--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2020/10/01 13:19:14	1.1172.2.118.2.8
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2020/10/06 20:02:55	1.1172.2.118.2.9
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.118.2.8 2020/10/01 13:19:14 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.118.2.9 2020/10/06 20:02:55 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8437,32 +8437,24 @@ sub constructaccess {
 my $cacheduser='';
 # Course for which data are being temporarily cached.
 my $cachedcid='';
-# List of blocks passed to &get_commblock_resources();
-my $cachedblocks='';
 # 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,$blocks)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
     if (($uname ne '') && ($udom ne '')) {
         if (($cacheduser eq $uname.':'.$udom) &&
             ($cachedcid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) &&
-            (abs($cachedlast-time)<5) &&
-            (((ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') &&
-              ($cachedblocks eq join(',',sort(keys(%{$blocks}))))) ||
-             (!ref($blocks) && $cachedblocks eq ''))) {
+            (abs($cachedlast-time)<5)) {
             return;
         }
     }
     $cachedlast=time;
     $cacheduser=$uname.':'.$udom;
     $cachedcid=$env{'request.course.id'};
-    %cachedblockers = &get_commblock_resources($blocks);
-    if ((ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') && (keys(%{$blocks}) > 0)) {
-        $cachedblocks = join(',',sort(keys(%{$blocks})));
-    }
+    %cachedblockers = &get_commblock_resources();
     return;
 }
 
@@ -8601,17 +8593,23 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
 }
 
 sub has_comm_blocking {
-    my ($priv,$symb,$uri,$nosymbcache,$noenccheck,$blocked,$blocks) = @_;
+    my ($priv,$symb,$uri,$ignoresymbdb,$noenccheck,$blocked,$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 %blockinfo;
+    if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
+        %blockinfo = &get_commblock_resources($blocks);
+    } else {
+        &load_all_blockers($env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'});
+        %blockinfo = %cachedblockers;
+    }
+    return unless (keys(%blockinfo) > 0);
     my (%possibles,@symbs);
     if (!$symb) {
-        $symb = &symbread($uri,1,1,1,\%possibles,$nosymbcache,$noenccheck);
+        $symb = &symbread($uri,1,1,1,\%possibles,$ignoresymbdb,$noenccheck);
     }
     if ($symb) {
         @symbs = ($symb);
@@ -8622,7 +8620,7 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
     foreach my $symb (@symbs) {
         last if ($noblock);
         my ($map,$resid,$resurl)=&decode_symb($symb);
-        foreach my $block (keys(%cachedblockers)) {
+        foreach my $block (keys(%blockinfo)) {
             if ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
                 my $item = $1;
                 unless ($blocked) {
@@ -8632,16 +8630,16 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}) eq 'HASH') {
-                if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    if ($cachedblockers{$block}{'resources'}{$symb}) {
+            if (ref($blockinfo{$block}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($blockinfo{$block}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if ($blockinfo{$block}{'resources'}{$symb}) {
                         unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
                             push(@blockers,$block);
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    if ($cachedblockers{$block}{'maps'}{$map}) {
+                if (ref($blockinfo{$block}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if ($blockinfo{$block}{'maps'}{$map}) {
                         unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
                             push(@blockers,$block);
                         }
@@ -12527,9 +12525,9 @@ sub deversion {
 
 sub symbread {
     my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse,$ignorecachednull,$checkforblock,$possibles,
-        $nocache,$noenccheck)=@_;
+        $ignoresymbdb,$noenccheck)=@_;
     my $cache_str='request.symbread.cached.'.$thisfn;
-    if (defined($env{$cache_str}) && !$nocache) {
+    if (defined($env{$cache_str})) {
         unless (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH') {
             if ($ignorecachednull) {
                 return $env{$cache_str} unless ($env{$cache_str} eq '');
@@ -12541,11 +12539,7 @@ sub symbread {
 # no filename provided? try from environment
     unless ($thisfn) {
         if ($env{'request.symb'}) {
-            if ($nocache) {
-                return &symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
-            } else {
-                return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
-            }
+            return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
         }
         $thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
     }
@@ -12553,11 +12547,7 @@ sub symbread {
 # is that filename actually a symb? Verify, clean, and return
     if ($thisfn=~/\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_(.*)$/) {
 	if (&symbverify($thisfn,$1)) {
-            if ($nocache) {
-                return &symbclean($thisfn);
-            } else {
-	        return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($thisfn);
-            }
+	    return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($thisfn);
 	}
     }
     $thisfn=declutter($thisfn);
@@ -12572,14 +12562,14 @@ sub symbread {
 	if ($targetfn =~ m|^adm/wrapper/(ext/.*)|) {
 	    $targetfn=$1;
 	}
-        unless ($nocache) {
+        unless ($ignoresymbdb) {
             if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                           &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 	        $syval=$hash{$targetfn};
                 untie(%hash);
             }
-            if ($syval) {
-                my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking('bre',$syval,$thisfn,$nocache,$noenccheck);
+            if ($syval && $checkforblock) {
+                my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking('bre',$syval,$thisfn,$ignoresymbdb,$noenccheck);
                 if (@blockers) {
                     $syval='';
                 }
@@ -12626,7 +12616,6 @@ sub symbread {
                              if (@blockers) {
                                  $syval = '';
                                  untie(%bighash);
-                                 return '' if ($nocache);
                                  return $env{$cache_str}='';
                              }
                          }
@@ -12678,15 +12667,10 @@ sub symbread {
            }
         }
         if ($syval) {
-            if ($nocache) {
-                return $syval;
-            } else {
-	        return $env{$cache_str}=$syval;
-            }
+	    return $env{$cache_str}=$syval;
         }
     }
     &appenv({'request.ambiguous' => $thisfn});
-    return '' if ($nocache);
     return $env{$cache_str}='';
 }