package org.omg.PortableInterceptor;


/**
* org/omg/PortableInterceptor/RequestInfoOperations.java .
* Generated by the IDL-to-Java compiler (portable), version "3.2"
* from /builddir/build/BUILD/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.25-1.b17.el6.x86_64/jdk8/corba/src/share/classes/org/omg/PortableInterceptor/Interceptors.idl
* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 3:14:47 PM CDT
*/


/**
   * Request Information, accessible to Interceptors.
   * <p>
   * Each interception point is given an object through which the 
   * Interceptor can access request information. Client-side and server-side 
   * interception points are concerned with different information, so there 
   * are two information objects: <code>ClientRequestInfo</code> is passed 
   * to the client-side interception points and <code>ServerRequestInfo</code>
   * is passed to the server-side interception points. But there is 
   * information that is common to both, so they both inherit from a common 
   * interface: <code>RequestInfo</code>.
   *
   * @see ClientRequestInfo
   * @see ServerRequestInfo
   */
public interface RequestInfoOperations 
{

  /**
       * Returns an id that uniquely identifies an active request/reply 
       * sequence. Once a request/reply sequence is concluded this ID may be 
       * reused. Note that this id is not the same as the GIOP 
       * <code>request_id</code>. If GIOP is the transport mechanism used, 
       * then these IDs may very well be the same, but this is not guaranteed 
       * nor required.
       */
  int request_id ();

  /**
       * Returns the name of the operation being invoked.
       */
  String operation ();

  /**
       * Returns an array of <code>Parameter</code> objects, containing the 
       * arguments on the operation being invoked.  If there are no arguments, 
       * this attribute will be a zero length array. 
       * <p>
       * Not all environments provide access to the arguments. With the Java 
       * portable bindings, for example, the arguments are not available. 
       * In these environments, when this attribute is accessed, 
       * <code>NO_RESOURCES</code> will be thrown with a standard minor code 
       * of 1.
       * <p>
       * <i>Note: Arguments are available for DSI/DII calls.</i>
       *
       * @exception NO_RESOURCES thrown if arguments are not available.
       * @see <a href="package-summary.html#unimpl">
       *     <code>PortableInterceptor</code> package comments for 
       *     limitations / unimplemented features</a>
       */
  org.omg.Dynamic.Parameter[] arguments ();

  /**
       * Returns an array of <code>TypeCode</code> objects describing the 
       * <code>TypeCode</code>s of the user exceptions that this operation 
       * invocation may throw. If there are no user exceptions, this 
       * will return a zero length array. 
       * <p>
       * Not all environments provide access to the exception list. With 
       * the Java portable bindings, for example, the exception list is 
       * not available. In these environments, when this attribute is 
       * accessed, <code>NO_RESOURCES</code> will be thrown with a 
       * standard minor code of 1.
       * <p>
       * <i>Note: Exceptions are available for DSI/DII calls.</i>
       *
       * @exception NO_RESOURCES thrown if exceptions are not available.
       * @see <a href="package-summary.html#unimpl">
       *     <code>PortableInterceptor</code> package comments for 
       *     limitations / unimplemented features</a>
       */
  org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode[] exceptions ();

  /**
       * Returns an array of <code>String</code> objects describing the 
       * contexts that may be passed on this operation invocation.  If there 
       * are no contexts, this will return a zero length array. 
       * <p>
       * Not all environments provide access to the context list. With the 
       * Java portable bindings, for example, the context list is not 
       * available. In these environments, when this attribute is accessed, 
       * <code>NO_RESOURCES</code> will be thrown with a standard minor code 
       * of 1.
       * <p>
       * <i>Note: Contexts are available for DSI/DII calls.</i>
       *
       * @exception NO_RESOURCES thrown if contexts are not available.
       * @see <a href="package-summary.html#unimpl">
       *     <code>PortableInterceptor</code> package comments for 
       *     limitations / unimplemented features</a>
       */
  String[] contexts ();

