// -*- Mode: C++; -*-
//                            Package   : omniORB
// CORBA_LocalObject.h        Created on: 2005/09/19
//                            Author    : Duncan Grisby (dgrisby)
//
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// Description:
//    CORBA::LocalObject
//

/*
  $Log: CORBA_LocalObject.h,v $
  Revision 1.1.2.1  2005/11/09 12:22:18  dgrisby
  Local interfaces support.

*/

#ifndef INSIDE_OMNIORB_CORBA_MODULE
#  error "Must only be #included by CORBA.h"
#endif

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////// LocalObject ////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class LocalObject;
class LocalObject_var;
typedef LocalObject* LocalObject_ptr;

class LocalObject_Helper {
public:
  typedef LocalObject_ptr _ptr_type;

  static _ptr_type _nil();
  static _CORBA_Boolean is_nil(_ptr_type);
  static void release(_ptr_type);
  static void duplicate(_ptr_type);
  static void marshalObjRef(_ptr_type, cdrStream&);
  static _ptr_type unmarshalObjRef(cdrStream&);
};

class LocalObject : public virtual Object {
public:
  typedef LocalObject_ptr _ptr_type;
  typedef LocalObject_var _var_type;

  virtual void _add_ref();
  virtual void _remove_ref();
  // These functions do nothing; may be overridden by application code.

  virtual Boolean _non_existent();
  // Always returns false

  static _ptr_type _duplicate(_ptr_type);
  static _ptr_type _narrow(Object_ptr o);
  static _ptr_type _unchecked_narrow(Object_ptr o);
  static _ptr_type _nil();

  //////////////////////
  // omniORB internal //
  //////////////////////

  virtual ~LocalObject();
  virtual void _NP_incrRefCount();
  virtual void _NP_decrRefCount();
  virtual void* _ptrToObjRef(const char* repoId);

  static void _marshalObjRef(_ptr_type, cdrStream&);
  static _ptr_type _unmarshalObjRef(cdrStream&);

  static _core_attr const char* _PD_repoId;

protected:
  inline LocalObject() { }

private:
  LocalObject(const LocalObject&);
  LocalObject& operator = (const LocalObject&);
  // not implemented
};