#ifndef COS_LIFE_CYCLE_IDL
#define COS_LIFE_CYCLE_IDL

#include "../CosNaming/CosNaming.idl"

#pragma prefix "omg.org"

module CosLifeCycle
{
typedef CosNaming::Name Key;
typedef Object Factory;
typedef sequence <Factory> Factories;

typedef struct NVP
{
CosNaming::Istring name;
//any value;
} NameValuePair;

typedef sequence <NameValuePair> Criteria;

exception NoFactory
{
Key search_key;
};

exception NotCopyable { string reason; };
exception NotMovable { string reason; };
exception NotRemovable { string reason; };
exception InvalidCriteria { Criteria invalid_criteria; };
exception CannotMeetCriteria { Criteria unmet_criteria; };

interface FactoryFinder
{
Factories find_factories(in Key factory_key)
raises(NoFactory);
};

interface LifeCycleObject
{
LifeCycleObject copy(in FactoryFinder there,
in Criteria the_criteria)
raises(NoFactory, NotCopyable, InvalidCriteria,
CannotMeetCriteria);
void move(in FactoryFinder there,
in Criteria the_criteria)
raises(NoFactory, NotMovable, InvalidCriteria,
CannotMeetCriteria);
void remove()
raises(NotRemovable);
};

interface GenericFactory
{
boolean supports(in Key k);

Object create_object(in Key k, in Criteria the_criteria)
raises (NoFactory, InvalidCriteria, CannotMeetCriteria);
};

}; // End CosLifeCycle

#endif