// -*- Mode: C++; -*-
//                            Package   : omniORB2
// omniORB.h                  Created on: 6/2/96
//                            Author    : Sai Lai Lo (sll)
//
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// Description:
//        This is the public API of omniORB2's extension to CORBA.
//      The API is intended to be used in application code.

/*
  $Log: omniORB.h,v $
  Revision 1.20  1999/06/26 17:56:39  sll
  New configuration variables: abortOnInternalError, verifyObjectExistAndType.

  Revision 1.19  1999/06/25 13:53:51  sll
  Renamed copyStringInAnyExtraction to omniORB_27_CompatibleAnyExtraction.

  Revision 1.18  1999/06/18 21:16:36  sll
  Updated copyright notice.

  Revision 1.17  1999/06/18 20:37:04  sll
  Replaced _LC_attr with _core_attr and _dyn_attr.
  New variable copyStringInAnyExtraction.

  Revision 1.16  1999/03/19 15:17:44  djr
  New option acceptMisalignedIndirections

  Revision 1.15  1999/02/18 15:19:54  djr
  New configuration function omniORB::enableLcdMode()

  Revision 1.14  1999/01/07 18:38:34  djr
  New configuration variable omniORB::diiThrowsSysExceptions.

  Revision 1.13  1998/08/26 21:50:22  sll
  Added omniORB::maxTcpConnectionPerServer to customise the maximum no. of
  outgoing connections per server.

  Revision 1.12  1998/04/07 19:52:31  sll
  Updated to use namespace if available.
  New class logStream to log all error messages.

  Revision 1.11  1998/03/04 14:48:47  sll
  Added omniORB::giopServerThreadWrapper.

 * Revision 1.10  1998/03/02  17:05:29  ewc
 * Removed scoping from objectKey in class loader (caused problems compiling
 * with MSVC++ 5.0)
 *
 * Revision 1.9  1998/02/25  20:34:59  sll
 * New omniORB::loader class for adding dynamic object loader.
 *
 * Revision 1.8  1998/01/27  16:07:58  ewc
 * Added -ORBtcAliasExpand flag
 *
  Revision 1.7  1997/12/12 18:47:16  sll
  New variable serverName.

  Revision 1.6  1997/12/09 20:36:05  sll
  Support for system exception handlers.
  Support for incoming and outgoing rope scavenger threads.

