CopierManager.java revision 608:7e06bf1dcb09 
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25
26package com.sun.corba.se.spi.copyobject ;
27
28/** Manager of ObjectCopier implementations used to support javax.rmi.CORBA.Util.copyObject(s).
29 * This provides simple methods for registering all supported ObjectCopier factories.
30 * A default copier is also supported, for use in contexts where no specific copier id
31 * is available.
32 */
33public interface CopierManager
34{
35    /** Set the Id of the copier to use if no other copier has been set.
36     */
37    void setDefaultId( int id ) ;
38
39    /** Return the copier for the default copier id.  Throws a BAD_PARAM exception
40     * if no default copier id has been set.
41     */
42    int getDefaultId() ;
43
44    ObjectCopierFactory getObjectCopierFactory( int id ) ;
45
46    ObjectCopierFactory getDefaultObjectCopierFactory() ;
47
48    /** Register an ObjectCopierFactory under a particular id.  This can be retrieved
49     * later by getObjectCopierFactory.
50     */
51    void registerObjectCopierFactory( ObjectCopierFactory factory, int id ) ;
52}
53