Module_Interface

Orber generated stubs/skeletons.

This module contains the stub/skeleton functions generated by IC.

Starting a Orber server can be done in three ways:

The Orber stub can be used to start a pseudo object, which will create a non-server implementation. A pseudo object introduce some limitations:

By adopting the rules for pseudo objects described above we can use oe_create/2 to create server or pseudo objects, by excluding or including the option {pseudo, true}, without changing the call-back module.

If you start a object without {regname, RegName} it can only be accessed through the returned object key. Started with a {regname, RegName} the name is registered locally or globally.

Warning!

To avoid flooding Orber with old object references start erlang using the flag -orber objectkeys_gc_time Time, which will remove all object references related to servers being dead for Time seconds. To avoid extra overhead, i.e., performing garbage collect if no persistent objects are started, the objectkeys_gc_time default value is infinity. For more information, see the orber and corba documentation.

Functions


Module_Interface:typeID() -> TypeId

  • TypeId = string(), e.g., "IDL:Module/Interface:1.0"

Returns the Type ID related to this stub/skeleton

Module_Interface:oe_create() -> ObjRef

  • ObjRef = #object reference

Start a Orber server.

Module_Interface:oe_create_link() -> ObjRef

  • ObjRef = #object reference

Start a linked Orber server.

Module_Interface:oe_create(Env) -> ObjRef

  • Env = term()
  • ObjRef = #object reference

Start a Orber server passing Env to init/1.

Module_Interface:oe_create_link(Env) -> ObjRef

  • Env = term()
  • ObjRef = #object reference

Start a linked Orber server passing Env to init/1.

Module_Interface:oe_create(Env, Options) -> ObjRef

  • Env = term()
  • ObjRef = #object reference
  • Options = [{sup_child, false} | {persistent, Bool} | {regname, RegName} | {pseudo, Bool} | {local_typecheck, Bool} | {survive_exit, Bool} | {create_options, [CreateOpts]}]
  • Bool = true | false
  • RegName = {global, term()} | {local, atom()}
  • CreateOpts = {debug, [Dbg]} | {timeout, Time}
  • Dbg = trace | log | statistics | {log_to_file, FileName}

Start a Orber server passing Env to init/1.

If the option {pseudo, true} is used, all other options are overridden. As default, this option is set to false.

This function cannot be used for starting a server as supervisor child. If started as persistent, the options [{persistent, true}, {regname, {global, term()}}] must be used and Orber will only forget the object reference if it terminates with reason normal or shutdown.

The option {local_typecheck, boolean()}, which overrides the Local Typechecking environment flag, turns on or off typechecking. If activated, parameters, replies and raised exceptions will be checked to ensure that the data is correct, when invoking operations on CORBA Objects within the same Orber domain. Due to the extra overhead, this option MAY ONLY be used during testing and development.

{survive_exit, boolean()} overrides the EXIT Tolerance environment flag. If activated, the server will not terminate, even though the call-back module returns EXIT.

Time specifies how long time, in milliseconds, the server is allowed to spend initializing. For more information about the Dbg options, see the sys module.

Module_Interface:oe_create_link(Env, Options) -> Return

  • Env = term()
  • Return = ObjRef | {ok, Pid, ObjRef}
  • ObjRef = #object reference
  • Options = [{sup_child, Bool} | {persistent, Bool} | {regname, RegName} | {pseudo, Bool} | {local_typecheck, Bool} | {survive_exit, Bool} | {create_options, [CreateOpts]}]
  • Bool = true | false
  • RegName = {global, term()} | {local, atom()}
  • CreateOpts = {debug, [Dbg]} | {timeout, Time}
  • Dbg = trace | log | statistics | {log_to_file, FileName}

Start a linked Orber server passing Env to init/1.

If the option {pseudo, true} is used, all other options are overridden and no link will be created. As default, this option is set to false.

This function can be used for starting a server as persistent or supervisor child. At the moment [{persistent, true}, {regname, {global, term()}}] must be used to start a server as persistent, i.e., if a server died and is in the process of being restarted a call to the server will not raise 'OBJECT_NOT_EXIST' exception. Orber will only forget the object reference if it terminates with reason normal or shutdown, hence, the server must be started as transient (for more information see the supervisor documentation).

The options {local_typecheck, boolean()} and {survive_exit, boolean()} behaves in the same way as for oe_create/2.

Time specifies how long time, in milliseconds, the server is allowed to spend initializing. For more information about the Dbg options, see the sys module.

