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// $Id$

#include "ImR_Locator_i.h"
#include "utils.h"
#include "Iterator.h"

#include "orbsvcs/Time_Utilities.h"

#include "tao/IORTable/IORTable.h"
#include "tao/PortableServer/POA.h"
#include "tao/ORB_Core.h"
#include "tao/default_ports.h"
#include "tao/Messaging/Messaging.h"

#include "ace/ARGV.h"

static const int DEFAULT_START_LIMIT = 1;
static const int IS_ALIVE_RETRY_COUNT = 60;
static const ACE_Time_Value IS_ALIVE_RETRY_INTERVAL(1);

static const ACE_Time_Value DEFAULT_SERVER_TIMEOUT(0, 100 * 1000); // 100ms

// If the POA locking problem is ever corrected, this class (along with
// some code in ImR_Locator_i::server_is_running) should be removed.
#if !defined (ACE_HAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEXES)
class Status_Changed_Timer: public ACE_Event_Handler
{
public:
  Status_Changed_Timer(ImR_Locator_i* locator,
                       const Server_Info_Ptr& info);

  virtual int handle_timeout (const ACE_Time_Value& current_time,
                              const void* act);
private:
  ImR_Locator_i* locator_;
  Server_Info_Ptr info_;
};

Status_Changed_Timer::Status_Changed_Timer(ImR_Locator_i* locator,
                                           const Server_Info_Ptr& info)
 : locator_(locator),
   info_(info)
{
}

int
Status_Changed_Timer::handle_timeout (const ACE_Time_Value&,
                                      const void*)
{
  locator_->server_status_changed(*info_);
  delete this;
  return 0;
}
#endif /* ACE_HAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEXES */


ImR_Locator_i::ImR_Locator_i ()
: forwarder_(*this)
, ins_locator_(*this)
, debug_(0)
, read_only_(false)
{
}

int
ImR_Locator_i::init_with_orb (CORBA::ORB_ptr orb, Options& opts ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
{
  orb_ = CORBA::ORB::_duplicate(orb);
  debug_ = opts.debug();
  read_only_ = opts.readonly();
  startup_timeout_ = opts.startup_timeout();
  ping_interval_ = opts.ping_interval();

  CORBA::Object_var obj =
    this->orb_->resolve_initial_references ("RootPOA" ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  this->root_poa_ = PortableServer::POA::_narrow (obj.in () ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  ACE_ASSERT(! CORBA::is_nil(this->root_poa_.in()));

  this->forwarder_.init(orb ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  this->adapter_.init(& this->forwarder_);

  // Register the Adapter_Activator reference to be the RootPOA's
  // Adapter Activator.
  root_poa_->the_activator (&this->adapter_ ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  CORBA::PolicyList policies;
  imr_poa_ = root_poa_->create_POA ("ImplRepoService",
    PortableServer::POAManager::_nil(), policies ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  PortableServer::ObjectId_var id = this->imr_poa_->activate_object(this ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  obj = this->imr_poa_->id_to_reference (id.in() ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  CORBA::String_var ior = this->orb_->object_to_string(obj.in() ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  // Register the ImR for use with INS
  obj = orb->resolve_initial_references ("IORTable" ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  IORTable::Table_var ior_table = IORTable::Table::_narrow (obj.in () ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  ACE_ASSERT(! CORBA::is_nil(ior_table.in()));
  ior_table->bind ("ImplRepoService", ior.in () ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  ior_table->set_locator (&this->ins_locator_ ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  // Set up multicast support (if enabled)
  if (opts.multicast())
  {
    ACE_Reactor* reactor = orb->orb_core()->reactor();
    if (this->setup_multicast (reactor, ior.in()) != 0)
      return -1;
  }

  // Initialize the persistent storage. This will load any values that
  // may have been persisted before.
  // The init can return 1 if there is no persistent file yet. In
  // that case, we need not do anything for now.
  int init_result =
    this->repository_.init (opts.repository_mode(), opts.persist_file_name());
  if (init_result == -1)
  {
    ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR, "Repository failed to initialize\n"), -1);
  }

