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    <title>CosNotifyChannelAdmin_&shy;SupplierAdmin</title>
    <shorttitle>..._SupplierAdmin</shorttitle>
    <prepared>Niclas Eklund</prepared>
    <responsible>Niclas Eklund</responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved>Niclas Eklund</approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>2000-02-01</date>
    <rev>1.0</rev>
  </header>
  <module>CosNotifyChannelAdmin_SupplierAdmin</module>
  <modulesummary>This module implements the OMG CosNotifyChannelAdmin::SupplierAdmin interface.</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>To get access to the record definitions for the structures use:      <br></br>
<c>-include_lib("cosNotification/include/*.hrl").</c></p>
    <p>This module also exports the functions described in:</p>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotification_QoSAdmin">CosNotification_QoSAdmin</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotifyComm_NotifySubscribe">CosNotifyComm_NotifyPublish</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin">CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin</seealso></p>
      </item>
    </list>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>_get_MyID(SupplierAdmin) -> AdminID</name>
      <fsummary>Return the objects Id</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>AdminID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>When a <c>SupplierAdmin</c> object is created it is given a unique Id
          by the creating channel. This readonly attribute maintains this Id.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>_get_MyChannel(SupplierAdmin) -> Channel</name>
      <fsummary>Return the objects associated channel</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>Channel = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>The creating channel's reference is maintained by this readonly attribute.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>_get_MyOperator(SupplierAdmin) -> OpType</name>
      <fsummary>Return the filter scheme</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>OpType = 'AND_OP' | 'OR_OP'</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>The Operation Type, which determines the semantics the target object will
          use for any associated <c>Filters</c>, is maintained by this readonly attribute.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>_get_pull_consumers(SupplierAdmin) -> ProxyIDSeq</name>
      <fsummary>Return all associated pull consumers Id:s</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>ProxyIDSeq = [ProxyID]</v>
        <v>ProxyID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>A sequence of all associated <c>PullProxy</c> Id's is maintained by this
          readonly attribute.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>_get_push_consumers(SupplierAdmin) -> ProxyIDSeq</name>
      <fsummary>Return all associated push consumers Id:s</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>ProxyIDSeq = [ProxyID]</v>
        <v>ProxyID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation returns all <c>PushProxy</c> Id's created by the target
          object.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>get_proxy_consumer(SupplierAdmin, ProxyID) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Return the Proxy which corresponds to the given Id</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>ProxyID = long()</v>
        <v>Reply = Proxy |  {'EXCEPTION', #'CosNotifyChannelAdmin_ProxyNotFound'{}}</v>
        <v>Proxy = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>The Proxy which corresponds to the given Id is returned by this operation.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>obtain_notification_pull_consumer(SupplierAdmin, SupplierType) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Create a new proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>SupplierType = 'ANY_EVENT' | 'STRUCTURED_EVENT' | 'SEQUENCE_EVENT'</v>
        <v>Reply = {Proxy, ProxyID}</v>
        <v>Proxy = #objref</v>
        <v>ProxyID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation creates a new proxy and returns its object reference along with its ID.
          The <c>SupplierType</c> parameter determines the event type accepted by the proxy.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>obtain_pull_consumer(SupplierAdmin) -> Proxy</name>
      <fsummary>Create a new proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>Proxy = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>A proxy which accepts <c>#any{}</c> events is created by this operation.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>obtain_notification_push_consumer(SupplierAdmin, SupplierType) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Create a new proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>SupplierType = 'ANY_EVENT' | 'STRUCTURED_EVENT' | 'SEQUENCE_EVENT'</v>
        <v>Reply = {Proxy, ProxyID}</v>
        <v>Proxy = #objref</v>
        <v>ProxyID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Determined by the <c>SupplierType</c> parameter a compliant proxy is created and
          its object reference along with its Id is returned by this operation.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>obtain_push_consumer(SupplierAdmin) -> Proxy</name>
      <fsummary>Create a new proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
        <v>Proxy = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>A proxy which accepts <c>#any{}</c> events is created by this operation.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>destroy(SupplierAdmin) -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Terminate the target object</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>SupplierAdmin = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation terminates the SupplierAdmin object and notifies the creating channel
          that the target object no longer is active.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
  
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