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pragma Ada_2005;

--  Call back component.
--
--  A Call back component act as a request 'bouncer'. It is associated to a
--  call back function that will receive the Executed_Message message in
--  place of the emitter, and will bounce this message to another destination
--  using its handler.

with PolyORB.Annotations;
with PolyORB.Components;
with PolyORB.Requests;

package PolyORB.Call_Back is

   type Call_Back_Handler is new PolyORB.Components.Component with private;

   type CBH_Access is access all Call_Back_Handler'Class;

   type Handler is access procedure
     (Req :        PolyORB.Requests.Request;
      CBH : access Call_Back_Handler);

   overriding function Handle_Message
     (CB_Handler : not null access Call_Back_Handler;
      S          : Components.Message'Class) return Components.Message'Class;

   procedure Attach_Request_To_CB
     (Req        : access PolyORB.Requests.Request;
      CB_Handler :        PolyORB.Call_Back.CBH_Access);
   --  Attach a specific request to call back component.

   procedure Attach_Handler_To_CB
     (CB_Handler  : in out PolyORB.Call_Back.Call_Back_Handler;
      CB_Function :        Handler);
   --  Attach a handler to call back component.

   function Notepad_Of
     (CB_Handler : access PolyORB.Call_Back.Call_Back_Handler)
     return PolyORB.Annotations.Notepad_Access;

private

   type Call_Back_Handler is new PolyORB.Components.Component with record
      CB_Function : Handler;

      Notepad     : aliased Annotations.Notepad;
   end record;

   pragma Inline (Attach_Request_To_CB);
   pragma Inline (Attach_Handler_To_CB);
   pragma Inline (Notepad_Of);

end PolyORB.Call_Back;