 * Revision 1.5  1997/05/06  16:09:39  sll
 * Public release.
 *
 */

#ifndef __OMNIORB_H__
#define __OMNIORB_H__

_CORBA_MODULE omniORB

_CORBA_MODULE_BEG

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // serverName								//
  //									//
  // omniORB2's idea of the name of the server.  Set to argv[0] by      //
  // ORB_init or changed by command-line option -ORBserverName <name>.  //
  // This name is used in the host-based access control of the IIOP     //
  // gatekeeper.                                                        //
  //                                                                    //
  //									//
#ifndef HAS_Cplusplus_Namespace                                         //
  static _core_attr CORBA::String_var serverName;		        //
#else                                                                   //
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr char* serverName;                        //
#endif                                                                  //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // Tracing level                                                     //
  //     level 0 - turn off all tracing and informational messages     //
  //     level 1 - informational messages only                         //
  //     level 2 - configuration information                           //
  //     level 5 - the above plus report server thread creation and    //
  //               communication socket shutdown                       //
  //     level 10 - the above plus execution trace messages            //
  //     ...                                                           //
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::ULong   traceLevel;              //
  //                                                                   //
  //     This value can be changed at runtime either by command-line   //
  //     option: -ORBtraceLevel <n>, or by direct assignment to this   //
  //     variable.                                                     //
  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // strictIIOP flag                                                   //
  //   Enable vigorous check on incoming IIOP messages                 //
  //                                                                   //
  // In some (sloppy) IIOP implementations, the message size value in  //
  // the header can be larger than the actual body size, i.e. there is //
  // garbage at the end. As the spec does not say the message size     //
  // must match the body size exactly, this is not a clear violation   //
  // of the spec.                                                      //
  //                                                                   //
  // If this flag is non-zero, the incoming message is expected to     //
  // be well behaved. Any messages that have garbage at the end will   //
  // be rejected.                                                      //
  //                                                                   //
  // The default value of this flag is zero and the ORB would silently //
  // skip the unread part. The problem with this behaviour is that the //
  // header message size may actually be garbage, caused by a bug      //
  // in the sender's code. The receiving thread may forever block on   //
  // the strand as it tries to read more data from it. In this case the//
  // sender won't send anymore as it thinks it has marshalled in all   //
  // the data.							       //
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::Boolean   strictIIOP;            //
  //                                                                   //
  //     This value can be changed at runtime either by command-line   //
  //     option: -ORBstrictIIOP <0|1>, or by direct assignment to this //
  //     variable.                                                     //
  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //  tcAliasExpand flag is used to indicate whether TypeCodes         //
  //              associated with anys should have aliases removed.This//
  //              functionality is included because some ORBs will not //
  //              recognise an Any containing a TypeCode containing    //
  //              aliases to be the same as the actual type contained  //
  //              in the Any. Note that omniORB will always remove     //
  //              top-level aliases, but will not remove aliases from  //
  //              TypeCodes that are members of other TypeCodes (e.g.  //
  //              TypeCodes for members of structs etc.), unless       //
  //              tcAliasExpand is set to 1. There is a performance    //
  //              penalty when inserting into an Any if tcAliasExpand  //
  //              is set to 1. The default value is 0 (i.e. aliases of //
  //              member TypeCodes are not expanded).                  //
  //              Note that aliases won't be expanded when one of the  //
  //              non - type-safe methods of inserting into an Any is  //
  //              used (i.e. when the replace() member function or     //
  //              non - type-safe Any constructor is used. )           //
  //                                                                   //
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::Boolean tcAliasExpand;           //
  //     This value can be changed at runtime either by command-line   //
  //     option: -ORBtcAliasExpand <0|1>, or by direct assignment to   //
  //     this variable.                                                //
  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // objectKey is a data type that uniquely identify each object        //
  //           implementation in the same address space. Its actual     //
  //           implmentation is not public. The data type should only   //
  //           be processed in an application by the following utility  //
  //           functions.                                               //
  //                                                                    //
  //                                                                    //
  typedef omniObjectKey objectKey;                                      //
  //                                                                    //
  //  size of the hash table used by hash().                            //
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr const unsigned int hash_table_size;      //
  //                                                                    //
  //  hash()                                                            //
  //    return the hash value of this key. The return value             //
  //    is between 0 - (hash_table_size - 1);                           //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN int hash(objectKey& k);                              //
  //                                                                    //
  // generateNewKey()                                                   //
  //   generate a new key. The key is guaranteed to be temporally       //
  //   unique. On OSs that provide unique process IDs, e.g. unices,     //
  //   the key is guaranteed to be unique among all keys ever generated //
  //   on the same machine.                                             //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void generateNewKey(objectKey &k);                   //
  //                                                                    //
  // Return a fixed key value that always hash to 0.                    //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN objectKey nullkey();                                 //
