--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/07/17 18:01:33	1.252
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/07/17 19:18:47	1.253
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.252 2002/07/17 18:01:33 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.253 2002/07/17 19:18:47 stredwic Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2166,51 +2166,74 @@ sub revokecustomrole {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Directory lister
 
 sub dirlist {
-    my $uri=shift;
+    my ($uri,$userdomain,$username,$alternateDirectoryRoot)=@_;
+
     $uri=~s/^\///;
     $uri=~s/\/$//;
-    my ($res,$udom,$uname,@rest)=split(/\//,$uri);
-    if ($udom) {
-     if ($uname) {
-       my $listing=reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$uri,
-                      homeserver($uname,$udom));
-       return split(/:/,$listing);
-     } else {
-       my $tryserver;
-       my %allusers=();
-       foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	  if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-             my $listing=reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$udom,
-			       $tryserver);
-             if (($listing ne 'no_such_dir') && ($listing ne 'empty')
-              && ($listing ne 'con_lost')) {
-                foreach (split(/:/,$listing)) {
-                  my ($entry,@stat)=split(/&/,$_);
-                  $allusers{$entry}=1;
+    my ($udom, $uname);
+    (undef,$udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$uri);
+    if(defined($userdomain)) {
+        $udom = $userdomain;
+    }
+    if(defined($username)) {
+        $uname = $username;
+    }
+
+    my $dirRoot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
+    if(defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
+        $dirRoot = $alternateDirectoryRoot;
+        $dirRoot =~ s/\/$//;
+    }
+
+    if($udom) {
+        if($uname) {
+            my $listing=reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
+                              homeserver($uname,$udom));
+            return split(/:/,$listing);
+        } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
+            my $tryserver;
+            my %allusers=();
+            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+                if($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
+                    my $listing=reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+                                      $udom, $tryserver);
+                    if (($listing ne 'no_such_dir') && ($listing ne 'empty')
+                        && ($listing ne 'con_lost')) {
+                        foreach (split(/:/,$listing)) {
+                            my ($entry,@stat)=split(/&/,$_);
+                            $allusers{$entry}=1;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
-             }
-	  }
-       }
-       my $alluserstr='';
-       foreach (sort keys %allusers) {
-           $alluserstr.=$_.'&user:';
-       }
-       $alluserstr=~s/:$//;
-       return split(/:/,$alluserstr);
-     } 
-   } else {
-       my $tryserver;
-       my %alldom=();
-       foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	   $alldom{$hostdom{$tryserver}}=1;
-       }
-       my $alldomstr='';
-       foreach (sort keys %alldom) {
-          $alldomstr.=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$_.'&domain:';
-       }
-       $alldomstr=~s/:$//;
-       return split(/:/,$alldomstr);       
-   }
+            }
+            my $alluserstr='';
+            foreach (sort keys %allusers) {
+                $alluserstr.=$_.'&user:';
+            }
+            $alluserstr=~s/:$//;
+            return split(/:/,$alluserstr);
+        } else {
+            my @emptyResults = ();
+            push(@emptyResults, 'missing user name');
+            return split(':',@emptyResults);
+        }
+    } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
+        my $tryserver;
+        my %alldom=();
+        foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+            $alldom{$hostdom{$tryserver}}=1;
+        }
+        my $alldomstr='';
+        foreach (sort keys %alldom) {
+            $alldomstr.=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$_.'&domain:';
+        }
+        $alldomstr=~s/:$//;
+        return split(/:/,$alldomstr);       
+    } else {
+        my @emptyResults = ();
+        push(@emptyResults, 'missing domain');
+        return split(':',@emptyResults);
+    }
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Condition