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+/* -*- C++ -*- */
+// $Id$
+
+// ============================================================================
+//
+// = LIBRARY
+//    tao
+// 
+// = FILENAME
+//   tao_util.h
+//
+// = AUTHOR
+//    Sumedh Mungee <sumedh@cs.wustl.edu>
+// 
+// ============================================================================
+
+#if !defined (TAO_UTIL_H)
+#define	TAO_UTIL_H
+
+#include "tao/corba.h"
+
+class TAO_Export TAO_ORB_Manager
+{
+  // = TITLE
+  //     Helper class for simple ORB/POA initialization and 
+  //     registering servants with the POA.
+public:
+  TAO_ORB_Manager (CORBA::ORB_ptr orb = 0,
+                   PortableServer::POA_ptr poa = 0,
+                   PortableServer::POAManager_ptr poa_manager = 0); 
+  // Constructor
+
+  int init (int argc, 
+            char *argv[],
+            CORBA_Environment &env);
+  // Initialize the ORB/root POA, using the supplied command line
+  // arguments or the default ORB components. 
+  // Returns -1 on failure
+      
+  int init_child_poa (int argc,
+		      char *argv[],
+		      char *poa_name,
+		      CORBA_Environment &env);
+  // Creates a child poa under the root poa with PERSISTENT and
+  // USER_ID policies.  Call this if you want a <child_poa> with the
+  // above policies, otherwise call init.
+		      
+  CORBA::String activate (PortableServer::Servant servant,
+                          CORBA_Environment &env);
+  // Activate <servant>, using the POA <activate_object> call.  Users
+  // can call this method multiple times to activate multiple objects.
+  // Returns 0 on failure.
+      
+  CORBA::String activate_under_child_poa (const char *servant_name,
+					  PortableServer::Servant servant,
+					  CORBA_Environment& env);
+  // Precondition: init_child_poa has been called.  Activate <servant>
+  // using the POA <activate_object_with_id> created from the string
+  // servant_name. Users should call this to activate objects under
+  // the child_poa.
+
+  int run (CORBA_Environment &env,
+           ACE_Time_Value *tv = 0);
+  // Run the ORB event loop with the specified <tv> time value Returns
+  // -1 on failure.
+      
+  CORBA::ORB_ptr orb (void);
+  // Accessor which returns the ORB pointer.
+  
+  ~TAO_ORB_Manager (void);
+  // Destructor.
+      
+protected:
+  CORBA::ORB_var orb_;
+  // The ORB.
+      
+  PortableServer::POA_var poa_;
+  // The POA for this ORB.
+
+  PortableServer::POA_var child_poa_;
+  // Child poa under the root POA.
+
+  PortableServer::POAManager_var poa_manager_;
+  // The POA manager of poa_.
+};
+  
+#endif /* TAO_UTIL_H */