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# The LearningOnline Network
# TCP networking package
#
# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.520 2004/07/02 21:55:13 albertel Exp $
#
# Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
#
# This file is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA).
#
# LON-CAPA is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# LON-CAPA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with LON-CAPA; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
#
# /home/httpd/html/adm/gpl.txt
#
# http://www.lon-capa.org/
#
###

package Apache::lonnet;

use strict;
use LWP::UserAgent();
use HTTP::Headers;
use HTTP::Date;
# use Date::Parse;
use vars 
qw(%perlvar %hostname %homecache %badServerCache %hostip %iphost %spareid %hostdom 
   %libserv %pr %prp %metacache %packagetab %titlecache %courseresversioncache %resversioncache
   %courselogs %accesshash %userrolehash $processmarker $dumpcount 
   %coursedombuf %coursenumbuf %coursehombuf %coursedescrbuf %courseinstcodebuf %courseresdatacache 
   %userresdatacache %usectioncache %domaindescription %domain_auth_def %domain_auth_arg_def 
   %domain_lang_def %domain_city %domain_longi %domain_lati $tmpdir);

use IO::Socket;
use GDBM_File;
use Apache::Constants qw(:common :http);
use HTML::LCParser;
use Fcntl qw(:flock);
use Apache::loncoursedata;
use Apache::lonlocal;
use Storable qw(lock_store lock_nstore lock_retrieve freeze thaw);
use Time::HiRes();
my $readit;

=pod

=head1 Package Variables

These are largely undocumented, so if you decipher one please note it here.

=over 4

=item $processmarker

Contains the time this process was started and this servers host id.

=item $dumpcount

Counts the number of times a message log flush has been attempted (regardless
of success) by this process.  Used as part of the filename when messages are
delayed.

=back

=cut


# --------------------------------------------------------------------- Logging

sub logtouch {
    my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
    unless (-e "$execdir/logs/lonnet.log") {	
	open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log");
	close $fh;
    }
    my ($wwwuid,$wwwgid)=(getpwnam('www'))[2,3];
    chown($wwwuid,$wwwgid,$execdir.'/logs/lonnet.log');
}

sub logthis {
    my $message=shift;
    my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
    my $now=time;
    my $local=localtime($now);
    if (open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log")) {
	print $fh "$local ($$): $message\n";
	close($fh);
    }
    return 1;
}

sub logperm {
    my $message=shift;
    my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
    my $now=time;
    my $local=localtime($now);
    if (open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.perm.log")) {
	print $fh "$now:$message:$local\n";
	close($fh);
    }
    return 1;
}

# -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
sub subreply {
    my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server";
    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
                                     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
                                     Timeout => 10)
       or return "con_lost";
    print $client "$cmd\n";
    my $answer=<$client>;
    if (!$answer) { $answer="con_lost"; }
    chomp($answer);
    return $answer;
}

sub reply {
    my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
    unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
    my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
    if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
        #sleep 5; 
        #$answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
        #if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
	#   &logthis("Second attempt con_lost on $server");
        #   my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server";
        #   my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
        #                                    Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
        #                                    Timeout => 10)
        #              or return "con_lost";
        #   &logthis("Killing socket");
        #   print $client "close_connection_exit\n";
           #sleep 5;
        #   $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);       
       #}   
    }
    if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
       &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
                " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
    }
    return $answer;
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------- Send USR1 to lonc

sub reconlonc {
    my $peerfile=shift;
    &logthis("Trying to reconnect for $peerfile");
    my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
    if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {
	my $loncpid=<$fh>;
        chomp($loncpid);
        if (kill 0 => $loncpid) {
	    &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 {
	    &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>');
    }
}

# ------------------------------------------------------ Critical communication

sub critical {
    my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
    unless ($hostname{$server}) {
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
               " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
        return 'no_such_host';
    }
    my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
    if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
        my $pingreply=reply('ping',$server);
	&reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server");
        my $pongreply=reply('pong',$server);
        &logthis("Ping/Pong for $server: $pingreply/$pongreply");
        $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
        if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
            my $now=time;
            my $middlename=$cmd;
            $middlename=substr($middlename,0,16);
            $middlename=~s/\W//g;
            my $dfilename=
      "$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/delayed/$now.$dumpcount.$$.$middlename.$server";
            $dumpcount++;
            {
		my $dfh;
		if (open($dfh,">$dfilename")) {
		    print $dfh "$cmd\n"; 
		    close($dfh);
		}
            }
            sleep 2;
            my $wcmd='';
            {
		my $dfh;
		if (open($dfh,"<$dfilename")) {
		    $wcmd=<$dfh>; 
		    close($dfh);
		}
            }
            chomp($wcmd);
            if ($wcmd eq $cmd) {
		&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                         "Connection buffer $dfilename: $cmd</font>");
                &logperm("D:$server:$cmd");
	        return 'con_delayed';
            } else {
                &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL:"
                        ." Critical connection failed: $server $cmd</font>");
                &logperm("F:$server:$cmd");
                return 'con_failed';
            }
        }
    }
    return $answer;
}

#
# -------------- Remove all key from the env that start witha lowercase letter
#                (Which is always a lon-capa value)

sub cleanenv {
#    unless (defined(&Apache::exists_config_define("MODPERL2"))) { return; }
#    unless (&Apache::exists_config_define("MODPERL2")) { return; }
    foreach my $key (keys(%ENV)) {
	if ($key =~ /^[a-z]/) {
	    delete($ENV{$key});
	}
    }
}
 
# ------------------------------------------- Transfer profile into environment

sub transfer_profile_to_env {
    my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
    my @profile;
    {
	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
	@profile=<$idf>;
	close($idf);
    }
    my $envi;
    my %Remove;
    for ($envi=0;$envi<=$#profile;$envi++) {
	chomp($profile[$envi]);
	my ($envname,$envvalue)=split(/=/,$profile[$envi]);
	$ENV{$envname} = $envvalue;
        if (my ($key,$time) = ($envname =~ /^(cgi\.(\d+)_\d+\.)/)) {
            if ($time < time-300) {
                $Remove{$key}++;
            }
        }
    }
    $ENV{'user.environment'} = "$lonidsdir/$handle.id";
    foreach my $expired_key (keys(%Remove)) {
        &delenv($expired_key);
    }
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Append Environment

sub appenv {
    my %newenv=@_;
    foreach (keys %newenv) {
	if (($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.role/) || ($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.priv/)) {
            &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                "Attempt to modify environment ".$_." to ".$newenv{$_}
                .'</font>');
	    delete($newenv{$_});
        } else {
            $ENV{$_}=$newenv{$_};
        }
    }

    my $lockfh;
    unless (open($lockfh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
	return 'error: '.$!;
    }
    unless (flock($lockfh,LOCK_EX)) {
         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                  'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
         close($lockfh);
         return 'error: '.$!;
    }

    my @oldenv;
    {
	my $fh;
	unless (open($fh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
	    return 'error: '.$!;
	}
	@oldenv=<$fh>;
	close($fh);
    }
    for (my $i=0; $i<=$#oldenv; $i++) {
        chomp($oldenv[$i]);
        if ($oldenv[$i] ne '') {
	    my ($name,$value)=split(/=/,$oldenv[$i]);
	    unless (defined($newenv{$name})) {
		$newenv{$name}=$value;
	    }
        }
    }
    {
	my $fh;
	unless (open($fh,">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
	    return 'error';
	}
	my $newname;
	foreach $newname (keys %newenv) {
	    print $fh "$newname=$newenv{$newname}\n";
	}
	close($fh);
    }
	
    close($lockfh);
    return 'ok';
}
# ----------------------------------------------------- Delete from Environment

sub delenv {
    my $delthis=shift;
    my %newenv=();
    if (($delthis=~/user\.role/) || ($delthis=~/user\.priv/)) {
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
        return 'error';
    }
    my @oldenv;
    {
	my $fh;
	unless (open($fh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
	    return 'error';
	}
	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
		     'Could not obtain shared lock in delenv: '.$!);
	    close($fh);
	    return 'error: '.$!;
	}
	@oldenv=<$fh>;
	close($fh);
    }
    {
	my $fh;
	unless (open($fh,">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
	    return 'error';
	}
	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
		     'Could not obtain exclusive lock in delenv: '.$!);
	    close($fh);
	    return 'error: '.$!;
	}
	foreach (@oldenv) {
	    if ($_=~/^$delthis/) { 
                my ($key,undef) = split('=',$_);
                delete($ENV{$key});
            } else {
                print $fh $_; 
            }
	}
	close($fh);
    }
    return 'ok';
}

# ------------------------------------------ Find out current server userload
# there is a copy in lond
sub userload {
    my $numusers=0;
    {
	opendir(LONIDS,$perlvar{'lonIDsDir'});
	my $filename;
	my $curtime=time;
	while ($filename=readdir(LONIDS)) {
	    if ($filename eq '.' || $filename eq '..') {next;}
	    my ($mtime)=(stat($perlvar{'lonIDsDir'}.'/'.$filename))[9];
	    if ($curtime-$mtime < 1800) { $numusers++; }
	}
	closedir(LONIDS);
    }
    my $userloadpercent=0;
    my $maxuserload=$perlvar{'lonUserLoadLim'};
    if ($maxuserload) {
	$userloadpercent=100*$numusers/$maxuserload;
    }
    $userloadpercent=sprintf("%.2f",$userloadpercent);
    return $userloadpercent;
}

# ------------------------------------------ Fight off request when overloaded

sub overloaderror {
    my ($r,$checkserver)=@_;
    unless ($checkserver) { $checkserver=$perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
    my $loadavg;
    if ($checkserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
       open(my $loadfile,'/proc/loadavg');
       $loadavg=<$loadfile>;
       $loadavg =~ s/\s.*//g;
       $loadavg = 100*$loadavg/$perlvar{'lonLoadLim'};
       close($loadfile);
    } else {
       $loadavg=&reply('load',$checkserver);
    }
    my $overload=$loadavg-100;
    if ($overload>0) {
	$r->err_headers_out->{'Retry-After'}=$overload;
        $r->log_error('Overload of '.$overload.' on '.$checkserver);
        return 409;
    }    
    return '';
}

# ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab

sub spareserver {
    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent) = @_;
    my $tryserver;
    my $spareserver='';
    if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
    my $lowestserver=$loadpercent > $userloadpercent?
	             $loadpercent :  $userloadpercent;
    foreach $tryserver (keys %spareid) {
	my $loadans=reply('load',$tryserver);
	my $userloadans=reply('userload',$tryserver);
	if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
	    next; #didn't get a number from the server
	}
	my $answer;
	if ($loadans =~ /\d/) {
	    if ($userloadans =~ /\d/) {
		#both are numbers, pick the bigger one
		$answer=$loadans > $userloadans?
		    $loadans :  $userloadans;
	    } else {
		$answer = $loadans;
	    }
	} else {
	    $answer = $userloadans;
	}
	if (($answer =~ /\d/) && ($answer<$lowestserver)) {
	    $spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
	    $lowestserver=$answer;
	}
    }
    return $spareserver;
}

# --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password

sub changepass {
    my ($uname,$udom,$currentpass,$newpass,$server)=@_;
    $currentpass = &escape($currentpass);
    $newpass     = &escape($newpass);
    my $answer = reply("encrypt:passwd:$udom:$uname:$currentpass:$newpass",
		       $server);
    if (! $answer) {
	&logthis("No reply on password change request to $server ".
		 "by $uname in domain $udom.");
    } elsif ($answer =~ "^ok") {
        &logthis("$uname in $udom successfully changed their password ".
		 "on $server.");
    } elsif ($answer =~ "^pwchange_failure") {
	&logthis("$uname in $udom was unable to change their password ".
		 "on $server.  The action was blocked by either lcpasswd ".
		 "or pwchange");
    } elsif ($answer =~ "^non_authorized") {
        &logthis("$uname in $udom did not get their password correct when ".
		 "attempting to change it on $server.");
    } elsif ($answer =~ "^auth_mode_error") {
        &logthis("$uname in $udom attempted to change their password despite ".
		 "not being locally or internally authenticated on $server.");
    } elsif ($answer =~ "^unknown_user") {
        &logthis("$uname in $udom attempted to change their password ".
		 "on $server but were unable to because $server is not ".
		 "their home server.");
    } elsif ($answer =~ "^refused") {
	&logthis("$server refused to change $uname in $udom password because ".
		 "it was sent an unencrypted request to change the password.");
    }
    return $answer;
}

# ----------------------- Try to determine user's current authentication scheme

sub queryauthenticate {
    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
    if (!$uhome) {
	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown when looking for authentication mechanism");
	return 'no_host';
    }
    my $answer=reply("encrypt:currentauth:$udom:$uname",$uhome);
    if ($answer =~ /^(unknown_user|refused|con_lost)/) {
	&logthis("User $uname at $udom threw error $answer when checking authentication mechanism");
    }
    return $answer;
}

# --------- Try to authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first this one)

sub authenticate {
    my ($uname,$upass,$udom)=@_;
    $upass=escape($upass);
    $uname=~s/\W//g;
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
    if (!$uhome) {
	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
	return 'no_host';
    }
    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$uhome);
    if ($answer eq 'authorized') {
	&logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $uhome"); 
	return $uhome; 
    }
    if ($answer eq 'non_authorized') {
	&logthis("User $uname at $udom rejected by $uhome");
	return 'no_host'; 
    }
    &logthis("User $uname at $udom threw error $answer when checking authentication mechanism");
    return 'no_host';
}

# ---------------------- Find the homebase for a user from domain's lib servers

sub homeserver {
    my ($uname,$udom,$ignoreBadCache)=@_;
    my $index="$uname:$udom";

    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%homecache,$index,'home',86400);
    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
    my $tryserver;
    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
        next if ($ignoreBadCache ne 'true' && 
		 exists($badServerCache{$tryserver}));
	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
           my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
           if ($answer eq 'found') { 
	       return &do_cache(\%homecache,$index,$tryserver,'home');
           } elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
	       $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
           }
       }
    }    
    return 'no_host';
}

# ------------------------------------- Find the usernames behind a list of IDs

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];
              } 
          }
       }
    }    
    return %returnhash;
}

# ------------------------------------- Find the IDs behind a list of usernames

sub idrget {
    my ($udom,@unames)=@_;
    my %returnhash=();
    foreach (@unames) {
        $returnhash{$_}=(&userenvironment($udom,$_,'id'))[1];
    }
    return %returnhash;
}

# ------------------------------- Store away a list of names and associated IDs

sub idput {
    my ($udom,%ids)=@_;
    my %servers=();
    foreach (keys %ids) {
	&cput('environment',{'id'=>$ids{$_}},$udom,$_);
        my $uhom=&homeserver($_,$udom);
        if ($uhom ne 'no_host') {
            my $id=&escape($ids{$_});
            $id=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
            my $unam=&escape($_);
	    if ($servers{$uhom}) {
		$servers{$uhom}.='&'.$id.'='.$unam;
            } else {
                $servers{$uhom}=$id.'='.$unam;
            }
        }
    }
    foreach (keys %servers) {
        &critical('idput:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$_},$_);
    }
}

# --------------------------------------------------- Assign a key to a student

sub assign_access_key {
#
# a valid key looks like uname:udom#comments
# comments are being appended
#
    my ($ckey,$kdom,$knum,$cdom,$cnum,$udom,$uname,$logentry)=@_;
    $kdom=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($kdom));
    $knum=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($knum));
    $cdom=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
    $cnum=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
    $udom=$ENV{'user.name'} unless (defined($udom));
    $uname=$ENV{'user.domain'} unless (defined($uname));
    my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$kdom,$knum);
    if (($existing{$ckey}=~/^\#(.*)$/) || # - new key
        ($existing{$ckey}=~/^\Q$uname\E\:\Q$udom\E\#(.*)$/)) { 
                                                  # assigned to this person
                                                  # - this should not happen,
                                                  # unless something went wrong
                                                  # the first time around
# ready to assign
        $logentry=$1.'; '.$logentry;
        if (&put('accesskeys',{$ckey=>$uname.':'.$udom.'#'.$logentry},
                                                 $kdom,$knum) eq 'ok') {
# key now belongs to user
	    my $envkey='key.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
            if (&put('environment',{$envkey => $ckey}) eq 'ok') {
                &appenv('environment.'.$envkey => $ckey);
                return 'ok';
            } else {
                return 
  'error: Count not permanently assign key, will need to be re-entered later.';
	    }
        } else {
            return 'error: Could not assign key, try again later.';
        }
    } elsif (!$existing{$ckey}) {
# the key does not exist
	return 'error: The key does not exist';
    } else {
# the key is somebody else's
	return 'error: The key is already in use';
    }
}

# ------------------------------------------ put an additional comment on a key

sub comment_access_key {
#
# a valid key looks like uname:udom#comments
# comments are being appended
#
    my ($ckey,$cdom,$cnum,$logentry)=@_;
    $cdom=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
    $cnum=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
    my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$cdom,$cnum);
    if ($existing{$ckey}) {
        $existing{$ckey}.='; '.$logentry;
# ready to assign
        if (&put('accesskeys',{$ckey=>$existing{$ckey}},
                                                 $cdom,$cnum) eq 'ok') {
	    return 'ok';
        } else {
	    return 'error: Count not store comment.';
        }
    } else {
# the key does not exist
	return 'error: The key does not exist';
    }
}

# ------------------------------------------------------ Generate a set of keys

sub generate_access_keys {
    my ($number,$cdom,$cnum,$logentry)=@_;
    $cdom=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
    $cnum=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
    unless (&allowed('mky',$cdom)) { return 0; }
    unless (($cdom) && ($cnum)) { return 0; }
    if ($number>10000) { return 0; }
    sleep(2); # make sure don't get same seed twice
    srand(time()^($$+($$<<15))); # from "Programming Perl"
    my $total=0;
    for (my $i=1;$i<=$number;$i++) {
       my $newkey=sprintf("%lx",int(100000*rand)).'-'.
                  sprintf("%lx",int(100000*rand)).'-'.
                  sprintf("%lx",int(100000*rand));
       $newkey=~s/1/g/g; # folks mix up 1 and l
       $newkey=~s/0/h/g; # and also 0 and O
       my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$newkey],$cdom,$cnum);
       if ($existing{$newkey}) {
           $i--;
       } else {
	  if (&put('accesskeys',
              { $newkey => '# generated '.localtime().
                           ' by '.$ENV{'user.name'}.'@'.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
                           '; '.$logentry },
		   $cdom,$cnum) eq 'ok') {
              $total++;
	  }
       }
    }
    &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.home'},
         'Generated '.$total.' keys for '.$cnum.' at '.$cdom);
    return $total;
}

# ------------------------------------------------------- Validate an accesskey

sub validate_access_key {
    my ($ckey,$cdom,$cnum,$udom,$uname)=@_;
    $cdom=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
    $cnum=
   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
    $udom=$ENV{'user.domain'} unless (defined($udom));
    $uname=$ENV{'user.name'} unless (defined($uname));
    my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$cdom,$cnum);
    return ($existing{$ckey}=~/^\Q$uname\E\:\Q$udom\E\#/);
}

