--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2015/04/01 23:43:55	1.1172.2.62
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2015/10/26 16:03:42	1.1295
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.62 2015/04/01 23:43:55 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1295 2015/10/26 16:03:42 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ use LWP::UserAgent();
 use HTTP::Date;
 use Image::Magick;
 
+
+use Encode;
+
 use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
             $_64bit %env %protocol %loncaparevs %serverhomeIDs %needsrelease
             %managerstab);
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ use GDBM_File;
 use HTML::LCParser;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 use Storable qw(thaw nfreeze);
-use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
+use Time::HiRes qw( sleep gettimeofday tv_interval );
 use Cache::Memcached;
 use Digest::MD5;
 use Math::Random;
@@ -102,13 +105,14 @@ use LONCAPA::Lond;
 use File::Copy;
 
 my $readit;
-my $max_connection_retries = 10;     # Or some such value.
+my $max_connection_retries = 20;     # Or some such value.
 
 require Exporter;
 
 our @ISA = qw (Exporter);
 our @EXPORT = qw(%env);
 
+
 # ------------------------------------ Logging (parameters, docs, slots, roles)
 {
     my $logid;
@@ -123,19 +127,19 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(%env);
 	$logid ++;
         my $now = time();
 	my $id=$now.'00000'.$$.'00000'.$logid;
-        my $logentry = {
-                         $id => {
-                                  'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
-                                  'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
-                                  'exe_time'  => $now,
-                                  'exe_ip'    => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
-                                  'delflag'   => $delflag,
-                                  'logentry'  => $storehash,
-                                  'uname'     => $uname,
-                                  'udom'      => $udom,
-                                }
+        my $logentry = { 
+                          $id => {
+                                   'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
+                                   'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
+                                   'exe_time'  => $now,
+                                   'exe_ip'    => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
+                                   'delflag'   => $delflag,
+                                   'logentry'  => $storehash,
+                                   'uname'     => $uname,
+                                   'udom'      => $udom,
+                                  }
                        };
-        return &put('nohist_'.$hash_name,$logentry,$cdom,$cnum);
+	return &put('nohist_'.$hash_name,$logentry,$cdom,$cnum);
     }
 }
 
@@ -356,7 +360,8 @@ sub remote_devalidate_cache {
     my $items;
     return unless (ref($cachekeys) eq 'ARRAY');
     my $cachestr = join('&',@{$cachekeys});
-    return &reply('devalidatecache:'.&escape($cachestr),$lonhost);
+    my $response = &reply('devalidatecache:'.&escape($cachestr),$lonhost);
+    return $response;
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
@@ -370,7 +375,7 @@ sub subreply {
 
     my $lockfile=$peerfile.".lock";
     while (-e $lockfile) {	# Need to wait for the lockfile to disappear.
-	sleep(1);
+	sleep(0.1);
     }
     # At this point, either a loncnew parent is listening or an old lonc
     # or loncnew child is listening so we can connect or everything's dead.
@@ -388,7 +393,7 @@ sub subreply {
 	} else {
 	    &create_connection(&hostname($server),$server);
 	}
-        sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
+        sleep(0.1);	# Try again later if failed connection.
     }
     my $answer;
     if ($client) {
@@ -417,8 +422,8 @@ sub reply {
 
 sub reconlonc {
     my ($lonid) = @_;
-    my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
     if ($lonid) {
+        my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
 	my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$hostname";
 	if ($hostname && -e $peerfile) {
 	    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc for $lonid ($hostname)");
@@ -443,7 +448,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
             sleep 1;
-         } else {
+        } else {
 	    &logthis(
                "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
@@ -464,7 +469,7 @@ sub critical {
     }
     my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
     if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-	&reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server");
+	&reconlonc($server);
 	my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
         if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
             my $now=time;
@@ -481,7 +486,7 @@ sub critical {
 		    close($dfh);
 		}
             }
-            sleep 2;
+            sleep 1;
             my $wcmd='';
             {
 		my $dfh;
@@ -970,12 +975,12 @@ sub choose_server {
         }
     }
     foreach my $lonhost (keys(%servers)) {
-        my $loginvia;
         if ($skiploadbal) {
             if (ref($balancers) eq 'HASH') {
                 next if (exists($balancers->{$lonhost}));
             }
-        }
+        }   
+        my $loginvia;
         if ($checkloginvia) {
             $loginvia = $domconfhash{$udom.'.login.loginvia_'.$lonhost};
             if ($loginvia) {
@@ -1301,7 +1306,7 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
         }
     }
     if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
-        ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules) =
+        ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules) = 
             &check_balancer_result($result,@hosts);
         if ($is_balancer) {
             if (ref($currrules) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -1360,7 +1365,7 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
             }
         }
         if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
-            ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules) =
+            ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules) = 
                 &check_balancer_result($result,@hosts);
             if ($is_balancer) {
                 if (ref($currrules) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -1416,8 +1421,8 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
             $is_balancer = 0;
             if ($uname ne '' && $udom ne '') {
                 if (($env{'user.name'} eq $uname) && ($env{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
-
-                    &appenv({'user.loadbalexempt'     => $lonhost,
+                    
+                    &appenv({'user.loadbalexempt'     => $lonhost,  
                              'user.loadbalcheck.time' => time});
                 }
             }
@@ -1606,7 +1611,7 @@ sub idput {
     }
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------- Delete unwanted IDs from ids.db file
+# ---------------------------------------- Delete unwanted IDs from ids.db file 
 
 sub iddel {
     my ($udom,$idshashref,$uhome)=@_;
@@ -1934,6 +1939,63 @@ sub get_instuser {
     return ($outcome,%userinfo);
 }
 
+sub get_multiple_instusers {
+    my ($udom,$users,$caller) = @_;
+    my ($outcome,$results);
+    if (ref($users) eq 'HASH') {
+        my $count = keys(%{$users}); 
+        my $requested = &freeze_escape($users);
+        my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+        if ($homeserver ne '') {
+            my $queryid=&reply('querysend:getmultinstusers:::'.$caller.'='.$requested,$homeserver);
+            my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
+            if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+                &logthis('get_multiple_instusers invalid queryid: '.$queryid.
+                         ' for host: '.$homeserver.'in domain '.$udom);
+                return ($outcome,$results);
+            }
+            my $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+            my $maxtries = 5;
+            if ($count > 100) {
+                $maxtries = 1+int($count/20);
+            }
+            my $tries = 1;
+            while (($response=~/^timeout/) && ($tries <= $maxtries)) {
+                $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+                $tries ++;
+            }
+            if ($response eq '') {
+                $results = {};
+                foreach my $key (keys(%{$users})) {
+                    my ($uname,$id);
+                    if ($caller eq 'id') {
+                        $id = $key;
+                    } else {
+                        $uname = $key;
+                    }
+                    my ($resp,%info) = &get_instuser($udom,$uname,$id);
+                    $outcome = $resp;
+                    if ($resp eq 'ok') {
+                        %{$results} = (%{$results}, %info);
+                    } else {
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            } elsif(!&error($response) && ($response ne 'refused')) {
+                if (($response eq 'unavailable') || ($response eq 'invalid') || ($response eq 'timeout')) {
+                    $outcome = $response;
+                } else {
+                    ($outcome,my $userdata) = split(/=/,$response,2);
+                    if ($outcome eq 'ok') {
+                        $results = &thaw_unescape($userdata); 
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($outcome,$results);
+}
+
 sub inst_rulecheck {
     my ($udom,$uname,$id,$item,$rules) = @_;
     my %returnhash;
@@ -2074,6 +2136,7 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $domdefaults{'canuse_pdfforms'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canuse_pdfforms'};
         $domdefaults{'usejsme'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'usejsme'};
         $domdefaults{'uselcmath'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'uselcmath'};
         if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -2090,11 +2153,21 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
             }
             if ($domdefaults{'postsubmit'} eq 'on') {
                 if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    $domdefaults{$type.'postsubtimeout'} =
-                        $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}{$type};
+                    $domdefaults{$type.'postsubtimeout'} = 
+                        $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}{$type}; 
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}{'instcode'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                my @clonecodes = @{$domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}{'instcode'}};
+                if (@clonecodes) {
+                    $domdefaults{'canclone'} = join('+',@clonecodes);
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif ($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}) {
+            $domdefaults{'canclone'}=$domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'};
+        }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}) eq 'HASH') {
         if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'remote'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -2138,7 +2211,7 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
     if (ref($domconfig{'coursecategories'}) eq 'HASH') {
         $domdefaults{'catauth'} = 'std';
         $domdefaults{'catunauth'} = 'std';
-        if ($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'auth'}) {
+        if ($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'auth'}) { 
             $domdefaults{'catauth'} = $domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'auth'};
         }
         if ($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'unauth'}) {
@@ -2735,11 +2808,11 @@ sub ssi {
     &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt(\$fn);
     if (%form) {
       $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',&absolute_url().$fn);
-      $request->content(join('&',map {
+      $request->content(join('&',map { 
             my $name = escape($_);
-            "$name=" . ( ref($form{$_}) eq 'ARRAY'
-            ? join("&$name=", map {escape($_) } @{$form{$_}})
-            : &escape($form{$_}) );
+            "$name=" . ( ref($form{$_}) eq 'ARRAY' 
+            ? join("&$name=", map {escape($_) } @{$form{$_}}) 
+            : &escape($form{$_}) );    
         } keys(%form)));
     } else {
       $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&absolute_url().$fn);
@@ -2747,10 +2820,13 @@ sub ssi {
 
