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1 : sh002i 440 ################################################################################
2 : sh002i 494 # WeBWorK mod_perl (c) 2000-2002 WeBWorK Project
3 : sh002i 440 # $Id$
4 :     ################################################################################
5 :    
6 : sh002i 424 package WeBWorK::PG;
7 : sh002i 414
8 : sh002i 455 =head1 NAME
9 :    
10 : sh002i 476 WeBWorK::PG - Wrap the action of the PG Translator in an easy-to-use API.
11 : sh002i 455
12 :     =cut
13 :    
14 : sh002i 414 use strict;
15 :     use warnings;
16 : sh002i 555 use File::Path qw(rmtree);
17 : sh002i 1154 use WeBWorK::PG::ImageGenerator;
18 : sh002i 414 use WeBWorK::PG::Translator;
19 : sh002i 1144 use WeBWorK::Utils qw(readFile formatDateTime writeTimingLogEntry makeTempDirectory);
20 : sh002i 414
21 : sh002i 1196 sub new {
22 : sh002i 415 my $invocant = shift;
23 :     my $class = ref($invocant) || $invocant;
24 : sh002i 424 my (
25 : sh002i 1239 $ce,
26 : sh002i 502 $user,
27 : sh002i 424 $key,
28 : sh002i 502 $set,
29 :     $problem,
30 :     $psvn,
31 :     $formFields, # in CGI::Vars format
32 : sh002i 424 $translationOptions, # hashref containing options for the
33 :     # translator, such as whether to show
34 :     # hints and the display mode to use
35 :     ) = @_;
36 : sh002i 415
37 : sh002i 562 # write timing log entry
38 : sh002i 1239 writeTimingLogEntry($ce, "WeBWorK::PG::new",
39 :     "user=".$user->user_id.",problem=".$ce->{courseName}."/".$set->set_id."/".$problem->problem_id.",mode=".$translationOptions->{displayMode},
40 : sh002i 562 "begin");
41 :    
42 : sh002i 558 # install a local warn handler to collect warnings
43 :     my $warnings = "";
44 : sh002i 635 local $SIG{__WARN__} = sub { $warnings .= shift }
45 : sh002i 1239 if $ce->{pg}->{options}->{catchWarnings};
46 : sh002i 414
47 :     # create a Translator
48 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: creating a Translator\n";
49 : sh002i 414 my $translator = WeBWorK::PG::Translator->new;
50 :    
51 : sh002i 424 # set the directory hash
52 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: setting the directory hash\n";
53 : sh002i 414 $translator->rh_directories({
54 : sh002i 1239 courseScriptsDirectory => $ce->{pg}->{directories}->{macros},
55 :     macroDirectory => $ce->{courseDirs}->{macros},
56 :     templateDirectory => $ce->{courseDirs}->{templates},
57 :     tempDirectory => $ce->{courseDirs}->{html_temp},
58 : sh002i 414 });
59 :    
60 : sh002i 424 # evaluate modules and "extra packages"
61 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: evaluating modules and \"extra packages\"\n";
62 : sh002i 1239 my @modules = @{ $ce->{pg}->{modules} };
63 : sh002i 476 foreach my $module_packages_ref (@modules) {
64 :     my ($module, @extra_packages) = @$module_packages_ref;
65 :     # the first item is the main package
66 :     $translator->evaluate_modules($module);
67 : sh002i 424 # the remaining items are "extra" packages
68 : sh002i 476 $translator->load_extra_packages(@extra_packages);
69 : sh002i 414 }
70 :    
71 : sh002i 424 # set the environment (from defineProblemEnvir)
72 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: setting the environment (from defineProblemEnvir)\n";
73 : sh002i 555 my $envir = defineProblemEnvir(
74 : sh002i 1239 $ce,
75 : sh002i 502 $user,
76 :     $key,
77 :     $set,
78 :     $problem,
79 :     $psvn,
80 :     $formFields,
81 :     $translationOptions,
82 : sh002i 555 );
83 :     $translator->environment($envir);
84 : sh002i 414
85 : sh002i 424 # initialize the Translator
86 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: initializing the Translator\n";
87 : sh002i 414 $translator->initialize();
88 :    
89 : sh002i 612 # load IO.pl, PG.pl, and dangerousMacros.pl using unrestricted_load
90 : sh002i 425 # i'd like to change this at some point to have the same sort of interface to global.conf
91 :     # that the module loading does -- have a list of macros to load unrestrictedly.