# ------------------------------------- Find the section of student in a course

sub getsection {
    my ($udom,$unam,$courseid)=@_;
    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
    my %Pending; 
    my %Expired;
    #
    # Each role can either have not started yet (pending), be active, 
    #    or have expired.
    #
    # If there is an active role, we are done.
    #
    # If there is more than one role which has not started yet, 
    #     choose the one which will start sooner
    # If there is one role which has not started yet, return it.
    #
    # If there is more than one expired role, choose the one which ended last.
    # If there is a role which has expired, return it.
    #
    foreach (split(/\&/,&reply('dump:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':roles',
                        &homeserver($unam,$udom)))) {
        my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
        $key=&unescape($key);
        next if ($key !~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/);
        my $section=$1;
        if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
        my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
        my $now=time;
        if (defined($end) && ($now > $end)) {
            $Expired{$end}=$section;
            next;
        }
        if (defined($start) && ($now < $start)) {
            $Pending{$start}=$section;
            next;
        }
        return $section;
    }
    #
    # Presumedly there will be few matching roles from the above
    # loop and the sorting time will be negligible.
    if (scalar(keys(%Pending))) {
        my ($time) = sort {$a <=> $b} keys(%Pending);
        return $Pending{$time};
    } 
    if (scalar(keys(%Expired))) {
        my @sorted = sort {$a <=> $b} keys(%Expired);
        my $time = pop(@sorted);
        return $Expired{$time};
    }
    return '-1';
}


my $disk_caching_disabled=1;

sub devalidate_cache {
    my ($cache,$id,$name) = @_;
    delete $$cache{$id.'.time'};
    delete $$cache{$id};
    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
    open(DB,"$filename.lock");
    flock(DB,LOCK_EX);
    my %hash;
    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
	    delete($hash{$id});
	    delete($hash{$id.'.time'});
EVALBLOCK
        if ($@) {
	    &logthis("<font color='red'>devalidate_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
	    unlink($filename);
	}
    } else {
	if (-e $filename) {
	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (devalidate cache): $name");
	    unlink($filename);
	}
    }
    untie(%hash);
    flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
    close(DB);
}

sub is_cached {
    my ($cache,$id,$name,$time) = @_;
    if (!$time) { $time=300; }
    if (!exists($$cache{$id.'.time'})) {
	&load_cache_item($cache,$name,$id);
    }
    if (!exists($$cache{$id.'.time'})) {
#	&logthis("Didn't find $id");
	return (undef,undef);
    } else {
	if (time-($$cache{$id.'.time'})>$time) {
#	    &logthis("Devalidating $id - ".time-($$cache{$id.'.time'}));
	    &devalidate_cache($cache,$id,$name);
	    return (undef,undef);
	}
    }
    return ($$cache{$id},1);
}

sub do_cache {
    my ($cache,$id,$value,$name) = @_;
    $$cache{$id.'.time'}=time;
    $$cache{$id}=$value;
#    &logthis("Caching $id as :$value:");
    &save_cache_item($cache,$name,$id);
    # do_cache implictly return the set value
    $$cache{$id};
}

sub save_cache_item {
    my ($cache,$name,$id)=@_;
    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
    my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
#    &logthis("Saving :$name:$id");
    my %hash;
    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
    open(DB,"$filename.lock");
    flock(DB,LOCK_EX);
    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
	    $hash{$id.'.time'}=$$cache{$id.'.time'};
	    $hash{$id}=freeze({'item'=>$$cache{$id}});
EVALBLOCK
        if ($@) {
	    &logthis("<font color='red'>save_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
	    unlink($filename);
	}
    } else {
	if (-e $filename) {
	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (save cache item): $name ($!)");
	    unlink($filename);
	}
    }
    untie(%hash);
    flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
    close(DB);
#    &logthis("save_cache_item $name took ".(&Time::HiRes::time()-$starttime));
}

sub load_cache_item {
    my ($cache,$name,$id)=@_;
    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
    my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
#    &logthis("Before Loading $name  for $id size is ".scalar(%$cache));
    my %hash;
    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
    open(DB,"$filename.lock");
    flock(DB,LOCK_SH);
    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
	    if (!%$cache) {
		my $count;
		while (my ($key,$value)=each(%hash)) { 
		    $count++;
		    if ($key =~ /\.time$/) {
			$$cache{$key}=$value;
		    } else {
			my $hashref=thaw($value);
			$$cache{$key}=$hashref->{'item'};
		    }
		}
#	    &logthis("Initial load: $count");
	    } else {
		my $hashref=thaw($hash{$id});
		$$cache{$id}=$hashref->{'item'};
		$$cache{$id.'.time'}=$hash{$id.'.time'};
	    }
EVALBLOCK
        if ($@) {
	    &logthis("<font color='red'>load_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
	    unlink($filename);
	}        
    } else {
	if (-e $filename) {
	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (load cache item): $name ($!)");
	    unlink($filename);
	}
    }
    untie(%hash);
    flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
    close(DB);
#    &logthis("After Loading $name size is ".scalar(%$cache));
#    &logthis("load_cache_item $name took ".(&Time::HiRes::time()-$starttime));
}

sub usection {
    my ($udom,$unam,$courseid)=@_;
    my $hashid="$udom:$unam:$courseid";
    
    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%usectioncache,$hashid,'usection');
    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
    foreach (split(/\&/,&reply('dump:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':roles',
                        &homeserver($unam,$udom)))) {
        my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
        $key=&unescape($key);
        if ($key=~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/) {
            my $section=$1;
            if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
	    my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
            my $now=time;
            my $notactive=0;
            if ($start) {
		if ($now<$start) { $notactive=1; }
            }
            if ($end) {
                if ($now>$end) { $notactive=1; }
            } 
            unless ($notactive) {
		return &do_cache(\%usectioncache,$hashid,$section,'usection');
	    }
        }
    }
    return &do_cache(\%usectioncache,$hashid,'-1','usection');
}

# ------------------------------------- Read an entry from a user's environment

sub userenvironment {
    my ($udom,$unam,@what)=@_;
    my %returnhash=();
    my @answer=split(/\&/,
                &reply('get:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':environment:'.join('&',@what),
                      &homeserver($unam,$udom)));
    my $i;
    for ($i=0;$i<=$#what;$i++) {
	$returnhash{$what[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
    }
    return %returnhash;
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------------- New chat

sub chatsend {
    my ($newentry,$anon)=@_;
    my $cnum=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
    my $cdom=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
    my $chome=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
    &reply('chatsend:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum.':'.
	   &escape($ENV{'user.domain'}.':'.$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$anon.':'.
		   &escape($newentry)),$chome);
}

# ------------------------------------------ Find current version of a resource

sub getversion {
    my $fname=&clutter(shift);
    unless ($fname=~/^\/res\//) { return -1; }
    return &currentversion(&filelocation('',$fname));
}

sub currentversion {
    my $fname=shift;
    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%resversioncache,$fname,'resversion',600);
    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
    my $author=$fname;
    $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
    my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);
    my $home=homeserver($uname,$udom);
    if ($home eq 'no_host') { 
        return -1; 
    }
    my $answer=reply("currentversion:$fname",$home);
    if (($answer eq 'con_lost') || ($answer eq 'rejected')) {
	return -1;
    }
    return &do_cache(\%resversioncache,$fname,$answer,'resversion');
}

# ----------------------------- Subscribe to a resource, return URL if possible

sub subscribe {
    my $fname=shift;
    if ($fname=~/\/(aboutme|syllabus|bulletinboard|smppg)$/) { return ''; }
    my $author=$fname;
    $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
    my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);
    my $home=homeserver($uname,$udom);
    if ($home eq 'no_host') {
        return 'not_found';
    }
    my $answer=reply("sub:$fname",$home);
    if (($answer eq 'con_lost') || ($answer eq 'rejected')) {
	$answer.=' by '.$home;
    }
    return $answer;
}
    
# -------------------------------------------------------------- Replicate file

sub repcopy {
    my $filename=shift;
    $filename=~s/\/+/\//g;
    if ($filename=~/^\/home\/httpd\/html\/adm\//) { return OK; }
    my $transname="$filename.in.transfer";
    if ((-e $filename) || (-e $transname)) { return OK; }
    my $remoteurl=subscribe($filename);
    if ($remoteurl =~ /^con_lost by/) {
	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
           return HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
    } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'not_found') {
	   #&logthis("Subscribe returned not_found: $filename");
	   return HTTP_NOT_FOUND;
    } elsif ($remoteurl =~ /^rejected by/) {
	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
           return FORBIDDEN;
    } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'directory') {
           return OK;
    } else {
        my $author=$filename;
        $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
        my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);
        my $home=homeserver($uname,$udom);
        unless ($home eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
           my @parts=split(/\//,$filename);
           my $path="/$parts[1]/$parts[2]/$parts[3]/$parts[4]";
           if ($path ne "$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/res") {
               &logthis("Malconfiguration for replication: $filename");
	       return HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
           }
           my $count;
           for ($count=5;$count<$#parts;$count++) {
               $path.="/$parts[$count]";
               if ((-e $path)!=1) {
		   mkdir($path,0777);
               }
           }
           my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
           my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$remoteurl");
           my $response=$ua->request($request,$transname);
           if ($response->is_error()) {
	       unlink($transname);
               my $message=$response->status_line;
               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:"
                       ." LWP get: $message: $filename</font>");
               return HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
           } else {
	       if ($remoteurl!~/\.meta$/) {
                  my $mrequest=new HTTP::Request('GET',$remoteurl.'.meta');
                  my $mresponse=$ua->request($mrequest,$filename.'.meta');
                  if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
		      unlink($filename.'.meta');
                      &logthis(
                     "<font color=yellow>INFO: No metadata: $filename</font>");
                  }
	       }
               rename($transname,$filename);
               return OK;
           }
       }
    }
}

# ------------------------------------------------ Get server side include body
sub ssi_body {
    my ($filelink,%form)=@_;
    my $output=($filelink=~/^http\:/?&externalssi($filelink):
                                     &ssi($filelink,%form));
    $output=~s/^.*?\<body[^\>]*\>//si;
    $output=~s/(.*)\<\/body\s*\>.*?$/$1/si;
    $output=~
            s/\/\/ BEGIN LON\-CAPA Internal.+\/\/ END LON\-CAPA Internal\s//gs;
    return $output;
}

# --------------------------------------------------------- Server Side Include

sub ssi {

    my ($fn,%form)=@_;

    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
    
    my $request;
    
    if (%form) {
      $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',"http://".$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.$fn);
      $request->content(join('&',map { &escape($_).'='.&escape($form{$_}) } keys %form));
    } else {
      $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"http://".$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.$fn);
    }

    $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
    my $response=$ua->request($request);

    return $response->content;
}

sub externalssi {
    my ($url)=@_;
    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
    my $response=$ua->request($request);
    return $response->content;
}

# -------------------------------- Allow a /uploaded/ URI to be vouched for

sub allowuploaded {
    my ($srcurl,$url)=@_;
    $url=&clutter(&declutter($url));
    my $dir=$url;
    $dir=~s/\/[^\/]+$//;
    my %httpref=();
    my $httpurl=&hreflocation('',$url);
    $httpref{'httpref.'.$httpurl}=$srcurl;
    &Apache::lonnet::appenv(%httpref);
}

# --------- File operations in /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course
# input: action, courseID, current domain, home server for course, intended
#        path to file, source of file.
# output: url to file (if action was uploaddoc), 
#         ok if successful, or diagnostic message otherwise (if action was propagate or copy)
#
# Allows directory structure to be used within lonUsers/../userfiles/ for a 
# course.
#
# action = propagate - /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
#          will be copied to /home/httpd/lonUsers/1/2/3/$course/userfiles in
#          course's home server.
#
# action = copy - /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file will
#          be copied from $source (current location) to 
#          /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
#         and will then be copied to
#          /home/httpd/lonUsers/$domain/1/2/3/$course/userfiles/$file in
#         course's home server.
#
# action = uploaddoc - /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
#         will be retrived from $ENV{form.uploaddoc} (from DOCS interface) to
#         /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
#         and will then be copied to /home/httpd/lonUsers/1/2/3/$course/userfiles/$file
#         in course's home server.


sub process_coursefile {
    my ($action,$docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$file,$source)=@_;
    my $fetchresult;
    if ($action eq 'propagate') {
        $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file
                            ,$docuhome);
    } else {
        my $fetchresult = '';
        my $fpath = '';
        my $fname = $file;
        ($fpath,$fname) = ($file =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
        $fpath=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fpath;
        my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
        unless ($fpath eq '') {
            my @parts=split('/',$fpath);
            foreach my $part (@parts) {
                $filepath.= '/'.$part;
                if ((-e $filepath)!=1) {
                    mkdir($filepath,0777);
                }
            }
        }
        if ($action eq 'copy') {
            if ($source eq '') {
                $fetchresult = 'no source file';
                return $fetchresult;
            } else {
                my $destination = $filepath.'/'.$fname;
                rename($source,$destination);
                $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
                                 $docuhome);
            }
        } elsif ($action eq 'uploaddoc') {
            open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$fname);
            print $fh $ENV{'form.'.$source};
            close($fh);
            $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
                                 $docuhome);
            if ($fetchresult eq 'ok') {
                return '/uploaded/'.$fpath.'/'.$fname;
            } else {
                &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file.
                        ' to host '.$docuhome.': '.$fetchresult);
                return '/adm/notfound.html';
            }
        }
    }
    unless ( $fetchresult eq 'ok') {
        &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file.
             ' to host '.$docuhome.': '.$fetchresult);
    }
    return $fetchresult;
}

# --------------- Take an uploaded file and put it into the userfiles directory
# input: name of form element, coursedoc=1 means this is for the course
# output: url of file in userspace

sub userfileupload {
    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir)=@_;
    if (!defined($subdir)) { $subdir='unknown'; }
    my $fname=$ENV{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'};
# Replace Windows backslashes by forward slashes
    $fname=~s/\\/\//g;
# 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
    $fname=~s/[^\w\.\-]//g;
# See if there is anything left
    unless ($fname) { return 'error: no uploaded file'; }
    chop($ENV{'form.'.$formname});
# Create the directory if not present
    my $docuname='';
    my $docudom='';
    my $docuhome='';
    $fname="$subdir/$fname";
    if ($coursedoc) {
	$docuname=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
	$docudom=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
	$docuhome=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
        if ($ENV{'form.folder'} =~ m/^default/) {
            return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$formname,$fname);
        } else {
            $fname=$ENV{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
            return &process_coursefile('uploaddoc',$docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$fname,$formname);
        }
    } else {
        $docuname=$ENV{'user.name'};
        $docudom=$ENV{'user.domain'};
        $docuhome=$ENV{'user.home'};
        return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$formname,$fname);
    }
}

sub finishuserfileupload {
    my ($docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$formname,$fname)=@_;
    my $path=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/';
    my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
    my ($fnamepath,$file);
    $file=$fname;
    if ($fname=~m|/|) {
        ($fnamepath,$file) = ($fname =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
	$path.=$fnamepath.'/';
    }
    my @parts=split(/\//,$filepath.'/userfiles/'.$path);
    my $count;
    for ($count=4;$count<=$#parts;$count++) {
        $filepath.="/$parts[$count]";
        if ((-e $filepath)!=1) {
	    mkdir($filepath,0777);
        }
    }
# Save the file
    {
	#&Apache::lonnet::logthis("Saving to $filepath $file");
       open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$file);
       print $fh $ENV{'form.'.$formname};
       close($fh);
    }
# Notify homeserver to grep it
#
    my $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$path.$file,$docuhome);
    if ($fetchresult eq 'ok') {
#
# Return the URL to it
        return '/uploaded/'.$path.$file;
    } else {
        &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.$file.' to host '.$docuhome.
		 ': '.$fetchresult);
        return '/adm/notfound.html';
    }    
}

sub removeuploadedurl {
    my ($url)=@_;
    my (undef,undef,$udom,$uname,$fname)=split('/',$url,5);
    return &Apache::lonnet::removeuserfile($uname,$udom,$fname);
}

sub removeuserfile {
    my ($docuname,$docudom,$fname)=@_;
    my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
    return &reply("removeuserfile:$docudom/$docuname/$fname",$home);
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Log

sub log {
    my ($dom,$nam,$hom,$what)=@_;
    return critical("log:$dom:$nam:$what",$hom);
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------------ Course Log
#
# This routine flushes several buffers of non-mission-critical nature
#

sub flushcourselogs {
    &logthis('Flushing log buffers');
#
# course logs
# This is a log of all transactions in a course, which can be used
# for data mining purposes
#
# It also collects the courseid database, which lists last transaction
# times and course titles for all courseids
#
    my %courseidbuffer=();
    foreach (keys %courselogs) {
        my $crsid=$_;
        if (&reply('log:'.$coursedombuf{$crsid}.':'.$coursenumbuf{$crsid}.':'.
		          &escape($courselogs{$crsid}),
		          $coursehombuf{$crsid}) eq 'ok') {
	    delete $courselogs{$crsid};
        } else {
            &logthis('Failed to flush log buffer for '.$crsid);
            if (length($courselogs{$crsid})>40000) {
               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: Buffer for ".$crsid.
                        " exceeded maximum size, deleting.</font>");
               delete $courselogs{$crsid};
            }
        }
        if ($courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}) {
           $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}.='&'.
			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
                         '='.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid});
        } else {
           $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}=
			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
                         '='.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid});
        }    
    }
#
# Write course id database (reverse lookup) to homeserver of courses 
# Is used in pickcourse
#
    foreach (keys %courseidbuffer) {
        &courseidput($hostdom{$_},$courseidbuffer{$_},$_);
    }
#
# File accesses
# Writes to the dynamic metadata of resources to get hit counts, etc.
#
    foreach my $entry (keys(%accesshash)) {
        if ($entry =~ /___count$/) {
            my ($dom,$name);
            ($dom,$name,undef)=($entry=~m:___(\w+)/(\w+)/(.*)___count$:);
            if (! defined($dom) || $dom eq '' || 
                ! defined($name) || $name eq '') {
                my $cid = $ENV{'request.course.id'};
                $dom  = $ENV{'request.'.$cid.'.domain'};
                $name = $ENV{'request.'.$cid.'.num'};
            }
            my $value = $accesshash{$entry};
            my (undef,$url,undef) = ($entry =~ /^(.*)___(.*)___count$/);
            my %temphash=($url => $value);
            my $result = &inc('nohist_accesscount',\%temphash,$dom,$name);
            if ($result eq 'ok') {
                delete $accesshash{$entry};
            } elsif ($result eq 'unknown_cmd') {
                # Target server has old code running on it.
                my %temphash=($entry => $value);
                if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
                    delete $accesshash{$entry};
                }
            }
        } else {
            my ($dom,$name) = ($entry=~m:___(\w+)/(\w+)/(.*)___(\w+)$:);
            my %temphash=($entry => $accesshash{$entry});
            if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
                delete $accesshash{$entry};
            }
        }
    }
#
# Roles
# Reverse lookup of user roles for course faculty/staff and co-authorship
#
    foreach (keys %userrolehash) {
        my $entry=$_;
        my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=
	    split(/\:/,$entry);
        if (&Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_userroles',
             { $role.':'.$uname.':'.$udom.':'.$rsec => $userrolehash{$entry} },
                $rudom,$runame) eq 'ok') {
	    delete $userrolehash{$entry};
        }
    }
    $dumpcount++;
}

sub courselog {
    my $what=shift;
    $what=time.':'.$what;
    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
    $coursedombuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
    $coursenumbuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
    $coursehombuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
    $coursedescrbuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.description'};
    $courseinstcodebuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.coursecode'};
    if (defined $courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}) {
	$courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}.='&'.$what;
    } else {
	$courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}.=$what;
    }
    if (length($courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}})>4048) {
	&flushcourselogs();
    }
}

sub courseacclog {
    my $fnsymb=shift;
    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
    my $what=$fnsymb.':'.$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$ENV{'user.domain'};
    if ($fnsymb=~/(problem|exam|quiz|assess|survey|form|page)$/) {
        $what.=':POST';
	foreach (keys %ENV) {
            if ($_=~/^form\.(.*)/) {
		$what.=':'.$1.'='.$ENV{$_};
            }
        }
    }
    &courselog($what);
}

sub countacc {
    my $url=&declutter(shift);
    return if (! defined($url) || $url eq '');
    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
    $accesshash{$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'___'.$url.'___course'}=1;
    my $key=$$.$processmarker.'_'.$dumpcount.'___'.$url.'___count';
    $accesshash{$key}++;
}

sub linklog {
    my ($from,$to)=@_;
    $from=&declutter($from);
    $to=&declutter($to);
    $accesshash{$from.'___'.$to.'___comefrom'}=1;
    $accesshash{$to.'___'.$from.'___goto'}=1;
}
  
sub userrolelog {
    my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend)=@_;
    if (($trole=~/^ca/) || ($trole=~/^in/) || 
        ($trole=~/^cc/) || ($trole=~/^ep/) ||
        ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole=~/^ta/)) {
       my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
       $userrolehash
         {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
                    =$tend.':'.$tstart;
   }
}

sub get_course_adv_roles {
    my $cid=shift;
    $cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'} unless (defined($cid));
    my %coursehash=&coursedescription($cid);
    my %nothide=();
    foreach (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
	$nothide{join(':',split(/[\@\:]/,$_))}=1;
    }
    my %returnhash=();
    my %dumphash=
            &dump('nohist_userroles',$coursehash{'domain'},$coursehash{'num'});
    my $now=time;
    foreach (keys %dumphash) {
	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$_});
        if (($tstart) && ($tstart<0)) { next; }
        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
        my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$_);
	if ((&privileged($username,$domain)) && 
	    (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) { next; }
        my $key=&plaintext($role);
        if ($section) { $key.=' (Sec/Grp '.$section.')'; }
        if ($returnhash{$key}) {
	    $returnhash{$key}.=','.$username.':'.$domain;
        } else {
            $returnhash{$key}=$username.':'.$domain;
        }
     }
    return %returnhash;
}

sub get_my_roles {
    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
    unless (defined($uname)) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
    unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
    my %dumphash=
            &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
    my %returnhash=();
    my $now=time;
    foreach (keys %dumphash) {
	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$_});
        if (($tstart) && ($tstart<0)) { next; }
        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
        my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$_);
	$returnhash{$username.':'.$domain.':'.$role}=$tstart.':'.$tend;
     }
    return %returnhash;
}