     $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
     my $response= $ua->request($request);
+    my $content = $response->content;
+
+
     if (wantarray) {
-	return ($response->content, $response);
+	return ($content, $response);
     } else {
-	return $response->content;
+	return $content;
     }
 }
 
@@ -2782,7 +2858,7 @@ sub allowuploaded {
 #
 # Determine if the current user should be able to edit a particular resource,
 # when viewing in course context.
-# (a) When viewing resource used to determine if "Edit" item is included in
+# (a) When viewing resource used to determine if "Edit" item is included in 
 #     Functions.
 # (b) When displaying folder contents in course editor, used to determine if
 #     "Edit" link will be displayed alongside resource.
@@ -2790,12 +2866,12 @@ sub allowuploaded {
 #  input: six args -- filename (decluttered), course number, course domain,
 #                   url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a group
 #                   item -- e.g., bulletin board, group page etc.).
-#  output: array of five scalars --
+#  output: array of five scalars -- 
 #          $cfile -- url for file editing if editable on current server
 #          $home -- homeserver of resource (i.e., for author if published,
 #                                           or course if uploaded.).
 #          $switchserver --  1 if server switch will be needed.
-#          $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode
+#          $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode 
 #          $forceview -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to view mode
 #
 
@@ -2884,7 +2960,7 @@ sub can_edit_resource {
                     $forceedit = 1;
                 }
                 $cfile = $resurl;
-            } elsif (($resurl ne '') && (&is_on_map($resurl))) {
+            } elsif (($resurl ne '') && (&is_on_map($resurl))) { 
                 if ($resurl =~ m{^/adm/$match_domain/$match_username/\d+/smppg|bulletinboard$}) {
                     $incourse = 1;
                     if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
@@ -2915,7 +2991,7 @@ sub can_edit_resource {
                 }
             } elsif ($resurl eq '/res/lib/templates/simpleproblem.problem/smpedit') {
                 my $template = '/res/lib/templates/simpleproblem.problem';
-                if (&is_on_map($template)) {
+                if (&is_on_map($template)) { 
                     $incourse = 1;
                     $forceview = 1;
                     $cfile = $template;
@@ -2962,7 +3038,7 @@ sub can_edit_resource {
                 $cfile=$file;
             }
         }
-        if (($cfile ne '') && (!$incourse || $uploaded) &&
+        if (($cfile ne '') && (!$incourse || $uploaded) && 
             (($home ne '') && ($home ne 'no_host'))) {
             my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
             unless (grep(/^\Q$home\E$/,@ids)) {
@@ -2989,9 +3065,9 @@ sub in_course {
     if ($hideprivileged) {
         my $skipuser;
         my %coursehash = &coursedescription($cdom.'_'.$cnum);
-        my @possdoms = ($cdom);
-        if ($coursehash{'checkforpriv'}) {
-            push(@possdoms,split(/,/,$coursehash{'checkforpriv'}));
+        my @possdoms = ($cdom);  
+        if ($coursehash{'checkforpriv'}) { 
+            push(@possdoms,split(/,/,$coursehash{'checkforpriv'})); 
         }
         if (&privileged($uname,$udom,\@possdoms)) {
             $skipuser = 1;
@@ -3495,7 +3571,7 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 	    }
 	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'a') {
                 unless (($attr->{'href'} =~ /^#/) || ($attr->{'href'} eq '')) {
-		    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
                 }
 	    }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'script') {
@@ -4166,7 +4242,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
             } else {
                 my $possdoms = [$domain];
                 if (ref($roledoms) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                   push(@{$possdoms},@{$roledoms});
+                   push(@{$possdoms},@{$roledoms}); 
                 }
                 if (&privileged($username,$domain,$possdoms,\@privroles)) {
                     if (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain}) {
@@ -4261,7 +4337,7 @@ sub courseiddump {
         $coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok,
         $selfenrollonly,$catfilter,$showhidden,$caller,$cloner,$cc_clone,
         $cloneonly,$createdbefore,$createdafter,$creationcontext,$domcloner,
-        $hasuniquecode)=@_;
+        $hasuniquecode,$reqcrsdom,$reqinstcode)=@_;
     my $as_hash = 1;
     my %returnhash;
     if (!$domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
@@ -4274,17 +4350,18 @@ sub courseiddump {
 	    if (($domfilter eq '') ||
 		(&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
                 my $rep;
-                if (grep { $_ eq $tryserver } &current_machine_ids()) {
-                    $rep = &LONCAPA::Lond::dump_course_id_handler(
-                        join(":", (&host_domain($tryserver), $sincefilter,
-                                &escape($descfilter), &escape($instcodefilter),
+                if (grep { $_ eq $tryserver } current_machine_ids()) {
+                    $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_course_id_handler(
+                        join(":", (&host_domain($tryserver), $sincefilter, 
+                                &escape($descfilter), &escape($instcodefilter), 
                                 &escape($ownerfilter), &escape($coursefilter),
-                                &escape($typefilter), &escape($regexp_ok),
-                                $as_hash, &escape($selfenrollonly),
-                                &escape($catfilter), $showhidden, $caller,
-                                &escape($cloner), &escape($cc_clone), $cloneonly,
-                                &escape($createdbefore), &escape($createdafter),
-                                &escape($creationcontext), $domcloner, $hasuniquecode)));
+                                &escape($typefilter), &escape($regexp_ok), 
+                                $as_hash, &escape($selfenrollonly), 
+                                &escape($catfilter), $showhidden, $caller, 
+                                &escape($cloner), &escape($cc_clone), $cloneonly, 
+                                &escape($createdbefore), &escape($createdafter), 
+                                &escape($creationcontext),$domcloner,$hasuniquecode,
+                                $reqcrsdom,&escape($reqinstcode))));
                 } else {
                     $rep = &reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
                              $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
@@ -4295,10 +4372,10 @@ sub courseiddump {
                              $showhidden.':'.$caller.':'.&escape($cloner).':'.
                              &escape($cc_clone).':'.$cloneonly.':'.
                              &escape($createdbefore).':'.&escape($createdafter).':'.
-                             &escape($creationcontext).':'.$domcloner.':'.$hasuniquecode,
-                             $tryserver);
+                             &escape($creationcontext).':'.$domcloner.':'.$hasuniquecode.
+                             ':'.$reqcrsdom.':'.&escape($reqinstcode),$tryserver);
                 }
-
+                     
                 my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
                 foreach my $item (@pairs) {
                     my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$item,2);
@@ -4435,7 +4512,7 @@ my $cachedkey='';
 # The cached times for this user
 my %cachedtimes=();
 # When this was last done
-my $cachedtime=();
+my $cachedtime='';
 
 sub load_all_first_access {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
@@ -4498,91 +4575,6 @@ sub set_first_access {
 }
 }
 
