// create a new member
Member wsmember = new WebSocketMember(Backyard.getSocket());
wsmember.setMemberId(id);
MemberChannelUtil mcu = new MemberChannelUtil(channelhandler,
memberhandler);
List<Channel> ch = mcu.getMemberChannels(member);
mcu.addMemberToChannels(ch, wsmember);
memberhandler.replaceMember(wsmember);
// tranclate the channels from old to new member obj