# ----------------------------------------------------- Frontpage Announcements
#
#

sub postannounce {
    my ($server,$text)=@_;
    unless (&allowed('psa',$hostdom{$server})) { return 'refused'; }
    unless ($text=~/\w/) { $text=''; }
    return &reply('setannounce:'.&escape($text),$server);
}

sub getannounce {

    if (open(my $fh,$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/announcement.txt')) {
	my $announcement='';
	while (<$fh>) { $announcement .=$_; }
	close($fh);
	if ($announcement=~/\w/) { 
	    return 
   '<table bgcolor="#FF5555" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="3">'.
   '<tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tt>'.$announcement.'</tt></td></tr></table>'; 
	} else {
	    return '';
	}
    } else {
	return '';
    }
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Course ID routines
# Deal with domain's nohist_courseid.db files
#

sub courseidput {
    my ($domain,$what,$coursehome)=@_;
    return &reply('courseidput:'.$domain.':'.$what,$coursehome);
}

sub courseiddump {
    my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref)=@_;
    my %returnhash=();
    unless ($domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
    foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
        if ( ($hostidflag == 1 && grep/^$tryserver$/,@{$hostidref}) || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
	    if ((!$domfilter) || ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domfilter)) {
	        foreach (
                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.$hostdom{$tryserver}.':'.
			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter),
                               $tryserver))) {
		    my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
                    if (($key) && ($value)) {
		        $returnhash{&unescape($key)}=$value;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return %returnhash;
}

#
# ----------------------------------------------------------- Check out an item

sub get_first_access {
    my ($type,$argsymb)=@_;
    my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
    if ($argsymb) { $symb=$argsymb; }
    my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
    if ($type eq 'map') { $res=$map; }
    my %times=&get('firstaccesstimes',[$res],$udom,$uname);
    return $times{$res};
}

sub set_first_access {
    my ($type)=@_;
    my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
    my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
    if ($type eq 'map') { $res=$map; }
    my $firstaccess=&get_first_access($type);
    if (!$firstaccess) {
	return &put('firstaccesstimes',{$res=>time},$udom,$uname);
    }
    return 'already_set';
}

sub checkout {
    my ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid)=@_;
    my $now=time;
    my $lonhost=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
    my $infostr=&escape(
                 'CHECKOUTTOKEN&'.
                 $tuname.'&'.
                 $tudom.'&'.
                 $tcrsid.'&'.
                 $symb.'&'.
		 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
    my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
    if ($token=~/^error\:/) { 
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                 "</font>");
        return ''; 
    }

    $token=~s/^(\d+)\_.*\_(\d+)$/$1\*$2\*$lonhost/;
    $token=~tr/a-z/A-Z/;

    my %infohash=('resource.0.outtoken' => $token,
                  'resource.0.checkouttime' => $now,
                  'resource.0.outremote' => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});

    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
       return '';
    } else {
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                 "</font>");
    }    

    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
                         &escape('Checkout '.$infostr.' - '.
                                                 $token)) ne 'ok') {
	return '';
    } else {
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                 "</font>");
    }
    return $token;
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------ Check in an item

sub checkin {
    my $token=shift;
    my $now=time;
    my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
    $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.$hostip{$lonhost}.'_'.$tb;
    $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
    my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
                 split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));

    unless (($tuname) && ($tudom)) {
        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') failed');
        return '';
    }
    
    unless (&allowed('mgr',$tcrsid)) {
        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') unauthorized: '.
                 $ENV{'user.name'}.' - '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
        return '';
    }

    my %infohash=('resource.0.intoken' => $token,
                  'resource.0.checkintime' => $now,
                  'resource.0.inremote' => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});

    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
       return '';
    }    

    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
                         &escape('Checkin - '.$token)) ne 'ok') {
	return '';
    }

    return ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid);    
}

# --------------------------------------------- Set Expire Date for Spreadsheet

sub expirespread {
    my ($uname,$udom,$stype,$usymb)=@_;
    my $cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}; 
    if ($cid) {
       my $now=time;
       my $key=$uname.':'.$udom.':'.$stype.':'.$usymb;
       return &reply('put:'.$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'}.':'.
                            $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'}.
	        	    ':nohist_expirationdates:'.
                            &escape($key).'='.$now,
                            $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.home'})
    }
    return 'ok';
}

# ----------------------------------------------------- Devalidate Spreadsheets

sub devalidate {
    my ($symb,$uname,$udom)=@_;
    my $cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}; 
    if ($cid) {
        # delete the stored spreadsheets for
        # - the student level sheet of this user in course's homespace
        # - the assessment level sheet for this resource 
        #   for this user in user's homespace
	my $key=$uname.':'.$udom.':';
        my $status=
	    &del('nohist_calculatedsheets',
		 [$key.'studentcalc:'],
		 $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'},
		 $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'})
		.' '.
	    &del('nohist_calculatedsheets_'.$cid,
		 [$key.'assesscalc:'.$symb],$udom,$uname);
        unless ($status eq 'ok ok') {
           &logthis('Could not devalidate spreadsheet '.
                    $uname.' at '.$udom.' for '.
		    $symb.': '.$status);
        }
    }
}

sub get_scalar {
    my ($string,$end) = @_;
    my $value;
    if ($$string =~ s/^([^&]*?)($end)/$2/) {
	$value = $1;
    } elsif ($$string =~ s/^([^&]*?)&//) {
	$value = $1;
    }
    return &unescape($value);
}

sub array2str {
  my (@array) = @_;
  my $result=&arrayref2str(\@array);
  $result=~s/^__ARRAY_REF__//;
  $result=~s/__END_ARRAY_REF__$//;
  return $result;
}

sub arrayref2str {
  my ($arrayref) = @_;
  my $result='__ARRAY_REF__';
  foreach my $elem (@$arrayref) {
    if(ref($elem) eq 'ARRAY') {
      $result.=&arrayref2str($elem).'&';
    } elsif(ref($elem) eq 'HASH') {
      $result.=&hashref2str($elem).'&';
    } elsif(ref($elem)) {
      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($elem))." skipping.");
    } else {
      $result.=&escape($elem).'&';
    }
  }
  $result=~s/\&$//;
  $result .= '__END_ARRAY_REF__';
  return $result;
}

sub hash2str {
  my (%hash) = @_;
  my $result=&hashref2str(\%hash);
  $result=~s/^__HASH_REF__//;
  $result=~s/__END_HASH_REF__$//;
  return $result;
}

sub hashref2str {
  my ($hashref)=@_;
  my $result='__HASH_REF__';
  foreach (sort(keys(%$hashref))) {
    if (ref($_) eq 'ARRAY') {
      $result.=&arrayref2str($_).'=';
    } elsif (ref($_) eq 'HASH') {
      $result.=&hashref2str($_).'=';
    } elsif (ref($_)) {
      $result.='=';
      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($_))." skipping.");
    } else {
	if ($_) {$result.=&escape($_).'=';} else { last; }
    }

    if(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'ARRAY') {
      $result.=&arrayref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'HASH') {
      $result.=&hashref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_})) {
       $result.='&';
      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($hashref->{$_}))." skipping.");
    } else {
      $result.=&escape($hashref->{$_}).'&';
    }
  }
  $result=~s/\&$//;
  $result .= '__END_HASH_REF__';
  return $result;
}

sub str2hash {
    my ($string)=@_;
    my ($hash)=&str2hashref('__HASH_REF__'.$string.'__END_HASH_REF__');
    return %$hash;
}

sub str2hashref {
  my ($string) = @_;

  my %hash;

  if($string !~ /^__HASH_REF__/) {
      if (! ($string eq '' || !defined($string))) {
	  $hash{'error'}='Not hash reference';
      }
      return (\%hash, $string);
  }

  $string =~ s/^__HASH_REF__//;

  while($string !~ /^__END_HASH_REF__/) {
      #key
      my $key='';
      if($string =~ /^__HASH_REF__/) {
          ($key, $string)=&str2hashref($string);
          if(defined($key->{'error'})) {
              $hash{'error'}='Bad data';
              return (\%hash, $string);
          }
      } elsif($string =~ /^__ARRAY_REF__/) {
          ($key, $string)=&str2arrayref($string);
          if($key->[0] eq 'Array reference error') {
              $hash{'error'}='Bad data';
              return (\%hash, $string);
          }
      } else {
          $string =~ s/^(.*?)=//;
	  $key=&unescape($1);
      }
      $string =~ s/^=//;

      #value
      my $value='';
      if($string =~ /^__HASH_REF__/) {
          ($value, $string)=&str2hashref($string);
          if(defined($value->{'error'})) {
              $hash{'error'}='Bad data';
              return (\%hash, $string);
          }
      } elsif($string =~ /^__ARRAY_REF__/) {
          ($value, $string)=&str2arrayref($string);
          if($value->[0] eq 'Array reference error') {
              $hash{'error'}='Bad data';
              return (\%hash, $string);
          }
      } else {
	  $value=&get_scalar(\$string,'__END_HASH_REF__');
      }
      $string =~ s/^&//;

      $hash{$key}=$value;
  }

  $string =~ s/^__END_HASH_REF__//;

  return (\%hash, $string);
}

sub str2array {
    my ($string)=@_;
    my ($array)=&str2arrayref('__ARRAY_REF__'.$string.'__END_ARRAY_REF__');
    return @$array;
}

sub str2arrayref {
  my ($string) = @_;
  my @array;

  if($string !~ /^__ARRAY_REF__/) {
      if (! ($string eq '' || !defined($string))) {
	  $array[0]='Array reference error';
      }
      return (\@array, $string);
  }

  $string =~ s/^__ARRAY_REF__//;

  while($string !~ /^__END_ARRAY_REF__/) {
      my $value='';
      if($string =~ /^__HASH_REF__/) {
          ($value, $string)=&str2hashref($string);
          if(defined($value->{'error'})) {
              $array[0] ='Array reference error';
              return (\@array, $string);
          }
      } elsif($string =~ /^__ARRAY_REF__/) {
          ($value, $string)=&str2arrayref($string);
          if($value->[0] eq 'Array reference error') {
              $array[0] ='Array reference error';
              return (\@array, $string);
          }
      } else {
	  $value=&get_scalar(\$string,'__END_ARRAY_REF__');
      }
      $string =~ s/^&//;

      push(@array, $value);
  }

  $string =~ s/^__END_ARRAY_REF__//;

  return (\@array, $string);
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------------Temp Store

sub tmpreset {
  my ($symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
  if (!$symb) {
    $symb=&symbread();
    if (!$symb) { $symb= $ENV{'request.url'}; }
  }
  $symb=escape($symb);

  if (!$namespace) { $namespace=$ENV{'request.state'}; }
  $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
  $namespace=~s/\W//g;

  #FIXME needs to do something for /pub resources
  if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
  my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
  my %hash;
  if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
	  &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
    foreach my $key (keys %hash) {
      if ($key=~ /:$symb/) {
	delete($hash{$key});
      }
    }
  }
}

sub tmpstore {
  my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;

  if (!$symb) {
    $symb=&symbread();
    if (!$symb) { $symb= $ENV{'request.url'}; }
  }
  $symb=escape($symb);

  if (!$namespace) {
    # I don't think we would ever want to store this for a course.
    # it seems this will only be used if we don't have a course.
    #$namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
    #if (!$namespace) {
      $namespace=$ENV{'request.state'};
    #}
  }
  $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
  $namespace=~s/\W//g;
#FIXME needs to do something for /pub resources
  if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
  my $now=time;
  my %hash;
  my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
  if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
	  &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
    $hash{"version:$symb"}++;
    my $version=$hash{"version:$symb"};
    my $allkeys=''; 
    foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
      $allkeys.=$key.':';
      $hash{"$version:$symb:$key"}=$$storehash{$key};
    }
    $hash{"$version:$symb:timestamp"}=$now;
    $allkeys.='timestamp';
    $hash{"$version:keys:$symb"}=$allkeys;
    if (untie(%hash)) {
      return 'ok';
    } else {
      return "error:$!";
    }
  } else {
    return "error:$!";
  }
}

# -----------------------------------------------------------------Temp Restore

sub tmprestore {
  my ($symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;

  if (!$symb) {
    $symb=&symbread();
    if (!$symb) { $symb= $ENV{'request.url'}; }
  }
  $symb=escape($symb);

  if (!$namespace) { $namespace=$ENV{'request.state'}; }
  #FIXME needs to do something for /pub resources
  if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }

  my %returnhash;
  $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
  $namespace=~s/\W//g;
  my %hash;
  my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
  if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
	  &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
    my $version=$hash{"version:$symb"};
    $returnhash{'version'}=$version;
    my $scope;
    for ($scope=1;$scope<=$version;$scope++) {
      my $vkeys=$hash{"$scope:keys:$symb"};
      my @keys=split(/:/,$vkeys);
      my $key;
      $returnhash{"$scope:keys"}=$vkeys;
      foreach $key (@keys) {
	$returnhash{"$scope:$key"}=$hash{"$scope:$symb:$key"};
	$returnhash{"$key"}=$hash{"$scope:$symb:$key"};
      }
    }
    if (!(untie(%hash))) {
      return "error:$!";
    }
  } else {
    return "error:$!";
  }
  return %returnhash;
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Store

sub store {
    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
    my $home='';

    if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }

    $symb=&symbclean($symb);
    if (!$symb) { unless ($symb=&symbread()) { return ''; } }

    if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }

    &devalidate($symb,$stuname,$domain);

    $symb=escape($symb);
    if (!$namespace) { 
       unless ($namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) { 
          return ''; 
       } 
    }
    if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }

    $$storehash{'ip'}=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
    $$storehash{'host'}=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};

    my $namevalue='';
    foreach (keys %$storehash) {
        $namevalue.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
    }
    $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
    &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':STORE:'.$namevalue);
    return reply("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue","$home");
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------- Critical Store

sub cstore {
    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
    my $home='';

    if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }

    $symb=&symbclean($symb);
    if (!$symb) { unless ($symb=&symbread()) { return ''; } }

    if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }

    &devalidate($symb,$stuname,$domain);

    $symb=escape($symb);
    if (!$namespace) { 
       unless ($namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) { 
          return ''; 
       } 
    }
    if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }

    $$storehash{'ip'}=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
    $$storehash{'host'}=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};

    my $namevalue='';
    foreach (keys %$storehash) {
        $namevalue.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
    }
    $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
    &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':CSTORE:'.$namevalue);
    return critical
                ("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue","$home");
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------------- Restore

sub restore {
    my ($symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
    my $home='';

    if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }

    if (!$symb) {
      unless ($symb=escape(&symbread())) { return ''; }
    } else {
      $symb=&escape(&symbclean($symb));
    }
    if (!$namespace) { 
       unless ($namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) { 
          return ''; 
       } 
    }
    if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
    if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }
    my $answer=&reply("restore:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb","$home");

    my %returnhash=();
    foreach (split(/\&/,$answer)) {
	my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
        $returnhash{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
    }
    my $version;
    for ($version=1;$version<=$returnhash{'version'};$version++) {
       foreach (split(/\:/,$returnhash{$version.':keys'})) {
          $returnhash{$_}=$returnhash{$version.':'.$_};
       }
    }
    return %returnhash;
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Course Description

sub coursedescription {
    my $courseid=shift;
    $courseid=~s/^\///;
    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
    my ($cdomain,$cnum)=split(/\//,$courseid);
    my $chome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdomain);
    my $normalid=$cdomain.'_'.$cnum;
    # need to always cache even if we get errors otherwise we keep 
    # trying and trying and trying to get the course description.
    my %envhash=();
    my %returnhash=();
    $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.last_cache'}=time;
    if ($chome ne 'no_host') {
       %returnhash=&dump('environment',$cdomain,$cnum);
       if (!exists($returnhash{'con_lost'})) {
           $returnhash{'home'}= $chome;
	   $returnhash{'domain'} = $cdomain;
	   $returnhash{'num'} = $cnum;
           while (my ($name,$value) = each %returnhash) {
               $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.'.$name}=$value;
           }
           $returnhash{'url'}=&clutter($returnhash{'url'});
           $returnhash{'fn'}=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.
	       $ENV{'user.name'}.'_'.$cdomain.'_'.$cnum;
           $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.home'}=$chome;
           $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.domain'}=$cdomain;
           $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.num'}=$cnum;
       }
    }
    &appenv(%envhash);
    return %returnhash;
}

# -------------------------------------------------See if a user is privileged

sub privileged {
    my ($username,$domain)=@_;
    my $rolesdump=&reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",
			&homeserver($username,$domain));
    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return 0; }
    my $now=time;
    if ($rolesdump ne '') {
        foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
		$area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
		my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
		if (($trole eq 'dc') || ($trole eq 'su')) {
		    my $active=1;
		    if ($tend) {
			if ($tend<$now) { $active=0; }
		    }
		    if ($tstart) {
			if ($tstart>$now) { $active=0; }
		    }
		    if ($active) { return 1; }
		}
	    }
	}
    }
    return 0;
}

