--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2000/11/14 14:58:59	1.61
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/01/09 19:55:31	1.89
@@ -45,13 +45,25 @@
 # EXT(name)          : value of a variable
 # symblist(map,hash) : Updates symbolic storage links
 # symbread([filename]) : returns the data handle (filename optional)
-# rndseed()          : returns a random seed  
+# rndseed()          : returns a random seed 
+# receipt()          : returns a receipt to be given out to users 
 # getfile(filename)  : returns the contents of filename, or a -1 if it can't
 #                      be found, replicates and subscribes to the file
 # filelocation(dir,file) : returns a farily clean absolute reference to file 
 #                          from the directory dir
 # hreflocation(dir,file) : same as filelocation, but for hrefs
 # log(domain,user,home,msg) : write to permanent log for user
+# usection(domain,user,courseid) : output of section name/number or '' for
+#                                  "not in course" and '-1' for "no section"
+# userenvironment(domain,user,what) : puts out any environment parameter 
+#                                     for a user
+# idput(domain,hash) : writes IDs for users from hash (name=>id,name=>id)
+# idget(domain,array): returns hash with usernames (id=>name,id=>name) for
+#                      an array of IDs
+# idrget(domain,array): returns hash with IDs for usernames (name=>id,...) for
+#                       an array of names
+# metadata(file,entry): returns the metadata entry for a file. entry='keys'
+#                       returns a comma separated list of keys
 #
 # 6/1/99,6/2,6/10,6/11,6/12,6/14,6/26,6/28,6/29,6/30,
 # 7/1,7/2,7/9,7/10,7/12,7/14,7/15,7/19,
@@ -67,7 +79,11 @@
 # 10/04 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 10/04 Guy Albertelli
 # 10/06,10/09,10/10,10/11,10/14,10/20,10/23,10/25,10/26,10/27,10/28,10/29, 
-# 10/30,10/31,11/2,11/14 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 10/30,10/31,
+# 11/2,11/14,11/15,11/16,11/20,11/21,11/22,11/25,11/27,
+# 12/02,12/12,12/13,12/14,12/28,12/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 05/01/01 Guy Albertelli
+# 05/01,06/01,09/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
 
 package Apache::lonnet;
 
@@ -76,10 +92,12 @@ use Apache::File;
 use LWP::UserAgent();
 use HTTP::Headers;
 use vars 
-qw(%perlvar %hostname %homecache %spareid %hostdom %libserv %pr %prp %fe %fd $readit);
+qw(%perlvar %hostname %homecache %spareid %hostdom %libserv %pr %prp %fe %fd $readit %metacache);
 use IO::Socket;
 use GDBM_File;
 use Apache::Constants qw(:common :http);
+use HTML::TokeParser;
+use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- Logging
 
@@ -122,8 +140,7 @@ sub reply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if ($answer eq 'con_lost') { $answer=subreply($cmd,$server); }
-    if (($answer=~/^error:/) || ($answer=~/^refused/) || 
-        ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
+    if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
                 " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
     }
@@ -163,6 +180,11 @@ sub reconlonc {
 