92 : sh002i 612 #warn "PG: loading IO.pl, PG.pl, and dangerousMacros.pl using unrestricted_load\n";
93 :     foreach (qw(IO.pl PG.pl dangerousMacros.pl)) {
94 : sh002i 1239 my $macroPath = $ce->{pg}->{directories}->{macros} . "/$_";
95 : sh002i 612 my $err = $translator->unrestricted_load($macroPath);
96 :     warn "Error while loading $macroPath: $err" if $err;
97 :     }
98 : sh002i 414
99 : sh002i 424 # set the opcode mask (using default values)
100 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: setting the opcode mask (using default values)\n";
101 : sh002i 414 $translator->set_mask();
102 :    
103 : sh002i 424 # store the problem source
104 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: storing the problem source\n";
105 : sh002i 1196 my $sourceFile = $problem->source_file;
106 : sh002i 1239 $sourceFile = $ce->{courseDirs}->{templates}."/".$sourceFile
107 : sh002i 492 unless ($sourceFile =~ /^\//);
108 : sh002i 526 eval { $translator->source_string(readFile($sourceFile)) };
109 :     if ($@) {
110 :     # well, we couldn't get the problem source, for some reason.
111 :     return bless {
112 :     translator => $translator,
113 :     head_text => "",
114 :     body_text => <<EOF,
115 :     WeBWorK::Utils::readFile($sourceFile) says:
116 :     $@
117 :     EOF
118 :     answers => {},
119 :     result => {},
120 :     state => {},
121 :     errors => "Failed to read the problem source file.",
122 : sh002i 558 warnings => $warnings,
123 : sh002i 526 flags => {error_flag => 1},
124 :     }, $class;
125 :     }
126 : sh002i 414
127 :     # install a safety filter (&safetyFilter)
128 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: installing a safety filter\n";
129 : sh002i 414 $translator->rf_safety_filter(\&safetyFilter);
130 :    
131 : sh002i 692 # write timing log entry -- the translator is now all set up
132 : sh002i 1239 writeTimingLogEntry($ce, "WeBWorK::PG::new",
133 : sh002i 692 "initialized",
134 :     "intermediate");
135 :    
136 : sh002i 415 # translate the PG source into text
137 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: translating the PG source into text\n";
138 : sh002i 415 $translator->translate();
139 :    
140 : sh002i 1154 # after we're done translating, we may have to clean up after the
141 :     # translator:
142 :    
143 :     # for example, HTML_img mode uses a tempdir for dvipng's temp files.\
144 :     # We have to remove it.
145 :     if ($envir->{dvipngTempDir}) {
146 : sh002i 558 rmtree($envir->{dvipngTempDir}, 0, 0);
147 : sh002i 555 }
148 :    
149 : sh002i 1154 # HTML_dpng, on the other hand, uses an ImageGenerator. We have to
150 :     # render the queued equations.
151 :     if ($envir->{imagegen}) {
152 : sh002i 1239 my $sourceFile = $ce->{courseDirs}->{templates} . "/" . $problem->source_file;
153 : sh002i 1154 my %mtimeOption = -e $sourceFile
154 :     ? (mtime => (stat $sourceFile)[9])
155 :     : ();
156 :    
157 :     $envir->{imagegen}->render(
158 :     refresh => $translationOptions->{refreshMath2img},
159 :     %mtimeOption,
160 :     );
161 :     }
162 :    
163 : sh002i 476 my ($result, $state); # we'll need these on the other side of the if block!
164 :     if ($translationOptions->{processAnswers}) {
165 :    
166 :     # process student answers
167 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: processing student answers\n";
168 : sh002i 476 $translator->process_answers($formFields);
169 :    
170 :     # retrieve the problem state and give it to the translator
171 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: retrieving the problem state and giving it to the translator\n";
172 : sh002i 476 $translator->rh_problem_state({
173 :     recorded_score => $problem->status,
174 :     num_of_correct_ans => $problem->num_correct,
175 :     num_of_incorrect_ans => $problem->num_incorrect,
176 :     });
177 :    
178 :     # determine an entry order -- the ANSWER_ENTRY_ORDER flag is built by
179 :     # the PG macro package (PG.pl)
180 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: determining an entry order\n";
181 : sh002i 476 my @answerOrder =
182 :     $translator->rh_flags->{ANSWER_ENTRY_ORDER}
183 :     ? @{ $translator->rh_flags->{ANSWER_ENTRY_ORDER} }
184 :     : keys %{ $translator->rh_evaluated_answers };
185 :    
186 :     # install a grader -- use the one specified in the problem,
187 :     # or fall back on the default from the course environment.