# -------------------------------------------------------- Get user privileges

sub rolesinit {
    my ($domain,$username,$authhost)=@_;
    my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",$authhost);
    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return ''; }
    my %allroles=();
    my %thesepriv=();
    my $now=time;
    my $userroles="user.login.time=$now\n";
    my $thesestr;

    if ($rolesdump ne '') {
        foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
            my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
            $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
            $userroles.='user.role.'.$trole.'.'.$area.'='.
                        $tstart.'.'.$tend."\n";
# log the associated role with the area
            &userrolelog($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend);
            if ($tend!=0) {
	        if ($tend<$now) {
	            $trole='';
                } 
            }
            if ($tstart!=0) {
                if ($tstart>$now) {
                   $trole='';        
                }
            }
            if (($area ne '') && ($trole ne '')) {
		my $spec=$trole.'.'.$area;
		my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$area);
		if ($trole =~ /^cr\//) {
		    my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
 		    my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
		    if ($hostname{$homsvr} ne '') {
			my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
			   &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
				
			if (($rdummy ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
			    my ($syspriv,$dompriv,$coursepriv)=
				split(/\_/,$roledef);
			    if (defined($syspriv)) {
				$allroles{'cm./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
				$allroles{$spec.'./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
			    }
			    if ($tdomain ne '') {
				if (defined($dompriv)) {
				    $allroles{'cm./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$dompriv;
				    $allroles{$spec.'./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$dompriv;
				}
				if ($trest ne '') {
				    if (defined($coursepriv)) {
					$allroles{'cm.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
					$allroles{$spec.'.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
				    }
				}
			    }
			}
		    }
		} else {
		    if (defined($pr{$trole.':s'})) {
			$allroles{'cm./'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':s'};
			$allroles{$spec.'./'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':s'};
		    }
		    if ($tdomain ne '') {
			if (defined($pr{$trole.':d'})) {
			    $allroles{'cm./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':d'};
			    $allroles{$spec.'./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':d'};
			}
			if ($trest ne '') {
			    if (defined($pr{$trole.':c'})) {
				$allroles{'cm.'.$area}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':c'};
				$allroles{$spec.'.'.$area}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':c'};
			    }
			}
		    }
		}
            }
          } 
        }
        my $adv=0;
        my $author=0;
        foreach (keys %allroles) {
            %thesepriv=();
            if (($_!~/^st/) && ($_!~/^ta/) && ($_!~/^cm/)) { $adv=1; }
            if (($_=~/^au/) || ($_=~/^ca/)) { $author=1; }
            foreach (split(/:/,$allroles{$_})) {
                if ($_ ne '') {
		    my ($privilege,$restrictions)=split(/&/,$_);
                    if ($restrictions eq '') {
			$thesepriv{$privilege}='F';
                    } else {
                        if ($thesepriv{$privilege} ne 'F') {
			    $thesepriv{$privilege}.=$restrictions;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            $thesestr='';
            foreach (keys %thesepriv) { $thesestr.=':'.$_.'&'.$thesepriv{$_}; }
            $userroles.='user.priv.'.$_.'='.$thesestr."\n";
        }
        $userroles.='user.adv='.$adv."\n".
	            'user.author='.$author."\n";
        $ENV{'user.adv'}=$adv;
    }
    return $userroles;  
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- get interface

sub get {
   my ($namespace,$storearr,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
   my $items='';
   foreach (@$storearr) {
       $items.=escape($_).'&';
   }
   $items=~s/\&$//;
   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);

   my $rep=&reply("get:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
   my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
   if ( $#pairs==0 && $pairs[0] =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
     return @pairs;
   }
   my %returnhash=();
   my $i=0;
   foreach (@$storearr) {
      $returnhash{$_}=unescape($pairs[$i]);
      $i++;
   }
   return %returnhash;
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- del interface

sub del {
   my ($namespace,$storearr,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
   my $items='';
   foreach (@$storearr) {
       $items.=escape($_).'&';
   }
   $items=~s/\&$//;
   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);

   return &reply("del:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------- dump interface

sub dump {
   my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp)=@_;
   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
   if ($regexp) {
       $regexp=&escape($regexp);
   } else {
       $regexp='.';
   }
   my $rep=reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp",$uhome);
   my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
   my %returnhash=();
   foreach (@pairs) {
      my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$_);
      $returnhash{unescape($key)}=unescape($value);
   }
   return %returnhash;
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------- keys interface

sub getkeys {
   my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
   my $rep=reply("keys:$udomain:$uname:$namespace",$uhome);
   my @keyarray=();
   foreach (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
      push (@keyarray,&unescape($_));
   }
   return @keyarray;
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- currentdump
sub currentdump {
   my ($courseid,$sdom,$sname)=@_;
   $courseid = $ENV{'request.course.id'} if (! defined($courseid));
   $sdom     = $ENV{'user.domain'}       if (! defined($sdom));
   $sname    = $ENV{'user.name'}         if (! defined($sname));
   my $uhome = &homeserver($sname,$sdom);
   my $rep=reply('currentdump:'.$sdom.':'.$sname.':'.$courseid,$uhome);
   return if ($rep =~ /^(error:|no_such_host)/);
   #
   my %returnhash=();
   #
   if ($rep eq "unknown_cmd") { 
       # an old lond will not know currentdump
       # Do a dump and make it look like a currentdump
       my @tmp = &dump($courseid,$sdom,$sname,'.');
       return if ($tmp[0] =~ /^(error:|no_such_host)/);
       my %hash = @tmp;
       @tmp=();
       %returnhash = %{&convert_dump_to_currentdump(\%hash)};
   } else {
       my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
       foreach (@pairs) {
           my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$_);
           my ($symb,$param) = split(/:/,$key);
           $returnhash{&unescape($symb)}->{&unescape($param)} = 
                                                          &unescape($value);
       }
   }
   return %returnhash;
}

sub convert_dump_to_currentdump{
    my %hash = %{shift()};
    my %returnhash;
    # Code ripped from lond, essentially.  The only difference
    # here is the unescaping done by lonnet::dump().  Conceivably
    # we might run in to problems with parameter names =~ /^v\./
    while (my ($key,$value) = each(%hash)) {
        my ($v,$symb,$param) = split(/:/,$key);
        next if ($v eq 'version' || $symb eq 'keys');
        next if (exists($returnhash{$symb}) &&
                 exists($returnhash{$symb}->{$param}) &&
                 $returnhash{$symb}->{'v.'.$param} > $v);
        $returnhash{$symb}->{$param}=$value;
        $returnhash{$symb}->{'v.'.$param}=$v;
    }
    #
    # Remove all of the keys in the hashes which keep track of
    # the version of the parameter.
    while (my ($symb,$param_hash) = each(%returnhash)) {
        # use a foreach because we are going to delete from the hash.
        foreach my $key (keys(%$param_hash)) {
            delete($param_hash->{$key}) if ($key =~ /^v\./);
        }
    }
    return \%returnhash;
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- inc interface

sub inc {
    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname) = @_;
    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
    if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    my $items='';
    if (! ref($store)) {
        # got a single value, so use that instead
        $items = &escape($store).'=&';
    } elsif (ref($store) eq 'SCALAR') {
        $items = &escape($$store).'=&';        
    } elsif (ref($store) eq 'ARRAY') {
        $items = join('=&',map {&escape($_);} @{$store});
    } elsif (ref($store) eq 'HASH') {
        while (my($key,$value) = each(%{$store})) {
            $items.= &escape($key).'='.&escape($value).'&';
        }
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
    return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- put interface

sub put {
   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
   my $items='';
   foreach (keys %$storehash) {
       $items.=&escape($_).'='.&escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
   }
   $items=~s/\&$//;
   return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
}

# ------------------------------------------------------ critical put interface

sub cput {
   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
   my $items='';
   foreach (keys %$storehash) {
       $items.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
   }
   $items=~s/\&$//;
   return &critical("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------- eget interface

sub eget {
   my ($namespace,$storearr,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
   my $items='';
   foreach (@$storearr) {
       $items.=escape($_).'&';
   }
   $items=~s/\&$//;
   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
   my $rep=&reply("eget:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
   my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
   my %returnhash=();
   my $i=0;
   foreach (@$storearr) {
      $returnhash{$_}=unescape($pairs[$i]);
      $i++;
   }
   return %returnhash;
}

# ---------------------------------------------- Custom access rule evaluation

sub customaccess {
    my ($priv,$uri)=@_;
    my ($urole,$urealm)=split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'});
    $urealm=~s/^\W//;
    my ($udom,$ucrs,$usec)=split(/\//,$urealm);
    my $access=0;
    foreach (split(/\s*\,\s*/,&metadata($uri,'rule_rights'))) {
	my ($effect,$realm,$role)=split(/\:/,$_);
        if ($role) {
	   if ($role ne $urole) { next; }
        }
        foreach (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
            my ($tdom,$tcrs,$tsec)=split(/\_/,$_);
            if ($tdom) {
		if ($tdom ne $udom) { next; }
            }
            if ($tcrs) {
		if ($tcrs ne $ucrs) { next; }
            }
            if ($tsec) {
		if ($tsec ne $usec) { next; }
            }
            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
            last;
        }
	if ($realm eq '' && $role eq '') {
            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
	}
    }
    return $access;
}

# ------------------------------------------------- Check for a user privilege

sub allowed {
    my ($priv,$uri)=@_;
    $uri=&deversion($uri);
    my $orguri=$uri;
    $uri=&declutter($uri);

    if (defined($ENV{'allowed.'.$priv})) { return $ENV{'allowed.'.$priv}; }
# Free bre access to adm and meta resources

    if ((($uri=~/^adm\//) || ($uri=~/\.meta$/)) && ($priv eq 'bre')) {
	return 'F';
    }

# Free bre to public access

    if ($priv eq 'bre') {
        my $copyright=&metadata($uri,'copyright');
	if (($copyright eq 'public') && (!$ENV{'request.course.id'})) { 
           return 'F'; 
        }
        if ($copyright eq 'priv') {
            $uri=~/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\//;
	    unless (($ENV{'user.name'} eq $2) && ($ENV{'user.domain'} eq $1)) {
		return '';
            }
        }
        if ($copyright eq 'domain') {
            $uri=~/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\//;
	    unless (($ENV{'user.domain'} eq $1) ||
                 ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $1)) {
		return '';
            }
        }
        if ($ENV{'request.role'}=~ /li\.\//) {
            # Library role, so allow browsing of resources in this domain.
            return 'F';
        }
        if ($copyright eq 'custom') {
	    unless (&customaccess($priv,$uri)) { return ''; }
        }
    }
    # Domain coordinator is trying to create a course
    if (($priv eq 'ccc') && ($ENV{'request.role'} =~ /^dc\./)) {
        # uri is the requested domain in this case.
        # comparison to 'request.role.domain' shows if the user has selected
        # a role of dc for the domain in question. 
        return 'F' if ($uri eq $ENV{'request.role.domain'});
    }

    my $thisallowed='';
    my $statecond=0;
    my $courseprivid='';

# Course

    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'}=~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
       $thisallowed.=$1;
    }

# Domain

    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.(split(/\//,$uri))[0].'/'}
       =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
       $thisallowed.=$1;
    }

# Course: uri itself is a course
    my $courseuri=$uri;
    $courseuri=~s/\_(\d)/\/$1/;
    $courseuri=~s/^([^\/])/\/$1/;

    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseuri}
       =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
       $thisallowed.=$1;
    }

# URI is an uploaded document for this course

    if (($priv eq 'bre') && ($uri=~m|^uploaded/|)) {
	my $refuri=$ENV{'httpref.'.$orguri};
	if ($refuri) {
	    if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
		$thisallowed='F';
	    }
	}
    }

# Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.

    if ($thisallowed=~/F/) {
	return 'F';
    }

# If this is generating or modifying users, exit with special codes

    if (':csu:cdc:ccc:cin:cta:cep:ccr:cst:cad:cli:cau:cdg:cca:'=~/\:\Q$priv\E\:/) {
	return $thisallowed;
    }
#
# Gathered so far: system, domain and course wide privileges
#
# Course: See if uri or referer is an individual resource that is part of 
# the course

    if ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) {

       $courseprivid=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
       if ($ENV{'request.course.sec'}) {
          $courseprivid.='/'.$ENV{'request.course.sec'};
       }
       $courseprivid=~s/\_/\//;
       my $checkreferer=1;
       my ($match,$cond)=&is_on_map($uri);
       if ($match) {
           $statecond=$cond;
           if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
               =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
               $thisallowed.=$1;
               $checkreferer=0;
           }
       }
       
       if ($checkreferer) {
	  my $refuri=$ENV{'httpref.'.$orguri};
            unless ($refuri) {
                foreach (keys %ENV) {
		    if ($_=~/^httpref\..*\*/) {
			my $pattern=$_;
                        $pattern=~s/^httpref\.\/res\///;
                        $pattern=~s/\*/\[\^\/\]\+/g;
                        $pattern=~s/\//\\\//g;
                        if ($orguri=~/$pattern/) {
			    $refuri=$ENV{$_};
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

         if ($refuri) { 
	  $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
          my ($match,$cond)=&is_on_map($refuri);
            if ($match) {
              my $refstatecond=$cond;
              if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
                  =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                  $thisallowed.=$1;
                  $uri=$refuri;
                  $statecond=$refstatecond;
              }
          }
        }
       }
   }

#
# Gathered now: all privileges that could apply, and condition number
# 
#
# Full or no access?
#

    if ($thisallowed=~/F/) {
	return 'F';
    }

    unless ($thisallowed) {
        return '';
    }

# Restrictions exist, deal with them
#
#   C:according to course preferences
#   R:according to resource settings
#   L:unless locked
#   X:according to user session state
#

# Possibly locked functionality, check all courses
# Locks might take effect only after 10 minutes cache expiration for other
# courses, and 2 minutes for current course

    my $envkey;
    if ($thisallowed=~/L/) {
        foreach $envkey (keys %ENV) {
           if ($envkey=~/^user\.role\.(st|ta)\.([^\.]*)/) {
               my $courseid=$2;
               my $roleid=$1.'.'.$2;
               $courseid=~s/^\///;
               my $expiretime=600;
               if ($ENV{'request.role'} eq $roleid) {
		  $expiretime=120;
               }
	       my ($cdom,$cnum,$csec)=split(/\//,$courseid);
               my $prefix='course.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum.'.';
               if ((time-$ENV{$prefix.'last_cache'})>$expiretime) {
		   &coursedescription($courseid);
               }
               if (($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
                || ($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
		   if ($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
                       &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},
                            $ENV{'user.home'},
                            'Locked by res: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' due to '.
                            $cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$csec.' expire '.
                            $ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'});
		       return '';
                   }
               }
               if (($ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
                || ($ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
		   if ($ENV{'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
                       &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},
                            $ENV{'user.home'},
                            'Locked by priv: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' due to '.
                            $cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$csec.' expire '.
                            $ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'});
		       return '';
                   }
               }
	   }
       }
    }
   
#
# Rest of the restrictions depend on selected course
#

    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
       return '1';
    }

#
# Now user is definitely in a course
#


# Course preferences

   if ($thisallowed=~/C/) {
       my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'}))[0];
       my $unamedom=$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$ENV{'user.domain'};
       if ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
	   =~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
           &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
                'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
                $ENV{'request.course.id'});
           return '';
       }

       if ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
	   =~/\Q$unamedom\E/) {
           &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
                'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
                $ENV{'request.course.id'});
           return '';
       }
   }

# Resource preferences

   if ($thisallowed=~/R/) {
       my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'}))[0];
       if (&metadata($uri,'roledeny')=~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
	  &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
                    'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
          return '';
       }
   }

# Restricted by state or randomout?

   if ($thisallowed=~/X/) {
      if ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}) {
         my $symb=&symbread($uri,1);
         if (($symb) && ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&\Q$symb\E\&/)) { 
            return ''; 
         }
      }
      if (&condval($statecond)) {
	 return '2';
      } else {
         return '';
      }
   }

   return 'F';
}

# --------------------------------------------------- Is a resource on the map?

sub is_on_map {
    my $uri=&declutter(shift);
    $uri=~s/\.\d+\.(\w+)$/\.$1/;
    my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
    my $filename=$uriparts[$#uriparts];
    my $pathname=$uri;
    $pathname=~s|/\Q$filename\E$||;
    $pathname=~s/^adm\/wrapper\///;    
    #Trying to find the conditional for the file
    my $match=($ENV{'acc.res.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$pathname}=~
	       /\&\Q$filename\E\:([\d\|]+)\&/);
    if ($match) {
	return (1,$1);
    } else {
	return (0,0);
    }
}

# --------------------------------------------------------- Get symb from alias

sub get_symb_from_alias {
    my $symb=shift;
    my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
# Already is a symb
    if ($url) { return $symb; }
# Must be an alias
    my $aliassymb='';
    my %bighash;
    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                            &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
        my $rid=$bighash{'mapalias_'.$symb};
	if ($rid) {
	    my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$rid);
	    $aliassymb=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
				    $resid,$bighash{'src_'.$rid});
	}
        untie %bighash;
    }
    return $aliassymb;
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------- Define Role

sub definerole {
  if (allowed('mcr','/')) {
    my ($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole)=@_;
    foreach (split(':',$sysrole)) {
	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
        if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:s:$crole"; }
        if ($pr{'cr:s'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
	    if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/\Q$crole\E\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
               return "refused:s:$crole&$cqual"; 
            }
        }
    }
    foreach (split(':',$domrole)) {
	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
        if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:d:$crole"; }
        if ($pr{'cr:d'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
	    if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/\Q$crole\W\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
               return "refused:d:$crole&$cqual"; 
            }
        }
    }
    foreach (split(':',$courole)) {
	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
        if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:c:$crole"; }
        if ($pr{'cr:c'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
	    if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/\Q$crole\E\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
               return "refused:c:$crole&$cqual"; 
            }
        }
    }
    my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
                "$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
	        "rolesdef_$rolename=".
                escape($sysrole.'_'.$domrole.'_'.$courole);
    return reply($command,$ENV{'user.home'});
  } else {
    return 'refused';
  }
}

# ---------------- Make a metadata query against the network of library servers

sub metadata_query {
    my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array)=@_;
    my %rhash;
    my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                              : keys(%libserv) );
    for my $server (@server_list) {
	unless ($custom or $customshow) {
	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query),$server);
	    $rhash{$server}=$reply;
	}
	else {
	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':'.
			     &escape($custom).':'.&escape($customshow),
			     $server);
	    $rhash{$server}=$reply;
	}
    }
    return \%rhash;
}

# ----------------------------------------- Send log queries and wait for reply

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 $command=&escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$filters{$_}} keys %filters));
    my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$command,
                       $uhome);
    unless ($queryid=~/^\Q$uhost\E\_/) { return 'error: '.$queryid; }
    return get_query_reply($queryid);
}

