1 files changed, 71 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/FTRT_GroupManager.idl b/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/FTRT_GroupManager.idl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..950ee0e0b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/FTRT_GroupManager.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// -*- IDL -*-
+
+//=============================================================================
+/**
+ *  @file    FTRT_GroupManager.idl
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  @author Huang-Ming Huang
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+#ifndef TAO_FTRT_GROUPMANAGER_IDL
+#define TAO_FTRT_GROUPMANAGER_IDL
+
+#include "orbsvcs/RtecEventChannelAdmin.idl"
+#include "orb.idl"
+#include "orbsvcs/CosNaming.idl"
+#include "FTRT.idl"
+
+module FTRT
+{
+  typedef CosNaming::Name Location;
+
+  interface FaultListener {
+    /// called by the replica which detect the loss of connection with its
+    /// predecessor to the primary
+    oneway void replica_crashed(in Location the_location);
+  };
+
+  interface ObjectGroupManager;
+
+  struct ManagerInfo {
+    Location the_location;
+    ObjectGroupManager ior;
+  };
+
+  exception PredecessorUnreachable {};
+
+  typedef sequence<ManagerInfo> ManagerInfoList;
+  exception InvalidState{};
+
+  interface ObjectGroupManager : FaultListener {
+    boolean start(in FaultListener listener,
+      out Location the_location);
+
+    void create_group(in ManagerInfoList info_list,
+      in unsigned long object_group_ref_version)
+      raises(PredecessorUnreachable);
+
+    /// called by a newly created replica to the primary
+    //  for requesting for joining a object group
+    oneway void join_group(in ManagerInfo info);
+
+    /// called by primary to replicas
+    /// for adding a new member to the group
+    void add_member(in ManagerInfo info,
+      in unsigned long object_group_ref_version);
+
+    /// called by the primary to backups for deleting a member from
+    /// the group
+    oneway void remove_member(in Location crashed_location,
+      in unsigned long object_group_ref_version);
+
+    void set_state(in State stat)
+      raises (InvalidState);
+
+  };
+};
+
+#endif