--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2020/02/04 22:28:29	1.1075.2.141.2.2
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2020/11/12 01:18:26	1.1075.2.149
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.141.2.2 2020/02/04 22:28:29 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.149 2020/11/12 01:18:26 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ use Crypt::DES;
 use DynaLoader; # for Crypt::DES version
 use File::Copy();
 use File::Path();
-use String::CRC32();
-use Short::URL();
 
 # ---------------------------------------------- Designs
 use vars qw(%defaultdesign);
@@ -430,7 +428,7 @@ sub studentbrowser_javascript {
 <script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript">
 // <![CDATA[
     var stdeditbrowser;
-    function openstdbrowser(formname,uname,udom,clicker,roleflag,ignorefilter,courseadvonly) {
+    function openstdbrowser(formname,uname,udom,clicker,roleflag,ignorefilter,courseadv) {
         var url = '/adm/pickstudent?';
         var filter;
 	if (!ignorefilter) {
@@ -445,7 +443,12 @@ sub studentbrowser_javascript {
                                     '&udomelement='+udom+
                                     '&clicker='+clicker;
 	if (roleflag) { url+="&roles=1"; }
-        if (courseadvonly) { url+="&courseadvonly=1"; }
+        if (courseadv == 'condition') {
+            if (document.getElementById('courseadv')) {
+                courseadv = document.getElementById('courseadv').value;
+            }
+        }
+        if ((courseadv == 'only') || (courseadv == 'none')) { url+="&courseadv="+courseadv; }
         var title = 'Student_Browser';
         var options = 'scrollbars=1,resizable=1,menubar=0';
         options += ',width=700,height=600';
@@ -477,7 +480,7 @@ ENDRESBRW
 }
 
 sub selectstudent_link {
-   my ($form,$unameele,$udomele,$courseadvonly,$clickerid)=@_;
+   my ($form,$unameele,$udomele,$courseadv,$clickerid)=@_;
    my $callargs = "'".&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::entity_encode($form)."','".
                       &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::entity_encode($unameele)."','".
                       &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::entity_encode($udomele)."'";
@@ -488,8 +491,12 @@ sub selectstudent_link {
 	   return '';
        }
        $callargs.=",'".&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::entity_encode($clickerid)."'";
-       if ($courseadvonly)  {
-           $callargs .= ",'',1,1";
+       if ($courseadv eq 'only') {
+           $callargs .= ",'',1,'$courseadv'";
+       } elsif ($courseadv eq 'none') {
+           $callargs .= ",'','','$courseadv'";
+       } elsif ($courseadv eq 'condition') {
+           $callargs .= ",'','','$courseadv'";
        }
        return '<span class="LC_nobreak">'.
               '<a href="javascript:openstdbrowser('.$callargs.');">'.
@@ -3233,7 +3240,7 @@ sub check_passwd_rules {
         $rulenames{'min'} = &mt('Minimum password length: [_1]',$min);
         $rulenames{'max'} = &mt('Maximum password length: [_1]',$max);
         $warning = &mt('Password did not satisfy the following:').'<ul>';
-        foreach my $rule ('min','max','uc','ls','num','spec') {
+        foreach my $rule ('min','max','uc','lc','num','spec') {
             if (grep(/^$rule$/,@brokerule)) {
                 $warning .= '<li>'.$rulenames{$rule}.'</li>';
             }
@@ -4416,6 +4423,59 @@ sub get_student_view_with_retries {
     }
 }
 
