".$id );
+	}
+    }
 
-    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-       next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
-       chomp($configline);
-       my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
-       $name=~s/\s//g;
-       if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
-	 $hostname{$id}=$name;
-	 $hostdom{$id}=$domain;
-	 if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
-       }
+    sub load_hosts_tab {
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab);
+	open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+	my @config = <$config>;
+	&parse_hosts_tab(\@config);
+	close($config);
+	$loaded=1;
     }
-    close($config);
+
     # FIXME: dev server don't want this, production servers _do_ want this
     #&get_iphost();
+
+    sub hostname {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostname{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_hostnames {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %hostname;
+    }
+
+    sub is_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return exists($libserv{$_[0]});
+    }
+
+    sub all_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %libserv;
+    }
+
+    sub get_servers {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($domain,$type) = @_;
+	my %possible_hosts = ($type eq 'library') ? %libserv
+	                                          : %hostname;
+	my %result;
+	if (ref($domain) eq 'ARRAY') {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if (grep(/^\Q$hostdom{$host}\E$/,@$domain)) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if ($hostdom{$host} eq $domain) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return %result;
+    }
+
+    sub host_domain {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostdom{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_domains {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my %seen;
+	my @uniq = grep(!$seen{$_}++, values(%hostdom));
+	return @uniq;
+    }
 }
 
-sub get_iphost {
-    if (%iphost) { return %iphost; }
+{ 
+    my %iphost;
     my %name_to_ip;
-    foreach my $id (keys(%hostname)) {
-	my $name=$hostname{$id};
-	my $ip;
-	if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
-	    $ip = gethostbyname($name);
-	    if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
-		&logthis("Skipping host $id name $name no IP found\n");
-		next;
+    my %lonid_to_ip;
+    sub get_hosts_from_ip {
+	my ($ip) = @_;
+	my %iphosts = &get_iphost();
+	if (ref($iphosts{$ip})) {
+	    return @{$iphosts{$ip}};
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+
+    sub get_host_ip {
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	if (exists($lonid_to_ip{$lonid})) {
+	    return $lonid_to_ip{$lonid};
+	}
+	my $name=&hostname($lonid);
+   	my $ip = gethostbyname($name);
+	return if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4);
+	$ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+	$name_to_ip{$name}   = $ip;
+	$lonid_to_ip{$lonid} = $ip;
+	return $ip;
+    }
+    
+    sub get_iphost {
+	if (%iphost) { return %iphost; }
+	my %hostname = &all_hostnames();
+	foreach my $id (keys(%hostname)) {
+	    my $name=$hostname{$id};
+	    my $ip;
+	    if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
+		$ip = gethostbyname($name);
+		if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
+		    &logthis("Skipping host $id name $name no IP found");
+		    next;
+		}
+		$ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+		$name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
+	    } else {
+		$ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
 	    }
-	    $ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
-	    $name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
-	} else {
-	    $ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
+	    $lonid_to_ip{$id} = $ip;
+	    push(@{$iphost{$ip}},$id);
 	}
-	push(@{$iphost{$ip}},$id);
+	return %iphost;
     }
-    return %iphost;
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Read spare server file
@@ -7866,6 +8157,10 @@ X<userenvironment()>
 B<userenvironment($udom,$uname,@what)>: gets the values of the keys
 passed in @what from the requested user's environment, returns a hash
 
+=item * 
+X<userlog_query()>
+B<userlog_query($uname,$udom,%filters)>: retrieves data from a user's activity.log file. %filters defines filters applied when parsing the log file. These can be start or end timestamps, or the type of action - log to look for Login or Logout events, check for Checkin or Checkout, role for role selection. The response is in the form timestamp1:hostid1:event1&timestamp2:hostid2:event2 where events are escaped strings of the action recorded in the activity.log file.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Roles
@@ -7893,6 +8188,21 @@ and course level
 plaintext($short) : return value in %prp hash (rolesplain.tab); plain text
 explanation of a user role term
 
+=item *
+
+get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms) :
+All arguments are optional. Returns a hash of a roles, either for
+co-author/assistant author roles for a user's Construction Space
+(default), or if $context is 'user', roles for the user himself,
+In the hash, keys are set to colon-sparated $uname,$udom,and $role,
+and value is set to colon-separated start and end times for the role.
+If no username and domain are specified, will default to current
+user/domain. Types, roles, and roledoms are references to arrays,
+of role statuses (active, future or previous), roles 
+(e.g., cc,in, st etc.) and domains of the roles which can be used
+to restrict the list of roles reported. If no array ref is 
+provided for types, will default to return only active roles.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Modification
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