  /**
       * Returns an array of <code>String</code> objects containing the 
       * contexts being sent on the request.
       * <p>
       * Not all environments provide access to the context. With the Java 
       * portable bindings, for example, the context is not available. In 
       * these environments, when this attribute is accessed, NO_RESOURCES will 
       * be thrown with standard minor code of 1.
       * <p>
       * <i>Note: <code>operation_context</code> is available for 
       * DSI/DII calls.</i>
       *
       * @exception NO_RESOURCES thrown if operation context is not available.
       * @see <a href="package-summary.html#unimpl">
       *     <code>PortableInterceptor</code> package comments for 
       *     limitations / unimplemented features</a>
       */
  String[] operation_context ();

  /**
       * Returns an any containing the result of the operation invocation. 
       * If the operation return type is void, this attribute will be an any 
       * containing a type code with a <code>TCKind</code> value of 
       * <code>tk_void</code> and no value. 
       * <p>
       * Not all environments provide access to the result. With the Java 
       * portable bindings, for example, the result is not available. In 
       * these environments, when this attribute is accessed, 
       * <code>NO_RESOURCES</code> will be thrown with a standard minor code of 
       * 1.
       * <p>
       * <i>Note: Result is available for DSI/DII calls.</i>
       *
       * @exception NO_RESOURCES thrown if result is not available.
       * @see <a href="package-summary.html#unimpl">
       *     <code>PortableInterceptor</code> package comments for 
       *     limitations / unimplemented features</a>
       */
  org.omg.CORBA.Any result ();

  /**
       * Indicates whether a response is expected. 
       * <p>
       * On the client, a reply is not returned when 
       * <code>response_expected</code> is false, so <code>receive_reply</code> 
       * cannot be called. <code>receive_other</code> is called unless an 
       * exception occurs, in which case <code>receive_exception</code> is 
       * called. 
       * <p>
       * On the client, within <code>send_poll</code>, this attribute is true.
       */
  boolean response_expected ();

  /**
       * Defines how far the request shall progress before control is returned
       * to the client.  This is defined in the Messaging specification, and 
       * is pertinent only when <code>response_expected</code> is false. If 
       * <code>response_expected</code> is true, the value of 
       * <code>sync_scope</code> is undefined. This attribute may have one of 
       * the following values: 
       * <ul>
       *   <li><code>Messaging.SYNC_NONE</code></li>
       *   <li><code>Messaging.SYNC_WITH_TRANSPORT</code></li>
       *   <li><code>Messaging.SYNC_WITH_SERVER</code></li>
       *   <li><code>Messaging.SYNC_WITH_TARGET</code></li>
       * </ul>
       * On the server, for all scopes, a reply will be created from the 
       * return of the target operation call, but the reply will not return 
       * to the client. Although it does not return to the client, it does 
       * occur, so the normal server-side interception points are 
       * followed (i.e., <code>receive_request_service_contexts</code>, 
       * <code>receive_request</code>, <code>send_reply</code> or 
       * <code>send_exception</code>). 
       * <p>
       * For <code>SYNC_WITH_SERVER</code> and <code>SYNC_WITH_TARGET</code>, 
       * the server does send an empty reply back to the client before the 
       * target is invoked. This reply is not intercepted by server-side 
       * Interceptors.
       * 
       * @see <a href="package-summary.html#unimpl">
       *     <code>PortableInterceptor</code> package comments for 
       *     limitations / unimplemented features</a>
       */
  short sync_scope ();

