--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2017/03/13 18:48:44	1.1276
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2017/07/10 12:48:41	1.1284
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1276 2017/03/13 18:48:44 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1284 2017/07/10 12:48:41 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ use Apache::lonuserutils();
 use Apache::lonuserstate();
 use Apache::courseclassifier();
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
+use LONCAPA::LWPReq;
 use DateTime::TimeZone;
 use DateTime::Locale;
 use Encode();
@@ -4991,7 +4992,8 @@ sub blockcheck {
     # boards, chat or groups, check for blocking in current course only.
 
     if (($activity eq 'boards' || $activity eq 'chat' ||
-         $activity eq 'groups' || $activity eq 'printout') &&
+         $activity eq 'groups' || $activity eq 'printout' ||
+         $activity eq 'reinit' || $activity eq 'alert') &&
         ($env{'request.course.id'})) {
         foreach my $key (keys(%live_courses)) {
             if ($key ne $env{'request.course.id'}) {
@@ -5099,7 +5101,7 @@ sub blockcheck {
 
         # Retrieve blocking times and identity of locker for course
         # of specified user, unless user has 'evb' privilege.
-        
+
         my ($start,$end,$trigger) = 
             &get_blocks($setters,$activity,$cdom,$cnum,$url);
         if (($start != 0) && 
@@ -5186,13 +5188,19 @@ sub get_blocks {
                 my $end = $start + $env{'course.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum.'.timerinterval.'.$timersymb}; 
                 if ($start && $end) {
                     if (($start <= time) && ($end >= time)) {
-                        unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
-                            push(@blockers,$block);
-                            $triggered{$block} = {
-                                                   start => $start,
-                                                   end   => $end,
-                                                   type  => $type,
-                                                 };
+                        if (ref($commblocks{$block}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                if ($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{$activity} eq 'on') {
+                                    unless(grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
+                                        push(@blockers,$block);
+                                        $triggered{$block} = {
+                                                               start => $start,
+                                                               end   => $end,
+                                                               type  => $type,
+                                                             };
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -5302,6 +5310,10 @@ END_MYBLOCK
         $text = &mt('Printing Blocked');
     } elsif ($activity eq 'passwd') {
         $text = &mt('Password Changing Blocked');
+    } elsif ($activity eq 'alert') {
+        $text = &mt('Checking Critical Messages Blocked');
+    } elsif ($activity eq 'reinit') {
+        $text = &mt('Checking Course Update Blocked');
     }
     $output .= <<"END_BLOCK";
 <div class='$class'>
@@ -7112,6 +7124,11 @@ table.LC_data_table tr > td.LC_docs_entr
   color: #990000;
 }
 
+.LC_docs_alias {
+  color: #440055;  
+}
+
+.LC_docs_alias_name,
 .LC_docs_reinit_warn,
 .LC_docs_ext_edit {
   font-size: x-small;
@@ -8357,6 +8374,7 @@ OFFLOAD
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0">
 <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />';
     }
+    $result .= '<meta name="google" content="notranslate" />'."\n";
     return $result.'</head>';
 }
 
@@ -10037,7 +10055,7 @@ sub get_secgrprole_info {
 }
 
 sub user_picker {
-    my ($dom,$srch,$forcenewuser,$caller,$cancreate,$usertype,$context,$fixeddom) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$srch,$forcenewuser,$caller,$cancreate,$usertype,$context,$fixeddom,$noinstd) = @_;
     my $currdom = $dom;
     my @alldoms = &Apache::lonnet::all_domains();
     if (@alldoms == 1) {
@@ -10102,10 +10120,12 @@ sub user_picker {
     &html_escape(\%html_lt);
     &js_escape(\%js_lt);
     my $domform;
+    my $allow_blank = 1;
     if ($fixeddom) {
-        $domform = &select_dom_form($currdom,'srchdomain',1,1,undef,[$currdom]);
+        $allow_blank = 0;
+        $domform = &select_dom_form($currdom,'srchdomain',$allow_blank,1,undef,[$currdom]);
     } else {
-        $domform = &select_dom_form($currdom,'srchdomain',1,1);
+        $domform = &select_dom_form($currdom,'srchdomain',$allow_blank,1);
     }
     my $srchinsel = ' <select name="srchin">';
 
@@ -10118,6 +10138,7 @@ sub user_picker {
         next if ($option eq 'alc');
         next if (($option eq 'crs') && ($env{'form.form'} eq 'requestcrs'));  
         next if ($option eq 'crs' && !$env{'request.course.id'});
+        next if (($option eq 'instd') && ($noinstd));
         if ($curr_selected{'srchin'} eq $option) {
             $srchinsel .= ' 
    <option value="'.$option.'" selected="selected">'.$html_lt{$option}.'</option>';
@@ -16982,8 +17003,12 @@ sub needs_coursereinit {
         $interval = 600;
     }
     if (($now-$env{'request.course.timechecked'})>$interval) {
-        my $lastchange = &Apache::lonnet::get_coursechange($cdom,$cnum);
         &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'request.course.timechecked'=>$now});
+        my $blocked = &blocking_status('reinit',$cnum,$cdom,undef,1);
+        if ($blocked) {
+            return ();
+        }
+        my $lastchange = &Apache::lonnet::get_coursechange($cdom,$cnum);
         if ($lastchange > $env{'request.course.tied'}) {
             my %curr_reqd_hash = &Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($cdom,$cnum,'internal.releaserequired');
             if ($curr_reqd_hash{'internal.releaserequired'} ne '') {
@@ -17348,14 +17373,19 @@ sub check_recaptcha {
     my ($privkey,$version) = @_;
     my $captcha_chk;
     if ($version >= 2) {
-        my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
-        $ua->timeout(10);
         my %info = (
                      secret   => $privkey, 
                      response => $env{'form.g-recaptcha-response'},
                      remoteip => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
                    );
-        my $response = $ua->post('https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify',\%info);
+        my $request=new HTTP::Request('POST','https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify');
+        $request->content(join('&',map {
+                         my $name = escape($_);
+                         "$name=" . ( ref($info{$_}) eq 'ARRAY'
+                         ? join("&$name=", map {escape($_) } @{$info{$_}})
+                         : &escape($info{$_}) );
+        } keys(%info)));
+        my $response = &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest('',$request,'','',10,1);
         if ($response->is_success)  {
             my $data = JSON::DWIW->from_json($response->decoded_content);
             if (ref($data) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -17418,9 +17448,25 @@ sub cleanup_html {
 
 # Checks for critical messages and returns a redirect url if one exists.
 # $interval indicates how often to check for messages.
+# $context is the calling context -- roles, grades, contents, menu or flip. 
 sub critical_redirect {
-    my ($interval) = @_;
+    my ($interval,$context) = @_;
     if ((time-$env{'user.criticalcheck.time'})>$interval) {
+        if (($env{'request.course.id'}) && (($context eq 'flip') || ($context eq 'contents'))) {
+            my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+            my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+            my $blocked = &blocking_status('alert',$cnum,$cdom,undef,1);
+            if ($blocked) {
+                my $checkrole = "cm./$cdom/$cnum";
+                if ($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') {
+                    $checkrole .= "/$env{'request.course.sec'}";
+                }
+                unless ((&Apache::lonnet::allowed('evb',undef,undef,$checkrole)) &&
+                        ($env{'request.role'} !~ m{^st\./$cdom/$cnum})) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
         my @what=&Apache::lonnet::dump('critical', $env{'user.domain'}, 
                                         $env{'user.name'});
         &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'user.criticalcheck.time'=>time});