--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm 2005/12/15 23:31:22 1.138
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm 2010/06/02 14:49:38 1.247
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
# User Roles Screen
#
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.138 2005/12/15 23:31:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.247 2010/06/02 14:49:38 raeburn Exp $
#
# Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
#
@@ -27,6 +27,102 @@
#
###
+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Apache::lonroles - User Roles Screen
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Invoked by /etc/httpd/conf/srm.conf:
+
+
+ PerlAccessHandler Apache::lonacc
+ SetHandler perl-script
+ PerlHandler Apache::lonroles
+ ErrorDocument 403 /adm/login
+ ErrorDocument 500 /adm/errorhandler
+
+
+=head1 OVERVIEW
+
+=head2 Choosing Roles
+
+C is a handler that allows a user to switch roles in
+mid-session. LON-CAPA attempts to work with "No Role Specified", the
+default role that a user has before selecting a role, as widely as
+possible, but certain handlers for example need specification which
+course they should act on, etc. Both in this scenario, and when the
+handler determines via C's C<&allowed> function that a certain
+action is not allowed, C is used as error handler. This
+allows the user to select another role which may have permission to do
+what they were trying to do.
+
+=begin latex
+
+\begin{figure}
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[width=0.45\paperwidth,keepaspectratio]{Sample_Roles_Screen}
+ \caption{\label{Sample_Roles_Screen}Sample Roles Screen}
+\end{center}
+\end{figure}
+
+=end latex
+
+=head2 Role Initialization
+
+The privileges for a user are established at login time and stored in the session environment. As a consequence, a new role does not become active till the next login. Handlers are able to query for privileges using C's C<&allowed> function. When a user first logs in, their role is the "common" role, which means that they have the sum of all of their privileges. During a session it might become necessary to choose a particular role, which as a consequence also limits the user to only the privileges in that particular role.
+
+=head1 INTRODUCTION
+
+This module enables a user to select what role he wishes to
+operate under (instructor, student, teaching assistant, course
+coordinator, etc). These roles are pre-established by the actions
+of upper-level users.
+
+This is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA project
+described at http://www.lon-capa.org.
+
+=head1 HANDLER SUBROUTINE
+
+This routine is called by Apache and mod_perl.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Roles Initialization (yes/no)
+
+=item *
+
+Get Error Message from Environment
+
+=item *
+
+Who is this?
+
+=item *
+
+Generate Page Output
+
+=item *
+
+Choice or no choice
+
+=item *
+
+Table
+
+=item *
+
+Privileges
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+
+
package Apache::lonroles;
use strict;
@@ -39,79 +135,170 @@ use Apache::loncommon;
use Apache::lonhtmlcommon;
use Apache::lonannounce;
use Apache::lonlocal;
+use Apache::lonpageflip();
+use Apache::lonnavdisplay();
+use Apache::loncoursequeueadmin;
use GDBM_File;
+use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
+use HTML::Entities;
+
sub redirect_user {
- my ($r,$title,$url,$msg,$launch_nav) = @_;
+ my ($r,$title,$url,$msg) = @_;
$msg = $title if (! defined($msg));
&Apache::loncommon::content_type($r,'text/html');
&Apache::loncommon::no_cache($r);
$r->send_http_header;
- my $swinfo=&Apache::lonmenu::rawconfig();
- my $navwindow;
- if ($launch_nav eq 'on') {
- $navwindow.=&Apache::lonnavmaps::launch_win('now',undef,undef,
- ($url eq '/adm/whatsnew'));
- } else {
- $navwindow.=&Apache::lonnavmaps::close();
- }
- my $bodytag=&Apache::loncommon::bodytag('Switching Role');
+
+ # Breadcrumbs
+ my $brcrum = [{'href' => $url,
+ 'text' => 'Switching Role'},];
+ my $start_page = &Apache::loncommon::start_page('Switching Role',undef,
+ {'redirect' => [1,$url],
+ 'bread_crumbs' => $brcrum,});
+ my $end_page = &Apache::loncommon::end_page();
+
# Note to style police:
# This must only replace the spaces, nothing else, or it bombs elsewhere.
$url=~s/ /\%20/g;
$r->print(<$title
-
-
-
-$bodytag
-
-$navwindow
-$msg
-Continue
-
-