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+// -*- C++ -*-
+
+// ================================================================
+/**
+ *  @file   Object_Loader.h
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  @author Carlos O'Ryan (coryan@cs.wustl.edu)
+ */
+// ================================================================
+
+#ifndef TAO_OBJECT_LOADER_H
+#define TAO_OBJECT_LOADER_H
+
+#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"
+#include "ace/Service_Object.h"
+
+#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
+# pragma once
+#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */
+
+#include "tao/SystemException.h"
+
+TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+namespace CORBA
+{
+  class Object;
+  typedef Object *Object_ptr;
+
+  class ORB;
+  typedef ORB *ORB_ptr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @class TAO_Object_Loader
+ *
+ * @brief A class to dynamically load object implementations into an
+ * ORB.
+ *
+ * Many services and components of the ORB can be dynamically
+ * loaded, often these components are returned to the application via
+ * an object reference (CORBA::Object_ptr).  This class is used to
+ * dynamically load such components, and encapsulate the creation of
+ * the object reference.
+ *
+ */
+class TAO_Export TAO_Object_Loader : public ACE_Service_Object
+{
+public:
+  /// The destructor
+  virtual ~TAO_Object_Loader (void);
+
+  /**
+   * Create and activate a new object into the orb.
+   * This method cannot throw any exception, but it can return a nil
+   * object to indicate an error condition.
+   */
+  virtual CORBA::Object_ptr create_object (CORBA::ORB_ptr orb,
+                                           int argc,
+                                           ACE_TCHAR* argv []
+                                           ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL_NOT_USED)
+    ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException)) = 0;
+};
+
+TAO_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#include /**/ "ace/post.h"
+
+#endif /* TAO_OBJECT_LOADER_H */