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+// $Id$
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// = LIBRARY
+//     TAO/orbsvcs/IFR_Service
+//
+// = FILENAME
+//     Servant_Factory.h
+//
+// = DESCRIPTION
+//     Defines a factory class to create the various forms and types
+//     of servants.
+//
+// = AUTHOR
+//     Jeff Parsons
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+#ifndef IFR_SERVANT_FACTORY_H
+#define IFR_SERVANT_FACTORY_H
+
+#include "tao/PortableServer/PortableServerC.h"
+
+#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
+# pragma once
+#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */
+
+#include "ace/Configuration.h"
+
+class TAO_IDLType_i;
+class TAO_Contained_i;
+class TAO_Container_i;
+class TAO_Repository_i;
+
+class IFR_Servant_Factory
+{
+  // = TITLE
+  //    Servant_Factory
+  //
+  // = DESCRIPTION
+  //    This class is used to create _i classes, _tie classes and
+  //    object references.
+  //
+public:
+  IFR_Servant_Factory (TAO_Repository_i *repo);
+  // constructor
+
+  TAO_IDLType_i *create_idltype (ACE_Configuration_Section_Key key
+                                 ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);
+  // For internal use - faster than creating an object reference and
+  // sending a request, and can call utility functions not in IDL.
+
+  TAO_Contained_i *create_contained (ACE_Configuration_Section_Key key
+                                     ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);
+  // For internal use - faster than creating an object reference and
+  // sending a request, and can call utility functions not in IDL.
+
+  TAO_Container_i *create_container (ACE_Configuration_Section_Key key
+                                     ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);
+  // For internal use - faster than creating an object reference and
+  // sending a request, and can call utility functions not in IDL.
+
+  PortableServer::Servant create_tie (ACE_Configuration_Section_Key key,
+                                      PortableServer::POA_ptr poa
+                                      ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);
+  // Used by the servant locator to create a servant.
+
+  CORBA::Object_ptr create_objref (CORBA::DefinitionKind def_kind,
+                                   const char *obj_id
+                                   ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);
+  // Used to create return values.
+private:
+  TAO_Repository_i *repo_;
+  // Reference to the repository, where most of the state is stored.
+};
+
+#endif /* IFR_SERVANT_FACTORY_H */