libdistrio_common: add corba helper functions

- to initialize orb
- to register new digital objects at the naming service
- to run the orb

Signed-off-by: Manuel Traut <manut@mecka.net>

1 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/common/common.h b/common/common.h
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+/**
+ * CORBA helpers
+ *
+ *  - init orb
+ *  - get reference to name service
+ *  - register objects @ name service
+ *
+ * @author Manuel Traut <manut@mecka.net>
+ * @licence GPLv2
+ */
+
+#include <distrio_ioI.h>
+#include <distrio_ioC.h>
+#include <distrio_ioS.h>
+
+#include <orbsvcs/CosNamingC.h>
+
+/**
+ * handle to corba objects needed for registration of new objects and running
+ *  the ORB
+ */
+typedef struct _corba_ref {
+	/** init > 0 if orb is initialized */
+	int init;
+	CORBA::ORB_var orb;
+	PortableServer::POA_var poa;
+	PortableServer::POAManager_var poa_mgr;
+	CosNaming::NamingContext_var nc;
+} corba_ref;
+
+static corba_ref ref = {
+	.init = 0,
+};
+
+/** initialize corba orb - argc, argv as passed to main() */
+int init_corba (int argc, char **argv);
+/** register a digital io with a common name at the naming service */
+int register_digital (char *_name, Distrio_Digital_i *digital);
+/** run the orb - function blocks until orb shutdown */
+int run_orb (void);