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Bonobo_Unknown bonobo_context_get (const CORBA_char *context_name, CORBA_Environment *opt_ev); void bonobo_context_add (const CORBA_char *context_name, Bonobo_Unknown context); BonoboObject* bonobo_context_running_get (void); void bonobo_running_context_auto_exit_unref (BonoboObject *object); |
The bonobo-context code is designed to provide a way to expose CORBA contexts through a single C interface. This is so that language bindings can get away with wrapping a single function, and yet have access to the whole Bonobo service framework. Two examples of this are the MonikerContext and the RunningContext ( see Bonobo_Context.idl ).
Example 1. Getting and using the moniker context
Bonobo_MonikerContext context;
Bonobo_Unknown object;
context = bonobo_context_get ("Activation", NULL);
if (context == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL)
g_error (_("Internal error, no activation context"));
object = Bonobo_MonikerContext_getObject (
"file:/demo/a.jpeg", "Bonobo/Control", ev);
...
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The list of contexts is open and may be expanded in the future, currently there are the following:
Activation - Bonobo/MonikerContext
Running - Bonobo/RunningContext
The running context is particularly useful for ensuring that server processes exit cleanly when all their objects and derived objects are dead. To do this we can simply do the following:
Example 2. How to get a factory to quit when it is idle
static void
last_unref_exit_cb (gpointer context,
BonoboObject *factory)
{
bonobo_object_unref (factory);
gtk_main_quit();
}
...
int main (int argc, char **argv)
{
...
bonobo_running_context_ignore_object (BONOBO_OBJREF (object));
gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (bonobo_context_running_get()),
"last_unref", last_unref_exit_cb, factory);
...
bonobo_main();
}
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Since this is a commonly used thing there is a helper to make this easier:
Example 3. How to get a factory to quit when it is idle
bonobo_running_context_auto_exit_unref (factory)
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Bonobo_Unknown bonobo_context_get (const CORBA_char *context_name,
CORBA_Environment *opt_ev); |
The most useful context is named 'Activation' and returns the IDL:Bonobo/ActivationContext:1.0 interface.
void bonobo_context_add (const CORBA_char *context_name,
Bonobo_Unknown context); |
This function adds a new context to the context system
void bonobo_running_context_auto_exit_unref
(BonoboObject *object); |