--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2023/06/20 14:03:57	1.1512
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2023/07/20 12:47:09	1.1513
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1512 2023/06/20 14:03:57 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1513 2023/07/20 12:47:09 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -12787,6 +12787,73 @@ sub domainlti_itemid {
     return $itemid;
 }
 
+sub get_ltitools_id {
+    my ($context,$cdom,$cnum,$title) = @_;
+    my ($lockhash,$tries,$gotlock,$id,$error);
+
+    # get lock on ltitools db
+    $lockhash = {
+                   lock => $env{'user.name'}.
+                           ':'.$env{'user.domain'},
+                };
+    $tries = 0;
+    if ($context eq 'domain') {
+        $gotlock = &newput_dom('ltitools',$lockhash,$cdom);
+    } else {
+        $gotlock = &newput('ltitools',$lockhash,$cdom,$cnum);
+    }
+    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && ($tries<10)) {
+        $tries ++;
+        sleep (0.1);
+        if ($context eq 'domain') {
+            $gotlock = &newput_dom('ltitools',$lockhash,$cdom);
+        } else {
+            $gotlock = &newput('ltitools',$lockhash,$cdom,$cnum);
+        }
+    }
+    if ($gotlock eq 'ok') {
+        my %currids;
+        if ($context eq 'domain') {
+            %currids = &dump_dom('ltitools',$cdom);
+        } else {
+            %currids = &dump('ltitools',$cdom,$cnum);
+        }
+        if ($currids{'lock'}) {
+            delete($currids{'lock'});
+            if (keys(%currids)) {
+                my @curr = sort { $a <=> $b } keys(%currids);
+                if ($curr[-1] =~ /^\d+$/) {
+                    $id = 1 + $curr[-1];
+                }
+            } else {
+                $id = 1;
+            }
+            if ($id) {
+                if ($context eq 'domain') {
+                    unless (&newput_dom('ltitools',{ $id => $title },$cdom) eq 'ok') {
+                        $error = 'nostore';
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    unless (&newput('ltitools',{ $id => $title },$cdom,$cnum) eq 'ok') {
+                        $error = 'nostore';
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                $error = 'nonumber';
+            }
+        }
+        my $dellockoutcome;
+        if ($context eq 'domain') {
+            $dellockoutcome = &del_dom('ltitools',['lock'],$cdom);
+        } else {
+            $dellockoutcome = &del('ltitools',['lock'],$cdom,$cnum);
+        }
+    } else {
+        $error = 'nolock';
+    }
+    return ($id,$error);
+}
+
 sub count_supptools {
     my ($cnum,$cdom,$ignorecache,$reload)=@_;
     my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;