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package javax.rmi.CORBA;
import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
import org.omg.CORBA.BAD_PARAM;
import org.omg.CORBA.COMM_FAILURE;
import org.omg.CORBA.CompletionStatus;
import org.omg.CORBA.INVALID_TRANSACTION;
import org.omg.CORBA.INV_OBJREF;
import org.omg.CORBA.MARSHAL;
import org.omg.CORBA.NO_PERMISSION;
import org.omg.CORBA.OBJECT_NOT_EXIST;
import org.omg.CORBA.OMGVMCID;
import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
import org.omg.CORBA.SystemException;
import org.omg.CORBA.TRANSACTION_REQUIRED;
import org.omg.CORBA.TRANSACTION_ROLLEDBACK;
import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
import java.rmi.AccessException;
import java.rmi.MarshalException;
import java.rmi.NoSuchObjectException;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.rmi.ServerError;
import java.rmi.ServerException;
import java.rmi.UnexpectedException;
import javax.transaction.InvalidTransactionException;
import javax.transaction.TransactionRequiredException;
import javax.transaction.TransactionRolledbackException;
/**
* A delegate, implementing the functionality, provided by the {@link Util}.
*
* The default delegate can be altered by setting the system property
* "javax.rmi.CORBA.UtilClass" to the name of the alternative class that must
* implement this interface.
*
* @author Audrius Meskauskas (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
*/
public interface UtilDelegate
{
/**
* Used by local stubs to create a copy of the object.
*/
Object copyObject(Object obj, ORB orb)
throws RemoteException;
/**
* Used by local stubs to create a multiple copies of the object, preserving
* sharing accross the parameters if necessary.
*/
Object[] copyObjects(Object[] obj, ORB orb)
throws RemoteException;
/**
* Get the value handler that Serializes Java objects to and from CDR (GIOP)
* streams.
*/
ValueHandler createValueHandler();
String getCodebase(Class clz);
/**
* Checks if the given stub is local.
*/
boolean isLocal(Stub stub)
throws RemoteException;
Class loadClass(String className, String remoteCodebase, ClassLoader loader)
throws ClassNotFoundException;
/**
* Converts CORBA {@link SystemException} into RMI {@link RemoteException}.
* The exception is converted as defined in the following table:
* <p>
* <table border = "1">
* <tr>
* <th>CORBA Exception</th>
* <th>RMI Exception</th>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link COMM_FAILURE}</td>
* <td>{@link MarshalException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link INV_OBJREF}</td>
* <td>{@link NoSuchObjectException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link NO_PERMISSION}</td>
* <td>{@link AccessException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link MARSHAL}</td>
* <td>{@link MarshalException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link BAD_PARAM} (all other cases)</td>
* <td>{@link MarshalException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link OBJECT_NOT_EXIST}</td>
* <td>{@link NoSuchObjectException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link TRANSACTION_REQUIRED}</td>
* <td>{@link TransactionRequiredException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link TRANSACTION_ROLLEDBACK}</td>
* <td>{@link TransactionRolledbackException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link INVALID_TRANSACTION}</td>
* <td>{@link InvalidTransactionException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td bgcolor="lightgray">Any other {@link SystemException}</td>
* <td bgcolor="lightgray">{@link RemoteException}</td>
* </tr>
* </table>
* </p>
* <p>
* The exception detailed message always consists of
* <ol>
* <li>the string "CORBA "</li>
* <li>the CORBA name of the system exception</li>
* <li>single space</li>
* <li>the hexadecimal value of the system exception's minor code, preceeded
* by 0x (higher bits contain {@link OMGVMCID}).</li>
* <li>single space</li>
* <li>the {@link CompletionStatus} of the exception: "Yes", "No" or "Maybe".</li>
* </ol>
* The subsequent content is not part of the official RMI-IIOP standart and is
* added for compatibility with Sun's implementation:
* <ol>
* <li>the phrase "<code>; nested exception is: <i>(line feed)(tab)</i></code>"</li>
* <li>the full name of the mapped SystemException, as returned by
* Class.getName().</li>
* <li>the ": ".