  // Activate the two poa managers
  PortableServer::POAManager_var poaman =
    this->root_poa_->the_POAManager (ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  poaman->activate (ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  poaman = this->imr_poa_->the_POAManager (ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  poaman->activate (ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  // We write the ior file last so that the tests can know we are ready.
  if (opts.ior_filename().length() > 0)
  {
    FILE* fp = ACE_OS::fopen(opts.ior_filename().c_str(), "w");
    if (fp == 0)
    {
      ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,
        "ImR Locator: Could not open file: %s\n", opts.ior_filename().c_str()), -1);
    }
    ACE_OS::fprintf(fp, "%s", ior.in());
    ACE_OS::fclose(fp);
  }

  return 0;
}

int
ImR_Locator_i::init(Options& opts ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
{
  ACE_ARGV av(opts.cmdline().c_str());
  int argc = av.argc();
  char** argv = av.argv();

  CORBA::ORB_var orb = CORBA::ORB_init(argc, argv, "TAO_ImR_Locator" ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN(-1);
  int err = this->init_with_orb(orb.in(), opts ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN(-1);
  return err;
}

int
ImR_Locator_i::run(ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_DECL)
{
  if (debug_ > 0)
  {
    ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Running\n"
      "\tPing Interval : %ds\n"
      "\tStartup Timeout : %ds\n"
      "\tPersistence : %s\n"
      "\tLocked : %s\n\n",
      ping_interval_.sec(),
      startup_timeout_.sec(),
      repository_.repo_mode(),
      read_only_ ? "true" : "false"));
  }
  this->auto_start_servers(ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  this->orb_->run(ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  return 0;
}

int
ImR_Locator_i::fini (ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_DECL)
{
  ACE_TRY
  {
    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Shutting down...\n"));

    this->root_poa_->destroy (1, 1 ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    this->orb_->destroy(ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Shut down successfully.\n"));
  }
  ACE_CATCHANY
  {
    ACE_PRINT_EXCEPTION (ACE_ANY_EXCEPTION, "ImR_Locator_i::fini");
    ACE_RE_THROW;
  }
  ACE_ENDTRY;
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);
  return 0;
}

int
ImR_Locator_i::setup_multicast (ACE_Reactor* reactor, const char* ior)
{
  ACE_ASSERT (reactor != 0);
  ACE_ASSERT (ior != 0);
#if defined (ACE_HAS_IP_MULTICAST)

  TAO_ORB_Core* core = TAO_ORB_Core_instance();
  // See if the -ORBMulticastDiscoveryEndpoint option was specified.
  ACE_CString mde (core->orb_params()->mcast_discovery_endpoint());

  if (mde.length () != 0)
  {
    if (this->ior_multicast_.init(ior,
      mde.c_str(), TAO_SERVICEID_IMPLREPOSERVICE) == -1)
    {
      return -1;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    // Port can be specified as param, env var, or default
    CORBA::UShort port = core->orb_params()->service_port(IMPLREPOSERVICE);
    if (port == 0)
    {
      // Check environment var. for multicast port.
      const char* port_number = ACE_OS::getenv ("ImplRepoServicePort");

      if (port_number != 0)
        port = ACE_OS::atoi (port_number);
    }
    if (port == 0)
      port = TAO_DEFAULT_IMPLREPO_SERVER_REQUEST_PORT;

    if (this->ior_multicast_.init(ior, port,
      ACE_DEFAULT_MULTICAST_ADDR, TAO_SERVICEID_IMPLREPOSERVICE) == -1)
    {
      return -1;
    }
  }

  // Register event handler for the ior multicast.
  if (reactor->register_handler (&this->ior_multicast_,
    ACE_Event_Handler::READ_MASK) == -1)
  {
    if (debug_ >= 1)
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: cannot register Event handler\n"));
    return -1;
  }

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Multicast Handler enabled.\n"));

  return 0;
#else /* ACE_HAS_IP_MULTICAST*/
  ACE_UNUSED_ARG (reactor);
  ACE_UNUSED_ARG (ior);
  return 0;
#endif /* ACE_HAS_IP_MULTICAST*/
}

CORBA::Long
ImR_Locator_i::register_activator (const char* aname,
                                   ImplementationRepository::Activator_ptr activator
                                   ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
                                   ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(aname != 0);
  ACE_ASSERT(! CORBA::is_nil(activator));

  // Before we can register the activator, we need to ensure that any existing
  // registration is purged.
  this->unregister_activator_i(aname);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN(0);

  CORBA::String_var ior =
    this->orb_->object_to_string (activator ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  ACE_CHECK_RETURN (-1);