  //                                                                    //
  // Return non-zero if the keys are the same                           //
  _CORBA_MODULE_OP int operator==(const objectKey &k1,                  //
                                      const objectKey &k2);             //
  //                                                                    //
  // Return non-zero if the keys are different                          //
  _CORBA_MODULE_OP int operator!=(const objectKey &k1,                  //
                                      const objectKey &k2);             //
  //                                                                    //
  //                                                                    //
  typedef _CORBA_Unbounded_Sequence_Octet seqOctets;                    //
  // Convert a key to a sequence of octets.                             //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN seqOctets* keyToOctetSequence(const objectKey &k1);  //
  //                                                                    //
  // Convert a sequence of octets back to an object key.                //
  // This function may throw a CORBA::MARSHAL exception if the sequence //
  // is not an object key.                                              //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN objectKey octetSequenceToKey(const seqOctets& seq);  //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // MaxMessageSize()                                                   //
  //                                                                    //
  // returns the ORB-wide limit on the size of GIOP message (excluding  //
  // the header).                                                       //
  //                                                                    //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN size_t MaxMessageSize();                             //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // void MaxMessageSize(size_t newvalue)                               //
  //                                                                    //
  // Set the ORB-wide limit on the size of GIOP message (excluding      //
  // the header).                                                       //
  //                                                                    //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void MaxMessageSize(size_t newvalue);                //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  enum idleConnType { idleIncoming, idleOutgoing };                     //
  // Idle connections shutdown. The ORB periodically scans all the      //
  // incoming and outgoing connections to detect if they are idle.      //
  // If no operation has passed through a connection for two            //
  // consecutive scan periods, the ORB would treat this connection as   //
  // idle and shut it down.                                             //
  //                                                                    //
  // void idleConnectionScanPeriod() sets the scan period. The argument //
  // is in number of seconds. If the argument is zero, the scan for idle//
  // connection is disabled.                                            //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void idleConnectionScanPeriod(idleConnType direction,//
				       CORBA::ULong sec);               //
  // Note: This function is *non-thread safe*!!! The behaviour of       //
  //       concurrent calls to this function is undefined.              //
  //                                                                    //
  // CORBA::ULong idleConnectionScanPeriod()                            //
  //   Returns the current scan period                                  //
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN CORBA::ULong idleConnectionScanPeriod(               //
					 idleConnType direction);       //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // When an operation is invoked via an object reference, a            //
  // CORBA::TRANSIENT exception may be raised. 				//
  //									//
  // By default, the operation will be retried transparently. The ORB 	//
  // will retry indefinitely if the operation continues to raise the	//
  // CORBA::TRANSIENT exception. Successive retries will be delayed	//
  // progressively by multiples of					//
  // omniORB::defaultTransientRetryDelayIncment.  The value is in number//
  // of seconds. The delay will be limited to a maximum specified by	//
  // omniORB::defaultTransientRetryDelayMaximum.			//
  //									//
  // This retry behaviour can be overridden by installing an exception	//
  // handler.  An exception handler is a function with the same 	//
  // signature as omniORB::transientExceptionHandler_t. The handler 	//
  // will be called when a CORBA::TRANSIENT exception is caught by the 	//
  // ORB. The handler is passed with three arguments: a <cookie>, the 	//
  // no. of retries <n_retries> and the value of the exception caught 	//
  // <ex>. The handler is expected to do whatever is appropriate and 	//
  // returns a boolean value. If the return value is TRUE (1), the ORB 	//
  // would retry the operation again. If the return value is FALSE (0),	//
  // the CORBA::TRANSIENT exception would be re-throw and is expected to//
  // be caught by the application code.					//
  //									//
  // The overloaded functions omniORB::installTransientExceptionHandler //
  // can be used to install the exception handlers for CORBA::TRANSIENT.//
  // Two overloaded forms are available. The first form install an 	//
  // exception handler for all object references except for those which //
  // have an exception handler installed by the second form, which takes//
  // an addition argument <obj> to identify the target object reference.//
  // The argument <cookie> is an opaque pointer which will be passed 	//
  // on by the ORB when it calls the exception handler.			//
  //									//
  typedef CORBA::Boolean (*transientExceptionHandler_t)(void* cookie,	//
					CORBA::ULong n_retries, 	//
					const CORBA::TRANSIENT& ex);    //
  //								       	//
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void installTransientExceptionHandler(void* cookie,  //
				 transientExceptionHandler_t fn);       //
  //									//
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void installTransientExceptionHandler(               //
				 CORBA::Object_ptr obj,                 //
				 void* cookie,                          //
				 transientExceptionHandler_t fn);       //
  //									//
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::ULong defaultTransientRetryDelayIncrement;   //
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::ULong defaultTransientRetryDelayMaximum;     //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // When an operation is invoked via an object reference, a		//
  // CORBA::COMM_FAILURE exception may be raised. 			//
  //									//
  // By default, the ORB will pass this exception on to the application.//
  //									//
  // This behaviour can be overridden by installing an exception	//
  // handler. The function signature of the handler should be the same 	//
  // as omniORB::commFailureExceptionHandler_t. The handlers can be 	//
  // installed using the overloaded functions				//
  // omniORB::installCommFailureExceptionHandler. The use of these	//
  // functions is similar to those for the TRANSIENT exception. See 	//
  // above for details.							//
  //									//
  typedef CORBA::Boolean (*commFailureExceptionHandler_t)(void* cookie,	//
					CORBA::ULong n_retries,         //
					const CORBA::COMM_FAILURE& ex); //