 sub critical {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
+    unless ($hostname{$server}) {
+        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+               " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
+        return 'no_such_host';
+    }
     my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
     if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
         my $pingreply=reply('ping',$server);
@@ -227,7 +249,14 @@ sub appenv {
      unless ($fh=Apache::File->new("$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
 	return 'error';
      }
+     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
+         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+                  'Could not obtain shared lock in appenv: '.$!);
+         $fh->close();
+         return 'error: '.$!;
+     }
      @oldenv=<$fh>;
+     $fh->close();
     }
     for (my $i=0; $i<=$#oldenv; $i++) {
         chomp($oldenv[$i]);
@@ -244,9 +273,16 @@ sub appenv {
 	return 'error';
      }
      my $newname;
+     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
+         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+                  'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
+         $fh->close();
+         return 'error: '.$!;
+     }
      foreach $newname (keys %newenv) {
 	 print $fh "$newname=$newenv{$newname}\n";
      }
+     $fh->close();
     }
     return 'ok';
 }
@@ -266,16 +302,30 @@ sub delenv {
      unless ($fh=Apache::File->new("$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
 	return 'error';
      }
+     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
+         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+                  'Could not obtain shared lock in delenv: '.$!);
+         $fh->close();
+         return 'error: '.$!;
+     }
      @oldenv=<$fh>;
+     $fh->close();
     }
     {
      my $fh;
      unless ($fh=Apache::File->new(">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
 	return 'error';
      }
+     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
+         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+                  'Could not obtain exclusive lock in delenv: '.$!);
+         $fh->close();
+         return 'error: '.$!;
+     }
      map {
 	 unless ($_=~/^$delthis/) { print $fh $_; }
      } @oldenv;
+     $fh->close();
     }
     return 'ok';
 }
@@ -357,6 +407,111 @@ sub homeserver {
     return 'no_host';
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------- Find the usernames behind a list of IDs
+
+sub idget {
+    my ($udom,@ids)=@_;
+    my %returnhash=();
+    
+    my $tryserver;
+    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
+	  my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
+          $idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
+	  my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
+          my @answer=();
+          if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
+	      @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
+          }                    ;
+          my $i;
+          for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
+              if ($answer[$i]) {
+		  $returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
+              } 
+          }
+       }
+    }    
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------- Find the IDs behind a list of usernames
+
+sub idrget {
+    my ($udom,@unames)=@_;
+    my %returnhash=();
+    map {
+        $returnhash{$_}=(&userenvironment($udom,$_,'id'))[1];
+    } @unames;
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------- Store away a list of names and associated IDs
+
+sub idput {
+    my ($udom,%ids)=@_;
+    my %servers=();
+    map {
+        my $uhom=&homeserver($_,$udom);
+        if ($uhom ne 'no_host') {
+            my $id=&escape($ids{$_});
+            $id=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
+            my $unam=&escape($_);
+	    if ($servers{$uhom}) {
+		$servers{$uhom}.='&'.$id.'='.$unam;
+            } else {
+                $servers{$uhom}=$id.'='.$unam;
+            }
+            &critical('put:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':environment:id='.$id,$uhom);
+        }
+    } keys %ids;
+    map {
+        &critical('idput:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$_},$_);
+    } keys %servers;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------- Find the section of student in a course
+
+sub usection {
+    my ($udom,$unam,$courseid)=@_;
+    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
+    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
+    map {
+        my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
+        $key=&unescape($key);
+        if ($key=~/^$courseid(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/) {
+            my $section=$1;
+            if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
+	    my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
+            my $now=time;
+            my $notactive=0;
+            if ($start) {
+		if ($now<$start) { $notactive=1; }
+            }
+            if ($end) {
+                if ($now>$end) { $notactive=1; }
+            } 
+            unless ($notactive) { return $section; }
+        }
+    } split(/\&/,&reply('dump:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':roles',
+                        &homeserver($unam,$udom)));
+    return '-1';
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------- Read an entry from a user's environment
+
+sub userenvironment {
+    my ($udom,$unam,@what)=@_;
+    my %returnhash=();
+    my @answer=split(/\&/,
+                &reply('get:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':environment:'.join('&',@what),
+                      &homeserver($unam,$udom)));
+    my $i;
+    for ($i=0;$i<=$#what;$i++) {
+	$returnhash{$what[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
 # ----------------------------- Subscribe to a resource, return URL if possible
 
 sub subscribe {
@@ -369,6 +524,9 @@ sub subscribe {
         return 'not_found'; 
     }
     my $answer=reply("sub:$fname",$home);
+    if (($answer eq 'con_lost') || ($answer eq 'rejected')) {
+	$answer.=' by '.$home;
+    }
     return $answer;
 }
     