  /**
       * Describes the state of the result of the operation invocation. The
       * return value can be one of the following: 
       * <ul>
       *   <li><code>PortableInterceptor.SUCCESSFUL</code></li>
       *   <li><code>PortableInterceptor.SYSTEM_EXCEPTION</code></li>
       *   <li><code>PortableInterceptor.USER_EXCEPTION</code></li>
       *   <li><code>PortableInterceptor.LOCATION_FORWARD</code></li>
       *   <li><code>PortableInterceptor.TRANSPORT_RETRY</code></li>
       * </ul>
       * On the client:
       * <ul>
       *   <li>Within the <code>receive_reply</code> interception point, this 
       *       will only return <code>SUCCESSFUL</code></li>.
       *   <li>Within the <code>receive_exception</code> interception point, 
       *       this will be either <code>SYSTEM_EXCEPTION</code> or 
       *       <code>USER_EXCEPTION</code>.</li>
       *   <li>Within the <code>receive_other</code> interception point, this 
       *       will be any of: <code>SUCCESSFUL</code>, 
       *       <code>LOCATION_FORWARD</code>, or <code>TRANSPORT_RETRY</code>. 
       *       <code>SUCCESSFUL</code> means an asynchronous request returned 
       *       successfully. <code>LOCATION_FORWARD</code> means that a reply 
       *       came back with <code>LOCATION_FORWARD</code> as its status. 
       *       <code>TRANSPORT_RETRY</code> means that the transport 
       *       mechanism indicated a retry - a GIOP reply with a status of 
       *       <code>NEEDS_ADDRESSING_MODE</code>, for instance. </li>
       * </ul>
       * On the server: 
       * <ul>
       *   <li>Within the <code>send_reply</code> interception point, this 
       *       will only be <code>SUCCESSFUL</code>.</li>
       *   <li>Within the <code>send_exception</code> interception point, 
       *       this will be either <code>SYSTEM_EXCEPTION</code> or 
       *       <code>USER_EXCEPTION</code>.</li>
       *   <li>Within the <code>send_other</code> interception point, this 
       *       attribute will be any of: <code>SUCCESSFUL</code>, or 
       *       <code>LOCATION_FORWARD</code>. <code>SUCCESSFUL</code> means 
       *       an asynchronous request returned successfully. 
       *       <code>LOCATION_FORWARD</code> means that a reply came back 
       *       with <code>LOCATION_FORWARD</code> as its status.</li>
       * </ul>
       * 
       * @see SUCCESSFUL
       * @see SYSTEM_EXCEPTION
       * @see USER_EXCEPTION
       * @see LOCATION_FORWARD
       * @see TRANSPORT_RETRY
       */
  short reply_status ();

  /** 
       * Contains the object to which the request will be forwarded, if the 
       * <code>reply_status</code> attribute is <code>LOCATION_FORWARD</code>.
       * It is indeterminate whether a forwarded request will actually occur.
       */
  org.omg.CORBA.Object forward_reference ();

  /**
       * Returns the data from the given slot of the 
       * <code>PortableInterceptor.Current</code> that is in the scope of 
       * the request. 
       * <p>
       * If the given slot has not been set, then an any containing a 
       * type code with a <code>TCKind</code> value of <code>tk_null</code> is 
       * returned. 
       *
       * @param id The <code>SlotId</code> of the slot which is to be 
       *     returned. 
       * @return The slot data, in the form of an any, obtained with the 
       *     given identifier.
       * @exception InvalidSlot thrown if the ID does not define an 
       *    allocated slot.
       * @see Current
       */
  org.omg.CORBA.Any get_slot (int id) throws org.omg.PortableInterceptor.InvalidSlot;

  /**
       * Returns a copy of the service context with the given ID that 
       * is associated with the request. 
       * <p>
       * @param id The <code>IOP.ServiceId</code> of the service context 
       *     which is to be returned. 
       * @return The <code>IOP.ServiceContext</code> obtained with the 
       *     given identifier.
       * @exception BAD_PARAM thrown with a standard minor code of 26, if the 
       *     request's service context does not contain an entry for that ID.
       */
  org.omg.IOP.ServiceContext get_request_service_context (int id);

  /**
       * Returns a copy of the service context with the given ID that 
       * is associated with the reply. 
       * 
       * @param id The <code>IOP.ServiceId</code> of the service context 
       *     which is to be returned. 
       * @return The <code>IOP.ServiceContext</code> obtained with the given 
       *     identifier. 
       * @exception BAD_PARAM thrown with a standard minor code of 26 if the 
       *     request's service context does not contain an entry for that ID.
       */
  org.omg.IOP.ServiceContext get_reply_service_context (int id);
} // interface RequestInfoOperations