  //									//
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void installCommFailureExceptionHandler(void* cookie,//
				 commFailureExceptionHandler_t fn);     //
  //									//
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void installCommFailureExceptionHandler(             //
				   CORBA::Object_ptr obj,               //
				   void* cookie,		        //
				   commFailureExceptionHandler_t fn);   //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // When an operation is invoked via an object reference, a system	//
  // exception may be raised. If the exception is either CORBA::TRANSIENT//
  // and CORBA::COMM_FAILURE, the handling of this exception is described//
  // above.								//
  //									//
  // By default, if the exception is neither CORBA::TRANSIENT and	//
  // CORBA::COMM_FAILURE, the ORB will pass this exception on to the	//
  // application. 							//
  //									//
  // This behaviour can be overridden by installing an exception handler//
  // The function signature of the handler should be the same as	//
  // omniORB::systemExceptionHandler_t. The handlers can be installed   //
  // using the overloaded functions					//
  // omniORB::installSystemExceptionHandler.                            //
  // The use of these functions is similar to those for the TRANSIENT	//
  // exception. See above for details. Notice that the installed        //
  // exception handler will only be called when the system exception is //
  // neither CORBA::TRANSIENT nor CORBA::COMM_FAILURE.			//
  //									//
  typedef CORBA::Boolean (*systemExceptionHandler_t)(void* cookie,	//
				   CORBA::ULong n_retries, 	        //
				   const CORBA::SystemException& ex);   //
  //									//
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void installSystemExceptionHandler(void* cookie,	//
				    systemExceptionHandler_t fn);       //
  //									//
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void installSystemExceptionHandler(                  //
				    CORBA::Object_ptr obj,              //
				    void* cookie,		        //
				    systemExceptionHandler_t fn);       //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //                                                                    //
  // An application can register a handler for loading objects          //
  // dynamically. The handler should have the signature:                //
  //                                                                    //
  //          omniORB::loader::mapKeyToObject_t                         //
  //                                                                    //
  // When the ORB cannot locate the target object in this address space,//
  // it calls the handler with the object key of the target.            //
  // The handler is expected to instantiate the object, either in       //
  // this address space or in another address space, and returns the    //
  // object reference to the newly instantiated object. The ORB will    //
  // then reply with a LOCATION_FORWARD message to instruct the client  //
  // to retry using the object reference returned by the handler.       //
  // When the handler returns, the ORB assumes ownership of the         //
  // returned value. It will call CORBA::release() on the returned      //
  // value when it has finished with it.                                //
  //                                                                    //
  // The handler may be called concurrently by multi-threads. Hence it  //
  // must be thread-safe.                                               //
  //                                                                    //
  // If the handler cannot load the target object, it should return     //
  // CORBA::Object::_nil(). The object will be treated as non-existing. //
  //                                                                    //
  // The application registers the handler with the ORB at runtime      //
  // using omniORB::loader::set(). This function is not thread-safe.    //
  // Calling this function again will replace the old handler with      //
  // the new one.                                                       //
  //                                                                    //
  class loader {                                                        //
  public:                                                               //
    typedef CORBA::Object_ptr (*mapKeyToObject_t) (                     //
                                       const objectKey& key);           //
                                                                        //
    static void set(mapKeyToObject_t NewKeyToObject);                   //
  };                                                                    //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // class giopServerThreadWrapper                                      //
  //                                                                    //
  // At any time, a single instance of this class (a singleton) is      //
  // registered with the runtime.                                       //
  //                                                                    //
  // What is the function of this class?                                //
  //   The runtime uses a number of threads internally to process       //
  //   requests from other address spaces. Each thread starts by        //
  //   calling the run() method of the singleton. The thread            //
  //   will exit when run() returns. The run() method takes two         //
  //   arguments: a callback function <fn> and its argument <arg>.      //
  //   The run() method *MUST* call fn(arg) to pass the control back    //
  //   the runtime at some point. When fn() returns, the run() method   //
  //   should cleanup and returns asap.                                 //
  //                                                                    //
  //   Application can modify the behaviour of run() by installing      //
  //   another singleton using setGiopServerThreadWrapper(). The        //
  //   singleton should be an instance of a derived class of            //
  //   giopServerThreadWrapper. The derived class should overload the   //
  //   virtual function run() to customise its behaviour.               //
  //                                                                    //
  //   For example, to insert the fault handler code for ObjectStore    //
  //   a derived class ObjectStoreThreadWrapper is defined as follows:  //
  //									//
  //   class ObjectStoreThreadWrapper : omniORB::giopServerThreadWrapper//
  //   {								//
  //     public:							//
  //       void run(void (*fn)(void*),void* arg) {			//
  //         /* Setup the context to clean up the state attached by	//
  //            ObjectStore to this thread */				//
  //         OS_PSE_ESTABLISH_FAULT_HANDLER				//
  //         fn(arg);							//
  //         OS_PSE_END_FAILUT_HANDLER					//
  //       }								//
  //  }									//
  //									//
  //  And in the main()							//
  // 									//
  //  omniORB::setgiopServerThreadWrapper(new ObjectStoreThreadWrapper);//
  //									//
  class giopServerThreadWrapper {                                       //
  public:								//
    virtual void run(void (*fn)(void*), void* arg) { fn(arg); }		//
    virtual ~giopServerThreadWrapper() {}                               //
									//
  // Install a new singleton. The old singleton will be deleted by the  //
  // runtime. This function is not thread-safe and *SHOULD NOT* be used //
  // when the BOA::impl_is_ready() has been called.                     //