-sub checkout {
-    my ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid)=@_;
-    my $now=time;
-    my $lonhost=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    my $infostr=&escape(
-                 'CHECKOUTTOKEN&'.
-                 $tuname.'&'.
-                 $tudom.'&'.
-                 $tcrsid.'&'.
-                 $symb.'&'.
-                 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
-    my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
-    if ($token=~/^error\:/) {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    $token=~s/^(\d+)\_.*\_(\d+)$/$1\*$2\*$lonhost/;
-    $token=~tr/a-z/A-Z/;
-
-    my %infohash=('resource.0.outtoken' => $token,
-                  'resource.0.checkouttime' => $now,
-                  'resource.0.outremote' => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
-
-    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-       return '';
-    } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-    }
-
-    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
-                         &escape('Checkout '.$infostr.' - '.
-                                                 $token)) ne 'ok') {
-        return '';
-    } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-    }
-    return $token;
-}
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ Check in an item
-
-sub checkin {
-    my $token=shift;
-    my $now=time;
-    my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
-    $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.&hostname($lonhost).'_'.$tb;
-    $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
-    my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
-                 split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));
-
-    unless (($tuname) && ($tudom)) {
-        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') failed');
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    unless (&allowed('mgr',$tcrsid)) {
-        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') unauthorized: '.
-                 $env{'user.name'}.' - '.$env{'user.domain'});
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    my %infohash=('resource.0.intoken' => $token,
-                  'resource.0.checkintime' => $now,
-                  'resource.0.inremote' => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
-
-    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-       return '';
-    }
-
-    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
-                         &escape('Checkin - '.$token)) ne 'ok') {
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    return ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid);
-}
-
 # --------------------------------------------- Set Expire Date for Spreadsheet
 
 sub expirespread {
@@ -4953,7 +4945,7 @@ sub tmprestore {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Store
 
 sub store {
-    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
+    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname,$laststore) = @_;
     my $home='';
 
     if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }
@@ -4983,13 +4975,13 @@ sub store {
     }
     $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
     &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':STORE:'.$namevalue);
-    return reply("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue","$home");
+    return reply("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue:$laststore","$home");
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Critical Store
 
 sub cstore {
-    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
+    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname,$laststore) = @_;
     my $home='';
 
     if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }
@@ -5020,7 +5012,7 @@ sub cstore {
     $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
     &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':CSTORE:'.$namevalue);
     return critical
-                ("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue","$home");
+                ("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue:$laststore","$home");
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- Restore
@@ -5176,7 +5168,7 @@ sub privileged {
     my $now = time;
     my $roles;
     if (ref($possroles) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        $roles = $possroles;
+        $roles = $possroles; 
     } else {
         $roles = ['dc','su'];
     }
@@ -5203,7 +5195,7 @@ sub privileged {
         for my $role (@rolesdump{grep { ! /^rolesdef_/ } keys(%rolesdump)}) {
             my ($trole, $tend, $tstart) = split(/_/, $role);
             if (grep(/^\Q$trole\E$/,@{$roles})) {
-                return 1 unless ($tend && $tend < $now)
+                return 1 unless ($tend && $tend < $now) 
                         or ($tstart && $tstart > $now);
             }
         }
@@ -5241,7 +5233,7 @@ sub privileged_by_domain {
                         my ($trole,$uname,$udom,$rest) = split(/:/,$item,4);
                         my ($end,$start) = split(/:/,$dompersonnel{$server}{$item});
                         next if ($end && $end < $now);
-                        $privileged{$dom}{$trole}{$uname.':'.$udom} =
+                        $privileged{$dom}{$trole}{$uname.':'.$udom} = 
                             $dompersonnel{$server}{$item};
                     }
                 }
@@ -5712,14 +5704,15 @@ sub unserialize {
     return {} if $rep =~ /^error/;
 
     my %returnhash=();
-    foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
-        my ($key, $value) = split(/=/, $item, 2);
-        $key = unescape($key) unless $escapedkeys;
-        next if $key =~ /^error: 2 /;
-        $returnhash{$key} = &thaw_unescape($value);
-    }
+	foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
+	    my ($key, $value) = split(/=/, $item, 2);
+	    $key = unescape($key) unless $escapedkeys;
+	    next if $key =~ /^error: 2 /;
+	    $returnhash{$key} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+	}
+    #return %returnhash;
     return \%returnhash;
-}
+}        
 
 # see Lond::dump_with_regexp
 # if $escapedkeys hash keys won't get unescaped.
@@ -5734,11 +5727,11 @@ sub dump {
     } else {
         $regexp='.';
     }
-    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } &current_machine_ids()) {
+    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } current_machine_ids()) {
         # user is hosted on this machine
-        my $reply = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_with_regexp(join(':', ($udomain,
+        my $reply = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_with_regexp(join(":", ($udomain,
                     $uname, $namespace, $regexp, $range)), $perlvar{'lonVersion'});
-        return %{&unserialize($reply, $escapedkeys)};
+        return %{unserialize($reply, $escapedkeys)};
     }
     my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
     my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
@@ -5746,7 +5739,8 @@ sub dump {
     if (!($rep =~ /^error/ )) {
 	foreach my $item (@pairs) {
 	    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
-            $key = &unescape($key) unless ($escapedkeys);
+        $key = unescape($key) unless $escapedkeys;
+        #$key = &unescape($key);
 	    next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
 	    $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
 	}
@@ -5790,7 +5784,7 @@ sub currentdump {
    my $rep;
 
    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } current_machine_ids()) {
-       $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_profile_database(join(":", ($sdom, $sname,
+       $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_profile_database(join(":", ($sdom, $sname, 
                    $courseid)));
    } else {
        $rep = reply('currentdump:'.$sdom.':'.$sname.':'.$courseid,$uhome);
@@ -6049,13 +6043,13 @@ sub tmpdel {
     return &reply("tmpdel:$token",$server);
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ get_timebased_id
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ get_timebased_id 
 
 sub get_timebased_id {
     my ($prefix,$keyid,$namespace,$cdom,$cnum,$idtype,$who,$locktries,
         $maxtries) = @_;
     my ($newid,$error,$dellock);
-    unless (($prefix =~ /^\w+$/) && ($keyid =~ /^\w+$/) && ($namespace ne '')) {
+    unless (($prefix =~ /^\w+$/) && ($keyid =~ /^\w+$/) && ($namespace ne '')) {  
         return ('','ok','invalid call to get suffix');
     }
 
@@ -6069,7 +6063,7 @@ sub get_timebased_id {
     if (!$maxtries) {
         $maxtries = 10;
     }
-
+    
     if (($cdom eq '') || ($cnum eq '')) {
         if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
             $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
@@ -6151,9 +6145,9 @@ sub sixnum_code {
 # -------------------------------------------------- portfolio access checking
 
 sub portfolio_access {
-    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my ($requrl,$clientip) = @_;
     my (undef,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group) = &parse_portfolio_url($requrl);
-    my $result = &get_portfolio_access($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group);
+    my $result = &get_portfolio_access($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group,$clientip);
     if ($result) {
         my %setters;
         if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
@@ -6179,7 +6173,7 @@ sub portfolio_access {
 }
 
 sub get_portfolio_access {
-    my ($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group,$access_hash) = @_;
+    my ($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group,$clientip,$access_hash) = @_;
 
     if (!ref($access_hash)) {
 	my $current_perms = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
@@ -6188,7 +6182,7 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
 	$access_hash = $access_controls{$file_name};
     }
 
-    my ($public,$guest,@domains,@users,@courses,@groups);
+    my ($public,$guest,@domains,@users,@courses,@groups,@ips);
     my $now = time;
     if (ref($access_hash) eq 'HASH') {
         foreach my $key (keys(%{$access_hash})) {
@@ -6212,10 +6206,25 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
                 push(@courses,$key);
             } elsif ($scope eq 'group') {
                 push(@groups,$key);
+            } elsif ($scope eq 'ip') {
+                push(@ips,$key);
             }
         }
         if ($public) {
             return 'ok';
+        } elsif (@ips > 0) {
+            my $allowed;
+            foreach my $ipkey (@ips) {
+                if (ref($access_hash->{$ipkey}{'ip'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    if (&Apache::loncommon::check_ip_acc(join(',',@{$access_hash->{$ipkey}{'ip'}}),$clientip)) {
+                        $allowed = 1;
+                        last; 
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($allowed) {
+                return 'ok';
+            }
         }
         if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
             if ($guest) {
@@ -6437,7 +6446,7 @@ sub usertools_access {
 
     my ($toolstatus,$inststatus,$envkey);
     if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
-        $envkey = $context;
+        $envkey = $context; 
     } else {
         $envkey = $context.'.'.$tool;
     }
@@ -6699,7 +6708,7 @@ sub customaccess {
 # ------------------------------------------------- Check for a user privilege
 
