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+// -*- C++ -*-
+
+//=============================================================================
+/**
+ *  @file   Protocol_Factory.h
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  @author Fred Kuhns <fredk@cs.wustl.edu>
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+#ifndef TAO_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_H
+#define TAO_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_H
+
+#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"
+
+#include /**/ "tao/TAO_Export.h"
+
+#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
+# pragma once
+#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */
+
+#include "tao/Basic_Types.h"
+
+#include "ace/Service_Object.h"
+#include "ace/SStringfwd.h"
+
+TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+class TAO_Acceptor;
+class TAO_Connector;
+
+class TAO_Export TAO_Protocol_Factory : public ACE_Service_Object
+{
+public:
+  TAO_Protocol_Factory (CORBA::ULong tag);
+  virtual ~TAO_Protocol_Factory (void);
+
+  /// Initialization hook.
+  virtual int init (int argc, ACE_TCHAR *argv[]);
+
+  /// The protocol tag, each concrete class will have a specific tag
+  /// value.
+  CORBA::ULong tag (void) const;
+
+  /// Verify prefix is a match
+  virtual int match_prefix (const ACE_CString &prefix);
+
+  /// Returns the prefix used by the protocol.
+  virtual const char *prefix (void) const;
+
+  /// Return the character used to mark where an endpoint ends and
+  /// where its options begin.
+  virtual char options_delimiter (void) const;
+
+  // Factory methods
+  /// Create an acceptor
+  virtual TAO_Acceptor *make_acceptor (void);
+
+  /// Create a connector
+  virtual TAO_Connector *make_connector  (void);
+
+  /**
+   * Some protocols should not create a default endpoint unless the
+   * user specifies a -ORBEndpoint option. For example, local IPC
+   * (aka UNIX domain sockets) is unable to remove the rendesvouz
+   * point if the server crashes.  For those protocols it is better to
+   * create the endpoint only if the user requests one.
+   */
+  virtual int requires_explicit_endpoint (void) const = 0;
+
+private:
+
+  /// IOP protocol tag.
+  CORBA::ULong const tag_;
+
+};
+
+TAO_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#include /**/ "ace/post.h"
+
+#endif /* TAO_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_H */