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    <title>CosNotifyChannelAdmin_&shy;StructuredProxyPullSupplier</title>
    <shorttitle>..._StructuredProxyPullSupplier</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_&shy;StructuredProxyPullSupplier</module>
  <modulesummary>This module implements the OMG  CosNotifyChannelAdmin::StructuredProxyPullSupplier 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="CosNotifyComm_NotifySubscribe">CosNotifyComm_NotifySubscribe</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotification_QoSAdmin">CosNotification_QoSAdmin</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin">CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotifyChannelAdmin_ProxySupplier">CosNotifyChannelAdmin_ProxySupplier</seealso></p>
      </item>
    </list>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>connect_structured_pull_consumer(StructuredProxyPullSupplier, PullConsumer) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Connect a consumer to the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>StructuredProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
        <v>PullConsumer = #objref</v>
        <v>Reply = ok | {'EXCEPTION', #'CosEventChannelAdmin_AlreadyConnected'{}}</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation connects a <c>PullConsumer</c> to the target object. If a connection
          already exists the <c>AlreadyConnected</c> exception is raised.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>pull_structured_event(StructuredProxyPullSupplier) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Pull a structured event from the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>StructuredProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
        <v>Reply = StructuredEvent | {'EXCEPTION', #'CosEventChannelAdmin_Disconnected'{}}</v>
        <v>StructuredEvent = #'CosNotification_StructuredEvent'{header, filterable_data, remainder_of_body}</v>
        <v>header = EventHeader</v>
        <v>filterable_data = [#'CosNotification_Property'{name, value}]</v>
        <v>name = string()</v>
        <v>value = #any</v>
        <v>remainder_of_body = #any</v>
        <v>EventHeader = #'CosNotification_EventHeader'{fixed_header, variable_header}</v>
        <v>fixed_header = FixedEventHeader</v>
        <v>variable_header = OptionalHeaderFields</v>
        <v>FixedEventHeader = #'CosNotification_FixedEventHeader'{event_type, event_name}</v>
        <v>event_type = EventType</v>
        <v>event_name = string()</v>
        <v>EventType = #'CosNotification_EventType'{domain_name, type_name}</v>
        <v>domain_name = type_name = string()</v>
        <v>OptionalHeaderFields = [#'CosNotification_Property'{name, value}]</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation pulls next event from the target object; if an event cannot
          be delivered this function blocks until an event arrives.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>try_pull_structured_event(StructuredProxyPullSupplier) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Try to pull a structured event from the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>StructuredProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
        <v>Reply = {StructuredEvent, HasEvent} | {'EXCEPTION', #'CosEventChannelAdmin_Disconnected'{}}</v>
        <v>HasEvent = boolean()</v>
        <v>StructuredEvent = #'CosNotification_StructuredEvent'{header, filterable_data, remainder_of_body}</v>
        <v>header = EventHeader</v>
        <v>filterable_data = [#'CosNotification_Property'{name, value}]</v>
        <v>name = string()</v>
        <v>value = #any</v>
        <v>remainder_of_body = #any</v>
        <v>EventHeader = #'CosNotification_EventHeader'{fixed_header, variable_header}</v>
        <v>fixed_header = FixedEventHeader</v>
        <v>variable_header = OptionalHeaderFields</v>
        <v>FixedEventHeader = #'CosNotification_FixedEventHeader'{event_type, event_name}</v>
        <v>event_type = EventType</v>
        <v>event_name = string()</v>
        <v>EventType = #'CosNotification_EventType'{domain_name, type_name}</v>
        <v>domain_name = type_name = string()</v>
        <v>OptionalHeaderFields = [#'CosNotification_Property'{name, value}]</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation try to pull next event from the target object. If no event have arrived
          an empty event is returned and the out parameter <c>HasEvent</c> is set to false. Otherwise,
          the boolean flag is set to true and an valid event is returned.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>disconnect_structured_pull_supplier(StructuredProxyPullSupplier) -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Close connection and terminate the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>StructuredProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation cause the target object to close the connection and terminate.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
  
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