 sub allowed {
-    my ($priv,$uri,$symb,$role)=@_;
+    my ($priv,$uri,$symb,$role,$clientip,$noblockcheck)=@_;
     my $ver_orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&deversion($uri);
     my $orguri=$uri;
@@ -6894,11 +6903,16 @@ sub allowed {
         if ($match) {
             if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-                my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri);
-                if (@blockers > 0) {
-                    $thisallowed = 'B';
+                my $value = $1;
+                if ($noblockcheck) {
+                    $thisallowed.=$value;
                 } else {
-                    $thisallowed.=$1;
+                    my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri);
+                    if (@blockers > 0) {
+                        $thisallowed = 'B';
+                    } else {
+                        $thisallowed.=$value;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -6910,11 +6924,15 @@ sub allowed {
                     $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
                     my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
                     if ($match) {
-                        my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$refuri);
-                        if (@blockers > 0) {
-                            $thisallowed = 'B';
-                        } else {
+                        if ($noblockcheck) {
                             $thisallowed='F';
+                        } else {
+                            my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$refuri);
+                            if (@blockers > 0) {
+                                $thisallowed = 'B';
+                            } else {
+                                $thisallowed='F';
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -6926,9 +6944,9 @@ sub allowed {
 	&& $thisallowed ne 'F' 
 	&& $thisallowed ne '2'
 	&& &is_portfolio_url($uri)) {
-	$thisallowed = &portfolio_access($uri);
+	$thisallowed = &portfolio_access($uri,$clientip);
     }
-    
+
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
     if ($thisallowed=~/F/) {
 	return 'F';
@@ -6969,11 +6987,15 @@ sub allowed {
                =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                my $value = $1;
                if ($priv eq 'bre') {
-                   my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri);
-                   if (@blockers > 0) {
-                       $thisallowed = 'B';
-                   } else {
+                   if ($noblockcheck) {
                        $thisallowed.=$value;
+                   } else {
+                       my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri);
+                       if (@blockers > 0) {
+                           $thisallowed = 'B';
+                       } else {
+                           $thisallowed.=$value;
+                       }
                    }
                } else {
                    $thisallowed.=$value;
@@ -7007,11 +7029,15 @@ sub allowed {
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                   my $value = $1;
                   if ($priv eq 'bre') {
-                      my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$refuri);
-                      if (@blockers > 0) {
-                          $thisallowed = 'B';
-                      } else {
+                      if ($noblockcheck) {
                           $thisallowed.=$value;
+                      } else {
+                          my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$refuri);
+                          if (@blockers > 0) {
+                              $thisallowed = 'B';
+                          } else {
+                              $thisallowed.=$value;
+                          }
                       }
                   } else {
                       $thisallowed.=$value;
@@ -7242,6 +7268,32 @@ sub constructaccess {
     return '';
 }
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------- Content Blocking
+
+{
+# Caches for faster Course Contents display where content blocking
+# is in operation (i.e., interval param set) for timed quiz.
+#
+# User for whom data are being temporarily cached.
+my $cacheduser='';
+# Cached blockers for this user (a hash of blocking items). 
+my %cachedblockers=();
+# When the data were last cached.
+my $cachedlast='';
+
+sub load_all_blockers {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$blocks)=@_;
+    if (($uname ne '') && ($udom ne '')) { 
+        if (($cacheduser eq $uname.':'.$udom) &&
+            (abs($cachedlast-time)<5)) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    $cachedlast=time;
+    $cacheduser=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    %cachedblockers = &get_commblock_resources($blocks);
+}
+
 sub get_comm_blocks {
     my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
     if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '') {
@@ -7262,27 +7314,21 @@ sub get_comm_blocks {
     return %commblocks;
 }
 
-sub has_comm_blocking {
-    my ($priv,$symb,$uri,$blocks) = @_;
-    return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
-    return unless ($priv eq 'bre');
-    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
+sub get_commblock_resources {
+    my ($blocks) = @_;
+    my %blockers = ();
+    return %blockers unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+    return %blockers if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
     my %commblocks;
     if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
         %commblocks = %{$blocks};
     } else {
         %commblocks = &get_comm_blocks();
     }
-    return unless (keys(%commblocks) > 0);
-    if (!$symb) { $symb=&symbread($uri,1); }
-    my ($map,$resid,undef)=&decode_symb($symb);
-    my %tocheck = (
-                    maps      => $map,
-                    resources => $symb,
-                  );
-    my @blockers;
-    my $now = time;
+    return %blockers unless (keys(%commblocks) > 0); 
     my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+    return %blockers unless (ref($navmap));
+    my $now = time;
     foreach my $block (keys(%commblocks)) {
         if ($block =~ /^(\d+)____(\d+)$/) {
             my ($start,$end) = ($1,$2);
@@ -7290,17 +7336,13 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
                 if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
                     if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
                         if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                            if ($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}{$map}) {
-                                unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
-                                    push(@blockers,$block);
-                                }
+                            if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}})) {
+                                $blockers{$block}{maps} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}; 
                             }
                         }
                         if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                            if ($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}{$symb}) {
-                                unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {  
-                                    push(@blockers,$block);
-                                }
+                            if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}})) {
+                                $blockers{$block}{'resources'} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'};
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -7311,32 +7353,31 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
             my @to_test;
             if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
                 if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    my $check_interval;
-                    if (&check_docs_block($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'},\%tocheck)) {
-                        my @interval;
-                        my $type = 'map';
-                        if ($item eq 'course') {
-                            $type = 'course';
-                            @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval");
+                    my @interval;
+                    my $type = 'map';
+                    if ($item eq 'course') {
+                        $type = 'course';
+                        @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval");
+                    } else {
+                        if ($item =~ /___\d+___/) {
+                            $type = 'resource';
+                            @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$item);
+                            if (ref($navmap)) {                        
+                                my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($item); 
+                                push(@to_test,$res);
+                            }
                         } else {
-                            if ($item =~ /___\d+___/) {
-                                $type = 'resource';
-                                @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$item);
-                                if (ref($navmap)) {                        
-                                    my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($item); 
-                                    push(@to_test,$res);
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                my $mapsymb = &symbread($item,1);
-                                if ($mapsymb) {
-                                    if (ref($navmap)) {
-                                        my $mapres = $navmap->getBySymb($mapsymb);
-                                        @to_test = $mapres->retrieveResources($mapres,undef,0,1);
-                                        foreach my $res (@to_test) {
-                                            my $symb = $res->symb();
-                                            next if ($symb eq $mapsymb);
-                                            if ($symb ne '') {
-                                                @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$symb);
+                            my $mapsymb = &symbread($item,1);
+                            if ($mapsymb) {
+                                if (ref($navmap)) {
+                                    my $mapres = $navmap->getBySymb($mapsymb);
+                                    @to_test = $mapres->retrieveResources($mapres,undef,0,0,0,1);
+                                    foreach my $res (@to_test) {
+                                        my $symb = $res->symb();
+                                        next if ($symb eq $mapsymb);
+                                        if ($symb ne '') {
+                                            @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$symb);
+                                            if ($interval[1] eq 'map') {
                                                 last;
                                             }
                                         }
@@ -7344,26 +7385,36 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        if ($interval[0] =~ /\d+/) {
-                            my $first_access;
-                            if ($type eq 'resource') {
-                                $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],$item);
-                            } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
-                                $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],undef,$item);
-                            } else {
-                                $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1]);
-                            }
-                            if ($first_access) {
-                                my $timesup = $first_access+$interval[0];
-                                if ($timesup > $now) {
-                                    foreach my $res (@to_test) {
-                                        if ($res->is_problem()) {
-                                            if ($res->completable()) {
-                                                unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
-                                                    push(@blockers,$block);
-                                                }
-                                                last;
-                                            }
+                    }
+                    if ($interval[0] =~ /^\d+/) {
+                        my ($timelimit) = split(/_/,$interval[0]);
+                        my $first_access;
+                        if ($type eq 'resource') {
+                            $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],$item);
+                        } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
+                            $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],undef,$item);
+                        } else {
+                            $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1]);
+                        }
+                        if ($first_access) {
+                            my $timesup = $first_access+$timelimit;
+                            if ($timesup > $now) {
+                                my $activeblock;
+                                foreach my $res (@to_test) {
+                                    if ($res->answerable()) {
+                                        $activeblock = 1;
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if ($activeblock) {
+                                    if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                         if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}})) {
+                                             $blockers{$block}{'maps'} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'};
+                                         }
+                                    }
+                                    if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                        if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}})) {
+                                            $blockers{$block}{'resources'} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'};
                                         }
                                     }
                                 }
@@ -7374,33 +7425,66 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
             }
         }
     }
-    return @blockers;
+    return %blockers;
 }
 
