furthering some changes that really should require a refactor

revolabs-flx_uc_1000/bf_login.rb

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class BfLogin
   end
 
   def add_pin_to_db(ip, pin)
-    if @dbh[:pins].where(:ip => ip).count.eql?(0)
+    unless self.pin_known?(ip)
       @dbh[:pins].insert(
         :ip      => ip,
         :pin     => pin,
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ class BfLogin
     @found[ip] = pin
   end
 
+  def pin_known?(ip)
+    @dbh[:pins].where(:ip => ip).count > 0
+  end
+
+  def get_pin(ip)
+    @dbh[:pins].select(:pin).where(:ip => ip).all.first[:pin]
+  end
+
   # return a Net::HTTP::Post request suitable for validating +pin+
   def get_request(uri, pin)
     request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri)
@@ -76,8 +84,14 @@ class BfLogin
 
   # return True|False
   def check_pin(url, pin)
-
     uri = URI.parse(url)
+
+    if self.pin_known?(uri.host)
+      kp = self.get_pin(uri.host)
+      raise BfLoginError.new(sprintf('host[%s] pin is already known[%s]', uri.host, kp))
+    end
+
+
     http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
 
     http.open_timeout = 5