| /* NamingContext.java -- |
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| package org.omg.CosNaming; |
| |
| import org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.AlreadyBound; |
| import org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed; |
| import org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName; |
| import org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotEmpty; |
| import org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound; |
| |
| /** |
| * The naming context operations. The naming context can |
| * store (bound) and retrieve (resolve) the named objects or |
| * named child contexts. |
| * |
| * @see NamingContextExtOperations |
| * |
| * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org) |
| */ |
| public interface NamingContextOperations |
| { |
| /** |
| * Gives the object a name, valid in this context. |
| * |
| * @param a_name the name, being given to the object. |
| * @param an_object the object, being named. |
| * |
| * @throws AlreadyBound if the object is already named in this context. |
| * @throws InvalidName if the name has zero length or otherwise invalid. |
| */ |
| void bind(NameComponent[] a_name, org.omg.CORBA.Object an_object) |
| throws NotFound, CannotProceed, InvalidName, AlreadyBound; |
| |
| /** |
| * Gives a child context name, valid in this context. |
| * |
| * @param a_name the name, being given to the child context. |
| * @param a_context the child context being named. |
| * |
| * @throws AlreadyBound if the child context is already named in |
| * the current context. |
| */ |
| void bind_context(NameComponent[] a_name, NamingContext a_context) |
| throws NotFound, CannotProceed, InvalidName, AlreadyBound; |
| |
| /** |
| * Create a new context and give it a given name (bound it) |
| * in the current context. |
| * |
| * @param a_name the name being given to the new context. |
| * |
| * @return the newly created context. |
| * |
| * @throws AlreadyBound if the name is already in use. |
| * @throws InvalidName if the name has zero length or otherwise invalid. |
| */ |
| NamingContext bind_new_context(NameComponent[] a_name) |
| throws NotFound, AlreadyBound, CannotProceed, |
| InvalidName; |
| |
| /** |
| * Destroy this context (must be empty). |
| * @throws NotEmpty if the context being destroyed is not empty. |
| */ |
| void destroy() |
| throws NotEmpty; |
| |
| /** |
| * Iterate over all bindings, defined in this namind context. |
| * |
| * @param amount the maximal number of context to return in the |
| * holder a_list. The remaining bindings are accessible via iterator |
| * an_iter. If the parameter amount is zero, all bindings are accessed only |
| * via this iterator. |
| * |
| * @param a_list the holder, where the returned bindigs are stored. |
| * @param an_iter the iterator that can be used to access the remaining |
| * bindings. |
| */ |
| void list(int amount, BindingListHolder a_list, BindingIteratorHolder an_iter); |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a new naming context, not bound to any name. |
| */ |
| NamingContext new_context(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Names or renames the object. |
| * |
| * @param a_name the new name, being given to the object. If |
| * the object is already named in this context, it is renamed. |
| * |
| * @param an_object the object, being named. |
| * |
| * @throws InvalidName if the name has zero length or otherwise invalid. |
| */ |
| void rebind(NameComponent[] a_name, org.omg.CORBA.Object an_object) |
| throws NotFound, CannotProceed, InvalidName; |
| |
| /** |
| * Names or renames the child context. |
| * If the child context is already named in |
| * the current context, it is renamed. |
| * |
| * @param a_name the name, being given to the child context. |
| * @param a_context the child context being named. |
| * |
| * @throws InvalidName if the name has zero length or otherwise invalid. |
| */ |
| void rebind_context(NameComponent[] a_name, NamingContext a_context) |
| throws NotFound, CannotProceed, InvalidName; |
| |
| /** |
| * Get the object, bound to the specified name in this |
| * context. |
| * |
| * @param a_name the object name. |
| * |
| * @return the object, matching this name. The client |
| * usually casts or narrows (using the helper) the returned value |
| * to the more specific type. |
| * |
| * @throws NotFound |
| * @throws InvalidName if the name has zero length or otherwise invalid. |
| */ |
| org.omg.CORBA.Object resolve(NameComponent[] a_name) |
| throws NotFound, CannotProceed, InvalidName; |
| |
| /** |
| * Removes the name from the binding context. |
| * |
| * @param a_name a name to remove. |
| * |
| * @throws InvalidName if the name has zero length or otherwise invalid. |
| */ |
| void unbind(NameComponent[] a_name) |
| throws NotFound, CannotProceed, InvalidName; |
| } |