package org.omg.CosNaming;


/**
* org/omg/CosNaming/NamingContextOperations.java .
* Generated by the IDL-to-Java compiler (portable), version "3.2"
* from ../../../../src/share/classes/org/omg/CosNaming/nameservice.idl
* Friday, August 26, 2005 11:25:10 PM GMT
*/


/** 
 * A naming context is an object that contains a set of name bindings in 
 * which each name is unique. Different names can be bound to an object 
 * in the same or different contexts at the same time. <p>
 * 
 * See <a href="http://www.omg.org/technology/documents/formal/naming_service.htm">
 * CORBA COS 
 * Naming Specification.</a>
 */
public interface NamingContextOperations 
{

  /**
 * Creates a binding of a name and an object in the naming context.
 * Naming contexts that are bound using bind do not participate in name
 * resolution when compound names are passed to be resolved. 
 * 
 * @param n Name of the object <p>
 * 
 * @param obj The Object to bind with the given name<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound Indicates
 * the name does not identify a binding.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed 
 * Indicates that the implementation has given up for some reason.
 * The client, however, may be able to continue the operation
 * at the returned naming context.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName 
 * Indicates that the name is invalid. <p>
 *
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.AlreadyBound 
 * Indicates an object is already bound to the specified name.<p> 
 */
  void bind (org.omg.CosNaming.NameComponent[] n, org.omg.CORBA.Object obj) throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.AlreadyBound;

  /**
 * Names an object that is a naming context. Naming contexts that
 * are bound using bind_context() participate in name resolution 
 * when compound names are passed to be resolved.
 * 
 * @param n Name of the object <p>
 * 
 * @param nc NamingContect object to bind with the given name <p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound Indicates the name does not identify a binding.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed Indicates that the implementation has
 * given up for some reason. The client, however, may be able to 
 * continue the operation at the returned naming context.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName Indicates that the name is invalid. <p>
 *
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.AlreadyBound Indicates an object is already 
 * bound to the specified name.<p>
 */
  void bind_context (org.omg.CosNaming.NameComponent[] n, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContext nc) throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.AlreadyBound;

  /**
 * Creates a binding of a name and an object in the naming context
 * even if the name is already bound in the context. Naming contexts 
 * that are bound using rebind do not participate in name resolution 
 * when compound names are passed to be resolved.
 * 
 * @param  n Name of the object <p>
 * 
 * @parm obj The Object to rebind with the given name <p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound Indicates the name does not identify a binding.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed Indicates that the implementation has
 * given up for some reason. The client, however, may be able to 
 * continue the operation at the returned naming context.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName Indicates that the name is invalid. <p>
 */
  void rebind (org.omg.CosNaming.NameComponent[] n, org.omg.CORBA.Object obj) throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName;

  /** 
 * Creates a binding of a name and a naming context in the naming
 * context even if the name is already bound in the context. Naming 
 * contexts that are bound using rebind_context() participate in name 
 * resolution when compound names are passed to be resolved.
 * 
 * @param n Name of the object <p>
 * 
 * @param nc NamingContect object to rebind with the given name <p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound Indicates the name does not identify a binding.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed Indicates that the implementation has
 * given up for some reason. The client, however, may be able to 
 * continue the operation at the returned naming context.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName Indicates that the name is invalid. <p>
 */
  void rebind_context (org.omg.CosNaming.NameComponent[] n, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContext nc) throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName;

  /** 
 * The resolve operation is the process of retrieving an object
 * bound to a name in a given context. The given name must exactly 
 * match the bound name. The naming service does not return the type 
 * of the object. Clients are responsible for "narrowing" the object 
 * to the appropriate type. That is, clients typically cast the returned 
 * object from Object to a more specialized interface.
 * 
 * @param n Name of the object <p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound Indicates the name does not identify a binding.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed Indicates that the implementation has
 * given up for some reason. The client, however, may be able to 
 * continue the operation at the returned naming context.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName Indicates that the name is invalid. <p>
 */
  org.omg.CORBA.Object resolve (org.omg.CosNaming.NameComponent[] n) throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName;

  /** 
 * The unbind operation removes a name binding from a context.
 * 
 * @param n Name of the object <p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound Indicates the name does not identify a binding.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed Indicates that the implementation has
 * given up for some reason. The client, however, may be able to 
 * continue the operation at the returned naming context.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName Indicates that the name is invalid. <p>
 */
  void unbind (org.omg.CosNaming.NameComponent[] n) throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName;

  /**
 * The list operation allows a client to iterate through a set of
 * bindings in a naming context. <p>
 * 
 * The list operation returns at most the requested number of
 * bindings in BindingList bl. 
 * <ul>
 * <li>If the naming context contains additional 
 * bindings, the list operation returns a BindingIterator with the 
 * additional bindings. 
 * <li>If the naming context does not contain additional 
 * bindings, the binding iterator is a nil object reference.
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @param how_many the maximum number of bindings to return <p>
 * 
 * @param bl the returned list of bindings <p>
 * 
 * @param bi the returned binding iterator <p>
 */
  void list (int how_many, org.omg.CosNaming.BindingListHolder bl, org.omg.CosNaming.BindingIteratorHolder bi);

  /**
 * This operation returns a naming context implemented by the same
 * naming server as the context on which the operation was invoked. 
 * The new context is not bound to any name.
 */
  org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContext new_context ();

  /**
 * This operation creates a new context and binds it to the name
 * supplied as an argument. The newly-created context is implemented 
 * by the same naming server as the context in which it was bound (that 
 * is, the naming server that implements the context denoted by the 
 * name argument excluding the last component).
 * 
 * @param n Name of the object <p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound Indicates the name does not identify a binding.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.AlreadyBound Indicates an object is already 
 * bound to the specified name.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed Indicates that the implementation has
 * given up for some reason. The client, however, may be able to 
 * continue the operation at the returned naming context.<p>
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName Indicates that the name is invalid. <p>
 */
  org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContext bind_new_context (org.omg.CosNaming.NameComponent[] n) throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.AlreadyBound, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.CannotProceed, org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.InvalidName;

  /** 
 * The destroy operation deletes a naming context. If the naming 
 * context contains bindings, the NotEmpty exception is raised.
 * 
 * @exception org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotEmpty Indicates that the Naming Context contains bindings.
 */
  void destroy () throws org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotEmpty;
} // interface NamingContextOperations