Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/authentication-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/authentication-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.58.2.3 -r1.58.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/authentication-procs.tcl	2 Jan 2004 16:57:50 -0000	1.58.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/authentication-procs.tcl	25 Feb 2004 21:10:16 -0000	1.58.2.4
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@
     ad_script_abort
 }
 
+ad_proc -public auth::refresh_login {} {
+    If there currently is a user associated with this session,
+    but the user's authentication is expired, redirect the
+    user to refresh his/her login. This allows for users to not be logged in,
+    but if the user is logged in, then we require that the authentication is not expired.
+
+    @return user_id of user, if the user is logged in and auth_status is not expired, or 0 if the user is not logged in.
+            If user's auth_status is expired, this proc will issue a returnredirect and abort the current page.
+
+    @see ad_script_abort
+} {
+    if { ![string equal [ad_conn auth_level] "expired"] } {
+        return [ad_conn user_id]
+    }
+        
+
+    # The -return switch causes the URL to return to the current page
+    ad_returnredirect [ad_get_login_url -return]
+    ad_script_abort
+}
+
 ad_proc -public auth::get_user_id {
     {-level ok}
     {-account_status ok}