188 :     # (two magic strings are accepted, to avoid having to
189 :     # reference code when it would be difficult.)
190 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: installing a grader\n";
191 : sh002i 476 my $grader = $translator->rh_flags->{PROBLEM_GRADER_TO_USE}
192 : sh002i 1239 || $ce->{pg}->{options}->{grader};
193 : sh002i 476 $grader = $translator->rf_std_problem_grader
194 :     if $grader eq "std_problem_grader";
195 :     $grader = $translator->rf_avg_problem_grader
196 :     if $grader eq "avg_problem_grader";
197 :     die "Problem grader $grader is not a CODE reference."
198 :     unless ref $grader eq "CODE";
199 :     $translator->rf_problem_grader($grader);
200 :    
201 :     # grade the problem
202 : sh002i 558 #warn "PG: grading the problem\n";
203 : sh002i 476 ($result, $state) = $translator->grade_problem(
204 :     answers_submitted => $translationOptions->{processAnswers},
205 :     ANSWER_ENTRY_ORDER => \@answerOrder,
206 :     );
207 :    
208 :     }
209 : sh002i 415
210 : sh002i 562 # write timing log entry
211 : sh002i 1239 writeTimingLogEntry($ce, "WeBWorK::PG::new", "", "end");
212 : sh002i 562
213 : sh002i 424 # return an object which contains the translator and the results of
214 :     # the translation process. this is DIFFERENT from the "format expected
215 :     # by Webwork.pm (and I believe processProblem8, but check.)"
216 :     return bless {
217 :     translator => $translator,
218 :     head_text => ${ $translator->r_header },
219 :     body_text => ${ $translator->r_text },
220 :     answers => $translator->rh_evaluated_answers,
221 :     result => $result,
222 :     state => $state,
223 : sh002i 558 errors => $translator->errors,
224 :     warnings => $warnings,
225 : sh002i 424 flags => $translator->rh_flags,
226 :     }, $class;
227 : sh002i 414 }
228 :    
229 :     # -----
230 :    
231 : sh002i 1196 sub defineProblemEnvir {
232 : sh002i 424 my (
233 : sh002i 1239 $ce,
234 : sh002i 424 $user,
235 :     $key,
236 :     $set,
237 :     $problem,
238 :     $psvn,
239 :     $formFields,
240 :     $options,
241 :     ) = @_;
242 : sh002i 414
243 :     my %envir;
244 :    
245 : sh002i 1154 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
246 :    
247 : sh002i 414 # PG environment variables
248 :     # from docs/pglanguage/pgreference/environmentvariables as of 06/25/2002
249 :     # any changes are noted by "ADDED:" or "REMOVED:"
250 :    
251 :     # Vital state information
252 : sh002i 612 # ADDED: displayHintsQ, displaySolutionsQ, refreshMath2img,
253 :     # texDisposition
254 : sh002i 414
255 : sh002i 1196 $envir{psvn} = $set->psvn;
256 :     $envir{psvnNumber} = $envir{psvn};
257 :     $envir{probNum} = $problem->problem_id;
258 :     $envir{questionNumber} = $envir{probNum};
259 : sh002i 414 $envir{fileName} = $problem->source_file;
260 :     $envir{probFileName} = $envir{fileName};
261 : sh002i 1196 $envir{problemSeed} = $problem->problem_seed;
262 : sh002i 424 $envir{displayMode} = translateDisplayModeNames($options->{displayMode});
263 : sh002i 414 $envir{languageMode} = $envir{displayMode};
264 :     $envir{outputMode} = $envir{displayMode};
265 : sh002i 684 $envir{displayHintsQ} = $options->{showHints};
266 :     $envir{displaySolutionsQ} = $options->{showSolutions};
267 : sh002i 1154 # FIXME: this is HTML_img specific
268 :     #$envir{refreshMath2img} = $options->{refreshMath2img};
269 : sh002i 612 $envir{texDisposition} = "pdf"; # in webwork-modperl, we use pdflatex
270 : sh002i 414
271 :     # Problem Information