* <li>the value, returned by .getMessage() of the passed parameter.</li>
* </ol>
* <p>
* For instance, if the Internet connection was refused:
* </p><p>
* <code>CORBA COMM_FAILURE 0x535500C9 No</code>
* </p><p>
* The original CORBA exception is set as the cause of the RemoteException
* being created.
* </p>
*/
RemoteException mapSystemException(SystemException ex);
/**
* Get the Tie that handles invocations on the given target. The target/Tie
* pair must be previously registered using {@link #registerTarget}.
*
* @return the Tie, or null if no such is known.
*/
Tie getTie(Remote target);
/**
* Register the Tie-target pair.
*/
void registerTarget(Tie tie, Remote target);
/**
* Deactivate the associated Tie, if it is found and is not connected to other
* registered targets.
*/
void unexportObject(Remote target)
throws NoSuchObjectException;
/**
* Converts the exception that was thrown by the implementation method on a
* server side into RemoteException that can be transferred and re-thrown on a
* client side. The method converts exceptions as defined in the following
* table: <table border = "1">
* <tr>
* <th>Exception to map (or subclass)</th>
* <th>Maps into</th>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link Error}</td>
* <td>{@link ServerError}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link RemoteException}</td>
* <td>{@link ServerException}</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link SystemException}</td>
* <td>wrapException({@link #mapSystemException})</td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>{@link RuntimeException}</td>
* <td><b>rethrows</b></td>
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td>Any other exception</td>
* <td>{@link UnexpectedException}</td>
* </tr>
* </table>
*
* @param ex an exception that was thrown on a server side implementation.
*
* @return the corresponding RemoteException unless it is a RuntimeException.
*
* @throws RuntimeException the passed exception if it is an instance of
* RuntimeException.
*
* @specnote It is the same behavior, as in Suns implementations 1.4.0-1.5.0.
*/
RemoteException wrapException(Throwable orig);
/**
* Write the passed parameter to the output stream as CORBA object. If the
* parameter is an instance of Remote and not an instance of Stub, the method
* instantiates a suitable Tie, connects the parameter to this Tie and then
* connects that Tie to the ORB that is requested from the output stream. Then
* the object reference is written to the stream, making remote invocations
* possible. This method is used in write_value(..) method group in
* {@link org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.OutputStream} and also may be called
* directly from generated Stubs and Ties.
*
* @param output a stream to write to, must be
* org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.OutputStream
* @param object an object to write.
*/
void writeRemoteObject(OutputStream output, Object obj);
/**
* Write abstract interface to the CORBA output stream. The write format is
* matching CORBA abstract interface. Remotes and CORBA objects are written as
* objects, other classes are supposed to be value types and are written as
* such. {@link Remote}s are processed as defined in
* {@link #writeRemoteObject}. The written data contains discriminator,
* defining, that was written. Another method that writes the same content is
* {@link org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.OutputStream#write_abstract_interface(java.lang.Object)}.
*
* @param output a stream to write to, must be
* {@link org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.OutputStream}.
*
* @param object an object to write, must be CORBA object, Remote
*/
void writeAbstractObject(OutputStream output, Object object);
/**
* Write the passed java object to the output stream in the form of the CORBA
* {@link Any}. This includes creating an writing the object {@link TypeCode}
* first. Such Any can be later read by a non-RMI-IIOP CORBA implementation
* and manipulated, for instance, by means, provided in
* {@link org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAny}. Depending from the passed value, this
* method writes CORBA object, value type or value box. For value types Null
* is written with the abstract interface, its typecode having repository id
* "IDL:omg.org/CORBA/AbstractBase:1.0" and the empty string name.
*
* @param output the object to write.
* @param object the java object that must be written in the form of the CORBA
* {@link Any}.
*/
void writeAny(OutputStream output, Object object);
/**
* Read Any from the input stream.
*/
Object readAny(InputStream input);
}