/* -*- C++ -*- */
// $Id$

//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    DynAnyFactory.h
 *
 *  $Id$
 *
 *  @author Carlos O'Ryan <coryan@uci.edu>
 */
//=============================================================================


#ifndef TAO_DYNANYFACTORY_H
#define TAO_DYNANYFACTORY_H
#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"

#include "DynamicAny.h"

#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
# pragma once
#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */

#include "tao/LocalObject.h"

#if defined (_MSC_VER)
# if (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
#  pragma warning(push)
# endif /* _MSC_VER >= 1200 */
# pragma warning (disable:4250)
#endif /* _MSC_VER */

/**
 * @class TAO_DynAnyFactory
 *
 * Implements the DynamicAnyFactory interface and provides several
 * utility functions shared by all the Dynamic Any components.
 */
class TAO_DynamicAny_Export TAO_DynAnyFactory
  : public virtual DynamicAny::DynAnyFactory,
    public virtual TAO_Local_RefCounted_Object
{
public:
  /// Constructor.
  TAO_DynAnyFactory (void);

  /// Obtain the kind of object, after all aliasing has been removed.
  static CORBA::TCKind unalias (CORBA::TypeCode_ptr tc
                                ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);

  /// Same as above, but returns type code instead of TCKind. Caller
  /// must release the return value.
  static CORBA::TypeCode_ptr strip_alias (CORBA::TypeCode_ptr tc
                                          ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);

  /// Create the correct type of DynAny object for <any>.
  static DynamicAny::DynAny_ptr
     make_dyn_any (const CORBA::Any &any
                   ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);

  /// Create the correct type of DynAny object for <tc>
  static DynamicAny::DynAny_ptr
     make_dyn_any (CORBA::TypeCode_ptr tc
                   ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL);

  // = The DynamicAnyFactory methods.
  virtual DynamicAny::DynAny_ptr create_dyn_any (
      const CORBA::Any & value
      ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL_WITH_DEFAULTS)

    ACE_THROW_SPEC ((
        CORBA::SystemException,
        DynamicAny::DynAnyFactory::InconsistentTypeCode
      ));

  virtual DynamicAny::DynAny_ptr create_dyn_any_from_type_code (
      CORBA::TypeCode_ptr type
      ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL_WITH_DEFAULTS)

    ACE_THROW_SPEC ((
        CORBA::SystemException,
        DynamicAny::DynAnyFactory::InconsistentTypeCode
      ));

private:
  // Not allowed.
  TAO_DynAnyFactory (const TAO_DynAnyFactory &src);
  TAO_DynAnyFactory &operator= (const TAO_DynAnyFactory &src);
};

#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
# pragma warning(pop)
#endif /* _MSC_VER */

#include /**/ "ace/post.h"
#endif /* TAO_DYNANYFACTORY_H */