272 : sh002i 696 # ADDED: courseName, formatedDueDate
273 : sh002i 414
274 :     $envir{openDate} = $set->open_date;
275 : sh002i 424 $envir{formattedOpenDate} = formatDateTime($envir{openDate});
276 : sh002i 414 $envir{dueDate} = $set->due_date;
277 : sh002i 424 $envir{formattedDueDate} = formatDateTime($envir{dueDate});
278 : sh002i 696 $envir{formatedDueDate} = $envir{formattedDueDate}; # typo in many header files
279 : sh002i 414 $envir{answerDate} = $set->answer_date;
280 : sh002i 424 $envir{formattedAnswerDate} = formatDateTime($envir{answerDate});
281 : sh002i 607 $envir{numOfAttempts} = ($problem->num_correct || 0) + ($problem->num_incorrect || 0);
282 : sh002i 414 $envir{problemValue} = $problem->value;
283 : sh002i 424 $envir{sessionKey} = $key;
284 : sh002i 1239 $envir{courseName} = $ce->{courseName};
285 : sh002i 414
286 :     # Student Information
287 :     # ADDED: studentID
288 :    
289 :     $envir{sectionName} = $user->section;
290 :     $envir{sectionNumber} = $envir{sectionName};
291 :     $envir{recitationName} = $user->recitation;
292 :     $envir{recitationNumber} = $envir{recitationName};
293 : sh002i 818 $envir{setNumber} = $set->set_id;
294 : sh002i 919 $envir{studentLogin} = $user->user_id;
295 : sh002i 414 $envir{studentName} = $user->first_name . " " . $user->last_name;
296 : sh002i 424 $envir{studentID} = $user->student_id;
297 : sh002i 414
298 :     # Answer Information
299 : sh002i 434 # REMOVED: refSubmittedAnswers
300 : sh002i 414
301 : sh002i 434 $envir{inputs_ref} = $formFields;
302 : sh002i 414
303 : sh002i 433 # External Programs
304 : sh002i 562 # ADDED: externalLaTeXPath, externalDvipngPath,
305 :     # externalGif2EpsPath, externalPng2EpsPath
306 : sh002i 434
307 : sh002i 1239 $envir{externalTTHPath} = $ce->{externalPrograms}->{tth};
308 :     $envir{externalLaTeXPath} = $ce->{externalPrograms}->{latex};
309 :     $envir{externalDvipngPath} = $ce->{externalPrograms}->{dvipng};
310 :     $envir{externalGif2EpsPath} = $ce->{externalPrograms}->{gif2eps};
311 :     $envir{externalPng2EpsPath} = $ce->{externalPrograms}->{png2eps};
312 :     $envir{externalGif2PngPath} = $ce->{externalPrograms}->{gif2png};
313 : sh002i 414
314 :     # Directories and URLs
315 :     # REMOVED: courseName
316 : sh002i 526 # ADDED: dvipngTempDir
317 : sh002i 414
318 :     $envir{cgiDirectory} = undef;
319 :     $envir{cgiURL} = undef;
320 :     $envir{classDirectory} = undef;
321 : sh002i 1239 $envir{courseScriptsDirectory} = $ce->{pg}->{directories}->{macros}."/";
322 :     $envir{htmlDirectory} = $ce->{courseDirs}->{html}."/";
323 :     $envir{htmlURL} = $ce->{courseURLs}->{html}."/";
324 :     $envir{macroDirectory} = $ce->{courseDirs}->{macros}."/";
325 :     $envir{templateDirectory} = $ce->{courseDirs}->{templates}."/";
326 :     $envir{tempDirectory} = $ce->{courseDirs}->{html_temp}."/";
327 :     $envir{tempURL} = $ce->{courseURLs}->{html_temp}."/";
328 : sh002i 414 $envir{scriptDirectory} = undef;
329 : sh002i 1239 $envir{webworkDocsURL} = $ce->{webworkURLs}->{docs}."/";
330 : sh002i 1154 # FIXME: this is HTML_img mode-specific
331 :     #$envir{dvipngTempDir} = $options->{displayMode} eq 'images'
332 :     # ? makeTempDirectory($envir{tempDirectory}, "webwork-dvipng")
333 :     # : undef;
334 : sh002i 414
335 : sh002i 623 # Information for sending mail
336 :    
337 : sh002i 1239 $envir{mailSmtpServer} = $ce->{mail}->{smtpServer};
338 :     $envir{mailSmtpSender} = $ce->{mail}->{smtpSender};
339 :     $envir{ALLOW_MAIL_TO} = $ce->{mail}->{allowedRecipients};
340 : sh002i 623