# ------- Request retrieval of institutional classlists for course(s)

sub fetch_enrollment_query {
    my ($context,$affiliatesref,$replyref,$dom,$cnum) = @_;
    my $homeserver;
    if ($context eq 'automated') {
        $homeserver = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
    } else {
        $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
    }
    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
    my $cmd = '';
    foreach (keys %{$affiliatesref}) {
        $cmd .= $_.'='.join(",",@{$$affiliatesref{$_}}).'%%';
    }
    $cmd =~ s/%%$//;
    $cmd = &escape($cmd);
    my $query = 'fetchenrollment';
    my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$dom.':'.$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$cmd,$homeserver);
    unless ($queryid=~/^\Q$host\E\_/) { return 'error: '.$queryid; }
    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
    unless ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
        my @responses = split/:/,$reply;
        if ($homeserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
            foreach (@responses) {
                my ($key,$value) = split/=/,$_;
                $$replyref{$key} = $value;
            }
        } else {
            my $pathname = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
            foreach (@responses) {
                my ($key,$value) = split/=/,$_;
                $$replyref{$key} = $value;
                if ($value > 0) {
                    foreach (@{$$affiliatesref{$key}}) {
                        my $filename = $dom.'_'.$key.'_'.$_.'_classlist.xml';
                        my $destname = $pathname.'/'.$filename;
                        my $xml_classlist = &reply("autoretrieve:".$filename,$homeserver);
                        unless ($xml_classlist =~ /^error/) {
                            if ( open(FILE,">$destname") ) {
                                print FILE &unescape($xml_classlist);
                                close(FILE);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return 'ok';
    }
    return 'error';
}

sub get_query_reply {
    my $queryid=shift;
    my $replyfile=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$queryid;
    my $reply='';
    for (1..100) {
	sleep 2;
        if (-e $replyfile.'.end') {
	    if (open(my $fh,$replyfile)) {
               $reply.=<$fh>;
               close($fh);
	   } else { return 'error: reply_file_error'; }
           return &unescape($reply);
	}
    }
    return 'timeout:'.$queryid;
}

sub courselog_query {
#
# possible filters:
# url: url or symb
# username
# domain
# action: view, submit, grade
# start: timestamp
# end: timestamp
#
    my (%filters)=@_;
    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return 'no_course'; }
    if ($filters{'url'}) {
	$filters{'url'}=&symbclean(&declutter($filters{'url'}));
        $filters{'url'}=~s/\.(\w+)$/(\\.\\d+)*\\.$1/;
        $filters{'url'}=~s/\.(\w+)\_\_\_/(\\.\\d+)*\\.$1/;
    }
    my $cname=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
    my $cdom=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
    return &log_query($cname,$cdom,'courselog',%filters);
}

sub userlog_query {
    my ($uname,$udom,%filters)=@_;
    return &log_query($uname,$udom,'userlog',%filters);
}

#--------- Call auto-enrollment subs in localenroll.pm for homeserver for course 

sub auto_run {
    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
    my $response = &reply('autorun:'.$cdom,$homeserver);
    return $response;
}
                                                                                   
sub auto_get_sections {
    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_coursecode) = @_;
    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
    my @secs = ();
    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autogetsections:'.$inst_coursecode.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
    unless ($response eq 'refused') {
        @secs = split/:/,$response;
    }
    return @secs;
}
                                                                                   
sub auto_new_course {
    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_course_id,$owner) = @_;
    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autonewcourse:'.$inst_course_id.':'.$owner.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
    return $response;
}
                                                                                   
sub auto_validate_courseID {
    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_course_id) = @_;
    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autovalidatecourse:'.$inst_course_id.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
    return $response;
}
                                                                                   
sub auto_create_password {
    my ($cnum,$cdom,$authparam) = @_;
    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom); 
    my $create_passwd = 0;
    my $authchk = '';
    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autocreatepassword:'.$authparam.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
    if ($response eq 'refused') {
        $authchk = 'refused';
    } else {
        ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk) = split/:/,$response;
    }
    return ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk);
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text

sub plaintext {
    my $short=shift;
    return &mt($prp{$short});
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------- Assign Role

sub assignrole {
    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start,$deleteflag)=@_;
    my $mrole;
    if ($role =~ /^cr\//) {
        my $cwosec=$url;
        $cwosec=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
	unless (&allowed('ccr',$cwosec)) {
           &logthis('Refused custom assignrole: '.
             $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
		    $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
           return 'refused'; 
        }
        $mrole='cr';
    } else {
        my $cwosec=$url;
        $cwosec=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
        unless ((&allowed('c'.$role,$cwosec)) || &allowed('c'.$role,$udom)) { 
           &logthis('Refused assignrole: '.
             $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
		    $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
           return 'refused'; 
        }
        $mrole=$role;
    }
    my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
                "$udom:$uname:$url".'_'."$mrole=$role";
    if ($end) { $command.='_'.$end; }
    if ($start) {
	if ($end) { 
           $command.='_'.$start; 
        } else {
           $command.='_0_'.$start;
        }
    }
# actually delete
    if ($deleteflag) {
	if ((&allowed('dro',$udom)) || (&allowed('dro',$url))) {
# modify command to delete the role
           $command="encrypt:rolesdel:$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
                "$udom:$uname:$url".'_'."$mrole";
	   &logthis("$ENV{'user.name'} at $ENV{'user.domain'} deletes $mrole in $url for $uname at $udom"); 
# set start and finish to negative values for userrolelog
           $start=-1;
           $end=-1;
        }
    }
# send command
    my $answer=&reply($command,&homeserver($uname,$udom));
# log new user role if status is ok
    if ($answer eq 'ok') {
	&userrolelog($mrole,$uname,$udom,$url,$start,$end);
    }
    return $answer;
}

# -------------------------------------------------- Modify user authentication
# Overrides without validation

sub modifyuserauth {
    my ($udom,$uname,$umode,$upass)=@_;
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
    unless (&allowed('mau',$udom)) { return 'refused'; }
    &logthis('Call to modify user authentication '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.
             $umode.' by '.$ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
             ' in domain '.$ENV{'request.role.domain'});  
    my $reply=&reply('encrypt:changeuserauth:'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$umode.':'.
		     &escape($upass),$uhome);
    &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.home'},
        'Authentication changed for '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$umode.
         '(Remote '.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}.'): '.$reply);
    &log($udom,,$uname,$uhome,
        'Authentication changed by '.$ENV{'user.domain'}.', '.
                                     $ENV{'user.name'}.', '.$umode.
         '(Remote '.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}.'): '.$reply);
    unless ($reply eq 'ok') {
        &logthis('Authentication mode error: '.$reply);
	return 'error: '.$reply;
    }   
    return 'ok';
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- Modify a user

sub modifyuser {
    my ($udom,    $uname, $uid,
        $umode,   $upass, $first,
        $middle,  $last,  $gene,
        $forceid, $desiredhome, $email)=@_;
    $udom=~s/\W//g;
    $uname=~s/\W//g;
    &logthis('Call to modify user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
             $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
	     $last.', '.$gene.'(forceid: '.$forceid.')'.
             (defined($desiredhome) ? ' desiredhome = '.$desiredhome :
                                     ' desiredhome not specified'). 
             ' by '.$ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
             ' in domain '.$ENV{'request.role.domain'});
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
# ----------------------------------------------------------------- Create User
    if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
        my $unhome='';
        if (defined($desiredhome) && $hostdom{$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;
                  }
	       }
	    }
        }
        if (($unhome eq '') || ($unhome eq 'no_host')) {
	    return 'error: unable to find a home server for '.$uname.
                   ' in domain '.$udom;
        }
        my $reply=&reply('encrypt:makeuser:'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$umode.':'.
                         &escape($upass),$unhome);
	unless ($reply eq 'ok') {
            return 'error: '.$reply;
        }   
        $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
        if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host') || ($uhome ne $unhome)) {
	    return 'error: unable verify users home machine.';
        }
    }   # End of creation of new user
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Add ID
    if ($uid) {
       $uid=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
       my %uidhash=&idrget($udom,$uname);
       if (($uidhash{$uname}) && ($uidhash{$uname}!~/error\:/) 
         && (!$forceid)) {
	  unless ($uid eq $uidhash{$uname}) {
	      return 'error: user id "'.$uid.'" does not match '.
                  'current user id "'.$uidhash{$uname}.'".';
          }
       } else {
	  &idput($udom,($uname => $uid));
       }
    }
# -------------------------------------------------------------- Add names, etc
    my @tmp=&get('environment',
		   ['firstname','middlename','lastname','generation'],
		   $udom,$uname);
    my %names;
    if ($tmp[0] =~ m/^error:.*/) { 
        %names=(); 
    } else {
        %names = @tmp;
    }
#
# Make sure to not trash student environment if instructor does not bother
# to supply name and email information
#
    if ($first)  { $names{'firstname'}  = $first; }
    if (defined($middle)) { $names{'middlename'} = $middle; }
    if ($last)   { $names{'lastname'}   = $last; }
    if (defined($gene))   { $names{'generation'} = $gene; }
    if ($email)  { $names{'notification'} = $email;
                   $names{'critnotification'} = $email; }

    my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
    if ($reply ne 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
    &logthis('Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
             $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
	     $last.', '.$gene.' by '.
             $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
    return 'ok';
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------- Modify student

sub modifystudent {
    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,
        $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$type,$locktype,$cid)=@_;
    if (!$cid) {
	unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
	    return 'not_in_class';
	}
    }
# --------------------------------------------------------------- Make the user
    my $reply=&modifyuser
	($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$forceid,
         $desiredhome,$email);
    unless ($reply eq 'ok') { return $reply; }
    # This will cause &modify_student_enrollment to get the uid from the
    # students environment
    $uid = undef if (!$forceid);
    $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,
					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid);
    return $reply;
}

sub modify_student_enrollment {
    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid) = @_;
    my ($cdom,$cnum,$chome);
    if (!$cid) {
	unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
	    return 'not_in_class';
	}
	$cdom=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
	$cnum=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
    } else {
	($cdom,$cnum)=split(/_/,$cid);
    }
    $chome=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.home'};
    if (!$chome) {
	$chome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
    }
    if (!$chome) { return 'unknown_course'; }
    # Make sure the user exists
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
    if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) { 
	return 'error: no such user';
    }
    # Get student data if we were not given enough information
    if (!defined($first)  || $first  eq '' || 
        !defined($last)   || $last   eq '' || 
        !defined($uid)    || $uid    eq '' || 
        !defined($middle) || $middle eq '' || 
        !defined($gene)   || $gene   eq '') {
        # They did not supply us with enough data to enroll the student, so
        # we need to pick up more information.
        my %tmp = &get('environment',
                       ['firstname','middlename','lastname', 'generation','id']
                       ,$udom,$uname);

        #foreach (keys(%tmp)) {
        #    &logthis("key $_ = ".$tmp{$_});
        #}
        $first  = $tmp{'firstname'}  if (!defined($first)  || $first  eq '');
        $middle = $tmp{'middlename'} if (!defined($middle) || $middle eq '');
        $last   = $tmp{'lastname'}   if (!defined($last)   || $last eq '');
        $gene   = $tmp{'generation'} if (!defined($gene)   || $gene eq '');
        $uid    = $tmp{'id'}         if (!defined($uid)    || $uid  eq '');
    }
    my $fullname = &Apache::loncoursedata::ProcessFullName($last,$gene,
                                                           $first,$middle);
    my $reply=cput('classlist',
		   {"$uname:$udom" => 
			join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname,$type,$locktype) },
		   $cdom,$cnum);
    unless (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
	return 'error: '.$reply;
    }
    # Add student role to user
    my $uurl='/'.$cid;
    $uurl=~s/\_/\//g;
    if ($usec) {
	$uurl.='/'.$usec;
    }
    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start);
}

# ------------------------------------------------- Write to course preferences

sub writecoursepref {
    my ($courseid,%prefs)=@_;
    $courseid=~s/^\///;
    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
    my ($cdomain,$cnum)=split(/\//,$courseid);
    my $chome=homeserver($cnum,$cdomain);
    if (($chome eq '') || ($chome eq 'no_host')) { 
	return 'error: no such course';
    }
    my $cstring='';
    foreach (keys %prefs) {
	$cstring.=escape($_).'='.escape($prefs{$_}).'&';
    }
    $cstring=~s/\&$//;
    return reply('put:'.$cdomain.':'.$cnum.':environment:'.$cstring,$chome);
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Make/modify course

sub createcourse {
    my ($udom,$description,$url,$course_server,$nonstandard,$inst_code)=@_;
    $url=&declutter($url);
    my $cid='';
    unless (&allowed('ccc',$udom)) {
        return 'refused';
    }
# ------------------------------------------------------------------- Create ID
   my $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
       unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
# ----------------------------------------------- Make sure that does not exist
   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
   unless (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
       $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
        unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
       $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');       
       unless (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
           return 'error: unable to generate unique course-ID';
       } 
   }
# ------------------------------------------------ Check supplied server name
    $course_server = $ENV{'user.homeserver'} if (! defined($course_server));
    if (! exists($libserv{$course_server})) {
        return 'error:bad server name '.$course_server;
    }
# ------------------------------------------------------------- Make the course
    my $reply=&reply('encrypt:makeuser:'.$udom.':'.$uname.':none::',
                      $course_server);
    unless ($reply eq 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
    $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
    if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) { 
	return 'error: no such course';
    }
# ----------------------------------------------------------------- Course made
# log existence
    &courseidput($udom,&escape($udom.'_'.$uname).'='.&escape($description).
                 '='.&escape($inst_code),$uhome);
    &flushcourselogs();
# set toplevel url
    my $topurl=$url;
    unless ($nonstandard) {
# ------------------------------------------ For standard courses, make top url
        my $mapurl=&clutter($url);
        if ($mapurl eq '/res/') { $mapurl=''; }
        $ENV{'form.initmap'}=(<<ENDINITMAP);
<map>
<resource id="1" type="start"></resource>
<resource id="2" src="$mapurl"></resource>
<resource id="3" type="finish"></resource>
<link index="1" from="1" to="2"></link>
<link index="2" from="2" to="3"></link>
</map>
ENDINITMAP
        $topurl=&declutter(
        &finishuserfileupload($uname,$udom,$uhome,'initmap','default.sequence')
                          );
    }
# ----------------------------------------------------------- Write preferences
    &writecoursepref($udom.'_'.$uname,
                     ('description' => $description,
                      'url'         => $topurl));
    return '/'.$udom.'/'.$uname;
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Assign Custom Role

sub assigncustomrole {
    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$end,$start,$deleteflag)=@_;
    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,'cr/'.$rdom.'/'.$rnam.'/'.$rolename,
                       $end,$start,$deleteflag);
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------- Revoke Role

sub revokerole {
    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$deleteflag)=@_;
    my $now=time;
    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$now,$deleteflag);
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Revoke Custom Role

sub revokecustomrole {
    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$deleteflag)=@_;
    my $now=time;
    return &assigncustomrole($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$now,
           $deleteflag);
}


# ------------------------------------------------------------ Portfolio Director Lister
# returns listing of contents of user's /userfiles/portfolio/ directory
# 

sub portfoliolist {
    my ($currentPath, $currentFile) = @_;
    my ($udom, $uname, $portfolioRoot);
    $uname=$ENV{'user.name'};
    $udom=$ENV{'user.domain'};
    # really should interrogate the system for home directory information, but . . .
    $portfolioRoot = '/home/httpd/lonUsers/'.$udom.'/';
    $uname =~ /^(.?)(.?)(.?)/;
    $portfolioRoot = $portfolioRoot.$1.'/'.$2.'/'.$3.'/'.$uname.'/userfiles/portfolio';
    my $listing = &reply('ls:'.$portfolioRoot.$currentPath, &homeserver($uname,$udom));
    return $listing;
}

sub portfoliomanage {

#FIXME please user the existing remove userfile function instead and
#add a userfilerename functions.
#FIXME uhome should never be an argument to any lonnet functions

    # handles deleting and renaming files in user's userfiles/portfolio/ directory
    # 
    my ($filename, $fileaction, $filenewname) = @_;
    my ($udom, $uname, $uhome);
    $uname=$ENV{'user.name'};
    $udom=$ENV{'user.domain'};
    $uhome=$ENV{'user.home'};
    my $listing = reply('portfoliomanage:'.$uname.':'.$udom.':'.$filename.':'.$fileaction.':'.$filenewname, $uhome);
    return $listing;
}


# ------------------------------------------------------------ Directory lister

sub dirlist {
    my ($uri,$userdomain,$username,$alternateDirectoryRoot)=@_;

    $uri=~s/^\///;
    $uri=~s/\/$//;
    my ($udom, $uname);
    (undef,$udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$uri);
    if(defined($userdomain)) {
        $udom = $userdomain;
    }
    if(defined($username)) {
        $uname = $username;
    }

    my $dirRoot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
    if(defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
        $dirRoot = $alternateDirectoryRoot;
        $dirRoot =~ s/\/$//;
    }

    if($udom) {
        if($uname) {
            my $listing=reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
                              homeserver($uname,$udom));
            return split(/:/,$listing);
        } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
            my $tryserver;
            my %allusers=();
            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
                if($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
                    my $listing=reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
                                      $udom, $tryserver);
                    if (($listing ne 'no_such_dir') && ($listing ne 'empty')
                        && ($listing ne 'con_lost')) {
                        foreach (split(/:/,$listing)) {
                            my ($entry,@stat)=split(/&/,$_);
                            $allusers{$entry}=1;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            my $alluserstr='';
            foreach (sort keys %allusers) {
                $alluserstr.=$_.'&user:';
            }
            $alluserstr=~s/:$//;
            return split(/:/,$alluserstr);
        } else {
            my @emptyResults = ();
            push(@emptyResults, 'missing user name');
            return split(':',@emptyResults);
        }
    } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
        my $tryserver;
        my %alldom=();
        foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
            $alldom{$hostdom{$tryserver}}=1;
        }
        my $alldomstr='';
        foreach (sort keys %alldom) {
            $alldomstr.=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$_.'/&domain:';
        }
        $alldomstr=~s/:$//;
        return split(/:/,$alldomstr);       
    } else {
        my @emptyResults = ();
        push(@emptyResults, 'missing domain');
        return split(':',@emptyResults);
    }
}

# --------------------------------------------- GetFileTimestamp
# This function utilizes dirlist and returns the date stamp for
# when it was last modified.  It will also return an error of -1
# if an error occurs

##
## FIXME: This subroutine assumes its caller knows something about the
## directory structure of the home server for the student ($root).
## Not a good assumption to make.  Since this is for looking up files
## in user directories, the full path should be constructed by lond, not
## whatever machine we request data from.
##
sub GetFileTimestamp {
    my ($studentDomain,$studentName,$filename,$root)=@_;
    $studentDomain=~s/\W//g;
    $studentName=~s/\W//g;
    my $subdir=$studentName.'__';
    $subdir =~ s/(.)(.)(.).*/$1\/$2\/$3/;
    my $proname="$studentDomain/$subdir/$studentName";
    $proname .= '/'.$filename;
    my ($fileStat) = &Apache::lonnet::dirlist($proname, $studentDomain, 
                                              $studentName, $root);
    my @stats = split('&', $fileStat);
    if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
        # @stats contains first the filename, then the stat output
        return $stats[10]; # so this is 10 instead of 9.
    } else {
        return -1;
    }
}