@@ -380,14 +538,14 @@ sub repcopy {
     my $transname="$filename.in.transfer";
     if ((-e $filename) || (-e $transname)) { return OK; }
     my $remoteurl=subscribe($filename);
-    if ($remoteurl eq 'con_lost') {
-	   &logthis("Subscribe returned con_lost: $filename");
+    if ($remoteurl =~ /^con_lost by/) {
+	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
            return HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
     } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'not_found') {
 	   &logthis("Subscribe returned not_found: $filename");
 	   return HTTP_NOT_FOUND;
-    } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'rejected') {
-	   &logthis("Subscribe returned rejected: $filename");
+    } elsif ($remoteurl =~ /^rejected by/) {
+	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
            return FORBIDDEN;
     } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'directory') {
            return OK;
@@ -511,9 +669,12 @@ sub restore {
 	my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
         $returnhash{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
     } split(/\&/,$answer);
-    map {
-        $returnhash{$_}=$returnhash{$returnhash{'version'}.':'.$_};
-    } split(/\:/,$returnhash{$returnhash{'version'}.':keys'});
+    my $version;
+    for ($version=1;$version<=$returnhash{'version'};$version++) {
+       map {
+          $returnhash{$_}=$returnhash{$version.':'.$_};
+       } split(/\:/,$returnhash{$version.':keys'});
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -774,8 +935,11 @@ sub allowed {
     }
 
 # Course: uri itself is a course
+    my $courseuri=$uri;
+    $courseuri=~s/\_(\d)/\/$1/;
+    $courseuri=~s/^([^\/])/\/$1/;
 
-    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.$uri}
+    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseuri}
        =~/$priv\&([^\:]*)/) {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
@@ -817,7 +981,7 @@ sub allowed {
                $checkreferer=0;
            }
        }
-
+       
        if (($ENV{'HTTP_REFERER'}) && ($checkreferer)) {
 	  my $refuri=$ENV{'HTTP_REFERER'};
           $refuri=~s/^http\:\/\/$ENV{'request.host'}//i;
@@ -1028,7 +1192,7 @@ sub fileembstyle {
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Description Text
 