-sub check_docs_block {
-    my ($docsblock,$tocheck) =@_;
-    if ((ref($docsblock) ne 'HASH') || (ref($tocheck) ne 'HASH')) {
-        return;
+sub has_comm_blocking {
+    my ($priv,$symb,$uri,$blocks) = @_;
+    my @blockers;
+    return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+    return unless ($priv eq 'bre');
+    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
+    return if ($env{'request.state'} eq 'construct');
+    &load_all_blockers($env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},$blocks);
+    return unless (keys(%cachedblockers) > 0);
+    my (%possibles,@symbs);
+    if (!$symb) {
+        $symb = &symbread($uri,1,1,1,\%possibles);
     }
-    if (ref($docsblock->{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        if ($tocheck->{'maps'}) {
-            if ($docsblock->{'maps'}{$tocheck->{'maps'}}) {
-                return 1;
+    if ($symb) {
+        @symbs = ($symb);
+    } elsif (keys(%possibles)) { 
+        @symbs = keys(%possibles);
+    }
+    my $noblock;
+    foreach my $symb (@symbs) {
+        last if ($noblock);
+        my ($map,$resid,$resurl)=&decode_symb($symb);
+        foreach my $block (keys(%cachedblockers)) {
+            if ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
+                my $item = $1;
+                if (($item eq $map) || ($item eq $symb)) {
+                    $noblock = 1;
+                    last;
+                }
             }
-        }
-    }
-    if (ref($docsblock->{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        if ($tocheck->{'resources'}) {
-            if ($docsblock->{'resources'}{$tocheck->{'resources'}}) {
-                return 1;
+            if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if ($cachedblockers{$block}{'resources'}{$symb}) {
+                        unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
+                            push(@blockers,$block);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if ($cachedblockers{$block}{'maps'}{$map}) {
+                    unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
+                        push(@blockers,$block);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
-    return;
+    return if ($noblock);
+    return @blockers;
+}
 }
 
+# -------------------------------- Deversion and split uri into path an filename   
+
 #
-#   Removes the versino from a URI and
+#   Removes the version from a URI and
 #   splits it in to its filename and path to the filename.
 #   Seems like File::Basename could have done this more clearly.
 #   Parameters:
@@ -7515,9 +7599,9 @@ sub metadata_query {
     my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                               : keys(%libserv) );
     for my $server (@server_list) {
-        my $domains = '';
+        my $domains = ''; 
         if (ref($domains_hash) eq 'HASH') {
-            $domains = $domains_hash->{$server};    
+            $domains = $domains_hash->{$server}; 
         }
 	unless ($custom or $customshow) {
 	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':::'.&escape($domains),$server);
@@ -7652,7 +7736,7 @@ sub get_query_reply {
     my $replyfile=LONCAPA::tempdir().$queryid;
     my $reply='';
     for (1..100) {
-	sleep 2;
+	sleep(0.2);
         if (-e $replyfile.'.end') {
 	    if (open(my $fh,$replyfile)) {
 		$reply = join('',<$fh>);
@@ -8062,7 +8146,8 @@ sub auto_crsreq_update {
                             ':'.&escape($action).':'.&escape($ownername).':'.
                             &escape($ownerdomain).':'.&escape($fullname).':'.
                             &escape($title).':'.&escape($code).':'.
-                            &escape($accessstart).':'.&escape($accessend).':'.$info,$homeserver);
+                            &escape($accessstart).':'.&escape($accessend).':'.$info,
+                            $homeserver);
         unless ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
             my @items = split(/&/,$response);
             foreach my $item (@items) {
@@ -8074,6 +8159,80 @@ sub auto_crsreq_update {
     return \%crsreqresponse;
 }
 
+sub check_instcode_cloning {
+    my ($codedefaults,$code_order,$cloner,$clonefromcode,$clonetocode) = @_;
+    unless ((ref($codedefaults) eq 'HASH') && (ref($code_order) eq 'ARRAY')) {
+        return;
+    }
+    my $canclone;
+    if (@{$code_order} > 0) {
+        my $instcoderegexp ='^';
+        my @clonecodes = split(/\&/,$cloner);
+        foreach my $item (@{$code_order}) {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$item\E=/,@clonecodes)) {
+                foreach my $pair (@clonecodes) {
+                    my ($key,$val) = split(/\=/,$pair,2);
+                    $val = &unescape($val);
+                    if ($key eq $item) {
+                        $instcoderegexp .= '('.$val.')';
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                $instcoderegexp .= $codedefaults->{$item};
+            }
+        }
+        $instcoderegexp .= '$';
+        my (@from,@to);
+        eval {
+               (@from) = ($clonefromcode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+               (@to) = ($clonetocode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+        };
+        if ((@from > 0) && (@to > 0)) {
+            my @diffs = &Apache::loncommon::compare_arrays(\@from,\@to);
+            if (!@diffs) {
+                $canclone = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $canclone;
+}
+
+sub default_instcode_cloning {
+    my ($clonedom,$domdefclone,$clonefromcode,$clonetocode,$codedefaultsref,$codeorderref) = @_;
+    my (%codedefaults,@code_order,$canclone);
+    if ((ref($codedefaultsref) eq 'HASH') && (ref($codeorderref) eq 'ARRAY')) {
+        %codedefaults = %{$codedefaultsref};
+        @code_order = @{$codeorderref};
+    } elsif ($clonedom) {
+        &auto_instcode_defaults($clonedom,\%codedefaults,\@code_order);
+    }
+    if (($domdefclone) && (@code_order)) {
+        my @clonecodes = split(/\+/,$domdefclone);
+        my $instcoderegexp ='^';
+        foreach my $item (@code_order) {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$item\E$/,@clonecodes)) {
+                $instcoderegexp .= '('.$codedefaults{$item}.')';
+            } else {
+                $instcoderegexp .= $codedefaults{$item};
+            }
+        }
+        $instcoderegexp .= '$';
+        my (@from,@to);
+        eval {
+            (@from) = ($clonefromcode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+            (@to) = ($clonetocode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+        };
+        if ((@from > 0) && (@to > 0)) {
+            my @diffs = &Apache::loncommon::compare_arrays(\@from,\@to);
+            if (!@diffs) {
+                $canclone = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $canclone;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines
 
 sub get_coursegroups {
@@ -8342,7 +8501,7 @@ sub assignrole {
                         }
                     }
                 } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
-                    if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+                    if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) && 
                         ($url eq '/'.$udom.'/') && ($role eq 'au')) {
                         if ($env{'environment.requestauthor'} eq 'automatic') {
                             $refused = '';
@@ -8350,13 +8509,13 @@ sub assignrole {
                             my %domdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
                             if (ref($domdefaults{'requestauthor'}) eq 'HASH') {
                                 my $checkbystatus;
-                                if ($env{'user.adv'}) {
+                                if ($env{'user.adv'}) { 
                                     my $disposition = $domdefaults{'requestauthor'}{'_LC_adv'};
                                     if ($disposition eq 'automatic') {
                                         $refused = '';
                                     } elsif ($disposition eq '') {
                                         $checkbystatus = 1;
-                                    }
+                                    } 
                                 } else {
                                     $checkbystatus = 1;
                                 }
@@ -8443,7 +8602,7 @@ sub assignrole {
                            $context);
         } elsif (($role eq 'ca') || ($role eq 'aa')) {
             &coauthorrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$origstart,$origend,$delflag,
-                             $context);
+                             $context); 
         }
         if ($role eq 'cc') {
             &autoupdate_coowners($url,$end,$start,$uname,$udom);
@@ -8758,7 +8917,7 @@ sub modifystudent {
     # student's environment
     $uid = undef if (!$forceid);
     $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,
-					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,
+                                        $gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,
                                         $cid,$selfenroll,$context,$credits);
     return $reply;
 }
@@ -9240,6 +9399,90 @@ sub files_not_in_path {
     return (@return_files);
 }
 