+sub css_links {
+    my ($currsymb,$level) = @_;
+    my ($links,@symbs,%cssrefs,%httpref);
+    if ($level eq 'map') {
+        my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+        if (ref($navmap)) {
+            my ($map,undef,$url)=&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($currsymb);
+            my @resources = $navmap->retrieveResources($map,sub { $_[0]->is_problem() },0,0);
+            foreach my $res (@resources) {
+                if (ref($res) && $res->symb()) {
+                    push(@symbs,$res->symb());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        @symbs = ($currsymb);
+    }
+    foreach my $symb (@symbs) {
+        my $css_href = &Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.0.cssfile',$symb);
+        if ($css_href =~ /\S/) {
+            unless ($css_href =~ m{https?://}) {
+                my $url = (&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($symb))[-1];
+                my $proburl =  &Apache::lonnet::clutter($url);
+                my ($probdir) = ($proburl =~ m{(.+)/[^/]+$});
+                unless ($css_href =~ m{^/}) {
+                    $css_href = &Apache::lonnet::hreflocation($probdir,$css_href);
+                }
+                if ($css_href =~ m{^/(res|uploaded)/}) {
+                    unless (($httpref{'httpref.'.$css_href}) ||
+                            (&Apache::lonnet::is_on_map($css_href))) {
+                        my $thisurl = $proburl;
+                        if ($env{'httpref.'.$proburl}) {
+                            $thisurl = $env{'httpref.'.$proburl};
+                        }
+                        $httpref{'httpref.'.$css_href} = $thisurl;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            $cssrefs{$css_href} = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (keys(%httpref)) {
+        &Apache::lonnet::appenv(\%httpref);
+    }
+    if (keys(%cssrefs)) {
+        foreach my $css_href (keys(%cssrefs)) {
+            next unless ($css_href =~ m{^(/res/|/uploaded/|https?://)});
+            $links .= '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="'.$css_href.'" />'."\n";
+        }
+    }
+    return $links;
+}
+
 =pod
 
 =item * &get_student_answers() 
@@ -4671,13 +4731,13 @@ sub findallcourses {
 ###############################################
 
 sub blockcheck {
-    my ($setters,$activity,$uname,$udom,$url,$is_course) = @_;
+    my ($setters,$activity,$uname,$udom,$url,$is_course,$symb,$caller) = @_;
 
     if (defined($udom) && defined($uname)) {
         # If uname and udom are for a course, check for blocks in the course.
         if (($is_course) || (&Apache::lonnet::is_course($udom,$uname))) {
             my ($startblock,$endblock,$triggerblock) =
-                &get_blocks($setters,$activity,$udom,$uname,$url);
+                &get_blocks($setters,$activity,$udom,$uname,$url,$symb,$caller);
             return ($startblock,$endblock,$triggerblock);
         }
     } else {
@@ -4804,7 +4864,7 @@ sub blockcheck {
         # of specified user, unless user has 'evb' privilege.
         
         my ($start,$end,$trigger) = 
-            &get_blocks($setters,$activity,$cdom,$cnum,$url);
+            &get_blocks($setters,$activity,$cdom,$cnum,$url,$symb,$caller);
         if (($start != 0) && 
             (($startblock == 0) || ($startblock > $start))) {
             $startblock = $start;
@@ -4824,7 +4884,7 @@ sub blockcheck {
 }
 
 sub get_blocks {
-    my ($setters,$activity,$cdom,$cnum,$url) = @_;
+    my ($setters,$activity,$cdom,$cnum,$url,$symb,$caller) = @_;
     my $startblock = 0;
     my $endblock = 0;
     my $triggerblock = '';
@@ -4837,7 +4897,13 @@ sub get_blocks {
     my $now = time;
     my %commblocks = &Apache::lonnet::get_comm_blocks($cdom,$cnum);
     if ($activity eq 'docs') {
-        @blockers = &Apache::lonnet::has_comm_blocking('bre',undef,$url,\%commblocks);
+        my ($blocked,$nosymbcache,$noenccheck);
+        if (($caller eq 'blockedaccess') || ($caller eq 'blockingstatus')) {
+            $blocked = 1;
+            $nosymbcache = 1;
+            $noenccheck = 1;
+        }
+        @blockers = &Apache::lonnet::has_comm_blocking('bre',$symb,$url,$nosymbcache,$noenccheck,$blocked,\%commblocks);
         foreach my $block (@blockers) {
             if ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
                 my $item = $1;
@@ -4959,12 +5025,12 @@ sub parse_block_record {
 }
 
 sub blocking_status {
-    my ($activity,$uname,$udom,$url,$is_course) = @_;
+    my ($activity,$uname,$udom,$url,$is_course,$symb,$caller) = @_;
     my %setters;
 