-sub filedecription {
+sub filedescription {
     my $ending=shift;
     return $fd{$ending};
 }
@@ -1038,29 +1202,198 @@ sub filedecription {
 sub assignrole {
     my ($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start)=@_;
     my $mrole;
-    $url=declutter($url);
     if ($role =~ /^cr\//) {
-        unless ($url=~/\.course$/) { return 'invalid'; }
-	unless (allowed('ccr',$url)) { return 'refused'; }
+	unless (&allowed('ccr',$url)) { return 'refused'; }
         $mrole='cr';
     } else {
-        unless (($url=~/\.course$/) || ($url=~/\/$/)) { return 'invalid'; }
-        unless (allowed('c'+$role)) { return 'refused'; }
+        my $cwosec=$url;
+        $cwosec=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
+        unless (&allowed('c'.$role,$cwosec)) { return 'refused'; }
         $mrole=$role;
     }
     my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
                 "$udom:$uname:$url".'_'."$mrole=$role";
-    if ($end) { $command.='_$end'; }
+    if ($end) { $command.='_'.$end; }
     if ($start) {
 	if ($end) { 
-           $command.='_$start'; 
+           $command.='_'.$start; 
         } else {
-           $command.='_0_$start';
+           $command.='_0_'.$start;
         }
     }
     return &reply($command,&homeserver($uname,$udom));
 }
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- Modify a user
+
+
+sub modifyuser {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene)=@_;
+    &logthis('Call to modify user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
+             $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
+	     $last.', '.$gene.' by '.
+             $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});  
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- Create User
+    if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && ($umode) && ($upass)) {
+        my $unhome='';
+	if ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $udom) {
+	    $unhome=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
+        } else {
+            my $tryserver;
+            my $loadm=10000000;
+            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+	       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
+                  my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
+                  if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
+		      $loadm=$answer;
+                      $unhome=$tryserver;
+                  }
+	       }
+	    }
+        }
+        if (($unhome eq '') || ($unhome eq 'no_host')) {
+	    return 'error: find home';
+        }
+        my $reply=&reply('encrypt:makeuser:'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$umode.':'.
+                         &escape($upass),$unhome);
+	unless ($reply eq 'ok') {
+            return 'error: '.$reply;
+        }   
+        $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+        if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host') || ($uhome ne $unhome)) {
+	    return 'error: verify home';
+        }
+    }
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Add ID
+    if ($uid) {
+       $uid=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
+       my %uidhash=&idrget($udom,$uname);
+       if (($uidhash{$uname}) && ($uidhash{$uname}!~/error\:/)) {
+	  unless ($uid eq $uidhash{$uname}) {
+	      return 'error: mismatch '.$uidhash{$uname}.' versus '.$uid;
+          }
+       } else {
+	  &idput($udom,($uname => $uid));
+       }
+    }
+# -------------------------------------------------------------- Add names, etc
+    my $names=&reply('get:'.$udom.':'.$uname.
+                     ':environment:firstname&middlename&lastname&generation',
+                     $uhome);
+    my ($efirst,$emiddle,$elast,$egene)=split(/\&/,$names);
+    if ($first)  { $efirst  = &escape($first); }
+    if ($middle) { $emiddle = &escape($middle); }
+    if ($last)   { $elast   = &escape($last); }
+    if ($gene)   { $egene   = &escape($gene); }
+    my $reply=&reply('put:'.$udom.':'.$uname.
+           ':environment:firstname='.$efirst.
+                      '&middlename='.$emiddle.
+                        '&lastname='.$elast.
+                      '&generation='.$egene,$uhome);
+    if ($reply ne 'ok') {
+	return 'error: '.$reply;
+    }
+    &logthis('Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
+             $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
+	     $last.', '.$gene.' by '.
+             $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
+    return 'ok'; 
+}
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------- Modify student
+
+sub modifystudent {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,
+        $end,$start)=@_;
+    my $cid='';
+    unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
+	return 'not_in_class';
+    }
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- Make the user
+    my $reply=&modifyuser
+	($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene);
+    unless ($reply eq 'ok') { return $reply; }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) { 
+	return 'error: no such user';
+    }
+# -------------------------------------------------- Add student to course list
+    my $reply=critical('put:'.$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'}.':'.
+	              $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'}.':classlist:'.
+                      &escape($uname.':'.$udom).'='.
+                      &escape($end.':'.$start),
+	              $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.home'});
+    unless (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
+	return 'error: '.$reply;
+    }
+# ---------------------------------------------------- Add student role to user
+    my $uurl='/'.$cid;
+    $uurl=~s/\_/\//g;
+    if ($usec) {
+	$uurl.='/'.$usec;
+    }
+    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start);
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------- Write to course preferences
+
+sub writecoursepref {
+    my ($courseid,%prefs)=@_;
+    $courseid=~s/^\///;
+    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
+    my ($cdomain,$cnum)=split(/\//,$courseid);
+    my $chome=homeserver($cnum,$cdomain);
+    if (($chome eq '') || ($chome eq 'no_host')) { 
+	return 'error: no such course';
+    }
+    my $cstring='';
+    map {
+	$cstring.=escape($_).'='.escape($prefs{$_}).'&';
+    } keys %prefs;
+    $cstring=~s/\&$//;
+    return reply('put:'.$cdomain.':'.$cnum.':environment:'.$cstring,$chome);
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Make/modify course
+
+sub createcourse {
+    my ($udom,$description,$url)=@_;
+    $url=&declutter($url);
+    my $cid='';
+    unless (&allowed('ccc',$ENV{'user.domain'})) {
+        return 'refused';
+    }
+    unless ($udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'}) {
+        return 'refused';
+    }
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- Create ID
+   my $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
+       unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+# ----------------------------------------------- Make sure that does not exist
+   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+   unless (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+       $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
+        unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+       $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);       
+       unless (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+           return 'error: unable to generate unique course-ID';
+       } 
+   }
+# ------------------------------------------------------------- Make the course
+    my $reply=&reply('encrypt:makeuser:'.$udom.':'.$uname.':none::',
+                      $ENV{'user.home'});
+    unless ($reply eq 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) { 
+	return 'error: no such course';
+    }
+    &writecoursepref($udom.'_'.$uname,
+                     ('description' => $description,
+                      'url'         => $url));
+    return '/'.$udom.'/'.$uname;
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Assign Custom Role
 
