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1 // ====================================================================
2 //
3 // ECM: The Extensible Container Model
4 // Copyright (C) 2004 THALES
5 // Contact: openccm-ecm@objectweb.org
6 //
7 // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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11 //
12 // This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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16 //
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19 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
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21 //
22 // Initial developer(s): Mathieu Vadet.
23 // Initial Funding: IST COACH European project (IST-2001-34445)
24 // http://www.ist-coach.org
25 //
26 // ====================================================================
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30 package org.objectweb.corba.runtime;
31
32 /**
33  ** <p>The <code>MainThread</code> interface is used to represent the main
34  ** thread of a process. The purpose of this interface is to allow ORB
35  ** instances to run in the main thread of the process. Indeed some ORB implementations
36  ** may not work properly if they do not run in this particular thread.</p>
37  **/
38 public interface MainThread
39 {
40     /**
41      ** Stop a running ORB. Stopping an ORB means that it will no longer have time slots
42      ** for its execution. This does not mean that the ORB will be destroyed.
43      **
44      ** @param orb The ORB that shall be stopped.
45      **/
46     public void
47     stopORB(org.omg.CORBA.ORB JavaDoc orb);
48
49     /**
50      ** Starts an ORB. Starting an ORB means that it will be provided with time slots
51      ** for its execution.
52      **
53      ** @param orb The ORB that shall be started.
54      **/
55      public void
56     runORB(org.omg.CORBA.ORB JavaDoc orb);
57
58     /**
59      ** Starts the main thread.
60      **/
61     public void
62     startThread();
63 }
64
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