 # check for active blocking
     my ($startblock,$endblock,$triggerblock) = 
-        &blockcheck(\%setters,$activity,$uname,$udom,$url,$is_course);
+        &blockcheck(\%setters,$activity,$uname,$udom,$url,$is_course,$symb,$caller);
     my $blocked = 0;
     if ($startblock && $endblock) {
         $blocked = 1;
@@ -4980,7 +5046,12 @@ sub blocking_status {
         $querystring .= "&amp;udom=$udom"      if ($udom =~ /^$match_domain$/);
         $querystring .= "&amp;uname=$uname"    if ($uname =~ /^$match_username$/);
     } elsif ($activity eq 'docs') {
-        $querystring .= '&amp;url='.&HTML::Entities::encode($url,'&"');
+        my $showurl = &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($url);
+        $querystring .= '&amp;url='.&HTML::Entities::encode($showurl,'\'&"<>');
+        if ($symb) {
+            my $showsymb = &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($symb);
+            $querystring .= '&amp;symb='.&HTML::Entities::encode($showsymb,'\'&"<>');
+        }
     }
 
     my $output .= <<'END_MYBLOCK';
@@ -5028,38 +5099,23 @@ sub check_ip_acc {
     if (!defined($acc) || $acc =~ /^\s*$/ || $acc =~/^\s*no\s*$/i) {
         return 1;
     }
-    my $allowed;
-    my $ip=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} || $clientip || $env{'request.host'};
+    my $allowed=0;
+    my $ip;
+    if (($ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} eq '127.0.0.1') ||
+        ($ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} eq &Apache::lonnet::get_host_ip($Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonHostID'}))) {
+        $ip = $env{'request.host'} || $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} || $clientip;
+    } else {
+        $ip = $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} || $env{'request.host'} || $clientip;
+    }
 