# -------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Condition

sub directcondval {
    my $number=shift;
    if ($ENV{'user.state.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}}) {
       return substr($ENV{'user.state.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}},$number,1);
    } else {
       return 2;
    }
}

sub condval {
    my $condidx=shift;
    my $result=0;
    my $allpathcond='';
    foreach (split(/\|/,$condidx)) {
       if (defined($ENV{'acc.cond.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$_})) {
	   $allpathcond.=
               '('.$ENV{'acc.cond.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$_}.')|';
       }
    }
    $allpathcond=~s/\|$//;
    if ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
       if ($allpathcond) {
          my $operand='|';
	  my @stack;
           foreach ($allpathcond=~/(\d+|\(|\)|\&|\|)/g) {
              if ($_ eq '(') {
                 push @stack,($operand,$result)
              } elsif ($_ eq ')') {
                  my $before=pop @stack;
		  if (pop @stack eq '&') {
		      $result=$result>$before?$before:$result;
                  } else {
                      $result=$result>$before?$result:$before;
                  }
              } elsif (($_ eq '&') || ($_ eq '|')) {
                  $operand=$_;
              } else {
                  my $new=directcondval($_);
                  if ($operand eq '&') {
                     $result=$result>$new?$new:$result;
                  } else {
                     $result=$result>$new?$result:$new;
                  }
              }
          }
       }
    }
    return $result;
}

# ---------------------------------------------------- Devalidate courseresdata

sub devalidatecourseresdata {
    my ($coursenum,$coursedomain)=@_;
    my $hashid=$coursenum.':'.$coursedomain;
    &devalidate_cache(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,'courseres');
}

# --------------------------------------------------- Course Resourcedata Query

sub courseresdata {
    my ($coursenum,$coursedomain,@which)=@_;
    my $coursehom=&homeserver($coursenum,$coursedomain);
    my $hashid=$coursenum.':'.$coursedomain;
    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,'courseres');
    unless (defined($cached)) {
	my %dumpreply=&dump('resourcedata',$coursedomain,$coursenum);
	$result=\%dumpreply;
	my ($tmp) = keys(%dumpreply);
	if ($tmp !~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
	    &do_cache(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,$result,'courseres');
	} elsif ($tmp =~ /^(con_lost|no_such_host)/) {
	    return $tmp;
	} elsif ($tmp =~ /^(error)/) {
	    $result=undef;
	    &do_cache(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,$result,'courseres');
	}
    }
    foreach my $item (@which) {
	if (defined($result->{$item})) {
	    return $result->{$item};
	}
    }
    return undef;
}

#
# EXT resource caching routines
#

sub clear_EXT_cache_status {
    &delenv('cache.EXT.');
}

sub EXT_cache_status {
    my ($target_domain,$target_user) = @_;
    my $cachename = 'cache.EXT.'.$target_user.'.'.$target_domain;
    if (exists($ENV{$cachename}) && ($ENV{$cachename}+600) > time) {
        # We know already the user has no data
        return 1;
    } else {
        return 0;
    }
}

sub EXT_cache_set {
    my ($target_domain,$target_user) = @_;
    my $cachename = 'cache.EXT.'.$target_user.'.'.$target_domain;
    &appenv($cachename => time);
}

# --------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Variable
sub EXT {
    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse)=@_;

    unless ($varname) { return ''; }
    #get real user name/domain, courseid and symb
    my $courseid;
    my $publicuser;
    if ($symbparm) {
	$symbparm=&get_symb_from_alias($symbparm);
    }
    if (!($uname && $udom)) {
      (my $cursymb,$courseid,$udom,$uname,$publicuser)=
	  &Apache::lonxml::whichuser($symbparm);
      if (!$symbparm) {	$symbparm=$cursymb; }
    } else {
	$courseid=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
    }
    my ($realm,$space,$qualifier,@therest)=split(/\./,$varname);
    my $rest;
    if (defined($therest[0])) {
       $rest=join('.',@therest);
    } else {
       $rest='';
    }

    my $qualifierrest=$qualifier;
    if ($rest) { $qualifierrest.='.'.$rest; }
    my $spacequalifierrest=$space;
    if ($qualifierrest) { $spacequalifierrest.='.'.$qualifierrest; }
    if ($realm eq 'user') {
# --------------------------------------------------------------- user.resource
	if ($space eq 'resource') {
	    if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem)) {
		return $Apache::lonhomework::history{$qualifierrest};
	    } else {
		my %restored;
		if ($publicuser || $ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
		    %restored=&tmprestore($symbparm,$courseid,$udom,$uname);
		} else {
		    %restored=&restore($symbparm,$courseid,$udom,$uname);
		}
		return $restored{$qualifierrest};
	    }
# ----------------------------------------------------------------- user.access
        } elsif ($space eq 'access') {
	    # FIXME - not supporting calls for a specific user
            return &allowed($qualifier,$rest);
# ------------------------------------------ user.preferences, user.environment
        } elsif (($space eq 'preferences') || ($space eq 'environment')) {
	    if (($uname eq $ENV{'user.name'}) &&
		($udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'})) {
		return $ENV{join('.',('environment',$qualifierrest))};
	    } else {
		my %returnhash;
		if (!$publicuser) {
		    %returnhash=&userenvironment($udom,$uname,
						 $qualifierrest);
		}
		return $returnhash{$qualifierrest};
	    }
# ----------------------------------------------------------------- user.course
        } elsif ($space eq 'course') {
	    # FIXME - not supporting calls for a specific user
            return $ENV{join('.',('request.course',$qualifier))};
# ------------------------------------------------------------------- user.role
        } elsif ($space eq 'role') {
	    # FIXME - not supporting calls for a specific user
            my ($role,$where)=split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'});
            if ($qualifier eq 'value') {
		return $role;
            } elsif ($qualifier eq 'extent') {
                return $where;
            }
# ----------------------------------------------------------------- user.domain
        } elsif ($space eq 'domain') {
            return $udom;
# ------------------------------------------------------------------- user.name
        } elsif ($space eq 'name') {
            return $uname;
# ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
        } else {
	    my %reply;
	    if (!$publicuser) {
		%reply=&get($space,[$qualifierrest],$udom,$uname);
	    }
	    return $reply{$qualifierrest};
        }
    } elsif ($realm eq 'query') {
# ---------------------------------------------- pull stuff out of query string
        &Apache::loncommon::get_unprocessed_cgi($ENV{'QUERY_STRING'},
						[$spacequalifierrest]);
	return $ENV{'form.'.$spacequalifierrest}; 
   } elsif ($realm eq 'request') {
# ------------------------------------------------------------- request.browser
        if ($space eq 'browser') {
	    if ($qualifier eq 'textremote') {
		if (&mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
		    return 1;
		} else {
		    return 0;
		}
	    } else {
		return $ENV{'browser.'.$qualifier};
	    }
# ------------------------------------------------------------ request.filename
        } else {
            return $ENV{'request.'.$spacequalifierrest};
        }
    } elsif ($realm eq 'course') {
# ---------------------------------------------------------- course.description
        return $ENV{'course.'.$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest};
    } elsif ($realm eq 'resource') {

	my $section;
	if (defined($courseid) && $courseid eq $ENV{'request.course.id'}) {

	    #print '<br>'.$space.' - '.$qualifier.' - '.$spacequalifierrest;

# ----------------------------------------------------- Cascading lookup scheme
	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
	    my $symbp=$symbparm;
	    my $mapp=(&decode_symb($symbp))[0];

	    my $symbparm=$symbp.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
	    my $mapparm=$mapp.'___(all).'.$spacequalifierrest;

	    if (($ENV{'user.name'} eq $uname) &&
		($ENV{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
		$section=$ENV{'request.course.sec'};
	    } else {
                if (! defined($usection)) {
                    $section=&usection($udom,$uname,$courseid);
                } else {
                    $section = $usection;
                }
	    }

	    my $seclevel=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;
	    my $seclevelr=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$symbparm;
	    my $seclevelm=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$mapparm;

	    my $courselevel=$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
	    my $courselevelr=$courseid.'.'.$symbparm;
	    my $courselevelm=$courseid.'.'.$mapparm;

# ----------------------------------------------------------- first, check user
	    #most student don\'t have any data set, check if there is some data
	    if (! &EXT_cache_status($udom,$uname)) {
		my $hashid="$udom:$uname";
		my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%userresdatacache,$hashid,
						'userres');
		if (!defined($cached)) {
		    my %resourcedata=&dump('resourcedata',$udom,$uname);
		    $result=\%resourcedata;
		    &do_cache(\%userresdatacache,$hashid,$result,'userres');
		}
		my ($tmp)=keys(%$result);
		if (($tmp!~/^error\:/) && ($tmp!~/^con_lost/)) {
		    if ($$result{$courselevelr}) {
			return $$result{$courselevelr}; }
		    if ($$result{$courselevelm}) {
			return $$result{$courselevelm}; }
		    if ($$result{$courselevel}) {
			return $$result{$courselevel}; }
		} else {
		    #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
		    if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
			&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
				 " Trying to get resource data for ".
				 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
				 $tmp."</font>");
		    } elsif ($tmp=~/error: 2 /) {
                        &EXT_cache_set($udom,$uname);
		    } elsif ($tmp =~ /^(con_lost|no_such_host)/) {
			return $tmp;
		    }
		}
	    }

# -------------------------------------------------------- second, check course

	    my $coursereply=&courseresdata($ENV{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
					  $ENV{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
					  ($seclevelr,$seclevelm,$seclevel,
					   $courselevelr,$courselevelm,
					   $courselevel));
	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }

# ------------------------------------------------------ third, check map parms
	    my %parmhash=();
	    my $thisparm='';
	    if (tie(%parmhash,'GDBM_File',
		    $ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_parms.db',
		    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
		$thisparm=$parmhash{$symbparm};
		untie(%parmhash);
	    }
	    if ($thisparm) { return $thisparm; }
	}
# --------------------------------------------- last, look in resource metadata

	$spacequalifierrest=~s/\./\_/;
	my $filename;
	if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
	if ($symbparm) {
	    $filename=(&decode_symb($symbparm))[2];
	} else {
	    $filename=$ENV{'request.filename'};
	}
	my $metadata=&metadata($filename,$spacequalifierrest);
	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }
	$metadata=&metadata($filename,'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }

# ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cascade up
	unless ($space eq '0') {
	    my @parts=split(/_/,$space);
	    my $id=pop(@parts);
	    my $part=join('_',@parts);
	    if ($part eq '') { $part='0'; }
	    my $partgeneral=&EXT('resource.'.$part.'.'.$qualifierrest,
				 $symbparm,$udom,$uname,$section,1);
	    if (defined($partgeneral)) { return $partgeneral; }
	}
	if ($recurse) { return undef; }
	my $pack_def=&packages_tab_default($filename,$varname);
	if (defined($pack_def)) { return $pack_def; }

# ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
    } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
# ----------------------------------------------------------------- environment
	if (($uname eq $ENV{'user.name'})&&($udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'})) {
	    return $ENV{'environment.'.$spacequalifierrest};
	} else {
	    my %returnhash=&userenvironment($udom,$uname,
					    $spacequalifierrest);
	    return $returnhash{$spacequalifierrest};
	}
    } elsif ($realm eq 'system') {
# ----------------------------------------------------------------- system.time
	if ($space eq 'time') {
	    return time;
        }
    }
    return '';
}

sub packages_tab_default {
    my ($uri,$varname)=@_;
    my (undef,$part,$name)=split(/\./,$varname);
    my $packages=&metadata($uri,'packages');
    foreach my $package (split(/,/,$packages)) {
	my ($pack_type,$pack_part)=split(/_/,$package,2);
	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
	}
	if (defined($packagetab{$pack_type."_".$pack_part."&$name&default"})) {
	    return $packagetab{$pack_type."_".$pack_part."&$name&default"};
	}
    }
    return undef;
}

sub add_prefix_and_part {
    my ($prefix,$part)=@_;
    my $keyroot;
    if (defined($prefix) && $prefix !~ /^__/) {
	# prefix that has a part already
	$keyroot=$prefix;
    } elsif (defined($prefix)) {
	# prefix that is missing a part
	if (defined($part)) { $keyroot='_'.$part.substr($prefix,1); }
    } else {
	# no prefix at all
	if (defined($part)) { $keyroot='_'.$part; }
    }
    return $keyroot;
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get metadata

sub metadata {
    my ($uri,$what,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount)=@_;
    $uri=&declutter($uri);
    # if it is a non metadata possible uri return quickly
    if (($uri eq '') || (($uri =~ m|^/*adm/|) && ($uri !~ m|^adm/includes|)) ||
        ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) || ($uri =~ /^~/) ||
	($uri =~ m|home/[^/]+/public_html/|)) {
	return undef;
    }
    my $filename=$uri;
    $uri=~s/\.meta$//;
#
# Is the metadata already cached?
# Look at timestamp of caching
# Everything is cached by the main uri, libraries are never directly cached
#
    if (!defined($liburi)) {
	my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%metacache,$uri,'meta');
	if (defined($cached)) { return $result->{':'.$what}; }
    }
    {
#
# Is this a recursive call for a library?
#
	if (! exists($metacache{$uri})) {
	    $metacache{$uri}={};
	}
        if ($liburi) {
	    $liburi=&declutter($liburi);
            $filename=$liburi;
        } else {
	    &devalidate_cache(\%metacache,$uri,'meta');
	}
        my %metathesekeys=();
        unless ($filename=~/\.meta$/) { $filename.='.meta'; }
	my $metastring;
	if ($uri !~ m|^uploaded/|) {
	    $metastring=&getfile(&filelocation('',&clutter($filename)));
	}
        my $parser=HTML::LCParser->new(\$metastring);
        my $token;
        undef %metathesekeys;
        while ($token=$parser->get_token) {
	    if ($token->[0] eq 'S') {
		if (defined($token->[2]->{'package'})) {
#
# This is a package - get package info
#
		    my $package=$token->[2]->{'package'};
		    my $keyroot=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
		    if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) { 
			$keyroot.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'}; 
		    }
		    if ($metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}) {
			$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}.=','.$package.$keyroot;
		    } else {
			$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}=$package.$keyroot;
		    }
		    foreach (keys %packagetab) {
			my $part=$keyroot;
			$part=~s/^\_//;
			if ($_=~/^\Q$package\E\&/ || 
			    $_=~/^\Q$package\E_0\&/) {
			    my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$_);
			    # ignore package.tab specified default values
                            # here &package_tab_default() will fetch those
			    if ($subp eq 'default') { next; }
			    my $value=$packagetab{$_};
			    my $unikey;
			    if ($pack =~ /_0$/) {
				$unikey='parameter_0_'.$name;
				$part=0;
			    } else {
				$unikey='parameter'.$keyroot.'_'.$name;
			    }
			    if ($subp eq 'display') {
				$value.=' [Part: '.$part.']';
			    }
			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=$part;
			    $metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
			    unless (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
			    }
			    if (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=
				    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
			    }
			}
		    }
		} else {
#
# This is not a package - some other kind of start tag
#
		    my $entry=$token->[1];
		    my $unikey;
		    if ($entry eq 'import') {
			$unikey='';
		    } else {
			$unikey=$entry;
		    }
		    $unikey.=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});

		    if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) { 
			$unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'}; 
		    }

		    if ($entry eq 'import') {
#
# Importing a library here
#
			if ($depthcount<20) {
			    my $location=$parser->get_text('/import');
			    my $dir=$filename;
			    $dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
			    $location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
			    foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
							       $location,$unikey,
							       $depthcount+1)))) {
				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_};
				$metathesekeys{$_}=1;
			    }
			}
		    } else { 
			
			if (defined($token->[2]->{'name'})) { 
			    $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'name'}; 
			}
			$metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
			foreach (@{$token->[3]}) {
			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$_}=$token->[2]->{$_};
			}
			my $internaltext=&HTML::Entities::decode($parser->get_text('/'.$entry));
			my $default=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
			if ( $internaltext =~ /^\s*$/ && $default !~ /^\s*$/) {
		 # only ws inside the tag, and not in default, so use default
		 # as value
			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=$default;
			} else {
		  # either something interesting inside the tag or default
                  # uninteresting
			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=$internaltext;
			}
# end of not-a-package not-a-library import
		    }
# end of not-a-package start tag
		}
# the next is the end of "start tag"
	    }
	}
	my ($extension) = ($uri =~ /\.(\w+)$/);
	foreach my $key (sort(keys(%packagetab))) {
	    #&logthis("extsion1 $extension $key !!");
	    #no specific packages #how's our extension
	    if ($key!~/^extension_\Q$extension\E&/) { next; }
	    &metadata_create_package_def($uri,$key,'extension_'.$extension,
					 \%metathesekeys);
	}
	if (!exists($metacache{$uri}->{':packages'})) {
	    foreach my $key (sort(keys(%packagetab))) {
		#no specific packages well let's get default then
		if ($key!~/^default&/) { next; }
		&metadata_create_package_def($uri,$key,'default',
					     \%metathesekeys);
	    }
	}
# are there custom rights to evaluate
	if ($metacache{$uri}->{':copyright'} eq 'custom') {

    #
    # Importing a rights file here
    #
	    unless ($depthcount) {
		my $location=$metacache{$uri}->{':customdistributionfile'};
		my $dir=$filename;
		$dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
		$location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
		foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
						   $location,'_rights',
						   $depthcount+1)))) {
		    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_};
		    $metathesekeys{$_}=1;
		}
	    }
	}
	$metacache{$uri}->{':keys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,$metacache{$uri},$uri);
	$metacache{$uri}->{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
	&do_cache(\%metacache,$uri,$metacache{$uri},'meta');
# this is the end of "was not already recently cached
    }
    return $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$what};
}

sub metadata_create_package_def {
    my ($uri,$key,$package,$metathesekeys)=@_;
    my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$key);
    if ($subp eq 'default') { next; }
    
    if (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':packages'})) {
	$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}.=','.$package;
    } else {
	$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}=$package;
    }
    my $value=$packagetab{$key};
    my $unikey;
    $unikey='parameter_0_'.$name;
    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=0;
    $$metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
    unless (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
	$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
    }
    if (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
	$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=
	    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
    }
}

sub metadata_generate_part0 {
    my ($metadata,$metacache,$uri) = @_;
    my %allnames;
    foreach my $metakey (sort keys %$metadata) {
	if ($metakey=~/^parameter\_(.*)/) {
	  my $part=$$metacache{':'.$metakey.'.part'};
	  my $name=$$metacache{':'.$metakey.'.name'};
	  if (! exists($$metadata{'parameter_0_'.$name.'.name'})) {
	    $allnames{$name}=$part;
	  }
	}
    }
    foreach my $name (keys(%allnames)) {
      $$metadata{"parameter_0_$name"}=1;
      my $key=":parameter_0_$name";
      $$metacache{"$key.part"}='0';
      $$metacache{"$key.name"}=$name;
      $$metacache{"$key.type"}=$$metacache{':parameter_'.
					   $allnames{$name}.'_'.$name.
					   '.type'};
      my $olddis=$$metacache{':parameter_'.$allnames{$name}.'_'.$name.
			     '.display'};
      my $expr='\\[Part: '.$allnames{$name}.'\\]';
      $olddis=~s/\Q$expr\E/\[Part: 0\]/;
      $$metacache{"$key.display"}=$olddis;
    }
}

# ------------------------------------------------- Get the title of a resource

sub gettitle {
    my $urlsymb=shift;
    my $symb=&symbread($urlsymb);
    unless ($symb) {
	unless ($urlsymb) { $urlsymb=$ENV{'request.filename'}; }
        return &metadata($urlsymb,'title'); 
    }
    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%titlecache,$symb,'title',600);
    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
    my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
    my $title='';
    my %bighash;
    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                            &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
        my $mapid=$bighash{'map_pc_'.&clutter($map)};
        $title=$bighash{'title_'.$mapid.'.'.$resid};
        untie %bighash;
    }
    $title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
    if ($title) {
        return &do_cache(\%titlecache,$symb,$title,'title');
    } else {
	return &metadata($urlsymb,'title');
    }
}
    
