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+// $Id$
+
+// ============================================================================
+//
+// = FILENAME
+//    quoter.idl
+//
+// = DESCRIPTION
+//    Quoter example that illustrate the use of the global POA and
+//    the CosLifeCycle service.
+//
+// = AUTHOR
+//    Darrell Brunsch (brunsch@cs.wustl.edu)
+//    Michael Kircher (mk1@cs.wustl.edu)
+//
+// ============================================================================
+
+#include "orbsvcs/CosLifeCycle.idl"
+
+module Stock
+{
+  exception Invalid_Stock {};
+  exception Invalid_Quoter {};
+
+  interface Quoter : CosLifeCycle::LifeCycleObject
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      //   Access Stock information.
+
+      // Returns the current stock value or throws an exception.
+      long get_quote (in string stock_name)
+        raises (Invalid_Stock, Invalid_Quoter);
+
+      // LifeCycleObject copy(in FactoryFinder there,
+      // 	   in Criteria the_criteria)
+      //     raises(NoFactory, NotCopyable, InvalidCriteria, CannotMeetCriteria);
+      // copies this object to a location "there" using the "the_criteria"
+
+      // void move(in FactoryFinder there,
+      //     in Criteria the_criteria)
+      //     raises(NoFactory, NotMovable, InvalidCriteria,  CannotMeetCriteria);
+      // moves this object to a location "there" using the "the_criteria"
+
+      // void remove()
+      //     raises(NotRemovable);
+      // removes/deletes this object
+
+    };
+
+  interface Quoter_Factory
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      //   Creation of Quoter objects
+
+      Quoter create_quoter (in string name)
+        raises (Invalid_Quoter);
+      // Returns a new Quoter selected by name e.g., "Dow Jones,"
+      // "Reuters,", etc
+    };
+
+  interface Quoter_Factory_Finder : CosLifeCycle::FactoryFinder
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      //   Wrapper for the CosLifeCycle FactoryFinder
+      //
+      // inherits:
+      // Factories find_factories(in Key factory_key) raises(NoFactory);
+    };
+
+  interface Quoter_Generic_Factory : CosLifeCycle::GenericFactory
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      //   Wrapper for the CosLifeCycle GenericFactory
+      //
+      // inherits:
+      // boolean supports(in Key k);
+      // Object create_object(in Key	k, in Criteria the_criteria)
+      //      raises (NoFactory, InvalidCriteria, CannotMeetCriteria);
+    };
+
+  interface Quoter_Life_Cycle_Service : CosLifeCycle::GenericFactory
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      //   Wrapper for the CosLifeCycle GenericFactory
+      //
+      // inherits:
+      // boolean supports(in Key k);
+      // Object create_object(in Key	k, in Criteria the_criteria)
+      //      raises (NoFactory, InvalidCriteria, CannotMeetCriteria);
+
+      void register_factory (in string name,
+			     in string location,
+			     in string description,
+			     in Object _object);
+      // provide an method for registering factories with their properties
+    };
+
+  interface Criteria_Evaluator
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      //   Criteria Evaluator
+      //
+      // = DESCRIPTION
+      //   Interface description for an evaluator of CosLifeCycle
+      //   Criterias. It is mainly a wrapper, which should make
+      //   access easier
+      //
+      typedef sequence <CosLifeCycle::NameValuePair> SeqNamedValuePair;
+
+      typedef CosLifeCycle::Criteria Criteria;
+
+      exception NotAvailable { string reason; };
+      // raised if the questioned configuration is not available
+
+      SeqNamedValuePair getInitialization ();
+      // get the initialization
+
+      string getFilter ();
+      // get a filter string
+
+      SeqNamedValuePair getLogicalLocation ();
+      // get the logical location
+
+      string getPreferences ();
+      // get the preferences, not implemented
+
+      void setCriteria (in Criteria criteria_);
+      // set the Criteria which is searched for keywords
+    };
+};
+