+#------------------------------Submitted/Handedback Portfolio Files Versioning
+ 
+sub portfiles_versioning {
+    my ($symb,$domain,$stu_name,$portfiles,$versioned_portfiles) = @_;
+    my $portfolio_root = '/userfiles/portfolio';
+    return unless ((ref($portfiles) eq 'ARRAY') && (ref($versioned_portfiles) eq 'ARRAY'));
+    foreach my $file (@{$portfiles}) {
+        &unmark_as_readonly($domain,$stu_name,[$symb,$env{'request.course.id'}],$file);
+        my ($directory,$answer_file) =($file =~ /^(.*?)([^\/]*)$/);
+        my ($answer_name,$answer_ver,$answer_ext) = &file_name_version_ext($answer_file);
+        my $getpropath = 1;
+        my ($dir_list,$listerror) = &dirlist($portfolio_root.$directory,$domain,
+                                             $stu_name,$getpropath);
+        my $version = &get_next_version($answer_name,$answer_ext,$dir_list);
+        my $new_answer = 
+            &version_selected_portfile($domain,$stu_name,$directory,$answer_file,$version);
+        if ($new_answer ne 'problem getting file') {
+            push(@{$versioned_portfiles}, $directory.$new_answer);
+            &mark_as_readonly($domain,$stu_name,[$directory.$new_answer],
+                              [$symb,$env{'request.course.id'},'graded']);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sub get_next_version {
+    my ($answer_name, $answer_ext, $dir_list) = @_;
+    my $version;
+    if (ref($dir_list) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        foreach my $row (@{$dir_list}) {
+            my ($file) = split(/\&/,$row,2);
+            my ($file_name,$file_version,$file_ext) =
+                &file_name_version_ext($file);
+            if (($file_name eq $answer_name) &&
+                ($file_ext eq $answer_ext)) {
+                     # gets here if filename and extension match,
+                     # regardless of version
+                if ($file_version ne '') {
+                    # a versioned file is found  so save it for later
+                    if ($file_version > $version) {
+                        $version = $file_version;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    $version ++;
+    return($version);
+}
+
+sub version_selected_portfile {
+    my ($domain,$stu_name,$directory,$file_name,$version) = @_;
+    my ($answer_name,$answer_ver,$answer_ext) =
+        &file_name_version_ext($file_name);
+    my $new_answer;
+    $env{'form.copy'} =
+        &getfile("/uploaded/$domain/$stu_name/portfolio$directory$file_name");
+    if($env{'form.copy'} eq '-1') {
+        $new_answer = 'problem getting file';
+    } else {
+        $new_answer = $answer_name.'.'.$version.'.'.$answer_ext;
+        my $copy_result = 
+            &finishuserfileupload($stu_name,$domain,'copy',
+                                  '/portfolio'.$directory.$new_answer);
+    }
+    undef($env{'form.copy'});
+    return ($new_answer);
+}
+
+sub file_name_version_ext {
+    my ($file)=@_;
+    my @file_parts = split(/\./, $file);
+    my ($name,$version,$ext);
+    if (@file_parts > 1) {
+        $ext=pop(@file_parts);
+        if (@file_parts > 1 && $file_parts[-1] =~ /^\d+$/) {
+            $version=pop(@file_parts);
+        }
+        $name=join('.',@file_parts);
+    } else {
+        $name=join('.',@file_parts);
+    }
+    return($name,$version,$ext);
+}
+
 #----------------------------------------------Get portfolio file permissions
 
 sub get_portfile_permissions {
@@ -9336,9 +9579,9 @@ sub modify_access_controls {
     my $tries = 0;
     my $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
    
-    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && $tries <3) {
+    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && $tries < 10) {
         $tries ++;
-        sleep 1;
+        sleep(0.1);
         $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
     }
     if ($gotlock eq 'ok') {
@@ -9384,49 +9627,132 @@ sub modify_access_controls {
 }
 
 sub make_public_indefinitely {
-    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my (@requrl) = @_;
+    return &automated_portfile_access('public',\@requrl);
+}
+
+sub automated_portfile_access {
+    my ($accesstype,$addsref,$delsref,$info) = @_;
+    unless (($accesstype eq 'public') || ($accesstype eq 'ip')) {
+        return 'invalid';
+    }
+    my %urls;
+    if (ref($addsref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        foreach my $requrl (@{$addsref}) {
+            if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+                unless (exists($urls{$requrl})) {
+                    $urls{$requrl} = 'add';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($delsref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        foreach my $requrl (@{$delsref}) { 
+            if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+                unless (exists($urls{$requrl})) {
+                    $urls{$requrl} = 'delete'; 
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    unless (keys(%urls)) {
+        return 'invalid';
+    }
+    my $ip;
+    if ($accesstype eq 'ip') {
+        if (ref($info) eq 'HASH') {
+            if ($info->{'ip'} ne '') {
+                $ip = $info->{'ip'};
+            }
+        }
+        if ($ip eq '') {
+            return 'invalid';
+        }
+    }
+    my $errors;
     my $now = time;
-    my $action = 'activate';
-    my $aclnum = 0;
-    if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+    my %current_perms;
+    foreach my $requrl (sort(keys(%urls))) {
+        my $action;
+        if ($urls{$requrl} eq 'add') {
+            $action = 'activate';
+        } else {
+            $action = 'none';
+        }
+        my $aclnum = 0;
         my (undef,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group) =
             &parse_portfolio_url($requrl);
-        my $current_perms = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
-        my %access_controls = &get_access_controls($current_perms,
+        unless (exists($current_perms{$unum.':'.$udom})) {
+            $current_perms{$unum.':'.$udom} = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
+        }
+        my %access_controls = &get_access_controls($current_perms{$unum.':'.$udom},
                                                    $group,$file_name);
         foreach my $key (keys(%{$access_controls{$file_name}})) {
             my ($num,$scope,$end,$start) = 
                 ($key =~ /^([^:]+):([a-z]+)_(\d*)_?(\d*)$/);
-            if ($scope eq 'public') {
-                if ($start <= $now && $end == 0) {
-                    $action = 'none';
-                } else {
+            if ($scope eq $accesstype) {
+                if (($start <= $now) && ($end == 0)) {
+                    if ($accesstype eq 'ip') {
+                        if (ref($access_controls{$file_name}{$key}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if (ref($access_controls{$file_name}{$key}{'ip'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                if (grep(/^\Q$ip\E$/,@{$access_controls{$file_name}{$key}{'ip'}})) {
+                                    if ($urls{$requrl} eq 'add') {
+                                        $action = 'none';
+                                        last;
+                                    } else {
+                                        $action = 'delete';
+                                        $aclnum = $num;
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } elsif ($accesstype eq 'public') {
+                        if ($urls{$requrl} eq 'add') {
+                            $action = 'none';
+                            last;
+                        } else {
+                            $action = 'delete';
+                            $aclnum = $num;
+                            last;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif ($accesstype eq 'public') {
                     $action = 'update';
                     $aclnum = $num;
+                    last;
                 }
-                last;
             }
         }
         if ($action eq 'none') {
-             return 'ok';
+            next;
         } else {
             my %changes;
             my $newend = 0;
             my $newstart = $now;
-            my $newkey = $aclnum.':public_'.$newend.'_'.$newstart;
+            my $newkey = $aclnum.':'.$accesstype.'_'.$newend.'_'.$newstart;
             $changes{$action}{$newkey} = {
-                type => 'public',
+                type => $accesstype,
                 time => {
                     start => $newstart,
                     end   => $newend,
                 },
             };
+            if ($accesstype eq 'ip') {
+                $changes{$action}{$newkey}{'ip'} = [$ip];
+            }
             my ($outcome,$deloutcome,$new_values,$translation) =
                 &modify_access_controls($file_name,\%changes,$udom,$unum);
-            return $outcome;
+            unless ($outcome eq 'ok') {
+                $errors .= $outcome.' ';
+            }
         }
+    }
+    if ($errors) {
+        $errors =~ s/\s$//;
+        return $errors;
     } else {
-        return 'invalid';
+        return 'ok';
     }
 }
 
@@ -9848,10 +10174,12 @@ sub get_userresdata {
     }
     #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
     if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
-	&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
-		 " Trying to get resource data for ".
-		 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
-		 $tmp."</font>");
+        if ((!defined($cached)) || ($tmp ne 'con_lost')) {
+	    &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
+		     " Trying to get resource data for ".
+		     $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
+		     $tmp."</font>");
+        }
     } elsif ($tmp=~/error: 2 /) {
 	#&EXT_cache_set($udom,$uname);
 	&do_cache_new('userres',$hashid,undef,600);
@@ -9903,7 +10231,7 @@ sub get_numsuppfiles {
         unless ($chome eq 'no_host') {
             ($suppcount,my $errors) = (0,0);
             my $suppmap = 'supplemental.sequence';
-            ($suppcount,$errors) =
+            ($suppcount,$errors) = 
                 &Apache::loncommon::recurse_supplemental($cnum,$cdom,$suppmap,$suppcount,$errors);
         }
         &do_cache_new('suppcount',$hashid,$suppcount,600);
@@ -10098,7 +10426,7 @@ sub EXT {
             $courseid = $cid;
         }
 	if (($symbparm && $courseid) && 
-	    (($courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) || ($courseid eq $cid))) {
+	    (($courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) || ($courseid eq $cid)))  {
 
 	    #print '<br>'.$space.' - '.$qualifier.' - '.$spacequalifierrest;
 