341 : sh002i 433 # Default values for evaluating answers
342 : sh002i 425
343 : sh002i 1239 my $ansEvalDefaults = $ce->{pg}->{ansEvalDefaults};
344 : sh002i 433 $envir{$_} = $ansEvalDefaults->{$_} foreach (keys %$ansEvalDefaults);
345 :    
346 : sh002i 1154 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
347 :    
348 : sh002i 1169 my $basename = "equation-$envir{psvn}.$envir{probNum}";
349 :     $basename .= ".$envir{problemSeed}" if $envir{problemSeed};
350 :    
351 : sh002i 1154 # Object for generating equation images
352 :     $envir{imagegen} = WeBWorK::PG::ImageGenerator->new(
353 : sh002i 1239 tempDir => $ce->{webworkDirs}->{tmp}, # global temp dir
354 : sh002i 1154 dir => $envir{tempDirectory},
355 :     url => $envir{tempURL},
356 : sh002i 1169 basename => $basename,
357 : sh002i 1154 latex => $envir{externalLaTeXPath},
358 :     dvipng => $envir{externalDvipngPath},
359 :     );
360 :    
361 : sh002i 433 # Other things...
362 : sh002i 1154 $envir{QUIZ_PREFIX} = $options->{QUIZ_PREFIX}; # used by quizzes
363 : sh002i 1239 $envir{PROBLEM_GRADER_TO_USE} = $ce->{pg}->{options}->{grader};
364 :     $envir{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} = $ce->{pg}->{specialPGEnvironmentVars}->{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR};
365 : gage 1098
366 :     # variables for interpreting capa problems.
367 : sh002i 1239 $envir{CAPA_Tools} = $ce->{pg}->{specialPGEnvironmentVars}->{CAPA_Tools};
368 :     $envir{CAPA_MCTools} = $ce->{pg}->{specialPGEnvironmentVars}->{CAPA_MCTools};
369 :     $envir{CAPA_Graphics_URL} = $ce->{pg}->{specialPGEnvironmentVars}->{CAPA_Graphics_URL};
370 :     $envir{CAPA_GraphicsDirectory} = $ce->{pg}->{specialPGEnvironmentVars}->{CAPA_GraphicsDirectory};
371 : gage 1098
372 : sh002i 414 return \%envir;
373 :     }
374 :    
375 : sh002i 424 sub translateDisplayModeNames($) {
376 :     my $name = shift;
377 :     return {
378 : sh002i 476 tex => "TeX",
379 : sh002i 424 plainText => "HTML",
380 :     formattedText => "HTML_tth",
381 : sh002i 1154 images => "HTML_dpng", # "HTML_img",
382 : sh002i 424 }->{$name};
383 :     }
384 :    
385 : sh002i 414 sub safetyFilter {
386 : sh002i 415 my $answer = shift; # accepts one answer and checks it
387 : sh002i 414 my $submittedAnswer = $answer;
388 :     $answer = '' unless defined $answer;
389 :     my ($errorno);
390 :     $answer =~ tr/\000-\037/ /;
391 :     # Return if answer field is empty
392 :     unless ($answer =~ /\S/) {
393 :     #$errorno = "<BR>No answer was submitted.";
394 :     $errorno = 0; ## don't report blank answer as error
395 :     return ($answer,$errorno);
396 :     }
397 :     # replace ^ with ** (for exponentiation)
398 :     # $answer =~ s/\^/**/g;
399 : sh002i 623 # Return if forbidden characters are found
400 : gage 1081 unless ($answer =~ /^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\+ \t\/@%\*\.\n^\[\]\(\)\,\|]+$/ ) {
401 : sh002i 414 $answer =~ tr/a-zA-Z0-9_\-\+ \t\/@%\*\.\n^\(\)/#/c;
402 :     $errorno = "<BR>There are forbidden characters in your answer: $submittedAnswer<BR>";
403 :     return ($answer,$errorno);
404 :     }
405 :     $errorno = 0;
406 :     return($answer, $errorno);
407 :     }
408 :    
409 :     1;
410 : sh002i 440
411 :     __END__
412 :    
413 :     =head1 SYNOPSIS
414 :    
415 :     $pg = WeBWorK::PG->new(
416 : sh002i 1239 $ce, # a WeBWorK::CourseEnvironment object
417 : sh002i 818 $user, # a WeBWorK::DB::Record::User object
418 : sh002i 440 $sessionKey,
419 : sh002i 818 $set, # a WeBWorK::DB::Record::UserSet object