     my $name;
-    my %access = (
-                     allowfrom => 1,
-                     denyfrom  => 0,
-                 );
-    my @allows;
-    my @denies;
-    foreach my $item (split(',',$acc)) {
-        $item =~ s/^\s*//;
-        $item =~ s/\s*$//;
-        if ($item =~ /^\!(.+)$/) {
-            push(@denies,$1);
-        } else {
-            push(@allows,$item);
-        }
-    }
-    my $numdenies = scalar(@denies);
-    my $numallows = scalar(@allows);
-    my $count = 0;
-    foreach my $pattern (@denies,@allows) {
-        $count ++;
-        my $acctype = 'allowfrom';
-        if ($count <= $numdenies) {
-            $acctype = 'denyfrom';
-        }
+    foreach my $pattern (split(',',$acc)) {
+        $pattern =~ s/^\s*//;
+        $pattern =~ s/\s*$//;
         if ($pattern =~ /\*$/) {
             #35.8.*
             $pattern=~s/\*//;
-            if ($ip =~ /^\Q$pattern\E/) { $allowed=$access{$acctype}; }
+            if ($ip =~ /^\Q$pattern\E/) { $allowed=1; }
         } elsif ($pattern =~ /(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\.\[(\d+)-(\d+)\]$/) {
             #35.8.3.[34-56]
             my $low=$2;
@@ -5067,7 +5123,7 @@ sub check_ip_acc {
             $pattern=$1;
             if ($ip =~ /^\Q$pattern\E/) {
                 my $last=(split(/\./,$ip))[3];
-                if ($last <=$high && $last >=$low) { $allowed=$access{$acctype}; }
+                if ($last <=$high && $last >=$low) { $allowed=1; }
             }
         } elsif ($pattern =~ /^\*/) {
             #*.msu.edu
@@ -5077,10 +5133,10 @@ sub check_ip_acc {
                 my $netaddr=inet_aton($ip);
                 ($name)=gethostbyaddr($netaddr,AF_INET);
             }
-            if ($name =~ /\Q$pattern\E$/i) { $allowed=$access{$acctype}; }
+            if ($name =~ /\Q$pattern\E$/i) { $allowed=1; }
         } elsif ($pattern =~ /\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+/) {
             #127.0.0.1
-            if ($ip =~ /^\Q$pattern\E/) { $allowed=$access{$acctype}; }
+            if ($ip =~ /^\Q$pattern\E/) { $allowed=1; }
         } else {
             #some.name.com
             if (!defined($name)) {
@@ -5088,16 +5144,9 @@ sub check_ip_acc {
                 my $netaddr=inet_aton($ip);
                 ($name)=gethostbyaddr($netaddr,AF_INET);
             }
-            if ($name =~ /\Q$pattern\E$/i) { $allowed=$access{$acctype}; }
-        }
-        if ($allowed =~ /^(0|1)$/) { last; }
-    }
-    if ($allowed eq '') {
-        if ($numdenies && !$numallows) {
-            $allowed = 1;
-        } else {
-            $allowed = 0;
+            if ($name =~ /\Q$pattern\E$/i) { $allowed=1; }
         }
+        if ($allowed) { last; }
     }
     return $allowed;
 }
@@ -7942,43 +7991,85 @@ ADDMETA
                 my $dom_in_use = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'};
                 unless (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('mau',$dom_in_use)) {
                     my %domdefs = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom_in_use);
+                    my $lonhost = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+                    my $offload;
                     if (ref($domdefs{'offloadnow'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                        my $lonhost = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonHostID'};
                         if ($domdefs{'offloadnow'}{$lonhost}) {
-                            my $newserver = &Apache::lonnet::spareserver(30000,undef,1,$dom_in_use);
-                            if (($newserver) && ($newserver ne $lonhost)) {
-                                my $numsec = 5;
-                                my $timeout = $numsec * 1000;
-                                my ($newurl,$locknum,%locks,$msg);
-                                if ($env{'request.role.adv'}) {
-                                    ($locknum,%locks) = &Apache::lonnet::get_locks();
-                                }
-                                my $disable_submit = 0;
-                                if ($requrl =~ /$LONCAPA::assess_re/) {
-                                    $disable_submit = 1;
+                            $offload = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    unless ($offload) {
+                        if (ref($domdefs{'offloadoth'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if ($domdefs{'offloadoth'}{$lonhost}) {
+                                if (($env{'user.domain'} ne '') && ($env{'user.domain'} ne $dom_in_use) &&
+                                    (!(($env{'user.name'} eq 'public') && ($env{'user.domain'} eq 'public')))) {
+                                    unless (&Apache::lonnet::shared_institution($env{'user.domain'})) {
+                                        $offload = 1;
+                                        $dom_in_use = $env{'user.domain'};
+                                    }
                                 }
-                                if ($locknum) {
-                                    my @lockinfo = sort(values(%locks));
-                                    $msg = &mt('Once the following tasks are complete: ')."\\n".
-                                           join(", ",sort(values(%locks)))."\\n".
-                                           &mt('your session will be transferred to a different server, after you click "Roles".');
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ($offload) {
+                        my $newserver = &Apache::lonnet::spareserver(30000,undef,1,$dom_in_use);
+                        if (($newserver) && ($newserver ne $lonhost)) {
+                            my $numsec = 5;
+                            my $timeout = $numsec * 1000;
