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+// This may look like C, but it's really -*- C++ -*-
+// $Id$
+
+// ================================================================
+//
+// = LIBRARY
+// TAO/examples/POA/Loader
+//
+// = FILENAME
+// Servant_Locator.h
+//
+// = DESCRIPTION
+// Defines a ServantLocator class , used with a POA having
+// a NON_RETAIN policy.
+//
+// = AUTHOR
+// Kirthika Parameswaran <kirthika@cs.wustl.edu>
+//
+// ================================================================
+
+#ifndef SERVANT_LOCATOR_H
+#define SERVANT_LOCATOR_H
+
+#include "tao/PortableServer/PortableServer.h"
+#include "tao/PortableServer/ServantLocatorC.h"
+#include "tao/LocalObject.h"
+
+#include "tao/ORB.h"
+
+#include "ace/DLL.h"
+#include "ace/SString.h"
+#include "ace/Log_Msg.h"
+
+class ServantLocator :
+ public virtual PortableServer::ServantLocator,
+ public virtual TAO_Local_RefCounted_Object
+{
+ // = TITLE
+ // This class is used by a POA with USE_SERVANT_MANAGER and
+ // NON_RETAIN policy.
+ //
+ // = DESCRIPTION
+ // This class defines the Servant Locator interface of the Servant
+ // Manager. It is invoked when the POA has an USE_SERVANT_MANAGER
+ // policy and a servant_retention policy of NON_RETAIN type.
+public:
+ typedef PortableServer::Servant
+ (*SERVANT_FACTORY) (const PortableServer::ObjectId &oid,
+ PortableServer::POA_ptr poa,
+ CORBA::ORB_ptr orb);
+ // This typedef is used to typecast the void* obtained when finding
+ // a symbol in the dll. Invoking the function pointer obtained would
+ // get a servant.
+
+ typedef void
+ (*SERVANT_GARBAGE_COLLECTOR) (const PortableServer::ObjectId &oid,
+ PortableServer::POA_ptr,
+ PortableServer::Servant servant);
+ // This typedef is used to obtain the garbage_collection_function symbol
+ // in the dll. Invoking the function pointer obtained would then destroy
+ // the servant.
+
+ ServantLocator (CORBA::ORB_ptr orb,
+ const char *dllname,
+ const char *factory_function,
+ const char *garbage_collection_function);
+ // Constructor.
+
+ virtual PortableServer::Servant preinvoke (const PortableServer::ObjectId &oid,
+ PortableServer::POA_ptr adapter,
+ const char *operation,
+ PortableServer::ServantLocator::Cookie &the_cookie);
+ // This method is invoked by a POA whenever it receives a request
+ // for test object that is not currently active. When the POA is
+ // created using the NON_RETAIN policy the Active Object Map is not
+ // maintained, in other words, an association between the ObjectId
+ // and the servant is not maintained. Hence every client request the
+ // servant has to be loaded. Note the operation argument. This
+ // argument specifies the operation to be invoked on the
+ // servant. The cookie helps in marking the servant. This marking is
+ // useful while destroying the servant.
+
+ virtual void postinvoke (const PortableServer::ObjectId &oid,
+ PortableServer::POA_ptr adapter,
+ const char *operation,
+ PortableServer::ServantLocator::Cookie the_cookie,
+ PortableServer::Servant the_servant);
+ // This method is invoked whenever a test servant completes a
+ // request. As the Servant Loactor interface is used when the POA
+ // doesnt maintain the Active Object Map, its necessary to get rid
+ // of the servant after the client request has been processed. The
+ // appropriate servant is destroyed by verifying the cookie.Again
+ // this method is invoked per client request.
+
+private:
+ ACE_CString dllname_;
+ // The name of the dll containing the servant.
+
+ ACE_CString create_symbol_;
+ // The symbol which on getting invoked will give us the servant
+ // pointer.
+
+ ACE_DLL dll_;
+ // The ACE_DLL object which performs the task of loading the dll
+ // and accessing it.
+
+ SERVANT_FACTORY servant_supplier_;
+ // The function pointer of factory_function type.
+
+ SERVANT_GARBAGE_COLLECTOR servant_garbage_collector_;
+ // The function pointer of garbage_collection_function type.
+
+ CORBA::ORB_var orb_;
+ // A reference to the ORB.
+};
+
+#endif /* SERVANT_LOCATOR_H */