# ------------------------------------------------- Update symbolic store links

sub symblist {
    my ($mapname,%newhash)=@_;
    $mapname=&deversion(&declutter($mapname));
    my %hash;
    if (($ENV{'request.course.fn'}) && (%newhash)) {
        if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                      &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
	    foreach (keys %newhash) {
                $hash{declutter($_)}=$mapname.'___'.&deversion($newhash{$_});
            }
            if (untie(%hash)) {
		return 'ok';
            }
        }
    }
    return 'error';
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- Verify a symb

sub symbverify {
    my ($symb,$thisurl)=@_;
    my $thisfn=$thisurl;
# wrapper not part of symbs
    $thisfn=~s/^\/adm\/wrapper//;
    $thisfn=&declutter($thisfn);
# direct jump to resource in page or to a sequence - will construct own symbs
    if ($thisfn=~/\.(page|sequence)$/) { return 1; }
# check URL part
    my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);

    unless ($url eq $thisfn) { return 0; }

    $symb=&symbclean($symb);
    $thisurl=&deversion($thisurl);
    $thisfn=&deversion($thisfn);

    my %bighash;
    my $okay=0;

    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                            &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
        my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
        unless ($ids) { 
           $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisurl};
        }
        if ($ids) {
# ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)
	    foreach (split(/\,/,$ids)) {
               my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$_);
               if (
  &symbclean(&declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).'___'.$resid.'___'.$thisfn)
   eq $symb) { 
                  $okay=1; 
               }
	   }
        }
	untie(%bighash);
    }
    return $okay;
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------- Clean-up symb

sub symbclean {
    my $symb=shift;

# remove version from map
    $symb=~s/\.(\d+)\.(\w+)\_\_\_/\.$2\_\_\_/;

# remove version from URL
    $symb=~s/\.(\d+)\.(\w+)$/\.$2/;

# remove wrapper

    $symb=~s/(\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_)adm\/wrapper\/(res\/)*/$1/;
    return $symb;
}

# ---------------------------------------------- Split symb to find map and url

sub encode_symb {
    my ($map,$resid,$url)=@_;
    return &symbclean(&declutter($map).'___'.$resid.'___'.&declutter($url));
}

sub decode_symb {
    my ($map,$resid,$url)=split(/\_\_\_/,shift);
    return (&fixversion($map),$resid,&fixversion($url));
}

sub fixversion {
    my $fn=shift;
    if ($fn=~/^(adm|uploaded|public)/) { return $fn; }
    my %bighash;
    my $uri=&clutter($fn);
    my $key=$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'_'.$uri;
# is this cached?
    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%courseresversioncache,$key,
				    'courseresversion',600);
    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
# unfortunately not cached, or expired
    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
	    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 	if ($bighash{'version_'.$uri}) {
 	    my $version=$bighash{'version_'.$uri};
 	    unless (($version eq 'mostrecent') || 
		    ($version==&getversion($uri))) {
 		$uri=~s/\.(\w+)$/\.$version\.$1/;
 	    }
 	}
 	untie %bighash;
    }
    return &do_cache
	(\%courseresversioncache,$key,&declutter($uri),'courseresversion');
}

sub deversion {
    my $url=shift;
    $url=~s/\.\d+\.(\w+)$/\.$1/;
    return $url;
}

# ------------------------------------------------------ Return symb list entry

sub symbread {
    my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse)=@_;
# no filename provided? try from environment
    unless ($thisfn) {
        if ($ENV{'request.symb'}) { return &symbclean($ENV{'request.symb'}); }
	$thisfn=$ENV{'request.filename'};
    }
# is that filename actually a symb? Verify, clean, and return
    if ($thisfn=~/\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_(.*)$/) {
	if (&symbverify($thisfn,$1)) { return &symbclean($thisfn); }
    }
    $thisfn=declutter($thisfn);
    my %hash;
    my %bighash;
    my $syval='';
    if (($ENV{'request.course.fn'}) && ($thisfn)) {
        my $targetfn = $thisfn;
        if ( ($thisfn =~ m/^uploaded\//) && ($thisfn !~ m/\.(page|sequence)$/) ) {
            $targetfn = 'adm/wrapper/'.$thisfn;
        }
        if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                      &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
	    $syval=$hash{$targetfn};
            untie(%hash);
        }
# ---------------------------------------------------------- There was an entry
        if ($syval) {
           unless ($syval=~/\_\d+$/) {
	       unless ($ENV{'form.request.prefix'}=~/\.(\d+)\_$/) {
                  &appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
                  return '';
               }    
               $syval.=$1;
	   }
        } else {
# ------------------------------------------------------- Was not in symb table
           if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                            &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
# ---------------------------------------------- Get ID(s) for current resource
              my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisfn)};
              unless ($ids) { 
                 $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisfn};
              }
              unless ($ids) {
# alias?
		  $ids=$bighash{'mapalias_'.$thisfn};
              }
              if ($ids) {
# ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)
                 my @possibilities=split(/\,/,$ids);
                 if ($#possibilities==0) {
# ----------------------------------------------- There is only one possibility
		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$ids);
                     $syval=declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).'___'.$resid;
                 } elsif (!$donotrecurse) {
# ------------------------------------------ There is more than one possibility
                     my $realpossible=0;
                     foreach (@possibilities) {
			 my $file=$bighash{'src_'.$_};
                         if (&allowed('bre',$file)) {
         		    my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$_);
                            if ($bighash{'map_type_'.$mapid} ne 'page') {
				$realpossible++;
                                $syval=declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).
                                       '___'.$resid;
                            }
			 }
                     }
		     if ($realpossible!=1) { $syval=''; }
                 } else {
                     $syval='';
                 }
	      }
              untie(%bighash)
           }
        }
        if ($syval) {
           return &symbclean($syval.'___'.$thisfn); 
        }
    }
    &appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
    return '';
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Return random seed

sub numval {
    my $txt=shift;
    $txt=~tr/A-J/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/a-j/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/K-T/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/k-t/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/U-Z/0-5/;
    $txt=~tr/u-z/0-5/;
    $txt=~s/\D//g;
    return int($txt);
}

sub numval2 {
    my $txt=shift;
    $txt=~tr/A-J/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/a-j/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/K-T/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/k-t/0-9/;
    $txt=~tr/U-Z/0-5/;
    $txt=~tr/u-z/0-5/;
    $txt=~s/\D//g;
    my @txts=split(/(\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d)/,$txt);
    my $total;
    foreach my $val (@txts) { $total+=$val; }
    return int($total);
}

sub latest_rnd_algorithm_id {
    return '64bit3';
}

sub get_rand_alg {
    my ($courseid)=@_;
    if (!$courseid) { $courseid=(&Apache::lonxml::whichuser())[1]; }
    if ($courseid) {
	return $ENV{"course.$courseid.rndseed"};
    }
    return &latest_rnd_algorithm_id();
}

sub getCODE {
    if (defined($ENV{'form.CODE'})) { return $ENV{'form.CODE'}; }
    if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem) &&
	defined($Apache::lonhomework::history{'resource.CODE'})) {
	return $Apache::lonhomework::history{'resource.CODE'};
    }
    return undef;
}

sub rndseed {
    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;

    my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
    if (!$symb) {
	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
    }
    if (!$courseid) { $courseid=$wcourseid; }
    if (!$domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
    if (!$username) { $username=$wusername }
    my $which=&get_rand_alg();
    if (defined(&getCODE())) {
	return &rndseed_CODE_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
    } elsif ($which eq '64bit3') {
	return &rndseed_64bit3($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
    } elsif ($which eq '64bit2') {
	return &rndseed_64bit2($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
    } elsif ($which eq '64bit') {
	return &rndseed_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
    }
    return &rndseed_32bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
}

sub rndseed_32bit {
    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
    {
	use integer;
	my $symbchck=unpack("%32C*",$symb) << 27;
	my $symbseed=numval($symb) << 22;
	my $namechck=unpack("%32C*",$username) << 17;
	my $nameseed=numval($username) << 12;
	my $domainseed=unpack("%32C*",$domain) << 7;
	my $courseseed=unpack("%32C*",$courseid);
	my $num=$symbseed+$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed+$namechck+$symbchck;
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
	return $num;
    }
}

sub rndseed_64bit {
    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
    {
	use integer;
	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb) << 21;
	my $symbseed=numval($symb) << 10;
	my $namechck=unpack("%32S*",$username);
	
	my $nameseed=numval($username) << 21;
	my $domainseed=unpack("%32S*",$domain) << 10;
	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid);
	
	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
	return "$num1,$num2";
    }
}

sub rndseed_64bit2 {
    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
    {
	use integer;
	# strings need to be an even # of cahracters long, it it is odd the
        # last characters gets thrown away
	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb.' ') << 21;
	my $symbseed=numval($symb) << 10;
	my $namechck=unpack("%32S*",$username.' ');
	
	my $nameseed=numval($username) << 21;
	my $domainseed=unpack("%32S*",$domain.' ') << 10;
	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
	
	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
	return "$num1,$num2";
    }
}

sub rndseed_64bit3 {
    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
    {
	use integer;
	# strings need to be an even # of cahracters long, it it is odd the
        # last characters gets thrown away
	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb.' ') << 21;
	my $symbseed=numval2($symb) << 10;
	my $namechck=unpack("%32S*",$username.' ');
	
	my $nameseed=numval2($username) << 21;
	my $domainseed=unpack("%32S*",$domain.' ') << 10;
	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
	
	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
	return "$num1:$num2";
    }
}

sub rndseed_CODE_64bit {
    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
    {
	use integer;
	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb.' ') << 16;
	my $symbseed=numval2($symb);
	my $CODEchck=unpack("%32S*",&getCODE().' ') << 16;
	my $CODEseed=numval(&getCODE());
	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
	my $num1=$symbseed+$CODEchck;
	my $num2=$CODEseed+$courseseed+$symbchck;
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$CODEchck|$CODEseed:$courseseed:$symbchck");
	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num1:$num2:$symb");
	return "$num1:$num2";
    }
}

sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
    my ($rndseed)=@_;
    if ($rndseed =~/([,:])/) {
	my ($num1,$num2)=split(/[,:]/,$rndseed);
	&Math::Random::random_set_seed(abs($num1),abs($num2));
    } else {
	&Math::Random::random_set_seed_from_phrase($rndseed);
    }
}

sub latest_receipt_algorithm_id {
    return 'receipt2';
}

sub recunique {
    my $fucourseid=shift;
    my $unique;
    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
	$unique=$ENV{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encseed"};
    } else {
	$unique=$perlvar{'lonReceipt'};
    }
    return unpack("%32C*",$unique);
}

sub recprefix {
    my $fucourseid=shift;
    my $prefix;
    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
	$prefix=$ENV{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encpref"};
    } else {
	$prefix=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
    }
    return unpack("%32C*",$prefix);
}

sub ireceipt {
    my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part)=@_;
    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') {
	&Apache::lonxml::debug("doing receipt2  using parts $cpart, uname $cuname and udom $cudom gets  ".($cpart%$cuname).
			       " and ".($cpart%$cudom));
			       
	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
		   $cunique%$cudom+
		   $cusymb%$cuname+
		   $cusymb%$cudom+
		   $cucourseid%$cuname+
		   $cucourseid%$cudom+
		   $cpart%$cuname+
		   $cpart%$cudom);
    } else {
	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
		   $cunique%$cudom+
		   $cusymb%$cuname+
		   $cusymb%$cudom+
		   $cucourseid%$cuname+
		   $cucourseid%$cudom);
    }
    return $return;
}

sub receipt {
    my ($part)=@_;
    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name) = &Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
    return &ireceipt($name,$domain,$courseid,$symb,$part);
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------ Serves up a file
# returns either the contents of the file or 
# -1 if the file doesn't exist
#
# if the target is a file that was uploaded via DOCS, 
# a check will be made to see if a current copy exists on the local server,
# if it does this will be served, otherwise a copy will be retrieved from
# the home server for the course and stored in /home/httpd/html/userfiles on
# the local server.   

sub getfile {
    my ($file,$caller) = @_;

    if ($file !~ m|^/*uploaded/(\w+)/(\w+)/(.+)$|) {
	# normal file from res space
	&repcopy($file);
        return &readfile($file);
    }

    my $info;
    my $cdom = $1;
    my $cnum = $2;
    my $filename = $3;
    my $path = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
    my ($lwpresp,$rtncode);
    my $localfile = $path.'/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$filename;
    if (-e "$localfile") {
	my @fileinfo = stat($localfile);
	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('HEAD',$file,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
	    if ($rtncode eq '404') {
		unlink($localfile);
	    }
	    #my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
	    #my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&tokenwrapper($file));
	    #my $response=$ua->request($request);
	    #if ($response->is_success()) {
	#	return $response->content;
	#    } else {
	#	return -1;
	#    }
	    return -1;
	}
	if ($info < $fileinfo[9]) {
	    return &readfile($localfile);
	}
	$info = '';
	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$file,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
	    return -1;
	}
    } else {
	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$file,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
	&logthis("return is $lwpresp");
	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
	    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
	    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&tokenwrapper($file));
	    my $response=$ua->request($request);
	    if ($response->is_success()) {
		return $response->content;
	    } else {
		return -1;
	    }
	}
	my @parts = ($cdom,$cnum); 
	if ($filename =~ m|^(.+)/[^/]+$|) {
	    push @parts, split(/\//,$1);
	}
	foreach my $part (@parts) {
	    $path .= '/'.$part;
	    if (!-e $path) {
		mkdir($path,0770);
	    }
	}
    }
    open (FILE,">$localfile");
    print FILE $info;
    close(FILE);
    if ($caller eq 'uploadrep') {
	return 'ok';
    }
    return $info;
}

sub tokenwrapper {
    my $uri=shift;
    $uri=~s/^http\:\/\/([^\/]+)//;
    $uri=~s/^\///;
    $ENV{'user.environment'}=~/\/([^\/]+)\.id/;
    my $token=$1;
    if ($uri=~/^uploaded\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)(\?\.*)*$/) {
        &appenv('userfile.'.$1.'/'.$2.'/'.$3 => $ENV{'request.course.id'});
        return 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($2,$1)}.'/'.$uri.
               (($uri=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'token='.$token.
                               '&tokenissued='.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
    } else {
        return '/adm/notfound.html';
    }
}

sub getuploaded {
    my ($reqtype,$uri,$cdom,$cnum,$info,$rtncode) = @_;
    $uri=~s/^\///;
    $uri = 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($cnum,$cdom)}.'/raw/'.$uri;
    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
    my $request=new HTTP::Request($reqtype,$uri);
    my $response=$ua->request($request);
    $$rtncode = $response->code;
    if (! $response->is_success()) {
	return 'failed';
    }      
    if ($reqtype eq 'HEAD') {
	$$info = &HTTP::Date::str2time( $response->header('Last-modified') );
    } elsif ($reqtype eq 'GET') {
	$$info = $response->content;
    }
    return 'ok';
}

sub readfile {
    my $file = shift;
    if ( (! -e $file ) || ($file eq '') ) { return -1; };
    my $fh;
    open($fh,"<$file");
    my $a='';
    while (<$fh>) { $a .=$_; }
    return $a;
}

sub filelocation {
  my ($dir,$file) = @_;
  my $location;
  $file=~ s/^\s*(\S+)\s*$/$1/; ## strip off leading and trailing spaces
  if ($file=~m:^/~:) { # is a contruction space reference
    $location = $file;
    $location =~ s:/~(.*?)/(.*):/home/$1/public_html/$2:;
  } elsif ($file=~/^\/*uploaded/) { # is an uploaded file
    $location=$file;
  } else {
    $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
    $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
    if ( !( $file =~ m:^/:) ) {
      $location = $dir. '/'.$file;
    } else {
      $location = '/home/httpd/html/res'.$file;
    }
  }
  $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
  while ($location=~m:/\.\./:) {$location=~ s:/[^/]+/\.\./:/:g;} #remove dir/..
  while ($location=~m:/\./:) {$location=~ s:/\./:/:g;} #remove /./
  return $location;
}

sub hreflocation {
    my ($dir,$file)=@_;
    unless (($file=~m-^http://-i) || ($file=~m-^/-)) {
	my $finalpath=filelocation($dir,$file);
	$finalpath=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
	$finalpath=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
	return $finalpath;
    } elsif ($file=~m-^/home-) {
	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
	$file=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
	return $file;
    }
    return $file;
}

sub current_machine_domains {
    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
    my @domains;
    while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
#	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
	if ($hostname eq $name) {
	    push(@domains,$hostdom{$id});
	}
    }
    return @domains;
}

sub current_machine_ids {
    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
    my @ids;
    while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
#	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
	if ($hostname eq $name) {
	    push(@ids,$id);
	}
    }
    return @ids;
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------- Declutters URLs

sub declutter {
    my $thisfn=shift;
    $thisfn=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
    $thisfn=~s/^\///;
    $thisfn=~s/^res\///;
    $thisfn=~s/\?.+$//;
    return $thisfn;
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------- Clutter up URLs

sub clutter {
    my $thisfn='/'.&declutter(shift);
    unless ($thisfn=~/^\/(uploaded|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv|public)\//) { 
       $thisfn='/res'.$thisfn; 
    }
    return $thisfn;
}

# -------------------------------------------------------- Escape Special Chars

sub escape {
    my $str=shift;
    $str =~ s/(\W)/"%".unpack('H2',$1)/eg;
    return $str;
}

# ----------------------------------------------------- Un-Escape Special Chars

sub unescape {
    my $str=shift;
    $str =~ s/%([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])/pack("C",hex($1))/eg;
    return $str;
}

sub mod_perl_version {
    if (defined($perlvar{'MODPERL2'})) {
	return 2;
    }
    return 1;
}

sub correct_line_ends {
    my ($result)=@_;
    $$result =~s/\r\n/\n/mg;
    $$result =~s/\r/\n/mg;
}
# ================================================================ Main Program

sub goodbye {
   &logthis("Starting Shut down");
#not converted to using infrastruture and probably shouldn't be
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',scalar(%badServerCache)));
#converted
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%metacache',scalar(%metacache)));
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',scalar(%homecache)));
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',scalar(%titlecache)));
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',scalar(%courseresdatacache)));
#1.1 only
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',scalar(%userresdatacache)));
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%usectioncache',scalar(%usectioncache)));
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',scalar(%courseresversioncache)));
   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',scalar(%resversioncache)));
   &flushcourselogs();
   &logthis("Shutting down");
   return DONE;
}

BEGIN {
# ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
    unless ($readit) {
{
    open(my $config,"</etc/httpd/conf/loncapa.conf");

    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        if ($configline=~/\S/ && $configline =~ /^[^\#]*PerlSetVar/) {
	   my ($dummy,$varname,$varvalue)=split(/\s+/,$configline);
           chomp($varvalue);
           $perlvar{$varname}=$varvalue;
        }
    }
    close($config);
}
{
    open(my $config,"</etc/httpd/conf/loncapa_apache.conf");

    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        if ($configline =~ /^[^\#]*PerlSetVar/) {
	   my ($dummy,$varname,$varvalue)=split(/\s+/,$configline);
           chomp($varvalue);
           $perlvar{$varname}=$varvalue;
        }
    }
    close($config);
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
{
    %domaindescription = ();
    %domain_auth_def = ();
    %domain_auth_arg_def = ();
    my $fh;
    if (open($fh,"<".$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
       while (<$fh>) {
           next if (/^(\#|\s*$)/);
#           next if /^\#/;
           chomp;
           my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg,
	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati) = split(/:/,$_);
	   $domain_auth_def{$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;

 #         &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
#          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain ".$domaindescription{$domain} );
	}
    }
    close ($fh);
}


# ------------------------------------------------------------- Read hosts file
{
    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");

    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
       next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
       chomp($configline);
       my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip,$domdescr)=split(/:/,$configline);
       if ($id && $domain && $role && $name && $ip) {
	 $hostname{$id}=$name;
	 $hostdom{$id}=$domain;
	 $hostip{$id}=$ip;
	 $iphost{$ip}=$id;
	 if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
       } else {
	 if ($configline) {
	   &logthis("Skipping hosts.tab line -$configline-");
	 }
       }
    }
    close($config);
}

# ------------------------------------------------------ Read spare server file
{
    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");

    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
       chomp($configline);
       if ($configline) {
          $spareid{$configline}=1;
       }
    }
    close($config);
}
# ------------------------------------------------------------ Read permissions
{
    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/roles.tab");

    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
	chomp($configline);
	if ($configline) {
	    my ($role,$perm)=split(/ /,$configline);
	    if ($perm ne '') { $pr{$role}=$perm; }
	}
    }
    close($config);
}

# -------------------------------------------- Read plain texts for permissions
{
    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/rolesplain.tab");

    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
	chomp($configline);
	if ($configline) {
	    my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
	    if ($plain ne '') { $prp{$short}=$plain; }
	}
    }
    close($config);
}

# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read package table
{
    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");

    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
	if ($configline !~ /\S/ || $configline=~/^#/) { next; }
	chomp($configline);
	my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
	my ($pack,$name)=split(/\&/,$short);
	if ($plain ne '') {
	    $packagetab{$pack.'&'.$name.'&name'}=$name; 
	    $packagetab{$short}=$plain; 
	}
    }
    close($config);
}

# ------------- set up temporary directory
{
    $tmpdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/';

}

%metacache=();

$processmarker='_'.time.'_'.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
$dumpcount=0;

&logtouch();
&logthis('<font color=yellow>INFO: Read configuration</font>');
$readit=1;
}
}

1;
__END__

=pod

=head1 NAME

Apache::lonnet - Subroutines to ask questions about things in the network.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

Invoked by other LON-CAPA modules, when they need to talk to or about objects in the network.