  CORBA::Long token = ACE_OS::gettimeofday().msec();

  int err = this->repository_.add_activator (aname, token, ior.in(), activator);
  ACE_ASSERT(err == 0);
  ACE_UNUSED_ARG(err);

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Activator registered for %s.\n", aname));

  return token;
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::unregister_activator (const char* aname,
                                     CORBA::Long token
                                     ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
                                     ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(aname != 0);
  Activator_Info_Ptr info =
    this->get_activator (aname);
  ACE_CHECK;

  if (! info.null())
  {
    if (info->token != token && this->debug_ > 0)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Ignoring unregister activator:%s. Wrong token.\n", aname));
      return;
    }

    this->unregister_activator_i(aname);
    ACE_CHECK;

    if (this->debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Activator %s unregistered.\n", aname));
  }
  else
  {
    if (this->debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Ignoring unregister activator:%s. Unknown activator.\n", aname));
  }
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::unregister_activator_i(const char* aname)
{
  ACE_ASSERT(aname != 0);
  int err = this->repository_.remove_activator (aname);
  ACE_UNUSED_ARG(err);
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::activate_server (const char* server ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                ImplementationRepository::NotFound,
                ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate))
{
  // This is the version called by tao_imr to activate the server, manually
  // starting it if necessary.
  activate_server_by_name(server, true ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
}

char*
ImR_Locator_i::activate_server_by_name (const char* name, bool manual_start ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                ImplementationRepository::NotFound,
                ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate))
{
  // Activate the server, starting it if necessary. Don't start MANUAL
  // servers unless manual_start=true
  ACE_ASSERT(name != 0);

  Server_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_server(name);
  if (info.null())
  {
    ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR, "ImR Locator: Cannot find info for server <%s>\n", name));
    ACE_THROW_RETURN(ImplementationRepository::NotFound (), 0);
  }

  return activate_server_i(*info, manual_start ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
}

char*
ImR_Locator_i::activate_server_i (Server_Info& info, bool manual_start ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                ImplementationRepository::NotFound,
                ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate))
{
  if (info.activation_mode == ImplementationRepository::PER_CLIENT && ! manual_start)
  {
    info.reset();
  }
 
  while(true)
  {
    if (is_alive(info))
    {
      if (debug_ > 0)
      {
        ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Successfully activated <%s> at \n\t%s\n",
          info.name.c_str(), info.partial_ior.c_str()));
      }
      info.start_count = 0;
      return CORBA::string_dup(info.partial_ior.c_str());
    }

    if (info.start_count >= info.start_limit)
    {
      break;
    }

    ++info.start_count;

    // Note : If the activator is already in the process of starting a server, then
    // this will simply block with the others currently waiting.
    start_server(info, manual_start ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_CHECK_RETURN(0);
  }

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Cannot Activate <%s>. Too many retries.\n", info.name.c_str()));

  ACE_THROW_RETURN (ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate
    (CORBA::string_dup ("Too many retries.")), 0);
}

char*
ImR_Locator_i::activate_server_by_object (const char* object_name ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                ImplementationRepository::NotFound,
                ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(object_name != 0);

  // We assume that the first part of the object name is the server name.
  // So a name of foo/bar means that the server name is foo.
  ACE_CString server_name(object_name);
  ssize_t pos = server_name.find ('/');
  if (pos != ACE_CString::npos)
    server_name = server_name.substr(pos + 1);

  return activate_server_by_name(server_name.c_str(), false ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::start_server(Server_Info& info, bool manual_start ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                ImplementationRepository::NotFound,
                ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate))
{
  if (info.activation_mode == ImplementationRepository::MANUAL && ! manual_start)
  {
    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Cannot Activate MANUAL server <%s>.\n", info.name.c_str()));
    ACE_THROW(ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate
      (CORBA::string_dup ("MANUAL server.")));
  }
  if (info.cmdline.length() == 0)
  {
    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Cannot Activate server <%s>."
        " No command line.\n", info.name.c_str()));
    ACE_THROW(ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate
      (CORBA::string_dup ("No command line registered for server.")));
  }

  Activator_Info_Ptr ainfo = get_activator(info.activator);

  if (ainfo.null() || CORBA::is_nil(ainfo->activator.in()))
  {
    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Cannot Activate server <%s>. "
        "Activator <%s> not found.\n", info.name.c_str(), info.activator.c_str()));
    ACE_THROW(ImplementationRepository::CannotActivate
      (CORBA::string_dup ("No activator registered for server.")));
  }