@@ -10886,7 +11214,7 @@ sub symbverify {
             $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
         }
         unless ($ids) {
-            my $idkey = 'ids_'.($thisurl =~ m{^/}? '' : '/').$thisurl;
+            my $idkey = 'ids_'.($thisurl =~ m{^/}? '' : '/').$thisurl;  
             $ids=$bighash{$idkey};
         }
         if ($ids) {
@@ -10902,14 +11230,14 @@ sub symbverify {
                    if (ref($encstate)) {
                        $$encstate = $bighash{'encrypted_'.$id};
                    }
-                   if (($env{'request.role.adv'}) ||
-                       ($bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}) ||
+		   if (($env{'request.role.adv'}) ||
+		       ($bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}) ||
                        ($thisurl eq '/adm/navmaps')) {
-                       $okay=1;
+		       $okay=1;
                        last;
-                   }
-               }
-           }
+		   }
+	       }
+	   }
         }
 	untie(%bighash);
     }
@@ -10981,15 +11309,21 @@ sub deversion {
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Return symb list entry
 
 sub symbread {
-    my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse)=@_;
+    my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse,$ignorecachednull,$checkforblock,$possibles)=@_;
     my $cache_str='request.symbread.cached.'.$thisfn;
-    if (defined($env{$cache_str})) { return $env{$cache_str}; }
+    if (defined($env{$cache_str})) {
+        if ($ignorecachednull) {
+            return $env{$cache_str} unless ($env{$cache_str} eq '');
+        } else {
+            return $env{$cache_str};
+        }
+    }
 # no filename provided? try from environment
     unless ($thisfn) {
         if ($env{'request.symb'}) {
-            return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
-        }
-        $thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
+	    return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
+	}
+	$thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
     }
     if ($thisfn=~m|^/enc/|) { $thisfn=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($thisfn); }
 # is that filename actually a symb? Verify, clean, and return
@@ -11045,18 +11379,46 @@ sub symbread {
 		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$ids);
 		     $syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
 						    $resid,$thisfn);
-                 } elsif (!$donotrecurse) {
+                     if (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH') {
+                         $possibles->{$syval} = 1;    
+                     }
+                     if ($checkforblock) {
+                         my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking('bre',$syval,$bighash{'src_'.$ids});
+                         if (@blockers) {
+                             $syval = '';
+                             return;
+                         }
+                     }
+                 } elsif ((!$donotrecurse) || ($checkforblock) || (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH')) { 
 # ------------------------------------------ There is more than one possibility
                      my $realpossible=0;
                      foreach my $id (@possibilities) {
 			 my $file=$bighash{'src_'.$id};
-                         if (&allowed('bre',$file)) {
-         		    my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
-                            if ($bighash{'map_type_'.$mapid} ne 'page') {
-				$realpossible++;
-                                $syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
-						    $resid,$thisfn);
-                            }
+                         my $canaccess;
+                         if (($donotrecurse) || ($checkforblock) || (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH')) {
+                             $canaccess = 1;
+                         } else { 
+                             $canaccess = &allowed('bre',$file);
+                         }
+                         if ($canaccess) {
+         		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
+                             if ($bighash{'map_type_'.$mapid} ne 'page') {
+                                 my $poss_syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
+						             $resid,$thisfn);
+                                 if (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH') {
+                                     $possibles->{$syval} = 1;
+                                 }
+                                 if ($checkforblock) {
+                                     my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking('bre',$poss_syval,$file);
+                                     unless (@blockers > 0) {
+                                         $syval = $poss_syval;
+                                         $realpossible++;
+                                     }
+                                 } else {
+                                     $syval = $poss_syval;
+                                     $realpossible++;
+                                 }
+                             }
 			 }
                      }
 		     if ($realpossible!=1) { $syval=''; }
@@ -11064,7 +11426,7 @@ sub symbread {
                      $syval='';
                  }
 	      }
-              untie(%bighash)
+              untie(%bighash);
            }
         }
         if ($syval) {
@@ -11217,6 +11579,7 @@ sub rndseed {
 	$which =&get_rand_alg($courseid);
     }
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
+
 	if ($which eq '64bit5') {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
 	} elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
@@ -11402,7 +11765,7 @@ sub rndseed_CODE_64bit5 {
 sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
     my ($rndseed)=@_;
     if ($rndseed =~/([,:])/) {
-	my ($num1,$num2) = map { abs($_); } (split(/[,:]/,$rndseed));
+        my ($num1,$num2) = map { abs($_); } (split(/[,:]/,$rndseed));
         if ((!$num1) || (!$num2) || ($num1 > 2147483562) || ($num2 > 2147483398)) {
             &Math::Random::random_set_seed_from_phrase($rndseed);
         } else {
@@ -11935,9 +12298,9 @@ sub get_dns {
         delete($alldns{$dns});
 	next if ($response->is_error());
 	my @content = split("\n",$response->content);
-        unless ($nocache) {
+	unless ($nocache) {
 	    &do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
-        }
+	}
 	&$func(\@content,$hashref);
 	return;
     }
@@ -11974,7 +12337,7 @@ sub parse_dns_checksums_tab {
     if (ref($lines) eq 'ARRAY') {
         chomp(@{$lines});
         my $version = shift(@{$lines});
-        if ($version eq $release) {
+        if ($version eq $release) {  
             foreach my $line (@{$lines}) {
                 my ($file,$version,$shasum) = split(/,/,$line);
                 if ($file =~ m{^/etc/httpd/conf}) {
@@ -12034,8 +12397,8 @@ sub fetch_dns_checksums {
     }
 
     sub load_domain_tab {
-	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
-	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab,$ignore_cache,$nocache);
 	my $fh;
 	if (open($fh,"<".$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
 	    my @lines = <$fh>;
@@ -12121,8 +12484,8 @@ sub fetch_dns_checksums {
     }
 
     sub load_hosts_tab {
-	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
-	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab,$ignore_cache,$nocache);
 	open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
 	my @config = <$config>;
 	&parse_hosts_tab(\@config);
@@ -12144,7 +12507,8 @@ sub fetch_dns_checksums {
     }
 
     sub all_names {
-	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+        my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
+	&load_hosts_tab($ignore_cache,$nocache) if (!$loaded);
 
 	return %name_to_host;
     }
@@ -12266,7 +12630,7 @@ sub fetch_dns_checksums {
     }
     
     sub get_iphost {
-	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
 
 	if (!$ignore_cache) {
 	    if (%iphost) {
@@ -12290,7 +12654,7 @@ sub fetch_dns_checksums {
 	    %old_name_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[1]};
 	}
 
-	my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+	my %name_to_host = &all_names($ignore_cache,$nocache);
 	foreach my $name (keys(%name_to_host)) {
 	    my $ip;
 	    if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
@@ -12315,9 +12679,11 @@ sub fetch_dns_checksums {
 	    }
 	    push(@{$iphost{$ip}},@{$name_to_host{$name}});
 	}
-	&do_cache_new('iphost','iphost',
-		      [\%iphost,\%name_to_ip,\%lonid_to_ip],
-		      48*60*60);
+        unless ($nocache) {
+	    &do_cache_new('iphost','iphost',
+		          [\%iphost,\%name_to_ip,\%lonid_to_ip],
+		          48*60*60);
+        }
 
 	return %iphost;
     }
@@ -12382,9 +12748,9 @@ sub all_loncaparevs {
     return qw(1.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11);
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
 {
-    sub load_loncaparevs {
+    sub load_loncaparevs { 
         if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab") {
             if (open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab")) {
                 while (my $configline=<$config>) {
@@ -12398,7 +12764,7 @@ sub all_loncaparevs {
     }
 }
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
 {
     sub load_serverhomeIDs {
         if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/serverhomeIDs.tab") {
@@ -12490,11 +12856,11 @@ BEGIN {
     close($config);
 }
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
 
 &load_loncaparevs();
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
 
 &load_serverhomeIDs();
 
@@ -12508,10 +12874,11 @@ BEGIN {
                 my $item = $token->[1];
                 my $name = $token->[2]{'name'};
                 my $value = $token->[2]{'value'};
-                if ($item ne '' && $name ne '' && $value ne '') {
+                my $valuematch = $token->[2]{'valuematch'};
+                if ($item ne '' && $name ne '' && ($value ne '' || $valuematch ne '')) {
                     my $release = $parser->get_text();
                     $release =~ s/(^\s*|\s*$ )//gx;
-                    $needsrelease{$item.':'.$name.':'.$value} = $release;
+                    $needsrelease{$item.':'.$name.':'.$value.':'.$valuematch} = $release;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -12698,7 +13065,7 @@ were new keys. I.E. 1:foo will become 1:
 Calling convention:
 
  my %record=&Apache::lonnet::restore($symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname);
- &Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%newrecord,$symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname);
+ &Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%newrecord,$symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname,$laststore);
 
 For more detailed information, see lonnet specific documentation.
 
