--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/10/01 23:53:44	1.917
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/10/03 19:57:26	1.918
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.917 2007/10/01 23:53:44 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.918 2007/10/03 19:57:26 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2183,23 +2183,20 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
                delete $courselogs{$crsid};
             }
         }
-        if ($courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}) {
-           $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}.='&'.
-			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
-                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid});
-        } else {
-           $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}=
-			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
-                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid});
-        }
+        $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}{$crsid} = (
+            'description' => &escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}),
+            'instcode'    => &escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}),
+            'type'        => &escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid}),
+            'owner'       => &escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}),
+        );
     }
 #
 # Write course id database (reverse lookup) to homeserver of courses 
 # Is used in pickcourse
 #
     foreach my $crs_home (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
-        &courseidput(&host_domain($crs_home),$courseidbuffer{$crs_home},
-		     $crs_home);
+        my $response = &courseidput(&host_domain($crs_home),
+                                    $courseidbuffer{$crs_home},$crs_home);
     }
 #
 # File accesses
@@ -2505,31 +2502,65 @@ sub getannounce {
 #
 
 sub courseidput {
-    my ($domain,$what,$coursehome)=@_;
-    return &reply('courseidput:'.$domain.':'.$what,$coursehome);
+    my ($domain,$storehash,$coursehome)=@_;
+    my $items='';
+    my $now = time;
+    foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+        $storehash->{$item}{'lasttime'} = $now;
+        $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    my $outcome = &reply('courseidputhash:'.$domain.':'.$items,$coursehome);
+    if ($outcome eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+        my $what;
+        foreach my $cid (keys(%$storehash)) {
+            $what .= &escape($cid).'=';
+            foreach my $item ('description','instcode','owner','type') {
+                $what .= $storehash->{$item}.':';
+            }
+            $what =~ s/\:$/&/;
+        }
+        $what =~ s/\&$//;  
+        return &reply('courseidput:'.$domain.':'.$what,$coursehome);
+    } else {
+        return $outcome;
+    }
 }
 
 sub courseiddump {
     my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,$coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok)=@_;
-    my %returnhash=();
-    unless ($domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
+    my $as_hash = 1;
+    my %returnhash;
+    if (!$domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
     my %libserv = &all_library();
     foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
         if ( (  $hostidflag == 1 
 	        && grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@{$hostidref}) ) 
 	     || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
 
-	    if ($domfilter eq ''
-		|| (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
-	        foreach my $line (
-                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
-			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
-                               &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).':'.&escape($regexp_ok),
-                               $tryserver))) {
-		    my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$line,2);
-                    if (($key) && ($value)) {
-		        $returnhash{&unescape($key)}=$value;
-                    }
+	    if (($domfilter eq '') ||
+		(&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
+                my $rep = 
+                  &reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
+                         $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
+                         &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).
+                         ':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).
+                         ':'.&escape($regexp_ok).':'.$as_hash,$tryserver); 
+                my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+                foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                    my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$item,2);
+                    $key = &unescape($key);
+                    next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                    my $result = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                    if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+                        $returnhash{$key}=$result;
+                    } else {
+                        my @responses = split(/:/,$result);
+                        my @items = ('description','instcode','owner','type');
+                        for (my $i=0; $i<@responses; $i++) {
+                            $returnhash{$key}{$items[$i]} = $responses[$i];
+                        }
+                    } 
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -4975,10 +5006,16 @@ sub auto_instcode_defaults {
 } 
 
 sub auto_validate_class_sec {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$owner,$inst_class) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$owners,$inst_class) = @_;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $ownerlist;
+    if (ref($owners) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $ownerlist = join(',',@{$owners});
+    } else {
+        $ownerlist = $owners;
+    }
     my $response=&reply('autovalidateclass_sec:'.$inst_class.':'.
-                        &escape($owner).':'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+                        &escape($ownerlist).':'.$cdom,$homeserver);
     return $response;
 }
 
@@ -5507,9 +5544,15 @@ sub createcourse {
     }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Course made
 # log existence
-    &courseidput($udom,&escape($udom.'_'.$uname).'='.&escape($description).
-                 ':'.&escape($inst_code).':'.&escape($course_owner).':'.
-                  &escape($crstype),$uhome);
+    my $newcourse = {
+                    $udom.'_'.$uname => {
+                                     description => &escape($description),
+                                     inst_code   => &escape($inst_code),
+                                     owner       => &escape($course_owner),
+                                     type        => &escape($crstype),
+                                                },
+                    };
+    &courseidput($udom,$newcourse);
     &flushcourselogs();
 # set toplevel url
     my $topurl=$url;
@@ -5540,7 +5583,7 @@ ENDINITMAP
 sub is_course {
     my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
     my %courses = &courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,undef,
-				undef,'.');
+				undef,'.',undef,1);
     if (exists($courses{$cdom.'_'.$cnum})) {
         return 1;
     }