--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm 2008/09/03 04:28:22 1.206
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm 2008/12/04 08:53:04 1.211
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
# User Roles Screen
#
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.206 2008/09/03 04:28:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.211 2008/12/04 08:53:04 tempelho Exp $
#
# Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
#
@@ -27,6 +27,103 @@
#
###
+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Apache::lonroles - User Roles Screen
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Invoked by /etc/httpd/conf/srm.conf:
+
+
+ PerlAccessHandler Apache::lonacc
+ SetHandler perl-script
+ PerlHandler Apache::lonroles
+ ErrorDocument 403 /adm/login
+ ErrorDocument 500 /adm/errorhandler
+
+
+=head1 OVERVIEW
+
+=head2 Choosing Roles
+
+C is a handler that allows a user to switch roles in
+mid-session. LON-CAPA attempts to work with "No Role Specified", the
+default role that a user has before selecting a role, as widely as
+possible, but certain handlers for example need specification which
+course they should act on, etc. Both in this scenario, and when the
+handler determines via C's C<&allowed> function that a certain
+action is not allowed, C is used as error handler. This
+allows the user to select another role which may have permission to do
+what they were trying to do. C can also be accessed via the
+B button in the Remote Control.
+
+=begin latex
+
+\begin{figure}
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[width=0.45\paperwidth,keepaspectratio]{Sample_Roles_Screen}
+ \caption{\label{Sample_Roles_Screen}Sample Roles Screen}
+\end{center}
+\end{figure}
+
+=end latex
+
+=head2 Role Initialization
+
+The privileges for a user are established at login time and stored in the session environment. As a consequence, a new role does not become active till the next login. Handlers are able to query for privileges using C's C<&allowed> function. When a user first logs in, their role is the "common" role, which means that they have the sum of all of their privileges. During a session it might become necessary to choose a particular role, which as a consequence also limits the user to only the privileges in that particular role.
+
+=head1 INTRODUCTION
+
+This module enables a user to select what role he wishes to
+operate under (instructor, student, teaching assistant, course
+coordinator, etc). These roles are pre-established by the actions
+of upper-level users.
+
+This is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA project
+described at http://www.lon-capa.org.
+
+=head1 HANDLER SUBROUTINE
+
+This routine is called by Apache and mod_perl.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Roles Initialization (yes/no)
+
+=item *
+
+Get Error Message from Environment
+
+=item *
+
+Who is this?
+
+=item *
+
+Generate Page Output
+
+=item *
+
+Choice or no choice
+
+=item *
+
+Table
+
+=item *
+
+Privileges
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+
+
package Apache::lonroles;
use strict;
@@ -272,7 +369,7 @@ $swinfo
$end_page
@@ -483,6 +580,8 @@ ENDHEADER
my $advanced=$env{'user.adv'};
&Apache::loncommon::get_unprocessed_cgi($ENV{'QUERY_STRING'},['tryagain']);
my $tryagain=$env{'form.tryagain'};
+ my $reinit=$env{'user.reinit'};
+ delete $env{'user.reinit'};
# -------------------------------------------------------- Generate Page Output
# --------------------------------------------------------------- Error Header?
@@ -512,10 +611,16 @@ ENDHEADER
&Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($fn));
} else {
if ($env{'user.error.msg'}) {
- $r->print(
+ if ($reinit) {
+ $r->print(
+ '
'.
+ &mt('As your session file for the course has expired, you will need to re-select the course.').'
');
+ } else {
+ $r->print(
'
'.
&mt('You need to choose another user role or enter a specific course for this function').'
\n".
- &mt('Construction Space access is only available from '.
- 'the home server of the corresponding Author.').' '.
- &mt("Click the 'Switch Server' link to go there.").' ');
- }
}
-# More than one possible role
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Table
unless ((!&Apache::lonmenu::show_course()) || ($nochoose) || ($countactive==1)) {
$r->print("