Delegate.idl

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/*
 * Delegate.idl
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2003 The University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License.  
 * See the file "license.terms" for restrictions on redistribution 
 * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 */

/**
 * @file Delegate.idl
 *
 * IDL for delegate objects.
 */

#ifndef _delegate_idl
#define _delegate_idl

#include "Broker.idl"
#include "StrictPolicy.idl"

/**
 * Name space for broker delegates.
 */
module BrokerDelegates
{
    /**
     * Interface for objects that will delegate method calls to another object.
     */
    interface Delegate
    {
        /**
         * Set an attribute on a delegate.
         *
         * @param id The attribute identifier.
         * @param value The new attribute value.
         */
        void SetDelegateAttribute(in string id, in any value);
        
        /**
         * Get an attribute from a delegate.
         *
         * @param id The attribute identifier.
         * @return The attribute's current value.
         */
        any GetDelegateAttribute(in string id);
        
        /* XXX BEGIN HACK MODE */
        void SetDelegateAttributeObject(in string id, in Object value);
        Object GetDelegateAttributeObject(in string id);
        /* XXX END HACK MODE */
    };
    
    /**
     * Delegate for Broker::Task objects.
     */
    interface TaskDelegate : Broker::Task, Delegate
    {
    };
    
    /**
     * Delegate for Broker::RealTimeTask objects.
     */
    interface RealTimeTaskDelegate : Broker::RealTimeTask, Delegate
    {
    };
    
    /**
     * Delegate for BrokerPolicies::StrictPolicy objects.
     */
    interface StrictPolicyDelegate : BrokerPolicies::StrictPolicy, Delegate
    {
    };
};

#endif

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