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
  {
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Starting server <%s>. Attempt %d/%d.\n",
      info.name.c_str(), info.start_count, info.start_limit));
  }

  ACE_TRY
  {
    ++ ainfo->waiting_clients;
    ainfo->activator->start_server(
      info.name.c_str(),
      info.cmdline.c_str(),
      info.dir.c_str(),
      info.env_vars
      ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;
    -- ainfo->waiting_clients;
  }
  ACE_CATCH(CORBA::TIMEOUT, ex)
  {
    -- ainfo->waiting_clients;
    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator : Timeout or error waiting for startup.\n"));
    info.reset();
  }
  ACE_CATCHANY
  {
    -- ainfo->waiting_clients;
    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "Exception during activator communication. Activator connection broken.\n"));
    if (debug_ > 1)
      ACE_PRINT_EXCEPTION (ACE_ANY_EXCEPTION, "ImR_Locator_i::start_server()");
    ainfo->reset();
    info.reset();
  }
  ACE_ENDTRY;
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::server_status_changed(Server_Info& info)
{
  Activator_Info_Ptr ainfo = get_activator(info.activator);

  if (! ainfo.null()
    && ! CORBA::is_nil(ainfo->activator.in())
    && ainfo->waiting_clients > 0
    )
  {
    ACE_TRY_NEW_ENV
    {
      ainfo->activator->server_status_changed(info.name.c_str() ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
      ACE_TRY_CHECK;
    }
    ACE_CATCHANY
    {
      if (debug_ > 0)
        ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "Exception during activator communication. Activator connection broken.\n"));
      if (debug_ > 1)
        ACE_PRINT_EXCEPTION (ACE_ANY_EXCEPTION, "ImR_Locator_i::server_status_changed()");
      ainfo->reset();
    }
    ACE_ENDTRY;
  }
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::set_timeout_policy(CORBA::Object_ptr obj, const ACE_Time_Value& to)
{
  ACE_TRY_NEW_ENV
  {
    TimeBase::TimeT timeout;
    ORBSVCS_Time::Time_Value_to_TimeT (timeout, to);
    CORBA::Any tmp;
    tmp <<= timeout;

    CORBA::PolicyList policies(1);
    policies.length(1);
    policies[0] = orb_->create_policy(Messaging::RELATIVE_RT_TIMEOUT_POLICY_TYPE, tmp ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    obj->_set_policy_overrides (policies, CORBA::ADD_OVERRIDE ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
  }
  ACE_CATCHANY
  {
    ACE_PRINT_EXCEPTION (ACE_ANY_EXCEPTION, "ImR_Locator_i::set_timeout_policy()");
  }
  ACE_ENDTRY;
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::register_server (const char* server,
                                const ImplementationRepository::StartupOptions &options
                                ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
                                ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                                ImplementationRepository::AlreadyRegistered,
                                ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  register_server_i(server, options, false ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::reregister_server (const char* server,
                                  const ImplementationRepository::StartupOptions &options
                                  ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL )
                                  ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                                  ImplementationRepository::AlreadyRegistered,
                                  ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  register_server_i(server, options, true ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
}
void
ImR_Locator_i::register_server_i (const char* server,
                                  const ImplementationRepository::StartupOptions &options,
                                  bool allow_updates
                                  ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL )
                                  ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                                  ImplementationRepository::AlreadyRegistered,
                                  ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(server != 0);

  if (this->read_only_)
  {
    ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Cannot register server <%s> due to locked database.\n", server));
    ACE_THROW (CORBA::NO_PERMISSION (
      CORBA::SystemException::_tao_minor_code (TAO_IMPLREPO_MINOR_CODE, 0),
      CORBA::COMPLETED_NO));
  }

  Server_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_server(server);
  if (info.null())
  {
    if (this->debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Adding server <%s>.\n", server));

    this->repository_.add_server (server,
      options.activator.in(),
      options.command_line.in (),
      options.environment,
      options.working_directory.in (),
      options.activation,
      options.start_limit < 1 ? 1 : options.start_limit);
  }
  else if (! allow_updates)
  {
    ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
      "ImR Locator: Server <%s> Already Registered!\n", server));
    ACE_THROW (ImplementationRepository::AlreadyRegistered());
  }
  else
  {
    if (info->activator.length() > 0 && info->activator != options.activator.in())
    {
      ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
        "ImR Locator: Server <%s> Already Registered with Activator <%s>\n",
        server, info->activator.c_str()));
      ACE_THROW (ImplementationRepository::AlreadyRegistered());
    }
 
    if (this->debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Updating server <%s>.\n", server));

    info->activator = options.activator.in();
    info->cmdline = options.command_line.in();
    info->env_vars = options.environment;
    info->dir = options.working_directory.in();
    info->activation_mode = options.activation;
    info->start_limit = options.start_limit < 1 ? 1 : options.start_limit;
    info->start_count = 0;
    int err = this->repository_.update_server(*info);
    ACE_ASSERT(err == 0);
    ACE_UNUSED_ARG(err);
  }

  if (this->debug_ > 1)
  {
    // Note : The info var may be null
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR_Locator_i::register_server_i:\nServer: %s\n"
      "Activator: %s\n"
      "Command Line: %s\n"
      "Working Directory: %s\n"
      "Activation: %s\n"
      "Start Limit: %d\n"
      "\n",
      server,
      options.activator.in(),
      options.command_line.in (),
      options.working_directory.in (),
      ImR_Utils::activationModeToString(options.activation).c_str(),
      options.start_limit
      ));

    for (CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < options.environment.length(); ++i)
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "Environment variable %s=%s\n",
      options.environment[i].name.in(),
      options.environment[i].value.in()));
  }
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::remove_server (const char* name ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException, ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(name != 0);
  if (this->read_only_)
  {
    ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
      "ImR Locator: Can't remove server <%s> due to locked database.\n", name));
    ACE_THROW (CORBA::NO_PERMISSION (
      CORBA::SystemException::_tao_minor_code (TAO_IMPLREPO_MINOR_CODE, 0),
      CORBA::COMPLETED_NO));
  }

  // Note : This will be safe, because any Server_Info_Ptr objects will still
  // be valid, and the actual Server_Info will be destroyed when the last
  // one goes out of scope.

  Server_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_server(name);
  if (! info.null())
  {
    server_status_changed(*info);

    if (this->repository_.remove_server (name) == 0)
    {
      if (this->debug_ > 0)
        ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Removed Server <%s>.\n", name));
    }
  }
  else
  {
    ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
      "ImR Locator: Can't remove unknown server <%s>.\n", name));
    ACE_THROW (ImplementationRepository::NotFound ());
  }
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::shutdown_server (const char* server ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException, ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(server != 0);

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Shutting down server <%s>.\n", server));

  Server_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_server(server);
  if (info.null())
  {
    ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
      "ImR Locator: shutdown_server() Cannot find info for server <%s>\n", server));
    ACE_THROW(ImplementationRepository::NotFound());
  }

  connect_server(*info);

  if (CORBA::is_nil(info->server.in()))
  {
    ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
      "ImR Locator: shutdown_server() Cannot connect to server <%s>\n", server));
    ACE_THROW(ImplementationRepository::NotFound());
  }

  ACE_TRY_NEW_ENV
  {
    ImplementationRepository::ServerObject_var server = info->server;
    server->shutdown (ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;
  }
  ACE_CATCHANY
  {
    if (this->debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Exception ignored while shutting down <%s>\n", server));
  }
  ACE_ENDTRY;

  info->reset();

  int err = this->repository_.update_server(*info);
  ACE_ASSERT(err == 0);
  ACE_UNUSED_ARG(err);

  server_status_changed(*info);
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::server_is_running (const char* name,
                                  const char* partial_ior,
                                  ImplementationRepository::ServerObject_ptr server
                                  ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
                                  ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException,
                                  ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(name != 0);
  ACE_ASSERT(partial_ior != 0);
  ACE_ASSERT(! CORBA::is_nil(server));

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Server %s is running at %s.\n", name, partial_ior));

  set_timeout_policy(server, DEFAULT_SERVER_TIMEOUT);

  CORBA::String_var ior = orb_->object_to_string (server ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);

  Server_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_server(name);
  if (info.null())
  {
    if (this->debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Auto adding NORMAL server:<%s>\n", name));

    ImplementationRepository::EnvironmentList env(0);
    this->repository_.add_server (name,
      "", // no activator
      "", // no cmdline
      ImplementationRepository::EnvironmentList(),
      "", // no working dir
      ImplementationRepository::NORMAL,
      DEFAULT_START_LIMIT,
      partial_ior,
      ior.in(),
      server
      );
  }
  else
  {
    info->ior = ior.in();
    info->partial_ior = partial_ior;
    info->server = ImplementationRepository::ServerObject::_duplicate(server);

    int err = this->repository_.update_server(*info);
    ACE_ASSERT(err == 0);
    ACE_UNUSED_ARG(err);

    // Temporarily disable this optimization since it only works on Windows, due to root poa lock
    // being held in the server, preventing us from calling back to the server from within this call.
    //is_alive(*info); // We don't really care if it is or not, we just want to cache the result.

#if !defined (ACE_HAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEXES)
    // Schedule a timer to call server_status_changed() on this
    // ImR_Locator_i.  Due to locking problems within the POA, we need to
    // do this after we return from this method.  Status_Changed_Timer is
    // allocated on the heap here, but is deleted within the
    // handle_timeout() call.
    Status_Changed_Timer* sct;
    ACE_NEW_THROW_EX (sct, 
                      Status_Changed_Timer (this, info),
                      CORBA::NO_MEMORY ());

    ACE_Time_Value delay(0, 10000);
    this->orb_->orb_core()->reactor()->schedule_timer (sct, 0, delay);
#else
    server_status_changed(*info);
#endif /* ACE_HAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEXES */
  }
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::server_is_shutting_down (const char* server ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL_NOT_USED)
ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException, ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(server != 0);
  Server_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_server(server);
  if (info.null())
  {
    if (this->debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
        "ImR_Locator_i::server_is_shutting_down: Unknown server:%s\n", server));
    }
    return;
  }

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: server <%s> is shutting down.\n", server));

  info->reset();

  int err = this->repository_.update_server(*info);
  ACE_ASSERT(err == 0);
  ACE_UNUSED_ARG(err);

  server_status_changed(*info);
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::find (const char* server,
                     ImplementationRepository::ServerInformation_out imr_info
                     ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL)
                     ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException, ImplementationRepository::NotFound))
{
  ACE_ASSERT(server != 0);
  ACE_NEW_THROW_EX (imr_info, ImplementationRepository::ServerInformation, CORBA::NO_MEMORY ());

  Server_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_server(server);
  if (info.null())
  {
    ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
      "ImR Locator: Cannot find info for server <%s>\n",
      server));
    ACE_THROW(ImplementationRepository::NotFound());
  }

  imr_info = info->createImRServerInfo(ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);

  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Found server %s.\n", server));
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::list (CORBA::ULong how_many,
                     ImplementationRepository::ServerInformationList_out server_list,
                     ImplementationRepository::ServerInformationIterator_out server_iterator
                     ACE_ENV_ARG_DECL
                     ) ACE_THROW_SPEC ((CORBA::SystemException))
{
  if (this->debug_ > 0)
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: List servers.\n"));

  // Initialize the out variables, so if we return early, they will
  // not be dangling.
  server_iterator = ImplementationRepository::ServerInformationIterator::_nil();
  ACE_NEW_THROW_EX (server_list,
    ImplementationRepository::ServerInformationList(0), CORBA::NO_MEMORY());

  Locator_Repository::SIMap::ENTRY* entry = 0;
  Locator_Repository::SIMap::ITERATOR it(this->repository_.servers());

  // Number of servers that will go into the server_list.
  CORBA::ULong n = this->repository_.servers().current_size();
  if (how_many > 0 && n > how_many)
  {
    n = how_many;
  }

  server_list->length(n);

  if (this->debug_ > 1)
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR_Locator_i::list: Filling ServerList with %d servers\n", n));

  for (CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < n; i++)
  {
    it.next(entry);
    it.advance();
    ACE_ASSERT(entry != 0);

    Server_Info_Ptr info = entry->int_id_;

    ImplementationRepository::ServerInformation_var imr_info = info->createImRServerInfo(ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
    server_list[i] = *imr_info;
  }

  if (this->repository_.servers().current_size() > n)
  {
    if (this->debug_ > 1)
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "ImR_Locator_i::list: Creating ServerInformation Iterator\n"));

    ImR_Iterator* imr_iter;

    ACE_NEW_THROW_EX (imr_iter,
      ImR_Iterator (n, this->repository_, this->imr_poa_.in()),
      CORBA::NO_MEMORY ());

    PortableServer::ServantBase_var tmp(imr_iter);

    ACE_TRY
    {
      PortableServer::ObjectId_var id =
        this->imr_poa_->activate_object (imr_iter ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
      ACE_TRY_CHECK;
      CORBA::Object_var obj = this->imr_poa_->id_to_reference(id.in() ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
      ACE_TRY_CHECK;
      server_iterator = ImplementationRepository::
        ServerInformationIterator::_narrow(obj.in() ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
      ACE_TRY_CHECK;
    }
    ACE_CATCHANY
    {
      ACE_RE_THROW;
    }
    ACE_ENDTRY;
    ACE_CHECK;
  }
}

Activator_Info_Ptr
ImR_Locator_i::get_activator (const ACE_CString& aname)
{
  Activator_Info_Ptr info = this->repository_.get_activator (aname);
  if (! info.null())
  {
    this->connect_activator (*info);
  }
  return info;
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::connect_activator (Activator_Info& info)
{
  if (! CORBA::is_nil(info.activator.in()) || info.ior.length() == 0)
    return;

  ACE_TRY_NEW_ENV
  {
    CORBA::Object_var obj =
      this->orb_->string_to_object (info.ior.c_str()
      ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    if (CORBA::is_nil(obj.in()))
    {
      info.reset();
      return;
    }

    info.activator =
      ImplementationRepository::Activator::_narrow (obj.in ()
      ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    if (CORBA::is_nil(info.activator.in()))
    {
      info.reset();
      return;
    }

    set_timeout_policy(info.activator.in(), startup_timeout_);

    if (debug_ > 0)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: reconnected to activator <%s>\n", info.name.c_str()));
  }
  ACE_CATCHANY
  {
    info.reset();
  }
  ACE_ENDTRY;
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::auto_start_servers(ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_DECL)
{
  if (this->repository_.servers().current_size() == 0)
    return;

  Locator_Repository::SIMap::ENTRY* server_entry;
  Locator_Repository::SIMap::ITERATOR server_iter(this->repository_.servers());

  // For each of the entries in the Locator_Repository, get the startup
  // information and activate the servers, if they are not already
  // running.
  for (;server_iter.next(server_entry) != 0; server_iter.advance())
  {
    Server_Info_Ptr info = server_entry->int_id_;
    ACE_ASSERT(! info.null());

    ACE_TRY
    {
      if (info->activation_mode == ImplementationRepository::AUTO_START
        && info->cmdline.length() > 0)
      {
        this->activate_server_i (*info, true ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
        ACE_TRY_CHECK;
      }
    }
    ACE_CATCHANY
    {
      if (this->debug_ > 1)
      {
        ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
          "ImR_Locator_i::run: AUTO_START Could not activate <%s>\n",
          server_entry->ext_id_.c_str ()));
        ACE_PRINT_EXCEPTION (ACE_ANY_EXCEPTION, "AUTO_START");
      }
      // Ignore exceptions
    }
    ACE_ENDTRY;
    ACE_CHECK;
  }
}

void
ImR_Locator_i::connect_server(Server_Info& info)
{
  if (! CORBA::is_nil(info.server.in()) || info.ior.length() == 0)
    return;

  ACE_TRY_NEW_ENV
  {
    CORBA::Object_var obj = orb_->string_to_object (info.ior.c_str() ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    if (CORBA::is_nil(obj.in()))
    {
      info.reset();
      return;
    }

    info.server =
      ImplementationRepository::ServerObject::_narrow (obj.in() ACE_ENV_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    if (CORBA::is_nil(info.server.in()))
    {
      info.reset();
      return;
    }

    set_timeout_policy(info.server.in(), DEFAULT_SERVER_TIMEOUT);

    if (debug_)
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG, "ImR Locator: Reconnected server <%s>\n", info.name.c_str()));
  }
  ACE_CATCHANY
  {
    info.reset();
  }
  ACE_ENDTRY;
}

bool
ImR_Locator_i::is_alive(Server_Info& info)
{
  for (int i = 0; i < IS_ALIVE_RETRY_COUNT; ++i)
  {
    int status = this->is_alive_i(info);
    if (status == 0)
      return false;
    if (status == 1)
      return true;