 sub assigncustomrole {
@@ -1191,6 +1524,7 @@ sub condval {
 
 sub EXT {
     my $varname=shift;
+    unless ($varname) { return ''; }
     my ($realm,$space,$qualifier,@therest)=split(/\./,$varname);
     my $rest;
     if ($therest[0]) {
@@ -1255,20 +1589,42 @@ sub EXT {
     } elsif ($realm eq 'resource') {
       if ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Cascading lookup scheme
-       my $reslevel=
-	    $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.&symbread().'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
+       my $symbp=&symbread();
+       my $mapp=(split(/\_\_\_/,$symbp))[0];
+
+       my $symbparm=$symbp.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
+       my $mapparm=$mapp.'___(all).'.$spacequalifierrest;
+
        my $seclevel=
-            $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.
-		$ENV{'request.course.sec'}.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
+            $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.['.
+		$ENV{'request.course.sec'}.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;
+       my $seclevelr=
+            $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.['.
+		$ENV{'request.course.sec'}.'].'.$symbparm;
+       my $seclevelm=
+            $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.['.
+		$ENV{'request.course.sec'}.'].'.$mapparm;
+
        my $courselevel=
             $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
+       my $courselevelr=
+            $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$symbparm;
+       my $courselevelm=
+            $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$mapparm;
+
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- first, check user
-       my %resourcedata=get('resourcedata',($reslevel,$seclevel,$courselevel));
-       if ($resourcedata{$reslevel}) { return $resourcedata{$reslevel}; }
-       if ($resourcedata{$seclevel}) { return $resourcedata{$seclevel}; }
+      my %resourcedata=get('resourcedata',
+                           ($courselevelr,$courselevelm,$courselevel));
+      if ($resourcedata{$courselevelr}!~/^error\:/) {
+
+       if ($resourcedata{$courselevelr}) { 
+          return $resourcedata{$courselevelr}; }
+       if ($resourcedata{$courselevelm}) { 
+          return $resourcedata{$courselevelm}; }
        if ($resourcedata{$courselevel}) { return $resourcedata{$courselevel}; }
 
+      }
 # -------------------------------------------------------- second, check course
         my $section='';
         if ($ENV{'request.course.sec'}) {
@@ -1277,38 +1633,36 @@ sub EXT {
         my $reply=&reply('get:'.
               $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.$section.'.domain'}.':'.
               $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.$section.'.num'}.
-              ':resourcedata:'.
-              escape($reslevel).':'.escape($seclevel).':'.escape($courselevel),
+	      ':resourcedata:'.
+   &escape($seclevelr).'&'.&escape($seclevelm).'&'.&escape($seclevel).'&'.
+   &escape($courselevelr).'&'.&escape($courselevelm).'&'.&escape($courselevel),
 		   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.$section.'.home'});
-        map {
-           my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
-           $resourcedata{unescape($name)}=unescape($value);  
-        } split(/\&/,$reply);
-       if ($resourcedata{$reslevel}) { return $resourcedata{$reslevel}; }
-       if ($resourcedata{$seclevel}) { return $resourcedata{$seclevel}; }
-       if ($resourcedata{$courselevel}) { return $resourcedata{$courselevel}; }
+      if ($reply!~/^error\:/) {
+	  map {
+	      if ($_) { return &unescape($_); }
+          } split(/\&/,$reply);
+      }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ third, check map parms
-       
-       if ($ENV{'resource.parms.'.$reslevel}) {
-	   return $ENV{'resource.parms.'.$reslevel};
+       my %parmhash=();
+       my $thisparm='';       
+       if (tie(%parmhash,'GDBM_File',
+          $ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_parms.db',&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
+           $thisparm=$parmhash{$symbparm};
+	   untie(%parmhash);
        }
+       if ($thisparm) { return $thisparm; }
      }
      
 # --------------------------------------------- last, look in resource metadata
-	my $uri=&declutter($ENV{'request.filename'});
-        my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$ENV.'.meta';
-        if (-e $filename) {
-            my @content;
-            {
-             my $fh=Apache::File->new($filename);
-             @content=<$fh>;
-            }
-            if (join('',@content)=~
-                 /\<$space[^\>]*\>([^\<]*)\<\/$space\>/) {
-	        return $1;
- 	    }
-        }
+
+      $spacequalifierrest=~s/\./\_/;
+      my $metadata=&metadata($ENV{'request.filename'},$spacequalifierrest);
+      if ($metadata) { return $metadata; }
+      $metadata=&metadata($ENV{'request.filename'},
+                                         'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
+      if ($metadata) { return $metadata; }
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
     } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- environment
@@ -1322,19 +1676,46 @@ sub EXT {
     return '';
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------- Append resource parms to environment
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get metadata
 
