Source for org.omg.PortableInterceptor.InterceptorOperations

   1: /* InterceptorOperations.java --
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  39: package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
  40: 
  41: 
  42: /**
  43:  * Defines operations, applicable for all types of {@link Interceptor}.
  44:  * The the derived interfaces define additional operations for they
  45:  * specific functionality.
  46:  *
  47:  * Portable Interceptors are hooks into the ORB through which ORB services can
  48:  * intercept the normal flow of execution in creation of IOR, sending request,
  49:  * receiving request and returning the reply.
  50:  *
  51:  * See {@link org.omg.PortableInterceptor} for more details about the possible
  52:  * interceptors and how to register them within the ORB.
  53:  *
  54:  * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
  55:  */
  56: public interface InterceptorOperations
  57: {
  58:   /**
  59:    * This method is called when orb is being destroyed and destroys
  60:    * the interceptor. The ORB calls this method after completing all
  61:    * incoming requests. The method body should not invoke methods on other
  62:    * object, belonging to ORB being destoryed, as in this stage it is no
  63:    * longer capable to act as server. It is still, however, capable
  64:    * to act as a client, permitting remote invocations on other objects.
  65:    */
  66:   void destroy();
  67: 
  68:   /**
  69:    * All interceptors of the same type, registered on the single ORB, must
  70:    * either have different names or be anonymous. The name of the anonymous
  71:    * interceptor is an empty string. The ORB supports multiple anonymous
  72:    * interceptors of the same type.
  73:    *
  74:    * @return the name of the interceptor.
  75:    */
  76:   String name();
  77: }