420 :     $problem, # a WeBWorK::DB::Record::UserProblem object
421 : sh002i 502 $psvn,
422 :     $formFields # in &WeBWorK::Form::Vars format
423 : sh002i 440 { # translation options
424 :     displayMode => "images", # (plainText|formattedText|images)
425 :     showHints => 1, # (0|1)
426 :     showSolutions => 0, # (0|1)
427 :     refreshMath2img => 0, # (0|1)
428 :     processAnswers => 1, # (0|1)
429 :     },
430 :     );
431 :    
432 :     $translator = $pg->{translator}; # WeBWorK::PG::Translator
433 :     $body = $pg->{body_text}; # text string
434 :     $header = $pg->{head_text}; # text string
435 :     $answerHash = $pg->{answers}; # WeBWorK::PG::AnswerHash
436 :     $result = $pg->{result}; # hash reference
437 :     $state = $pg->{state}; # hash reference
438 :     $errors = $pg->{errors}; # text string
439 :     $warnings = $pg->{warnings}; # text string
440 :     $flags = $pg->{flags}; # hash reference
441 :    
442 :     =head1 DESCRIPTION
443 :    
444 :     WeBWorK::PG encapsulates the PG translation process, making multiple calls to
445 :     WeBWorK::PG::Translator. Much of the flexibility of the Translator is hidden,
446 :     instead making choices that are appropriate for the webwork-modperl system.
447 :    
448 :     =head1 CONSTRUCTION
449 :    
450 :     =over
451 :    
452 : sh002i 502 =item new (ENVIRONMENT, USER, KEY, SET, PROBLEM, PSVN, FIELDS, OPTIONS)
453 : sh002i 440
454 :     The C<new> method creates a translator, initializes it using the parameters
455 :     specified, translates a PG file, and processes answers. It returns a reference
456 :     to a blessed hash containing the results of the translation process.
457 :    
458 :     =back
459 :    
460 :     =head2 Parameters
461 :    
462 :     =over
463 :    
464 :     =item ENVIRONMENT
465 :    
466 :     a WeBWorK::CourseEnvironment object
467 :    
468 :     =item USER
469 :    
470 : sh002i 502 a WeBWorK::User object
471 : sh002i 440
472 :     =item KEY
473 :    
474 :     the session key of the current session
475 :    
476 :     =item SET
477 :    
478 : sh002i 502 a WeBWorK::Set object
479 : sh002i 440
480 :     =item PROBLEM
481 :    
482 : sh002i 818 a WeBWorK::DB::Record::UserProblem object. The contents of the source_file
483 :     field can specify a PG file either by absolute path or path relative to the
484 :     "templates" directory. I<The caller should remove taint from this value before
485 :     passing!>
486 : sh002i 440
487 : sh002i 502 =item PSVN
488 :    
489 :     the problem set version number
490 :    
491 :     =item FIELDS
492 :    
493 :     a reference to a hash (as returned by &WeBWorK::Form::Vars) containing form
494 :     fields submitted by a problem processor. The translator will look for fields
495 :     like "AnSwEr[0-9]" containing submitted student answers.
496 :    
497 : sh002i 440 =item OPTIONS
498 :    
499 :     a reference to a hash containing the following data:
500 :    
501 :     =over
502 :    
503 :     =item displayMode
504 :    
505 :     one of "plainText", "formattedText", or "images"
506 :    
507 :     =item showHints
508 :    
509 :     boolean, render hints
510 :    
511 :     =item showSolutions
512 :    
513 :     boolean, render solutions
514 :    
515 :     =item refreshMath2img
516 :    
517 :     boolean, force images created by math2img (in "images" mode) to be recreated,
518 : sh002i 1154 even if the PG source has not been updated. FIXME: change the name of this
519 :     option to "refreshEquations" and update the docs accordingly.