-sub appendparms {
-    my ($symb,$parms)=@_;
-    my %storehash=();
-    my $prefix='resource.parms.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$symb;
-    map {
-	my ($typename,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
-        my ($type,$name)=split(/\:/,$typename);
-        $storehash{$prefix.'.'.unescape($name)}=unescape($value);
-	$storehash{$prefix.'.'.unescape($name).'.type'}=unescape($type);
-    } split(/\&/,$parms);
-    &appenv(%storehash);
+sub metadata {
+    my ($uri,$what)=@_;
+
+    $uri=&declutter($uri);
+    my $filename=$uri;
+    $uri=~s/\.meta$//;
+    unless ($metacache{$uri.':keys'}) {
+        unless ($filename=~/\.meta$/) { $filename.='.meta'; }
+	my $metastring=&getfile($perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$filename);
+        my $parser=HTML::TokeParser->new(\$metastring);
+        my $token;
+        while ($token=$parser->get_token) {
+           if ($token->[0] eq 'S') {
+	      my $entry=$token->[1];
+              my $unikey=$entry;
+              if (defined($token->[2]->{'part'})) { 
+                 $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'part'}; 
+	      }
+              if (defined($token->[2]->{'name'})) { 
+                 $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'name'}; 
+	      }
+              if ($metacache{$uri.':keys'}) {
+                 $metacache{$uri.':keys'}.=','.$unikey;
+              } else {
+                 $metacache{$uri.':keys'}=$unikey;
+	      }
+              map {
+		  $metacache{$uri.':'.$unikey.'.'.$_}=$token->[2]->{$_};
+              } @{$token->[3]};
+              unless (
+                 $metacache{$uri.':'.$unikey}=$parser->get_text('/'.$entry)
+		      ) { $metacache{$uri.':'.$unikey}=
+			      $metacache{$uri.':'.$unikey.'.default'};
+		      }
+          }
+       }
+    }
+    return $metacache{$uri.':'.$what};
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------- Update symbolic store links
@@ -1389,6 +1770,9 @@ sub symbread {
                             &GDBM_READER,0640)) {
 # ---------------------------------------------- Get ID(s) for current resource
               my $ids=$bighash{'ids_/res/'.$thisfn};
+              unless ($ids) { 
+                 $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisfn};
+              }
               if ($ids) {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)
                  my @possibilities=split(/\,/,$ids);
@@ -1416,7 +1800,9 @@ sub symbread {
               untie(%bighash)
            } 
         }
-        if ($syval) { return $syval.'___'.$thisfn; }
+        if ($syval) {
+           return $syval.'___'.$thisfn; 
+        }
     }
     &appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
     return '';
@@ -1451,6 +1837,27 @@ sub rndseed {
                .$symbchck);
 }
 
+sub ireceipt {
+    my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb)=@_;
+    my $cuname=unpack("%32C*",$funame);
+    my $cudom=unpack("%32C*",$fudom);
+    my $cucourseid=unpack("%32C*",$fucourseid);
+    my $cusymb=unpack("%32C*",$fusymb);
+    my $cunique=unpack("%32C*",$perlvar{'lonReceipt'});
+    return unpack("%32C*",$perlvar{'lonHostID'}).'-'.
+           ($cunique%$cuname+
+            $cunique%$cudom+
+            $cusymb%$cuname+
+            $cusymb%$cudom+
+            $cucourseid%$cuname+
+            $cucourseid%$cudom);
+}
+
+sub receipt {
+    return &ireceipt($ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.domain'},
+                     $ENV{'request.course.id'},&symbread());
+}
+  
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Serves up a file
 # returns either the contents of the file or a -1
 sub getfile {
@@ -1597,6 +2004,7 @@ if ($readit ne 'done') {
     }
 }
 
+%metacache=();
 
 $readit='done';
 &logthis('<font color=yellow>INFO: Read configuration</font>');