+                            my ($newurl,$locknum,%locks,$msg);
+                            if ($env{'request.role.adv'}) {
+                                ($locknum,%locks) = &Apache::lonnet::get_locks();
+                            }
+                            my $disable_submit = 0;
+                            if ($requrl =~ /$LONCAPA::assess_re/) {
+                                $disable_submit = 1;
+                            }
+                            if ($locknum) {
+                                my @lockinfo = sort(values(%locks));
+                                $msg = &mt('Once the following tasks are complete: ')."\n".
+                                       join(", ",sort(values(%locks)))."\n";
+                                if (&show_course()) {
+                                    $msg .= &mt('your session will be transferred to a different server, after you click "Courses".');
                                 } else {
-                                    if (($requrl =~ m{^/res/}) && ($env{'form.submitted'} =~ /^part_/)) {
-                                        $msg = &mt('Your LON-CAPA submission has been recorded')."\\n";
+                                    $msg .= &mt('your session will be transferred to a different server, after you click "Roles".');
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                if (($requrl =~ m{^/res/}) && ($env{'form.submitted'} =~ /^part_/)) {
+                                    $msg = &mt('Your LON-CAPA submission has been recorded')."\n";
+                                }
+                                $msg .= &mt('Your current LON-CAPA session will be transferred to a different server in [quant,_1,second].',$numsec);
+                                $newurl = '/adm/switchserver?otherserver='.$newserver;
+                                if (($env{'request.role'}) && ($env{'request.role'} ne 'cm')) {
+                                    $newurl .= '&role='.$env{'request.role'};
+                                }
+                                if ($env{'request.symb'}) {
+                                    my $shownsymb = &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($env{'request.symb'});
+                                    if ($shownsymb =~ m{^/enc/}) {
+                                        my $reqdmajor = 2;
+                                        my $reqdminor = 11;
+                                        my $reqdsubminor = 3;
+                                        my $newserverrev = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_loncaparev('',$newserver);
+                                        my $remoterev = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_loncaparev(undef,$newserver);
+                                        my ($major,$minor,$subminor) = ($remoterev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+|)[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
+                                        if (($major eq '' && $minor eq '') ||
+                                            (($reqdmajor > $major) || (($reqdmajor == $major) && ($reqdminor > $minor)) ||
+                                            (($reqdmajor == $major) && ($reqdminor == $minor) && (($subminor eq '') ||
+                                             ($reqdsubminor > $subminor))))) {
+                                            undef($shownsymb);
+                                        }
                                     }
-                                    $msg .= &mt('Your current LON-CAPA session will be transferred to a different server in [quant,_1,second].',$numsec);
-                                    $newurl = '/adm/switchserver?otherserver='.$newserver;
-                                    if (($env{'request.role'}) && ($env{'request.role'} ne 'cm')) {
-                                        $newurl .= '&role='.$env{'request.role'};
-                                    }
-                                    if ($env{'request.symb'}) {
-                                        $newurl .= '&symb='.$env{'request.symb'};
-                                    } else {
-                                        $newurl .= '&origurl='.$requrl;
+                                    if ($shownsymb) {
+                                        &js_escape(\$shownsymb);
+                                        $newurl .= '&symb='.$shownsymb;
                                     }
+                                } else {
+                                    my $shownurl = &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($requrl);
+                                    &js_escape(\$shownurl);
+                                    $newurl .= '&origurl='.$shownurl;
                                 }
-                                &js_escape(\$msg);
-                                $result.=<<OFFLOAD
+                            }
+                            &js_escape(\$msg);
+                            $result.=<<OFFLOAD
 <meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache" />
 <script type="text/javascript">
 // <![CDATA[
@@ -7999,7 +8090,6 @@ function LC_Offload_Now() {
 // ]]>
 </script>
 OFFLOAD
-                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -8420,8 +8510,7 @@ sub modal_link {
         $target_attr = 'target="'.$target.'"';
     }
     return <<"ENDLINK";
-<a href="$link" $target_attr title="$title" onclick="javascript:openMyModal('$link',$width,$height,'$scrolling','$transparency','$style'); return false;">
-           $linktext</a>
+<a href="$link" $target_attr title="$title" onclick="javascript:openMyModal('$link',$width,$height,'$scrolling','$transparency','$style'); return false;">$linktext</a>
 ENDLINK
 }
 
