--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/08/10 23:32:35	1.1012
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/08/16 21:49:32	1.1018
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1012 2009/08/10 23:32:35 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1018 2009/08/16 21:49:32 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3146,10 +3146,10 @@ sub dcmaildump {
 
 sub get_domain_roles {
     my ($dom,$roles,$startdate,$enddate)=@_;
-    if (undef($startdate) || $startdate eq '') {
+    if ((!defined($startdate)) || ($startdate eq '')) {
         $startdate = '.';
     }
-    if (undef($enddate) || $enddate eq '') {
+    if ((!defined($enddate)) || ($enddate eq '')) {
         $enddate = '.';
     }
     my $rolelist;
@@ -5878,6 +5878,11 @@ sub auto_courserequest_checks {
     return %validations; 
 }
 
+sub auto_courserequest_validation {
+    my ($dom,$details,$inststatuses,$message) = @_;
+    return 'pending';
+}
+
 sub auto_validate_class_sec {
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$owners,$inst_class) = @_;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
@@ -6097,7 +6102,17 @@ sub assignrole {
             if ($refused) {
                 if (($selfenroll == 1) && ($role eq 'st') && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
                     $refused = '';
-                } else {
+                } elsif ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
+                    if (($role eq 'cc') && ($env{'user.name'} ne '' && $env{'user.domain'} ne '')) {
+                        my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($cwosec =~ m{^/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)$});
+                        my %crsenv = &userenvironment($cdom,$cnum,('internal.courseowner'));
+                        if ($crsenv{'internal.courseowner'} eq 
+                             $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}) {
+                            $refused = '';
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if ($refused) {
                     &logthis('Refused assignrole: '.$udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.
                              ' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
 	  	             $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
@@ -6421,11 +6436,17 @@ sub writecoursepref {
 
 sub createcourse {
     my ($udom,$description,$url,$course_server,$nonstandard,$inst_code,
-        $course_owner,$crstype,$cnum)=@_;
+        $course_owner,$crstype,$cnum,$context,$category)=@_;
     $url=&declutter($url);
     my $cid='';
     unless (&allowed('ccc',$udom)) {
-        return 'refused';
+        if ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
+            unless (&usertools_access($course_owner,$udom,$category,undef,$context)) {
+                return 'refused';
+            }
+        } else {
+            return 'refused';
+        }
     }
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- Get Unique ID
     my $uname;
@@ -6524,6 +6545,39 @@ sub is_course {
     return 0;
 }
 
+sub store_userdata {
+    my ($storehash,$datakey,$namespace,$udom,$uname) = @_;
+    my $result;
+    if ($datakey ne '') {
+        if (ref($storehash) eq 'HASH') {
+            if ($udom eq '' || $uname eq '') {
+                $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+                $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+            }
+            my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+            if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+                $result = 'error: no_host';
+            } else {
+                $storehash->{'ip'} = $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
+                $storehash->{'host'} = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+
+                my $namevalue='';
+                foreach my $key (keys(%{$storehash})) {
+                    $namevalue.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
+                }
+                $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
+                $result =  &reply("store:$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
+                                  "$namespace:$datakey:$namevalue",$uhome);
+            }
+        } else {
+            $result = 'error: data to store was not a hash reference'; 
+        }
+    } else {
+        $result= 'error: invalid requestkey'; 
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Assign Custom Role
 
 sub assigncustomrole {
@@ -8013,6 +8067,11 @@ sub devalidate_title_cache {
     &devalidate_cache_new('title',$key);
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------- Get the title of a course
+
+sub current_course_title {
+    return $env{ 'course.' . $env{'request.course.id'} . '.description' };
+}
 # ------------------------------------------------- Get the title of a resource
 
 sub gettitle {