 &Apache::lonnet::SUBROUTINENAME(ARGUMENTS);

Common parameters:

=over 4

=item *

$uname : an internal username (if $cname expecting a course Id specifically)

=item *

$udom : a domain (if $cdom expecting a course's domain specifically)

=item *

$symb : a resource instance identifier

=item *

$namespace : the name of a .db file that contains the data needed or
being set.

=back

=head1 OVERVIEW

lonnet provides subroutines which interact with the
lonc/lond (TCP) network layer of LON-CAPA. They can be used to ask
about classes, users, and resources.

For many of these objects you can also use this to store data about
them or modify them in various ways.

=head2 Symbs

To identify a specific instance of a resource, LON-CAPA uses symbols
or "symbs"X<symb>. These identifiers are built from the URL of the
map, the resource number of the resource in the map, and the URL of
the resource itself. The latter is somewhat redundant, but might help
if maps change.

An example is

 msu/korte/parts/part1.sequence___19___msu/korte/tests/part12.problem

The respective map entry is

 <resource id="19" src="/res/msu/korte/tests/part12.problem"
  title="Problem 2">
 </resource>

Symbs are used by the random number generator, as well as to store and
restore data specific to a certain instance of for example a problem.

=head2 Storing And Retrieving Data

X<store()>X<cstore()>X<restore()>Three of the most important functions
in C<lonnet.pm> are C<&Apache::lonnet::cstore()>,
C<&Apache::lonnet:restore()>, and C<&Apache::lonnet::store()>, which
is is the non-critical message twin of cstore. These functions are for
handlers to store a perl hash to a user's permanent data space in an
easy manner, and to retrieve it again on another call. It is expected
that a handler would use this once at the beginning to retrieve data,
and then again once at the end to send only the new data back.

The data is stored in the user's data directory on the user's
homeserver under the ID of the course.

The hash that is returned by restore will have all of the previous
value for all of the elements of the hash.

Example:

 #creating a hash
 my %hash;
 $hash{'foo'}='bar';

 #storing it
 &Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%hash);

 #changing a value
 $hash{'foo'}='notbar';

 #adding a new value
 $hash{'bar'}='foo';
 &Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%hash);

 #retrieving the hash
 my %history=&Apache::lonnet::restore();

 #print the hash
 foreach my $key (sort(keys(%history))) {
   print("\%history{$key} = $history{$key}");
 }

Will print out:

 %history{1:foo} = bar
 %history{1:keys} = foo:timestamp
 %history{1:timestamp} = 990455579
 %history{2:bar} = foo
 %history{2:foo} = notbar
 %history{2:keys} = foo:bar:timestamp
 %history{2:timestamp} = 990455580
 %history{bar} = foo
 %history{foo} = notbar
 %history{timestamp} = 990455580
 %history{version} = 2

Note that the special hash entries C<keys>, C<version> and
C<timestamp> were added to the hash. C<version> will be equal to the
total number of versions of the data that have been stored. The
C<timestamp> attribute will be the UNIX time the hash was
stored. C<keys> is available in every historical section to list which
keys were added or changed at a specific historical revision of a
hash.

B<Warning>: do not store the hash that restore returns directly. This
will cause a mess since it will restore the historical keys as if the
were new keys. I.E. 1:foo will become 1:1:foo etc.

Calling convention:

 my %record=&Apache::lonnet::restore($symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname,$home);
 &Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%newrecord,$symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname,$home);

For more detailed information, see lonnet specific documentation.

=head1 RETURN MESSAGES

=over 4

=item * B<con_lost>: unable to contact remote host

=item * B<con_delayed>: unable to contact remote host, message will be delivered
when the connection is brought back up

=item * B<con_failed>: unable to contact remote host and unable to save message
for later delivery

=item * B<error:>: an error a occured, a description of the error follows the :

=item * B<no_such_host>: unable to fund a host associated with the user/domain
that was requested

=back

=head1 PUBLIC SUBROUTINES

=head2 Session Environment Functions

=over 4

=item * 
X<appenv()>
B<appenv(%hash)>: the value of %hash is written to
the user envirnoment file, and will be restored for each access this
user makes during this session, also modifies the %ENV for the current
process

=item *
X<delenv()>
B<delenv($regexp)>: removes all items from the session
environment file that matches the regular expression in $regexp. The
values are also delted from the current processes %ENV.

=back

=head2 User Information

=over 4

=item *
X<queryauthenticate()>
B<queryauthenticate($uname,$udom)>: try to determine user's current 
authentication scheme

=item *
X<authenticate()>
B<authenticate($uname,$upass,$udom)>: try to
authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first use the current
one). C<$upass> should be the users password.

=item *
X<homeserver()>
B<homeserver($uname,$udom)>: find the server which has
the user's directory and files (there must be only one), this caches
the answer, and also caches if there is a borken connection.

=item *
X<idget()>
B<idget($udom,@ids)>: find the usernames behind a list of IDs
(IDs are a unique resource in a domain, there must be only 1 ID per
username, and only 1 username per ID in a specific domain) (returns
hash: id=>name,id=>name)

=item *
X<idrget()>
B<idrget($udom,@unames)>: find the IDs behind a list of
usernames (returns hash: name=>id,name=>id)

=item *
X<idput()>
B<idput($udom,%ids)>: store away a list of names and associated IDs

=item *
X<rolesinit()>
B<rolesinit($udom,$username,$authhost)>: get user privileges

=item *
X<usection()>
B<usection($udom,$uname,$cname)>: finds the section of student in the
course $cname, return section name/number or '' for "not in course"
and '-1' for "no section"

=item *
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

=back

=head2 User Roles

=over 4

=item *

allowed($priv,$uri) : check for a user privilege; returns codes for allowed
actions
 F: full access
 U,I,K: authentication modes (cxx only)
 '': forbidden
 1: user needs to choose course
 2: browse allowed

=item *

definerole($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole) : define role; define a custom
role rolename set privileges in format of lonTabs/roles.tab for system, domain,
and course level

=item *

plaintext($short) : return value in %prp hash (rolesplain.tab); plain text
explanation of a user role term

=back

=head2 User Modification

=over 4

=item *

assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start) : assign role; give a role to a
user for the level given by URL.  Optional start and end dates (leave empty
string or zero for "no date")

=item *

changepass($uname,$udom,$currentpass,$newpass,$server) : attempts to
change a users, password, possible return values are: ok,
pwchange_failure, non_authorized, auth_mode_error, unknown_user,
refused

=item *

modifyuserauth($udom,$uname,$umode,$upass) : modify user authentication

=item *

modifyuser($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene) : 
modify user

=item *

modifystudent

modify a students enrollment and identification information.
The course id is resolved based on the current users environment.  
This means the envoking user must be a course coordinator or otherwise
associated with a course.

This call is essentially a wrapper for lonnet::modifyuser and
lonnet::modify_student_enrollment

Inputs: 

=over 4

=item B<$udom> Students loncapa domain

=item B<$uname> Students loncapa login name

=item B<$uid> Students id/student number

=item B<$umode> Students authentication mode

=item B<$upass> Students password

=item B<$first> Students first name

=item B<$middle> Students middle name

=item B<$last> Students last name

=item B<$gene> Students generation

=item B<$usec> Students section in course

=item B<$end> Unix time of the roles expiration

=item B<$start> Unix time of the roles start date

=item B<$forceid> If defined, allow $uid to be changed

=item B<$desiredhome> server to use as home server for student

=back

=item *

modify_student_enrollment

Change a students enrollment status in a class.  The environment variable
'role.request.course' must be defined for this function to proceed.

Inputs:

=over 4

=item $udom, students domain

=item $uname, students name

=item $uid, students user id

=item $first, students first name

=item $middle

=item $last

=item $gene

=item $usec

=item $end

=item $start

=back


=item *

assigncustomrole($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$end,$start) : assign
custom role; give a custom role to a user for the level given by URL.  Specify
name and domain of role author, and role name

=item *

revokerole($udom,$uname,$url,$role) : revoke a role for url

=item *

revokecustomrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role) : revoke a custom role

=back

=head2 Course Infomation

=over 4

=item *

coursedescription($courseid) : course description

=item *

courseresdata($coursenum,$coursedomain,@which) : request for current
parameter setting for a specific course, @what should be a list of
parameters to ask about. This routine caches answers for 5 minutes.

=back

=head2 Course Modification

=over 4

=item *

writecoursepref($courseid,%prefs) : write preferences (environment
database) for a course

=item *

createcourse($udom,$description,$url) : make/modify course

=back

=head2 Resource Subroutines

=over 4

=item *

subscribe($fname) : subscribe to a resource, returns URL if possible (probably should use repcopy instead)

=item *

repcopy($filename) : subscribes to the requested file, and attempts to
replicate from the owning library server, Might return
HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, HTTP_NOT_FOUND, FORBIDDEN, OK, or
HTTP_BAD_REQUEST, also attempts to grab the metadata for the
resource. Expects the local filesystem pathname
(/home/httpd/html/res/....)

=back

=head2 Resource Information

=over 4

=item *

EXT($varname,$symb,$udom,$uname) : evaluates and returns the value of
a vairety of different possible values, $varname should be a request
string, and the other parameters can be used to specify who and what
one is asking about.

Possible values for $varname are environment.lastname (or other item
from the envirnment hash), user.name (or someother aspect about the
user), resource.0.maxtries (or some other part and parameter of a
resource)

=item *

directcondval($number) : get current value of a condition; reads from a state
string

=item *

condval($condidx) : value of condition index based on state

=item *

metadata($uri,$what,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount) : request a
resource's metadata, $what should be either a specific key, or either
'keys' (to get a list of possible keys) or 'packages' to get a list of
packages that this resource currently uses, the last 3 arguments are only used internally for recursive metadata.

this function automatically caches all requests

=item *

metadata_query($query,$custom,$customshow) : make a metadata query against the
network of library servers; returns file handle of where SQL and regex results
will be stored for query

=item *

symbread($filename) : return symbolic list entry (filename argument optional);
returns the data handle

=item *

symbverify($symb,$thisfn) : verifies that $symb actually exists and is
a possible symb for the URL in $thisfn, returns a 1 on success, 0 on
failure, user must be in a course, as it assumes the existance of the
course initi hash, and uses $ENV('request.course.id'}


=item *

symbclean($symb) : removes versions numbers from a symb, returns the
cleaned symb

=item *

is_on_map($uri) : checks if the $uri is somewhere on the current
course map, user must be in a course for it to work.

=item *

numval($salt) : return random seed value (addend for rndseed)

=item *

rndseed($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname) : create a random sum; returns
a random seed, all arguments are optional, if they aren't sent it uses the
environment to derive them. Note: if symb isn't sent and it can't get one
from &symbread it will use the current time as its return value

=item *

ireceipt($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb) : return unique,
unfakeable, receipt

=item *

receipt() : API to ireceipt working off of ENV values; given out to users

=item *

countacc($url) : count the number of accesses to a given URL

=item *

checkout($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid) :  creates a record of a user having looked at an item, most likely printed out or otherwise using a resource

=item *

checkin($token) : updates that a resource has beeen returned (a hard copy version for instance) and returns the data that $token was Checkout with ($symb, $tuname, $tudom, and $tcrsid)

=item *

expirespread($uname,$udom,$stype,$usymb) : set expire date for spreadsheet

=item *

devalidate($symb) : devalidate temporary spreadsheet calculations,
forcing spreadsheet to reevaluate the resource scores next time.

=back

=head2 Storing/Retreiving Data

=over 4

=item *

store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : stores hash permanently
for this url; hashref needs to be given and should be a \%hashname; the
remaining args aren't required and if they aren't passed or are '' they will
be derived from the ENV

=item *

cstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : same as store but
uses critical subroutine

=item *

restore($symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : returns hash for this symb;
all args are optional

=item *

tmpstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : storage that
works very similar to store/cstore, but all data is stored in a
temporary location and can be reset using tmpreset, $storehash should
be a hash reference, returns nothing on success

=item *

tmprestore($symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : storage that works very
similar to restore, but all data is stored in a temporary location and
can be reset using tmpreset. Returns a hash of values on success,
error string otherwise.

=item *

tmpreset($symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : temporary storage reset,
deltes all keys for $symb form the temporary storage hash.

=item *

get($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uname) : returns hash with keys from array
reference filled in from namesp ($udom and $uname are optional)

=item *

del($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uname) : deletes keys out of array from
namesp ($udom and $uname are optional)

=item *

dump($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp) : 
dumps the complete (or key matching regexp) namespace into a hash
($udom, $uname and $regexp are optional)

=item *

inc($namespace,$store,$udom,$uname) : increments $store in $namespace.
$store can be a scalar, an array reference, or if the amount to be 
incremented is > 1, a hash reference.

($udom and $uname are optional)

=item *

put($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname) : stores hash in namesp
($udom and $uname are optional)

=item *

cput($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname) : critical put
($udom and $uname are optional)

=item *

eget($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uname) : returns hash with keys from array
reference filled in from namesp (encrypts the return communication)
($udom and $uname are optional)

=item *

log($udom,$name,$home,$message) : write to permanent log for user; use
critical subroutine

=back

=head2 Network Status Functions

=over 4

=item *

dirlist($uri) : return directory list based on URI

=item *

spareserver() : find server with least workload from spare.tab

=back

=head2 Apache Request

=over 4

=item *

ssi($url,%hash) : server side include, does a complete request cycle on url to
localhost, posts hash

=back

=head2 Data to String to Data

=over 4

=item *

hash2str(%hash) : convert a hash into a string complete with escaping and '='
and '&' separators, supports elements that are arrayrefs and hashrefs

=item *

hashref2str($hashref) : convert a hashref into a string complete with
escaping and '=' and '&' separators, supports elements that are
arrayrefs and hashrefs

=item *

arrayref2str($arrayref) : convert an arrayref into a string complete
with escaping and '&' separators, supports elements that are arrayrefs
and hashrefs

=item *

str2hash($string) : convert string to hash using unescaping and
splitting on '=' and '&', supports elements that are arrayrefs and
hashrefs

=item *

str2array($string) : convert string to hash using unescaping and
splitting on '&', supports elements that are arrayrefs and hashrefs

=back

=head2 Logging Routines

=over 4

These routines allow one to make log messages in the lonnet.log and
lonnet.perm logfiles.

=item *

logtouch() : make sure the logfile, lonnet.log, exists

=item *

logthis() : append message to the normal lonnet.log file, it gets
preiodically rolled over and deleted.

=item *

logperm() : append a permanent message to lonnet.perm.log, this log
file never gets deleted by any automated portion of the system, only
messages of critical importance should go in here.

=back

=head2 General File Helper Routines

=over 4

=item *

getfile($file,$caller) : two cases - requests for files in /res or in /uploaded.
(a) files in /uploaded
  (i) If a local copy of the file exists - 
      compares modification date of local copy with last-modified date for 
      definitive version stored on home server for course. If local copy is 
      stale, requests a new version from the home server and stores it. 
      If the original has been removed from the home server, then local copy 
      is unlinked.
  (ii) If local copy does not exist -
      requests the file from the home server and stores it. 
  
  If $caller is 'uploadrep':  
    This indicates a call from lonuploadrep.pm (PerlHeaderParserHandler phase)
    for request for files originally uploaded via DOCS. 
     - returns 'ok' if fresh local copy now available, -1 otherwise.
  
  Otherwise:
     This indicates a call from the content generation phase of the request.
     -  returns the entire contents of the file or -1.
     
(b) files in /res
   - returns the entire contents of a file or -1; 
   it properly subscribes to and replicates the file if neccessary.

=item *

filelocation($dir,$file) : returns file system location of a file
based on URI; meant to be "fairly clean" absolute reference, $dir is a
directory that relative $file lookups are to looked in ($dir of /a/dir
and a file of ../bob will become /a/bob)

=item *

hreflocation($dir,$file) : returns file system location or a URL; same as
filelocation except for hrefs

=item *

declutter() : declutters URLs (remove docroot, beginning slashes, 'res' etc)

=back

=head2 HTTP Helper Routines

=over 4

=item *

escape() : unpack non-word characters into CGI-compatible hex codes

=item *

unescape() : pack CGI-compatible hex codes into actual non-word ASCII character

=back

=head1 PRIVATE SUBROUTINES

=head2 Underlying communication routines (Shouldn't call)

=over 4

=item *

subreply() : tries to pass a message to lonc, returns con_lost if incapable

=item *

reply() : uses subreply to send a message to remote machine, logs all failures

=item *

critical() : passes a critical message to another server; if cannot
get through then place message in connection buffer directory and
returns con_delayed, if incapable of saving message, returns
con_failed

=item *

reconlonc() : tries to reconnect lonc client processes.

=back

=head2 Resource Access Logging

=over 4

=item *

flushcourselogs() : flush (save) buffer logs and access logs

=item *

courselog($what) : save message for course in hash

=item *

courseacclog($what) : save message for course using &courselog().  Perform
special processing for specific resource types (problems, exams, quizzes, etc).

=item *

goodbye() : flush course logs and log shutting down; it is called in srm.conf
as a PerlChildExitHandler

=back

=head2 Other

=over 4

=item *

symblist($mapname,%newhash) : update symbolic storage links

=back

=cut

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