--- projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/filtermanager/HostInit.java	2001/02/28 11:05:20	1.21
+++ projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/filtermanager/HostInit.java	2001/03/05 02:26:01	1.22
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.*;
 import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.componentmanager.*;
 import java.net.*;
 import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
 
 /**
  * Handles setting up a host.
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import java.io.*;
  * and a reference to a Filter to which it should pass data.
  *
  * @author  $Author: tdb $
- * @version $Id: HostInit.java,v 1.21 2001/02/28 11:05:20 tdb Exp $
+ * @version $Id: HostInit.java,v 1.22 2001/03/05 02:26:01 tdb Exp $
  */
 class HostInit extends Thread {
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ class HostInit extends Thread {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.21 $";
+    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.22 $";
     
 //---STATIC METHODS---
 
@@ -127,12 +128,32 @@ class HostInit extends Thread {
                 }
                 else {
                 	// send info
-                	String parentFilter =  myConfig.getProperty("Host.filter");
-                	_logger.write(toString(), Logger.DEBUG, " looking for parent - " + parentFilter);
-                    Filter filter = FilterHelper.narrow(ReferenceManager.getInstance().getCORBARef("iscream.Filter." + parentFilter));
-                	_socketOut.println(filter.getHostName() + ";"
-                	                 + filter.getUDPPort() + ";"
-                	                 + filter.getTCPPort());
+                	String filterList = myConfig.getProperty("Host.filter");
+                	Filter filterRef = null;
+                	String filter = null;
+                	StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(filterList, ";");
+                    while (filterRef==null && st.hasMoreTokens()) {
+                        filter = st.nextToken();
+                        _logger.write(toString(), Logger.DEBUG, " looking for filter- " + filter);
+                        try {
+                            filterRef = FilterHelper.narrow(ReferenceManager.getInstance().getCORBARef("iscream.Filter." + filter));
+                        } catch (Exception e) { // THIS SHOULD BE A MORE SPECIFIC EXCEPTION
+                            _logger.write(toString(), Logger.DEBUG, " unable to find filter- " + filter);
+                        }
+                    }
+                	
+                	// hopefully we found a filter
+                    if(filterRef != null) {
+                        _logger.write(toString(), Logger.DEBUG, " found filter- " + filter);
+                        // tell the host about it...
+                	    _socketOut.println(filterRef.getHostName() + ";"
+                	                     + filterRef.getUDPPort() + ";"
+                	                     + filterRef.getTCPPort());
+                	}
+                	else {
+                	    // ...or throw a wobbly
+                	    throw new IOException("unable to find filter for host");
+                	}
                 }
                 
                 // confirm that all is ok