Table of Contents
Warning: The OpenCCM User's Guide is now split
into the following documents:
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Environment for using OpenCCM
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The OpenCCM's Compilation Chain
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Generation and implementation rules
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The OpenCCM's Execution Chain
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Demonstrations
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Writing an application with OpenCCM
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Writing CCM XML meta files
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Using deployment functionnalities
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Browsing and managing your application
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The Persistent State Service
The console description
The OpenCCM Browser is a graphical console tool for browsing and interacting
with components at runtime. To start this console, use the ccm_browser
script (see here for
more information). This one tries to browse the NameService
and the InterfaceRepository if they are started.
Here is an example of the OpenCCM console GUI managing the
demo3 demo:
Available CORBA customizations
This part describes the personalization concerning the CORBA objects.
In fact, what is happening when the console finds a CORBA object.
org.omg.CORBA.ORB
Expanded node view
Displays the list of the initially available CORBA object references,
such as NameService and InterfaceRepository.
org.omg.PortableServer.POA
Expanded node view
Shows the current set of all children POAs of the given POA.
org.omg.CORBA.Container (i.e. Interface Repository)
Expanded node view
Lists the content of the given container.
org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContext (i.e. NameService)
Expanded node view
Gives the list of binding objects from the given naming context.
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Bind an object |
Binds an object into the naming context.
You must specify the key for the object, and an entry representing the object
you want to bind, either an IOR file from your own file system or an existing
object from the browser tree. You can only bind a CORBA Object.
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| Unbind |
Unbinds the CORBA object from the given naming context.
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Available CCM customizations
This part details the personalization concerning the
CORBA Component Model objects.
org.objectweb.ccm.Deployment.Server
Expanded node view
Provides the references to ComponentServer and
ComponentInstallation objects.
org.omg.Components.Deployment.ComponentInstallation
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Install |
This operation installs a component on a particular host where the
ComponentInstallation object resides.
You have to specify a reference name (UUID) and a file pointing to
the location of the component package
(cf. ::Components::Deployment::ComponentInstallation::install).
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org.omg.Components.Deployment.ComponentServer
Expanded node view
Displays all created container references.
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Create Container |
Creates a new container instance
(cf. ::Components::Deployment::ComponentServer::create_container).
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| Remove from ComponentServer |
Removes the container from its ComponentServer
(cf. ::Components::Deployment::ComponentServer::remove_container).
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org.omg.Components.Deployment.Container
Expanded node view
Gives the list of CCMHome managed by the container.
It displays the OMG IDL home type as key.
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Install a Home |
Installs a new home into the container.
You have to specify the UUID and the entry point parameters
used by the container to locate an implementation file and
instantiate a new home object.
(cf. ::Components::Deployment::Container::install_home)
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| Remove |
Removes the container
(cf. ::Components::Deployment::Container::remove).
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| Remove from Container |
Removes the given home from the container
(cf. ::Components::Deployment::Container::remove_home).
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org.omg.Components.CCMHome
Expanded node view
Provides the list of components managed by the given home.
It displays the OMG IDL component type as key.
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Remove |
Removes the home
(cf. ::Components::CCMHome::remove).
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| Remove from home |
Removes the given component from its home
(cf. ::Components::CCMHome::remove_component).
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org.omg.Components.KeylessCCMHome
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Create a new Component |
Creates an instance of the component type associated with the home
(cf. ::Components::KeylessCCMHome::create_component).
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org.omg.Components.CCMObject
Expanded node view
Displays the description of the all component's ports.
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Complete Configuration |
This operation indicates that the given component configuration is completed.
This one has to be sufficiently configured
(cf. ::Components::CCMObject::configuration_complete).
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| Remove |
Removes the given component
(cf. ::Components::CCMObject::remove).
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org.omg.Components.ReceptacleDescription
Expanded node view
Gives all the connections of the given receptacle.
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Connect |
Connects an interface to the given receptacle.
You have to select it from the browser tree
(cf. ::Components::Receptacles::connect).
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| Disconnect |
Disconnects the connected reference from the receptacle
(cf. ::Components::Receptacles::disconnect).
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org.omg.Components.PublisherDescription
Expanded node view
Gives all the consumers of the given publisher.
Available Actions
| Action name | Description |
| Subscribe |
Add a new subscriber to the publisher event source.
You have to select it from the browser tree
(cf. ::Components::Events::subscribe).
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| Unsubscribe |
Remove the given subscriber from the publisher subscriber list
(cf. ::Components::Events::unsubscribe).
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The demos3 customizations
Here is the list of of the added personalization for demo called demo3.
org.objectweb.ccm.demo3.ServerHome
Expanded node view
Gives all the Server components managed by this home,
displaying with the name attribute.
| Action name | Description |
| Create a new Server |
Creates a Server component with a specific name.
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org.objectweb.ccm.demo3.ClientHome
Expanded node view
Gives all the Client components managed by this home,
displaying with the name attribute.
| Action name | Description |
| Create a new Client |
Creates a Client component with a specific name.
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org.objectweb.ccm.demo3.ConsumerHome
Expanded node view
Gives all the Consumer components managed by this home,
displaying with the name attribute.
| Action name | Description |
| Create a new Consumer |
Creates a Consumer component with a specific name.
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Warning: Note that the demo1 and the chat
demos have the same personalizations.
The dinner demo customizations
Here is the list of the added personalization for demo called dinner.
DiningPhilosophers.PhilosopherHome
Expanded node view
Gives all the Philosopher components managed by this home,
displaying with the name attribute.
The filetransfer customizations
Here is the list of the added personalization for demo called filetransfer.
org.objectweb.ccm.filetransfer.TVHome
Expanded node view
Gives all the TV components managed by this home,
displaying with the the_name attribute.
| Action name | Description |
| Create a new TV |
Creates a TV component with a specific name.
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org.objectweb.ccm.filetransfer.ChannelHome
Expanded node view
Gives all the Channel components managed by this home,
displaying with the the_name attribute.
| Action name | Description |
| Create a new Channel |
Creates a Channel component with a specific name.
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org.objectweb.ccm.filetransfer.ProgHome
Expanded node view
Gives all the Program components managed by this home,
displaying with the the_name attribute.
| Action name | Description |
| Create a new Program |
Creates a Program component with a specific directory
containing the pictures to broadcast.
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How to write your own plugin?
In order to help you to write customization of your own application,
a user's guide will be written soon. Before that, you can take
inspiration from the existing demo personalization.
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