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37 
38 
39 package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;
40 
41 import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
42 import org.omg.CORBA.BAD_PARAM;
43 import org.omg.CORBA.NO_RESOURCES;
44 import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
45 import org.omg.Dynamic.Parameter;
46 import org.omg.IOP.ServiceContext;
47 
48 /**
49  * Defines operations that are applicable for both server and client request.
50  * The additional operations, specific to the server and client request are
51  * defined in the derived interfaces {@link ServerRequestInfoOperations} and
52  * {@link ClientRequestInfoOperations}.
53  *
54  * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
55  */
56 public interface RequestInfoOperations
57 {
58   /**
59    * Return the parameters of the operation being invoked.
60    *
61    * @return the array, containing parameters of the operations or an empty
62    * array for the operations with no parameters.
63    *
64    * @throws NO_RESOURCES if the parameters are not available. The parameters
65        * are only available for DII (via {@link org.omg.CORBA.Request} or DSI calls.
66    * They are not available for calls via IDL - generated stubs.
67    */
arguments()68   Parameter[] arguments();
69 
70   /**
71    * Returns the names of all contexts of the operation being invoked.
72    *
73    * @return the array of strings, defining contexts.
74    *
75    * @throws NO_RESOURCES if the contexts are not available. The contexts are
76    * only available for DII (via {@link org.omg.CORBA.Request} or DSI calls.
77    * They are not available for calls via IDL - generated stubs.
78    */
contexts()79   String[] contexts();
80 
81   /**
82    * Returns the typecodes, defining all exceptions that the operation may
83    * throw.
84    *
85    * @return the array of exception typecodes, empty array if the operation
86    * should not throw any exceptions.
87    *
88    * @throws NO_RESOURCES if the exception list is not available. This list is
89    * only available for DII (via {@link org.omg.CORBA.Request} or DSI calls and
90    * only on the client side. It is not available for calls via IDL - generated
91    * stubs or on the server side.
92    */
exceptions()93   TypeCode[] exceptions();
94 
95   /**
96    * If the request contains forwarding information (the reply_status attribute
97    * being LOCATION_FORWARD), return the forwarding target.
98    *
99    * @return the object where the request should be forwarded.
100    */
forward_reference()101   org.omg.CORBA.Object forward_reference();
102 
103   /**
104        * Get the service context with the given ctx_name that is associated with the
105    * reply.
106    *
107    * @param ctx_name the name of the service context
108    *
109    * @return the copy of the corresponding context.
110    *
111    * @throws BAD_PARAM minor 26, if the context with the give ctx_name does not
112    * exist.
113    */
get_reply_service_context(int ctx_name)114   ServiceContext get_reply_service_context(int ctx_name)
115     throws BAD_PARAM;
116 
117   /**
118        * Get the service context with the given ctx_name that is associated with the
119    * request.
120    *
121    * @param ctx_name the name of the service context
122    *
123    * @return the copy of the corresponding context.
124    *
125    * @throws BAD_PARAM minor 26, if the context with the give ctx_name does not
126    * exist.
127    */
get_request_service_context(int ctx_name)128   ServiceContext get_request_service_context(int ctx_name)
129     throws BAD_PARAM;
130 
131   /**
132        * Get the data from the given slot of the PortableInterceptor.Current that is
133    * in the scope of the request.
134    */
get_slot(int id)135   Any get_slot(int id) throws InvalidSlot;
136 
137   /**
138    * Get the names of the service contexts being sent on the request.
139    *
140    * @return array of strings, naming the contexts.
141    */
operation_context()142   String[] operation_context();
143 
144   /**
145    * Get the name of the operation being invoked.
146    *
147        * @return the name of the operation, usually the name of method being called.
148    */
operation()149   String operation();
150 
151   /**
152    * Get the reoly state as result of the operation invocation.
153    *
154    * @return the value field of one of the following: {@link SUCCESSFUL},
155    * {@link SYSTEM_EXCEPTION}, {@link USER_EXCEPTION},
156    * {@link LOCATION_FORWARD} or {@link TRANSPORT_RETRY}.
157    */
reply_status()158   short reply_status();
159 
160   /**
161    * Get the request id.
162    *
163    * @return an id that uniquely identifies the current request/reply sequence.
164    */
request_id()165   int request_id();
166 
167   /**
168    * Indicates whether request sender expected any response.
169    *
170    * @return true if the response was expected, false otherwise.
171    */
response_expected()172   boolean response_expected();
173 
174   /**
175    * Get the result of the operation invocation.
176    *
177    * @return an Any, containing the value, returned by the performed operation.
178    */
result()179   Any result();
180 
181   /**
182        * Determines how far the request shall progress before control is returned to
183    * the client. However up till JDK 1.5 inclusive this method always returns
184    * SYNC_WITH_TRANSPORT.
185    *
186    * @return {@link org.omg.Messaging.SYNC_WITH_TRANSPORT#value} (1), always.
187    *
188    * @specnote as defined in the Suns 1.5 JDK API.
189    */
sync_scope()190   short sync_scope();
191 }
192