520 : sh002i 440
521 :     =item processAnswers
522 :    
523 :     boolean, call answer evaluators and graders
524 :    
525 :     =back
526 :    
527 :     =back
528 :    
529 :     =head2 RETURN VALUE
530 :    
531 :     The C<new> method returns a blessed hash reference containing the following
532 :     fields. More information can be found in the documentation for
533 :     WeBWorK::PG::Translator.
534 :    
535 :     =over
536 :    
537 :     =item translator
538 :    
539 :     The WeBWorK::PG::Translator object used to render the problem.
540 :    
541 :     =item head_text
542 :    
543 :     HTML code for the E<lt>headE<gt> block of an resulting web page. Used for
544 :     JavaScript features.
545 :    
546 :     =item body_text
547 :    
548 :     HTML code for the E<lt>bodyE<gt> block of an resulting web page.
549 :    
550 :     =item answers
551 :    
552 :     An C<AnswerHash> object containing submitted answers, and results of answer
553 :     evaluation.
554 :    
555 :     =item result
556 :    
557 :     A hash containing the results of grading the problem.
558 :    
559 :     =item state
560 :    
561 :     A hash containing the new problem state.
562 :    
563 :     =item errors
564 :    
565 :     A string containing any errors encountered while rendering the problem.
566 :    
567 :     =item warnings
568 :    
569 :     A string containing any warnings encountered while rendering the problem.
570 :    
571 :     =item flags
572 :    
573 :     A hash containing PG_flags (see the Translator docs).
574 :    
575 :     =back
576 :    
577 :     =head1 OPERATION
578 :    
579 :     WeBWorK::PG goes through the following operations when constructed:
580 :    
581 :     =over
582 :    
583 :     =item Get database information
584 :    
585 :     Retrieve information about the current user, set, and problem from the
586 :     database.
587 :    
588 :     =item Create a translator
589 :    
590 :     Instantiate a WeBWorK::PG::Translator object.
591 :    
592 :     =item Set the directory hash
593 :    
594 :     Set the translator's directory hash (courseScripts, macros, templates, and temp
595 :     directories) from the course environment.
596 :    
597 :     =item Evaluate PG modules
598 :    
599 :     Using the module list from the course environment (pg->modules), perform a
600 :     "use"-like operation to evaluate modules at runtime.
601 :    
602 :     =item Set the problem environment
603 :    
604 :     Use data from the user, set, and problem, as well as the course environemnt and
605 :     translation options, to set the problem environment.
606 :    
607 :     =item Initialize the translator
608 :    
609 :     Call &WeBWorK::PG::Translator::initialize. What more do you want?
610 :    
611 :     =item Load PG.pl and dangerousMacros.pl
612 :    
613 :     These macros must be loaded without opcode masking, so they are loaded here.
614 :    
615 :     =item Set the opcode mask
616 :    
617 :     Set the opcode mask to the default specified by WeBWorK::PG::Translator.
618 :    
619 :     =item Load the problem source
620 :    
621 :     Give the problem source to the translator.
622 :    
623 :     =item Install a safety filter
624 :    
625 :     The safety filter is used to preprocess student input before evaluation. The
626 :     default safety filter, &WeBWorK::PG::safetyFilter, is used.
627 :    
628 :     =item Translate the problem source
629 :    
630 :     Call &WeBWorK::PG::Translator::translate to render the problem source into the
631 :     format given by the display mode.
632 :    
633 :     =item Process student answers
634 :    
635 :     Use form field inputs to evaluate student answers.
636 :    
637 :     =item Load the problem state
638 :    
639 :     Use values from the database to initialize the problem state, so that the
640 :     grader will have a point of reference.
641 :    
642 :     =item Determine an entry order
643 :    
644 :     Use the ANSWER_ENTRY_ORDER flag to determine the order of answers in the
645 :     problem. This is important for problems with dependancies among parts.
646 :    
647 :     =item Install a grader
648 :    
649 :     Use the PROBLEM_GRADER_TO_USE flag, or a default from the course environment,
650 :     to install a grader.
651 :    
652 :     =item Grade the problem
653 :    
654 :     Use the selected grader to grade the problem.
655 :    
656 :     =back
657 :    
658 :     =head1 AUTHOR
659 :    
660 :     Written by Sam Hathaway, sh002i (at) math.rochester.edu.
661 :    
662 :     =cut

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