@@ -15485,12 +15574,17 @@ sub construct_course {
 # Open all assignments
 #
     if ($args->{'openall'}) {
+       my $opendate = time;
+       if ($args->{'openallfrom'} =~ /^\d+$/) {
+           $opendate = $args->{'openallfrom'};
+       }
        my $storeunder=$$crsudom.'_'.$$crsunum.'.0.opendate';
-       my %storecontent = ($storeunder         => time,
+       my %storecontent = ($storeunder         => $opendate,
                            $storeunder.'.type' => 'date_start');
-       
-       $outcome .= &mt('Opening all assignments').': '.&Apache::lonnet::cput
-                 ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
+       $outcome .= &mt('All assignments open starting [_1]',
+                       &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($opendate)).': '.
+                   &Apache::lonnet::cput
+                       ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
    }
 #
 # Set first page
@@ -17194,131 +17288,6 @@ sub des_decrypt {
     return $plaintext;
 }
 
-sub make_short_symbs {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$navmap) = @_;
-    return unless (ref($navmap));
-    my ($numnew,@errors);
-    my @toshorten = &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.addtiny');
-    if (@toshorten) {
-        my (%maps,%resources,%titles);
-        &Apache::loncourserespicker::enumerate_course_contents($navmap,\%maps,\%resources,\%titles,
-                                                               'shorturls',$cdom,$cnum);
-        my %tocreate;
-        if (keys(%resources)) {
-            foreach my $item (sort {$a <=> $b} (@toshorten)) {
-                my $symb = $resources{$item};
-                if ($symb) {
-                    $tocreate{$cnum.'&'.$symb} = 1;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (keys(%tocreate)) {
-            my %coursetiny = &Apache::lonnet::dump('tiny',$cdom,$cnum);
-            my $su = Short::URL->new(no_vowels => 1);
-            my $init = '';
-            my (%newunique,%addcourse,%courseonly,%failed);
-            # get lock on tiny db
-            my $now = time;
-            my $lockhash = {
-                                "lock\0$now" => $env{'user.name'}.
-                                                ':'.$env{'user.domain'},
-                            };
-            my $tries = 0;
-            my $gotlock = &Apache::lonnet::newput_dom('tiny',$lockhash,$cdom);
-            my ($code,$error);
-            while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && ($tries<3)) {
-                $tries ++;
-                sleep 1;
-                $gotlock = &Apache::lonnet::newput_dom('tiny',$lockhash,$cdom);
-            }
-            if ($gotlock eq 'ok') {
-                $init = &shorten_symbs($cdom,$init,$su,\%coursetiny,\%tocreate,\%newunique,
-                                       \%addcourse,\%courseonly,\%failed);
-                if (keys(%failed)) {
-                    my $numfailed = scalar(keys(%failed));
-                    push(@errors,&mt('error: could not obtain unique six character URL for [quant,_1,resource]',$numfailed));
-                }
-                if (keys(%newunique)) {
-                    my $putres = &Apache::lonnet::newput_dom('tiny',\%newunique,$cdom);
-                    if ($putres eq 'ok') {
-                        $numnew = scalar(keys(%newunique));
-                        my $newputres = &Apache::lonnet::newput('tiny',\%addcourse,$cdom,$cnum);
-                        unless ($newputres eq 'ok') {
-                            push(@errors,&mt('error: could not store course look-up of short URLs'));
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        push(@errors,&mt('error: could not store unique six character URLs'));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return ($numnew,\@errors);
-}
-
-sub shorten_symbs {
-    my ($cdom,$init,$su,$coursetiny,$tocreate,$newunique,$addcourse,$courseonly,$failed) = @_;
-    return unless ((ref($su)) && (ref($coursetiny) eq 'HASH') && (ref($tocreate) eq 'HASH') &&
-                   (ref($newunique) eq 'HASH') && (ref($addcourse) eq 'HASH') &&
-                   (ref($courseonly) eq 'HASH') && (ref($failed) eq 'HASH'));
-    my (%possibles,%collisions);
-    foreach my $key (keys(%{$tocreate})) {
-        my $num = String::CRC32::crc32($key);
-        my $tiny = $su->encode($num,$init);
-        if ($tiny) {
-            $possibles{$tiny} = $key;
-        }
-    }
-    if (!$init) {
-        $init = 1;
-    } else {
-        $init ++;
-    }
-    if (keys(%possibles)) {
-        my @posstiny = keys(%possibles);
-        my $configuname = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
-        my %currtiny = &Apache::lonnet::get('tiny',\@posstiny,$cdom,$configuname);
-        if (keys(%currtiny)) {
-            foreach my $key (keys(%currtiny)) {
-                next if ($currtiny{$key} eq '');
-                if ($currtiny{$key} eq $possibles{$key}) {
-                    my ($tcnum,$tsymb) = split(/\&/,$currtiny{$key});
-                    unless (($coursetiny->{$tsymb} eq $key) || ($addcourse->{$tsymb} eq $key) || ($courseonly->{$tsymb} eq $key)) {
-                        $courseonly->{$tsymb} = $key;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    $collisions{$possibles{$key}} = 1;
-                }
-                delete($possibles{$key});
-            }
-        }
-        foreach my $key (keys(%possibles)) {
-            $newunique->{$key} = $possibles{$key};
-            my ($tcnum,$tsymb) = split(/\&/,$possibles{$key});
-            unless (($coursetiny->{$tsymb} eq $key) || ($addcourse->{$tsymb} eq $key) || ($courseonly->{$tsymb} eq $key)) {
-                $addcourse->{$tsymb} = $key;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    if (keys(%collisions)) {
-        if ($init <5) {
-            if (!$init) {
-                $init = 1;
-            } else {
-                $init ++;
-            }
-            $init = &shorten_symbs($cdom,$init,$su,$coursetiny,\%collisions,
-                                   $newunique,$addcourse,$courseonly,$failed);
-        } else {
-            foreach my $key (keys(%collisions)) {
-                $failed->{$key} = 1;
-                $failed->{$key} = 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return $init;
-}
-
 sub is_nonframeable {
     my ($url,$absolute,$hostname,$ip,$nocache) = @_;
     my ($remprotocol,$remhost) = ($url =~ m{^(https?)\://(([a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\.)+[a-z]{2,})}i);