--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2020/09/08 04:19:48	1.1075.2.141.2.6
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2020/09/28 17:45:08	1.1075.2.141.2.7
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.141.2.6 2020/09/08 04:19:48 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.141.2.7 2020/09/28 17:45:08 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4680,13 +4680,13 @@ 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 {
@@ -4814,7 +4814,7 @@ 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;
@@ -4834,7 +4834,7 @@ 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 = '';
@@ -4847,7 +4847,12 @@ 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,$nosymbcache);
+        if (($caller eq 'blockedaccess') || ($caller eq 'blockingstatus')) {
+            $blocked = 1;
+            $nosymbcache = 1;
+        }
+        @blockers = &Apache::lonnet::has_comm_blocking('bre',$symb,$url,$nosymbcache,$blocked,\%commblocks);
         foreach my $block (@blockers) {
             if ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
                 my $item = $1;
@@ -4969,12 +4974,12 @@ 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;
@@ -4990,7 +4995,12 @@ sub blocking_status {
         $querystring .= "&udom=$udom"      if ($udom =~ /^$match_domain$/);
         $querystring .= "&uname=$uname"    if ($uname =~ /^$match_username$/);
     } elsif ($activity eq 'docs') {
-        $querystring .= '&url='.&HTML::Entities::encode($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';