  // If the argument <p> is nil, the call will be siliently ignored.    //
  //                                                                    //
    static void setGiopServerThreadWrapper(giopServerThreadWrapper* p);	//
    static giopServerThreadWrapper* getGiopServerThreadWrapper();       //
  };									//
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // class fatalException                                               //
  //                                                                    //
  // This exception is thrown if a bug inside the omniORB2 runtime is   //
  // detected. The exact location in the source where the exception is  //
  // thrown is indicated by file() and line().                          //
  //                                                                    //
  class fatalException {                                                //
  public:                                                               //
    fatalException(const char *file,int line,const char *errmsg);       //
    ~fatalException() {}                                                //
    const char *file() const { return pd_file; }                        //
    int line() const { return pd_line; }                                //
    const char *errmsg() const { return pd_errmsg; }                    //
  private:                                                              //
    const char *pd_file;                                                //
    int         pd_line;                                                //
    const char *pd_errmsg;                                              //
                                                                        //
    fatalException();                                                   //
  };                                                                    //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // maxTcpConnectionPerServer                                          //
  //   The ORB could open more than one TCP connections to a server     //
  // depending on the number of concurrent invocations to the same      //
  // server. This variable decide what is the maximum number of	        //
  // connections to use per server. This variable is read only once     //
  // at ORB_init. If the number of concurrent invocations exceed this   //
  // number, the extra invocations would be blocked until the  	       	//
  // the outstanding ones return. (The default value is 5.)    	       	//
  //   	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	//
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr unsigned int maxTcpConnectionPerServer;  //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // diiThrowsSysExceptions                                             //
  //  If the value of this variable is TRUE then the Dynamic            //
  // Invacation Interface functions (Request::invoke, send_oneway,      //
  // send_deferred, get_response, poll_response) will throw system      //
  // exceptions as appropriate. Otherwise the exception will be stored  //
  // in the Environment pseudo object associated with the Request.      //
  //  By default system exceptions are passed through the Environment   //
  // object. The default value is TRUE(1).                              //
  //   	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	//
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::Boolean diiThrowsSysExceptions;   //
  //                                                                    //
  //     This value can be changed at runtime either by command-line    //
  //     option: -ORBdiiThrowsSysExceptions <0|1>, or by direct         //
  //     assignment to this variable.                                   //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // abortOnInternalError                                               //
  //  If the value of this variable is TRUE then the ORB will abort     //
  // instead of throwing an exception when a fatal internal error is    //
  // detected. This is useful for debuging the ORB -- as the stack will //
  // not be unwound by the exception handler, so a stack trace can be   //
  // obtained. The default value is FALSE(0).                           //
  //  It is hoped that this will not often be needed by users of        //
  // omniORB!                                                           //
  //   	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	//
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::Boolean abortOnInternalError;     //
  //                                                                    //
  //     This value can be changed at runtime either by command-line    //
  //     option: -ORBabortOnInternalError, or by direct assignment to   //
  //     this variable.                                                 //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // enableLcdMode()                                                    //
  //  Call this function to enable 'Lowest Common Denominator' Mode.    //
  // This will disable various features of IIOP and GIOP which are      //
  // poorly supported by some ORBs, and disable warnings/errors when    //
  // certain types of erroneous message are received on the wire.       //
  //   	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	//
  _CORBA_MODULE_FN void enableLcdMode();                                //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // In pre-2.8.0 versions, the CORBA::Any extraction operator for     	//
  //   1. unbounded string operator>>=(char*&)                          //
  //   2. bounded string   operator>>=(to_string)                       //
  //   3. object reference operator>>=(A_ptr&) for interface A          //
  // Returns a copy of the value. The caller must free the returned     //
  // value later.                                                       //
  //                                                                    //
  // With 2.8.0 and later, the semantics becomes non-copy, i.e. the Any //
  // still own the storage of the returned value.   	       	       	//
  // This would cause problem in programs that is written to use the    //
  // pre-2.8.0 semantics. To make it easier for the transition,	       	//
  // set omniORB_27_CompatibleAnyExtraction to 1.                       //
  // This would revert the semantics to the pre-2.8.0 versions.         //
  //                                                                    //
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _dyn_attr                                           //
                      CORBA::Boolean omniORB_27_CompatibleAnyExtraction;//
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // verifyObjectExistsAndType                                          //
  // If the value of this variable is FALSE then the ORB will not       //
  // send a GIOP LOCATE_REQUEST message to verify the existence of      //
  // the object prior to the first invocation. Setting this variable    //
  // if the other end is a buggy ORB that cannot handle GIOP            //
  // LOCATE_REQUEST. The default is TRUE(1).                            //
  //   	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	       	//
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::Boolean verifyObjectExistsAndType;//
  //                                                                    //
  //     This value can be changed at runtime either by command-line    //
  //     option: -ORBverifyObjectExistsAndType,or by direct assignment  //
  //     to this variable.                                              //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


