RemoteAccess.java

/*
 *    ALMA - Atacama Large Millimiter Array
 *    (c) European Southern Observatory, 2002
 *    Copyright by ESO (in the framework of the ALMA collaboration)
 *    and Cosylab 2002, All rights reserved
 *
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 */
package com.cosylab.logging.engine;

import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;

import si.ijs.maci.Manager;

/**
 * Interface implemented by ACSRemoteAccess and simulatorRemoteAccess. 
 * Its methods serve the basic purpose of creating, using and destroying 
 * the engine to which messages are directed.
 * Creation date: (10/30/2001 3:42:14 PM)
 * @author: 
 */
public interface RemoteAccess {
	public void destroy();
	public void initialize(ORB theORB, Manager manager);
	public boolean isInitialized();
	public boolean isConnected();
	
	/**
	 * Close the threads and free all the resources
	 * @param sync If it is true wait the termination of the threads before returning
	 */
	public void close(boolean sync);
}