--- projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/filtermanager/FilterManager.java	2001/03/13 13:40:26	1.18
+++ projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/filtermanager/FilterManager.java	2001/03/14 01:34:33	1.19
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.componentmanager.*;
  * to talk to.
  *
  * @author  $Author: tdb $
- * @version $Id: FilterManager.java,v 1.18 2001/03/13 13:40:26 tdb Exp $
+ * @version $Id: FilterManager.java,v 1.19 2001/03/14 01:34:33 tdb Exp $
  */
 public class FilterManager implements Component {
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class FilterManager implements Component {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.18 $";
+    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.19 $";
     
     /**
      * The friendly name for this component, used by
@@ -51,7 +51,21 @@ public class FilterManager implements Component {
         
         _logger.write(toString(), Logger.SYSINIT, "started");
     }
-
+    
+    /**
+     * Does a dependency check. Used mainly at startup to
+     * see if the required dependencies (components) are up
+     * and running.
+     *
+     * @return a boolean value, true if the depdencies are satisfied
+     */
+    public boolean depCheck() {
+        // no real dependencies
+        // although it will require Filter's, but these cannot
+        // be predicted at this stage
+        return true;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Overrides the {@link java.lang.Object#toString() Object.toString()}
      * method to provide clean logging (every class should have this).