--- projects/cms/source/conient/uk/org/iscream/cms/conient/Configuration.java	2001/02/04 23:45:10	1.3
+++ projects/cms/source/conient/uk/org/iscream/cms/conient/Configuration.java	2001/02/16 16:24:08	1.4
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import java.io.*;
  * This class is a Singleton class and
  *
  * @author  $Author: ajm $
- * @version $Id: Configuration.java,v 1.3 2001/02/04 23:45:10 ajm Exp $
+ * @version $Id: Configuration.java,v 1.4 2001/02/16 16:24:08 ajm Exp $
  */
 public class Configuration {
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class Configuration {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.3 $";
+    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.4 $";
     
 //---STATIC METHODS---
 
@@ -75,6 +75,21 @@ public class Configuration {
 
 //---PUBLIC METHODS---
 
+    /**
+     * This routine asks the server for all configuration
+     * options that are needed to be obtained from the
+     * server.  It takes hooks to the I/O streams for the
+     * control link socket in order that it can request
+     * the attributes.  It is assumed that the connection 
+     * has been negotiated to a stage that the server is
+     * ready to server attributes.  Once this method returns
+     * the calling class should tell the server that configuration
+     * has terminated.
+     *
+     * @param in the input stream of the control link
+     * @param out the output stream of the control link
+     * @throws IOException if there is an error communicating
+     */
     public void readServerConfiguration(BufferedReader in, PrintWriter out) throws IOException {
         String response = null;
         out.println("Host.UDPUpdateTime");
@@ -93,6 +108,19 @@ public class Configuration {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Tells the configuration class that it should
+     * perform user re-configuration through displaying
+     * a gui.  This passes control to a dialog to 
+     * handle re-configuration.  Basically this is
+     * the nicer alternative to hacking the config
+     * file.
+     * The ConientConfiguration class is responsible
+     * for handling the re-configuration.
+     */
+    public void GUIReconfiguration() {
+        //ConientConfiguration conf = new ConientConfiguration();
+    }
 //---PRIVATE METHODS---
 
     /**