--- loncom/LondConnection.pm	2003/10/28 11:15:10	1.15
+++ loncom/LondConnection.pm	2004/01/06 09:35:22	1.23
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   This module defines and implements a class that represents
 #   a connection to a lond daemon.
 #
-# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.15 2003/10/28 11:15:10 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.23 2004/01/06 09:35:22 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ my %hostshash;
 my %perlvar;
 
 #
+#  Set debugging level
+#
+sub SetDebug {
+    $DebugLevel = shift;
+}
+
+#
 #   The config read is done in this way to support the read of
 #   the non-default configuration file in the
 #   event we are being used outside of loncapa.
@@ -60,9 +67,10 @@ sub ReadConfig {
     my $perlvarref = read_conf('loncapa.conf');
     %perlvar    = %{$perlvarref};
     my $hoststab   = read_hosts(
-				"$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab") || 
+				"$perlvar{lonTabDir}/hosts.tab") || 
 				die "Can't read host table!!";
     %hostshash  = %{$hoststab};
+    $ConfigRead = 1;
     
 }
 
@@ -84,11 +92,18 @@ sub ReadForeignConfig {
     my $MyHost   = shift;
     my $Filename = shift;
 
+    &Debug(4, "ReadForeignConfig $MyHost $Filename\n");
+
     $perlvar{lonHostID} = $MyHost; # Rmember my host.
     my $hosttab = read_hosts($Filename) ||
 	die "Can't read hosts table!!";
-    %hostshash = %{$hosttab}
-
+    %hostshash = %{$hosttab};
+    if($DebugLevel > 3) {
+	foreach my $host (keys %hostshash) {
+	    print "host $host => $hostshash{$host}\n";
+	}
+    }
+    $ConfigRead = 1;
 
 }
 
@@ -112,11 +127,11 @@ sub Dump {
     my $self   = shift;
     my $key;
     my $value;
-    print "Dumping LondConnectionObject:\n";
+    print STDERR "Dumping LondConnectionObject:\n";
     while(($key, $value) = each %$self) {
 	print STDERR "$key -> $value\n";
     }
-    print "-------------------------------\n";
+    print STDERR "-------------------------------\n";
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -176,6 +191,7 @@ sub new {
     #  LoncapaHim fields of the object respectively.
     #
     if (!exists $hostshash{$Hostname}) {
+	&Debug(8, "No Such host $Hostname");
 	return undef;		# No such host!!!
     }
     my @ConfigLine = @{$hostshash{$Hostname}};
@@ -546,7 +562,15 @@ Shuts down the socket.
 sub Shutdown {
     my $self = shift;
     my $socket = $self->GetSocket();
-    $socket->shutdown(2);
+    Debug(5,"socket is -$socket-");
+    if ($socket) {
+	# Ask lond to exit too.  Non blocking so
+	# there is no cost for failure.
+	eval {
+	    $socket->send("exit\n", 0);
+	    $socket->shutdown(2);
+	}
+    }
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -768,6 +792,9 @@ sub read_conf
     my %perlvar;
     foreach my $filename (@conf_files,'loncapa_apache.conf')
       {
+	  if($DebugLevel > 3) {
+	      print("Going to read $confdir.$filename\n");
+	  }
 	open(CONFIG,'<'.$confdir.$filename) or
 	    die("Can't read $confdir$filename");
 	while (my $configline=<CONFIG>)
@@ -781,9 +808,15 @@ sub read_conf
 	  }
 	close(CONFIG);
       }
+    if($DebugLevel > 3) {
+	print "Dumping perlvar:\n";
+	foreach my $var (keys %perlvar) {
+	    print "$var = $perlvar{$var}\n";
+	}
+    }
     my $perlvarref=\%perlvar;
-    return ($perlvarref);
-  }
+    return $perlvarref;
+}
 
 #---------------------- Subroutine read_hosts: Read a LON-CAPA hosts.tab
 # formatted configuration file.
@@ -797,7 +830,7 @@ sub read_hosts {
     my $Filename = shift;
     my %HostsTab;
     
-    open(CONFIG,'<'.$Filename) or die("Can't read $Filename");
+   open(CONFIG,'<'.$Filename) or die("Can't read $Filename");
     while (my $line = <CONFIG>) {
 	if (!($line =~ /^\s*\#/)) {
 	    my @items = split(/:/, $line);