#ifndef __CORBADOF_IDL
#define __CORBADOF_IDL 

interface CorbaDof {
  // TResult.
  enum TResult{
    FAILURE,
    SUCCESS,
    OVERLOAD
  };

  // an identified for object type.
  typedef unsigned short ObjectType;
  typedef long long ObjectNumber;

  // List of ObjectNumber's.
  typedef sequence<ObjectNumber> ObjectNumberList;

  // OID - the unique key for data-base objects
  struct OID {
    short          m_DbsNumber;
    unsigned short m_ObjectType;   // Real type is ObjectType
    long long      m_ObjectNumber; // Real type is ObjectNumber
  };

  // Range of allocated object types.
  struct OidRange {
    long long First; // Real type is ObjectNumber
    long long Last;  // Real type is ObjectNumber
  };

  // Bytes - an unlimited sequence of bytes.
  // (match the C 'Bytes' type in file Value.h)
  typedef sequence<char> Bytes;

  // Timestamp and Date types.
  typedef unsigned long Timestamp;
  typedef unsigned long Date;

  // TupleItem - holds an attribute's data Name,Value.
  // (match the C 'TupleItem' class in file TupleItem.h)
  struct TupleItem {
    string sName;
    any    aValue;
  };

  // Tuple - holds a list of TupleItem's.
  // (match the C 'Tuple' class in file Tuple.h)
  typedef sequence<TupleItem> Tuple;

  // TupleList - holds a sequence of Tuples.
  typedef sequence<Tuple> TupleList;

  // Constants.
  const short        DEFAULT_DBS = -1;
  const ObjectType   NULL_OBJECT_TYPE = 0;
  const ObjectNumber NULL_OBJECT_NUMBER = 0;

  // Timestamp,Date,ObjectNumber types to be set into Any.
  // NOT FOR USE.  USED ONLY BY CorbaDofUtil.
  struct TimestampForAny    { unsigned long aTimestamp;    };  // Real member type is Timestamp
  struct DateForAny         { unsigned long aDate;         };  // Real member type is Date
  struct ObjectNumberForAny { long long     aObjectNumber; };  // Real member type is ObjectNumber
};

#endif