Module_Interface:own_functions(ObjRef, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> Reply

Module_Interface:own_functions(ObjRef, Options, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> Reply

  • ObjRef = #object reference
  • Options = [Option] | Timeout
  • Option = {timeout, Timeout} | {context, [Context]}
  • Timeout = infinity | integer(milliseconds)
  • Context = #'IOP_ServiceContext'{context_id = CtxId, context_data = CtxData}
  • CtxId = ?ORBER_GENERIC_CTX_ID
  • CtxData = {interface, Interface} | {userspecific, term()} | {configuration, Options}
  • Interface = string()
  • Options = [{Key, Value}]
  • Key = ssl_client_verify | ssl_client_depth | ssl_client_certfile | ssl_client_cacertfile | ssl_client_password | ssl_client_keyfile | ssl_client_ciphers | ssl_client_cachetimeout
  • Value = allowed value associated with the given key
  • ArgX = specified in the IDL-code.
  • Reply = specified in the IDL-code.

The default value for the Timeout option is infinity. IPv4 or IPv6 addresses are accepted as local Interface.

The configuration context is used to override the global SSL client side configuration.

To gain access to #'IOP_ServiceContext'{} record and the ?ORBER_GENERIC_CTX_ID macro, you must add -include_lib("orber/include/corba.hrl"). to your module.

CALLBACK FUNCTIONS

The following functions should be exported from a CORBA callback module. Note, a complete template of the call-back module can be generated automatically by compiling the IDL-file with the IC option {be,erl_template}. One should also add the same compile options, for example this or from, used when generating the stub/skeleton modules.

Functions


Module_Interface_impl:init(Env) -> CallReply

  • Env = term()
  • CallReply = {ok, State} | {ok, State, Timeout} | ignore | {stop, StopReason}
  • State = term()
  • Timeout = int() >= 0 | infinity
  • StopReason = term()

Whenever a new server is started, init/1 is the first function called in the specified call-back module.

Module_Interface_impl:terminate(Reason, State) -> ok

  • Reason = term()
  • State = term()

This call-back function is called whenever the server is about to terminate.

Module_Interface_impl:code_change(OldVsn, State, Extra) -> CallReply

  • OldVsn = undefined | term()
  • State = term()
  • Extra = term()
  • CallReply = {ok, NewState}
  • NewState = term()

Update the internal State.

Module_Interface_impl:handle_info(Info, State) -> CallReply

  • Info = term()
  • State = term()
  • CallReply = {noreply, State} | {noreply, State, Timeout} | {stop, StopReason, State}
  • Timeout = int() >= 0 | infinity
  • StopReason = normal | shutdown | term()

If the configuration parameter {{handle_info, "Module::Interface"}, true} is passed to IC and process_flag(trap_exit,true) is set in the init() call-back this function must be exported.

Note!

To be able to handle the Timeout option in CallReply in the call-back module the configuration parameter {{handle_info, "Module::Interface"}, true} must be passed to IC.

Module_Interface_impl:own_functions(State, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> CallReply

Module_Interface_impl:own_functions(This, State, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> CallReply

Module_Interface_impl:own_functions(This, From, State, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> ExtCallReply

Module_Interface_impl:own_functions(From, State, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> ExtCallReply

  • This = the servers #object reference
  • State = term()
  • ArgX = specified in the IDL-code.
  • CallReply = {reply, Reply, State} | {reply, Reply, State, Timeout} | {stop, StopReason, Reply, State} | {stop, StopReason, State} | corba:raise(Exception)
  • ExtCallReply = CallReply | corba:reply(From, Reply), {noreply, State} | corba:reply(From, Reply), {noreply, State, Timeout}
  • Reply = specified in the IDL-code.
  • Timeout = int() >= 0 | infinity
  • StopReason = normal | shutdown | term()

All two-way functions must return one of the listed replies or raise any of the exceptions listed in the IDL code (i.e. raises(...)). If the IC compile options this and/or from are used, the implementation must accept the This and/or From parameters.

Module_Interface_impl:own_functions(State, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> CastReply

Module_Interface_impl:own_functions(This, State, Arg1, ..., ArgN) -> CastReply

  • This = the servers #object reference
  • State = term()
  • CastReply = {noreply, State} | {noreply, State, Timeout} | {stop, StopReason, State}
  • ArgX = specified in the IDL-code.
  • Reply = specified in the IDL-code.
  • Timeout = int() >= 0 | infinity
  • StopReason = normal | shutdown | term()

All one-way functions must return one of the listed replies. If the IC compile option this is used, the implementation must accept the This parameter.