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package org.jboss.invocation.iiop;
import org.omg.CORBA.Policy;
import org.omg.PortableServer.Servant;
/**
* Interface of a registry for CORBA servants.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:reverbel@ime.usp.br">Francisco Reverbel</a>
* @version $Revision: 81018 $
*/
public interface ServantRegistry
{
/**
* Binds <code>name</code> to <code>servant</code>, with the given
* <code>policies</code>. Returns a <code>ReferenceFactory</code>
* that should be used to create CORBA references to the object(s)
* implemented by <code>servant</code>. A CORBA reference created by this
* factory will contain <code>name</code> as the servant id embedded in the
* reference. If the servant implements more than one CORBA object,
* references for such objects should be created by the
* <code>ReferenceFactory</code> method
* <code>createReferenceWithId()</code>, which takes an <code>id</code>
* parameter to distinguish among the objects implemented by the same
* servant. Otherwise (if the servant implements a single CORBA object)
* the method <code>createReference()</code> should be used.
*
*/
ReferenceFactory bind(String name, Servant servant, Policy[] policies)
throws Exception;
/**
* Binds <code>name</code> to <code>servant</code>. Returns a
* <code>ReferenceFactory</code> that should be used to create CORBA
* references to the object(s) implemented by <code>servant</code>.
* For the usage of this <code>ReferenceFactory</code>, see method
* above.
*/
ReferenceFactory bind(String name, Servant servant)
throws Exception;
/**
* Unbinds the servant bound to <code>name</code>.
*/
void unbind(String name)
throws Exception;
}