@@ -12834,13 +13201,29 @@ escaped strings of the action recorded i
 
 =item *
 
-allowed($priv,$uri,$symb,$role) : check for a user privilege; returns codes for allowed actions
+allowed($priv,$uri,$symb,$role,$clientip,$noblockcheck) : check for a user privilege; 
+returns codes for allowed actions.
+
+The first argument is required, all others are optional.
+
+$priv is the privilege being checked.
+$uri contains additional information about what is being checked for access (e.g.,
+URL, course ID etc.). 
+$symb is the unique resource instance identifier in a course; if needed,
+but not provided, it will be retrieved via a call to &symbread(). 
+$role is the role for which a priv is being checked (only used if priv is evb). 
+$clientip is the user's IP address (only used when checking for access to portfolio 
+files).
+$noblockcheck, if true, skips calls to &has_comm_blocking() for the bre priv. This 
+prevents recursive calls to &allowed.
+
  F: full access
  U,I,K: authentication modes (cxx only)
  '': forbidden
  1: user needs to choose course
  2: browse allowed
  A: passphrase authentication needed
+ B: access temporarily blocked because of a blocking event in a course.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -12892,9 +13275,9 @@ provided for types, will default to retu
 =item *
 
 in_course($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum,$type,$hideprivileged) : determine if
-user: $uname:$udom has a role in the course: $cdom_$cnum.
+user: $uname:$udom has a role in the course: $cdom_$cnum. 
 
-Additional optional arguments are: $type (if role checking is to be restricted
+Additional optional arguments are: $type (if role checking is to be restricted 
 to certain user status types -- previous (expired roles), active (currently
 available roles) or future (roles available in the future), and
 $hideprivileged -- if true will not report course roles for users who
@@ -13131,7 +13514,7 @@ values that are the resource value.  I b
 versions are also returned.
 
 get_numsuppfiles($cnum,$cdom) : retrieve number of files in a course's
-supplemental content area. This routine caches the number of files for
+supplemental content area. This routine caches the number of files for 
 10 minutes.
 
 =back
@@ -13234,7 +13617,20 @@ will be stored for query
 
 =item *
 
-symbread($filename) : return symbolic list entry (filename argument optional);
+symbread($filename,$donotrecurse,$ignorecachednull,$checkforblock,$possibles) : 
+return symbolic list entry (all arguments optional). 
+
+Args: filename is the filename (including path) for the file for which a symb 
+is required; donotrecurse, if true will prevent calls to allowed() being made 
+to check access status if more than one resource was found in the bighash 
+(see rev. 1.249) to avoid an infinite loop if an ambiguous resource is part of 
+a randompick); ignorecachednull, if true will prevent a symb of '' being 
+returned if $env{$cache_str} is defined as ''; checkforblock if true will
+cause possible symbs to be checked to determine if they are subject to content
+blocking, if so they will not be included as possible symbs; possibles is a
+ref to a hash, which, as a side effect, will be populated with all possible 
+symbs (content blocking not tested).
+ 
 returns the data handle
 
 =item *
@@ -13244,9 +13640,9 @@ and is a possible symb for the URL in $t
 resource that the user accessed using /enc/ returns a 1 on success, 0
 on failure, user must be in a course, as it assumes the existence of
 the course initial hash, and uses $env('request.course.id'}.  The third
-arg is an optional reference to a scalar.  If this arg is passed in the
+arg is an optional reference to a scalar.  If this arg is passed in the 
 call to symbverify, it will be set to 1 if the symb has been set to be 
-encrypted; otherwise it will be null.
+encrypted; otherwise it will be null.  
 
 =item *
 
@@ -13299,13 +13695,13 @@ expirespread($uname,$udom,$stype,$usymb)
 devalidate($symb) : devalidate temporary spreadsheet calculations,
 forcing spreadsheet to reevaluate the resource scores next time.
 
-=item *
+=item * 
 
 can_edit_resource($file,$cnum,$cdom,$resurl,$symb,$group) : determine if current user can edit a particular resource,
 when viewing in course context.
 
  input: six args -- filename (decluttered), course number, course domain,
-                    url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a
+                    url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a 
                     group item -- e.g., bulletin board, group page etc.).
 
  output: array of five scalars --
@@ -13313,15 +13709,15 @@ when viewing in course context.
          $home -- homeserver of resource (i.e., for author if published,
                                           or course if uploaded.).
          $switchserver --  1 if server switch will be needed.
-         $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode
+         $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode 
          $forceview -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to view mode
 
 =item *
 
 is_course_upload($file,$cnum,$cdom)
 
-Used in course context to determine if current file was uploaded to
-the course (i.e., would be found in /userfiles/docs on the course's
+Used in course context to determine if current file was uploaded to 
+the course (i.e., would be found in /userfiles/docs on the course's 
 homeserver.
 
   input: 3 args -- filename (decluttered), course number and course domain.
@@ -13335,15 +13731,21 @@ homeserver.
 
 =item *
 
-store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : stores hash permanently
-for this url; hashref needs to be given and should be a \%hashname; the
-remaining args aren't required and if they aren't passed or are '' they will
-be derived from the env
+store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : stores hash
+permanently for this url; hashref needs to be given and should be a \%hashname;
+the remaining args aren't required and if they aren't passed or are '' they will
+be derived from the env (with the exception of $laststore, which is an 
+optional arg used when a user's submission is stored in grading).
+$laststore is $version=$timestamp, where $version is the most recent version
+number retrieved for the corresponding $symb in the $namespace db file, and
+$timestamp is the timestamp for that transaction (UNIX time).
+$laststore is currently only passed when cstore() is called by 
+structuretags::finalize_storage().
 
 =item *
 
-cstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : same as store but
-uses critical subroutine
+cstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : same as store
+but uses critical subroutine
 
 =item *
 
@@ -13480,7 +13882,7 @@ server ($udom and $uhome are optional)
 
 =item * 
 
-get_domain_defaults($target_domain,$ignore_cache) : returns hash with defaults
+get_domain_defaults($target_domain,$ignore_cache) : returns hash with defaults 
 for: authentication, language, quotas, timezone, date locale, and portal URL in
 the target domain.
 
@@ -13535,7 +13937,8 @@ for course's uploaded content.
 =over
 
 =item
-canuse_pdfforms, officialcredits, unofficialcredits, textbookcredits, officialquota, unofficialquota, communityquota, textbookquota
+canuse_pdfforms, officialcredits, unofficialcredits, textbookcredits, officialquota, unofficialquota, 
+communityquota, textbookquota
 
 =back
 
@@ -13545,7 +13948,7 @@ on your servers.
 
 =over
 
-=item
+=item 
 remotesessions, hostedsessions
 
 =back
@@ -13553,10 +13956,10 @@ remotesessions, hostedsessions
 =back
 
 In cases where a domain coordinator has never used the "Set Domain Configuration"
-utility to create a configuration.db file on a domain's primary library server
+utility to create a configuration.db file on a domain's primary library server 
 only the following domain defaults: auth_def, auth_arg_def, lang_def
 -- corresponding values are authentication type (internal, krb4, krb5,
-or localauth), initial password or a kerberos realm, language (e.g., en-us) --
+or localauth), initial password or a kerberos realm, language (e.g., en-us) -- 
 will be available. Values are retrieved from cache (if current), unless the
 optional $ignore_cache arg is true, or from domain's configuration.db (if available),
 or lastly from values in lonTabs/dns_domain,tab, or lonTabs/domain.tab.
@@ -13984,8 +14387,8 @@ Returns:
 
 get_timebased_id():
 
-Attempts to get a unique timestamp-based suffix for use with items added to a
-course via the Course Editor (e.g., folders, composite pages,
+Attempts to get a unique timestamp-based suffix for use with items added to a 
+course via the Course Editor (e.g., folders, composite pages, 
 group bulletin boards).
 
 Args: (first three required; six others optional)
@@ -13996,24 +14399,24 @@ Args: (first three required; six others
 2. keyid (alphanumeric): name of temporary locking key in hash,
    e.g., num, boardids
 
-3. namespace: name of gdbm file used to store suffixes already assigned;
+3. namespace: name of gdbm file used to store suffixes already assigned;  
    file will be named nohist_namespace.db
 
 4. cdom: domain of course; default is current course domain from %env
 
 5. cnum: course number; default is current course number from %env
 
-6. idtype: set to concat if an additional digit is to be appended to the
+6. idtype: set to concat if an additional digit is to be appended to the 
    unix timestamp to form the suffix, if the plain timestamp is already
-   in use.  Default is to not do this, but simply increment the unix
+   in use.  Default is to not do this, but simply increment the unix 
    timestamp by 1 until a unique key is obtained.
 
 7. who: holder of locking key; defaults to user:domain for user.
 
-8. locktries: number of attempts to obtain a lock (sleep of 1s before
+8. locktries: number of attempts to obtain a lock (sleep of 1s before 
    retrying); default is 3.
 
-9. maxtries: number of attempts to obtain a unique suffix; default is 20.
+9. maxtries: number of attempts to obtain a unique suffix; default is 20.  
 
 Returns: