2005-10-26 Audrius Meskauskas <AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org>

	* org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterManagerIdHelper.java,
	org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterNameHelper.java,
	org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterStateHelper.java,
	org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBIdHelper.java,
	org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ObjectIdHelper.java,
	org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ServerIdHelper.java: New files.
	* org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBInitInfoPackage/ObjectIdHelper.java
	(type): Fixed typo in typecode name.

7 files changed, 742 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterManagerIdHelper.java b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterManagerIdHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3f7e6441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterManagerIdHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/* AdapterManagerIdHelper.java --
+   Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
+
+import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
+import org.omg.CORBA.BAD_OPERATION;
+import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TCKind;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * A helper operations for the adapter manager id. An adapter manager id is an
+ * integer constant and needs no helper, but the one is included anyway.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ *
+ * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
+ */
+public abstract class AdapterManagerIdHelper
+{
+  /**
+   * Create the AdapterManagerId typecode (alias of CORBA long (java int),
+   * named "AdapterManagerId").
+   */
+  public static TypeCode type()
+  {
+    ORB orb = ORB.init();
+    return orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "AdapterManagerId",
+                               orb.get_primitive_tc(TCKind.tk_long)
+                              );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Insert the int into the given Any.
+   */
+  public static void insert(Any any, int that)
+  {
+    any.insert_long(that);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract the int from given Any.
+   *
+   * @throws BAD_OPERATION if the passed Any does not contain int.
+   */
+  public static int extract(Any any)
+  {
+    return any.extract_long();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the adapter manager id repository id.
+   *
+   * @return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/AdapterManagerId:1.0", always.
+   */
+  public static String id()
+  {
+    return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/AdapterManagerId:1.0";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read the int (adapter manager id) from the CDR intput stream.
+   *
+   * @param input a org.omg.CORBA.portable stream to read from.
+   */
+  public static int read(InputStream input)
+  {
+    return input.read_long();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Write the int (adapter manager id) to the CDR output stream.
+   *
+   * @param output a org.omg.CORBA.portable stream stream to write into.
+   * @param value a value to write.
+   */
+  public static void write(OutputStream output, int value)
+  {
+    output.write_long(value);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterNameHelper.java b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterNameHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..134d87d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterNameHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/* AdapterNameHelper.java --
+   Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
+
+import gnu.CORBA.Restricted_ORB;
+
+import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
+import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
+import org.omg.CORBA.StringSeqHelper;
+import org.omg.CORBA.StringSeqHolder;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * Provides static helper methods for working with the adapter name helper.
+ * The adapter name helper is an array of strings, so {@link StringSeqHelper}
+ * could be used for io operations. The separate helper is provided anyway.
+ * 
+ * @since 1.5
+ *
+ * @author Audrius Meskauskas (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
+ */
+public abstract class AdapterNameHelper
+{
+  
+  /**
+   * The cached typecode, computed once.
+   */
+  static TypeCode typecode;
+  
+  /**
+   * Extract the adapter name (<code>String[]</code>) from the given {@link Any}.
+   *
+   * @param a an Any to extract the array from.
+   *
+   * @return the extracted array.
+   */
+  public static String[] extract(Any a)
+  {
+    StringSeqHolder h = (StringSeqHolder) a.extract_Streamable();
+    return h.value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the agreed Id.
+   * 
+   * @return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/AdapterName:1.0", always. 
+   */
+  public static String id()
+  {
+    return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/AdapterName:1.0";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Insert into the given adapter name (<code>String[]</code>) into the
+   * given {@link Any}. 
+   *
+   * @param into the target Any.
+   * @param that the array to insert.
+   */
+  public static void insert(Any into, String[] that)
+  {
+    StringSeqHolder holder = new StringSeqHolder(that);
+    into.insert_Streamable(holder);
+    into.type(type());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reads the <code>String[]</code> from the CORBA input stream.
+   *
+   * @param input the CORBA stream to read from.
+   * @return the value from the stream.
+   */
+  public static String[] read(InputStream input)
+  {
+    return StringSeqHelper.read(input);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates and returns a new instance of the TypeCode,
+   * corresponding the adapter name.
+   * 
+   * @return the alias of the string sequence, named "AdapterName".
+   */
+  public static TypeCode type()
+  {
+    if (typecode == null)
+      {
+        ORB orb = Restricted_ORB.Singleton;
+        
+        TypeCode component = orb.create_string_tc(0);
+        typecode = orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "AdapterName", component);
+      }
+    return typecode;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the <code>String[]</code> into the given stream.
+   *
+   * @param output the CORBA output stream to write.
+   * @param value the value that must be written.
+   */
+  public static void write(OutputStream output, String[] value)
+  {
+    StringSeqHelper.write(output, value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterStateHelper.java b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterStateHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ceb7ac8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/AdapterStateHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/* AdapterStateHelper.java --
+   Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
+
+import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
+import org.omg.CORBA.BAD_OPERATION;
+import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TCKind;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * A helper operations for the adapter state. An adapter state is an
+ * short integer constant and needs no helper, but the one is included anyway.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ *
+ * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
+ */
+public abstract class AdapterStateHelper
+{
+  /**
+   * Create the AdapterState typecode (alias of <code>short</code>,
+   * named "AdapterState").
+   */
+  public static TypeCode type()
+  {
+    ORB orb = ORB.init();
+    return orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "AdapterState",
+                               orb.get_primitive_tc(TCKind.tk_short)
+                              );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Insert the <code>short</code> into the given Any.
+   */
+  public static void insert(Any any, short that)
+  {
+    any.insert_short(that);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract the <code>short</code> from given Any.
+   *
+   * @throws BAD_OPERATION if the passed Any does not contain int.
+   */
+  public static short extract(Any any)
+  {
+    return any.extract_short();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the adapter state repository id.
+   *
+   * @return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/AdapterState:1.0", always.
+   */
+  public static String id()
+  {
+    return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/AdapterState:1.0";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read the <code>short</code> (adapter state) from the CDR intput stream.
+   *
+   * @param input a org.omg.CORBA.portable stream to read from.
+   */
+  public static short read(InputStream input)
+  {
+    return input.read_short();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Write the <code>short</code> (adapter state) to the CDR output stream.
+   *
+   * @param output a org.omg.CORBA.portable stream stream to write into.
+   * @param value a value to write.
+   */
+  public static void write(OutputStream output, short value)
+  {
+    output.write_short(value);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBIdHelper.java b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBIdHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e561669f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBIdHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/* ORBIdHelper.java --
+   Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
+
+import gnu.CORBA.Restricted_ORB;
+
+import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
+import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * The ORB Id is defined in OMG specification just as a narrow (not wide)
+ * string. As such, the ORB Id needs no helper, but one is included in
+ * the API anyway.
+ * 
+ * @since 1.5
+ *
+ * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
+ */
+public abstract class ORBIdHelper
+{
+  /**
+   * Insert the ORB Id into Any (uses {@link Any.insert_string}).
+   *
+   * @param a the Any to insert into.
+   * @param that the string to insert.
+   */
+  public static void insert(Any a, String that)
+  {
+    a.insert_string(that);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract the ORB Id from Any ((uses {@link Any.extract_string}).
+   *
+   * @param a the Any to extract from.
+   */
+  public static String extract(Any a)
+  {
+    return a.extract_string();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return an alias typecode.
+   */
+  public static TypeCode type()
+  {
+    ORB orb = Restricted_ORB.Singleton;
+    return orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "ORBId", orb.create_string_tc(0));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the ORB Id repository id.
+   * @return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/ORBId:1.0", always.
+   */
+  public static String id()
+  {
+    return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/ORBId:1.0";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls {@link InputStream#read_string()}.
+   *
+   * @param input the stream to read from.
+   */
+  public static String read(InputStream input)
+  {
+    return input.read_string();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls {@link OutputStream#write_string()}.
+   *
+   * @param output the stream to write into.
+   * @param value the string (ORB Id) value to write.
+   */
+  public static void write(OutputStream output, String value)
+  {
+    output.write_string(value);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBInitInfoPackage/ObjectIdHelper.java b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBInitInfoPackage/ObjectIdHelper.java
index d0946e3fa..17ad95d78 100644
--- a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBInitInfoPackage/ObjectIdHelper.java
+++ b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ORBInitInfoPackage/ObjectIdHelper.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class ObjectIdHelper
   public static TypeCode type()
   {
     ORB orb = Restricted_ORB.Singleton;
-    return orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "Object Id", orb.create_string_tc(0));
+    return orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "ObjectId", orb.create_string_tc(0));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ObjectIdHelper
   /**
    * Calls {@link InputStream#read_string()}.
    *
-   * @param instream the stream to read from.
+   * @param input the stream to read from.
    */
   public static String read(InputStream input)
   {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class ObjectIdHelper
   /**
    * Calls {@link OutputStream#write_string()}.
    *
-   * @param ostream the stream to write into.
+   * @param output the stream to write into.
    * @param value the string (Object Id) value to write.
    */
   public static void write(OutputStream output, String value)
diff --git a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ObjectIdHelper.java b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ObjectIdHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb0ab182f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ObjectIdHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/* ObjectIdHelper.java --
+   Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
+
+import gnu.CORBA.Restricted_ORB;
+
+import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
+import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * The Object Id is defined in OMG specification just as a narrow (not wide)
+ * string. As such, the Object Id needs no helper, but one is included in
+ * the API anyway.
+ * 
+ * @since 1.5 
+ *
+ * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
+ */
+public abstract class ObjectIdHelper
+{
+  /**
+   * Insert the Object Id into Any (uses {@link Any.insert_string}).
+   *
+   * @param a the Any to insert into.
+   * @param that the string to insert.
+   */
+  public static void insert(Any a, String that)
+  {
+    a.insert_string(that);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract the Object Id from Any ((uses {@link Any.extract_string}).
+   *
+   * @param a the Any to extract from.
+   */
+  public static String extract(Any a)
+  {
+    return a.extract_string();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return an alias typecode.
+   */
+  public static TypeCode type()
+  {
+    ORB orb = Restricted_ORB.Singleton;
+    return orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "ObjectId", orb.create_string_tc(0));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the Object Id repository id.
+   * @return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/ObjectId:1.0", always.
+   */
+  public static String id()
+  {
+    return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/ObjectId:1.0";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls {@link InputStream#read_string()}.
+   *
+   * @param input the stream to read from.
+   */
+  public static String read(InputStream input)
+  {
+    return input.read_string();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls {@link OutputStream#write_string()}.
+   *
+   * @param output the stream to write into.
+   * @param value the string (Object Id) value to write.
+   */
+  public static void write(OutputStream output, String value)
+  {
+    output.write_string(value);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ServerIdHelper.java b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ServerIdHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55f9aff9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/ServerIdHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/* ServerIdHelper.java --
+   Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
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+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
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+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
+
+import gnu.CORBA.Restricted_ORB;
+
+import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
+import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
+import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
+import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * The Server Id is defined in OMG specification just as a narrow (not wide)
+ * string. As such, the Server Id needs no helper, but one is included in
+ * the API anyway.
+ * 
+ * @since 1.5
+ *
+ * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
+ */
+public abstract class ServerIdHelper
+{
+  /**
+   * Insert the Server Id into Any (uses {@link Any.insert_string}).
+   *
+   * @param a the Any to insert into.
+   * @param that the string to insert.
+   */
+  public static void insert(Any a, String that)
+  {
+    a.insert_string(that);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract the Server Id from Any ((uses {@link Any.extract_string}).
+   *
+   * @param a the Any to extract from.
+   */
+  public static String extract(Any a)
+  {
+    return a.extract_string();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return an alias typecode.
+   */
+  public static TypeCode type()
+  {
+    ORB orb = Restricted_ORB.Singleton;
+    return orb.create_alias_tc(id(), "ServerId", orb.create_string_tc(0));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the Server Id repository id.
+   * @return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/ServerId:1.0", always.
+   */
+  public static String id()
+  {
+    return "IDL:omg.org/PortableInterceptor/ServerId:1.0";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls {@link InputStream#read_string()}.
+   *
+   * @param input the stream to read from.
+   */
+  public static String read(InputStream input)
+  {
+    return input.read_string();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls {@link OutputStream#write_string()}.
+   *
+   * @param output the stream to write into.
+   * @param value the string (Server Id) value to write.
+   */
+  public static void write(OutputStream output, String value)
+  {
+    output.write_string(value);
+  }
+}
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