    // This is evil, but there's not much else we can do for now. We should never
    // reach this code once the ImR Servers are fixed so that they don't lie about
    // server_is_running. Currently, they send this notification during poa creation.
    // We have to run the orb, because the very thing that may be slowing the 
    // aliveness of the servers is the fact that they're trying to register more
    // objects with us.
    ACE_Time_Value tv = IS_ALIVE_RETRY_INTERVAL;
    this->orb_->run(tv);
  }
  if (debug_ > 0)
  {
    ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
      "ImR Locator: <%s> is_alive() retry count exceeded. alive=false.\n", info.name.c_str()));
  }
  // We return true here, because the server *might* be alive, it's just not starting in a timely
  // manner. We can't return false, because then we'll just try to start another instance, and the
  // same thing will likely happen.
  info.last_ping = ACE_OS::gettimeofday();
  return true;
}

int
ImR_Locator_i::is_alive_i(Server_Info& info)
{
  // This is used by the ACE_TRY below when exceptions are turned off.
  ACE_DECLARE_NEW_CORBA_ENV;

  if (info.ior.length() == 0 || info.partial_ior.length() == 0)
  {
    if (debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
        "ImR Locator: <%s> not running. alive=false.\n", info.name.c_str()));
    }
    info.last_ping = ACE_Time_Value::zero;
    return 0;
  }

  if (ping_interval_ == ACE_Time_Value::zero)
  {
    if (debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
        "ImR Locator: <%s> Ping verification disabled. alive=true.\n", info.name.c_str()));
    }
    return 1;
  }

  if (ACE_OS::gettimeofday() - info.last_ping < ping_interval_)
  {
    if (debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
        "ImR Locator: <%s> within ping interval. alive=true.\n", info.name.c_str()));
    }
    return 1;
  }

  connect_server(info);

  if (CORBA::is_nil (info.server.in()))
  {
    if (debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
        "ImR Locator: <%s> Could not connect. alive=false.\n", info.name.c_str()));
    }
    return 0;
  }

  ACE_TRY
  {
    // Make a copy, in case the info is updated during the ping.
    ImplementationRepository::ServerObject_var server = info.server;

    // This will timeout if it takes too long
    server->ping (ACE_ENV_SINGLE_ARG_PARAMETER);
    ACE_TRY_CHECK;

    if (debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
        "ImR Locator: <%s> Ping successfull. alive=true\n", info.name.c_str()));
    }
    info.last_ping = ACE_OS::gettimeofday();
  }
  ACE_CATCH(CORBA::TRANSIENT, ex)
  {
    const CORBA::ULong BITS_5_THRU_12_MASK = 0x00000f80;
    switch (ex.minor() & BITS_5_THRU_12_MASK)
    {
    case TAO_INVOCATION_SEND_REQUEST_MINOR_CODE:
      {
        if (debug_ > 1)
        {
          ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
            "ImR Locator: <%s> Local TRANSIENT. alive=false.\n", info.name.c_str()));
        }
      }
      info.last_ping = ACE_Time_Value::zero;
      return 0;
    case TAO_POA_DISCARDING:
    case TAO_POA_HOLDING:
      {
        if (debug_ > 1)
        {
          ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
            "ImR Locator: <%s> Remote TRANSIENT. alive=maybe.\n", info.name.c_str()));
        }
      }
      return -1; // We keep trying to ping, because returning 1 now, would just lead
                 // to clients getting the same exception. If we can't ping after several
                 // attempts, then we'll give up and return 1, letting the client worry about it.
    default:
      ACE_ERROR ((LM_ERROR,
        "ImR_Activator_i::is_alive(): <%s> unexpected TRANSIENT minor code (%d). alive=false\n",
        info.name.c_str(), ex.minor()));
      info.last_ping = ACE_Time_Value::zero;
      return 0;
    }
  }
  ACE_CATCH(CORBA::TIMEOUT, ex)
  {
    if (debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
      "ImR Locator: <%s> Ping timed out. alive=true.\n", info.name.c_str()));
    }
    return -1; // See above.
  }
  ACE_CATCHANY
  {
    if (debug_ > 1)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG((LM_DEBUG,
        "ImR Locator: <%s> Ping exception. alive=false.\n"));
    }
    info.last_ping = ACE_Time_Value::zero;
    return false;
  }
  ACE_ENDTRY;
  return 1;
}

#if defined (ACE_HAS_EXPLICIT_TEMPLATE_INSTANTIATION)
#elif defined (ACE_HAS_TEMPLATE_INSTANTIATION_PRAGMA)
#endif /* ACE_HAS_EXPLICIT_TEMPLATE_INSTANTIATION*/