ChangeLogTag:Tue Jun 23 12:18:39 1998 Carlos O'Ryan <coryan@cs.wustl.edu>

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/Event/Event_Channel.h b/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/Event/Event_Channel.h
index 5978412552a..942e27319f9 100644
--- a/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/Event/Event_Channel.h
+++ b/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/Event/Event_Channel.h
@@ -177,9 +177,12 @@ public:
          CONSUMER = 1, SUPPLIER = 2,
          SHUTDOWN = CONSUMER | SUPPLIER };
 
-  ACE_EventChannel (u_long type = ACE_DEFAULT_EVENT_CHANNEL_TYPE);
+  ACE_EventChannel (CORBA::Boolean activate_threads = CORBA::B_TRUE,
+		    u_long type = ACE_DEFAULT_EVENT_CHANNEL_TYPE);
   // Construction of the given <type>.  Check the **_CHANNEL
   // enumerations defined below.
+  // By default we activate the threads on construction, but it is
+  // possible to create the EC first and activate the threads later.
 
   virtual ~ACE_EventChannel (void);
   // Calls destroy.
@@ -222,6 +225,9 @@ public:
   void report_disconnect (u_long);
   // Consumer or supplier disconnected.
 
+  void activate (void);
+  // Activate the internal threads of the EC
+
   void shutdown (void);
   // Do not call this.  The last module has shut down.
 
@@ -241,6 +247,8 @@ public:
   // inform any gateways it has.
   // TODO: currently we only support consumer gateways.
 
+  ACE_Task_Manager* task_manager (void) const;
+
 private:
   ACE_RTU_Manager *rtu_manager_;
   // The RTU manager dude!
@@ -262,6 +270,11 @@ private:
 
   Gateway_Set gwys_;
   // Keep the set of Gateways, i.e. connections to peer EC.
+
+  ACE_Task_Manager* task_manager_;
+  // @@ TODO: change that class and object name.
+  // This object handles the threads related to timers, is a bad name,
+  // but this is not the opportunity to change it.
 };
 
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