  // Internal configuration variables. Do not use!

  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::Boolean useTypeCodeIndirections;
  // true by default

  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr CORBA::Boolean acceptMisalignedTcIndirections;
  // false by default


  class logStream {
  public:
    logStream();
    ~logStream();
    logStream& operator<<(char c);
    logStream& operator<<(unsigned char c) { return (*this) << (char)c; }
    logStream& operator<<(signed char c) { return (*this) << (char)c; }
    logStream& operator<<(const char *s);
    logStream& operator<<(const unsigned char *s) {
      return (*this) << (const char*)s;
    }
    logStream& operator<<(const signed char *s) {
      return (*this) << (const char*)s;
    }
    logStream& operator<<(const void *p);
    logStream& operator<<(int n);
    logStream& operator<<(unsigned int n);
    logStream& operator<<(long n);
    logStream& operator<<(unsigned long n);
    logStream& operator<<(short n) {return operator<<((int)n);}
    logStream& operator<<(unsigned short n) {return operator<<((unsigned int)n);}
#ifdef HAS_Cplusplus_Bool
    logStream& operator<<(bool b) { return operator<<((int)b); }
#endif
#ifndef NO_FLOAT
    logStream& operator<<(double n);
    logStream& operator<<(float n) { return operator<<((double)n); }
#endif
    logStream& flush();
  private:
    void* pd_state;
  };

  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr logStream& log;

#ifndef HAS_Cplusplus_Namespace
  friend class omni;
  friend class CORBA;
private:
#endif
  _CORBA_MODULE_VAR _core_attr objectKey seed;

_CORBA_MODULE_END


#endif // __OMNIORB_H__
