ILU Reference Manual

• ILU Concepts
  • What ILU Does
  • How ILU Works
  • Core ILU Concepts
    • Objects
      • Subtyping (interface inheritance)
      • Subtype Relationships
      • Singleton Object Types
      • Instantiation
      • String Binding Handle
      • Siblings
      • Object Tables (or, Just-in-Time Objects)
    • Garbage Collection
    • Connections
    • Simple Binding
      • Listing the Registered Objects
      • Using Shared Files for Simple Binding
      • Using an ILU Service for Simple Binding
    • Error Signalling
  • ILU and OMG CORBA
• Defining Interfaces
  • General Syntax of ISL
    • Identifiers
    • Reserved Words
  • Statement Syntax
    • The Interface Header
    • Type Declarations
      • Primitive types
      • Constructor overview
      • Array Declarations
      • Sequence Declarations
      • Generalized Array Declarations
      • Record Declarations
      • Union Declarations
      • Optional Declarations
      • Enumeration Declarations
      • Object Type Declarations
    • Exception Declarations
    • Constant Declarations
      • Integer, Cardinal, and Byte Constants
      • Real Constants
      • ilu.CString Constants
      • Examples of Constants
  • ilu.isl
  • Using OMG IDL with ILU
    • Translation
      • Anonymous types
      • Topmodules mode
      • Imports mode
      • Unsupported constructs
    • Manual Invocation of idl2isl
  • ISL Grammar
• Using ILU with Standard C
  • Introduction
  • The ISL Mapping to C
    • Names
    • Mapping Type Constructs Into C
      • Basic Types
      • Records
      • Unions
      • Floating Point Values
      • Sequences
      • Pickles (CORBA `any')
    • Objects and Methods
      • Basics
      • Interface Inheritance
      • Object Implementation
    • Exceptions
    • Parameter Passing Considerations
    • True Module Construction
    • Using ILU Modules
    • Stub Generation
    • Tailoring Identifier Names
  • Libraries and Linking
  • ILU C API
    • Type Manipulation
    • Object Manipulation
    • Server Manipulation
      • Using C Object Tables
    • CORBA Compatibility Macros
• Using ILU with Python
  • Introduction
  • The ISL Mapping to Python
    • Names
    • Interface
    • Constant
    • Exception
    • Types
      • Basic Types
      • Enumeration
      • Array
      • Sequence
      • Record
      • Union
      • Object
      • Optional
      • Pickle (CORBA `any')
    • Methods and Parameters
    • Threads
    • Identities
  • Using an ILU module from Python
  • Implementing an ILU module in Python
    • Implementation Inheritance
    • True Servers
    • Exporting Objects
    • Animating Servers
    • Using Alarms
  • Using the Simple Binding Service
  • Summary of the ILU Python Runtime
  • Stub Generation
• Using ILU with C++
  • Introduction
  • Mapping ILU ISL to C++
    • Names
    • Types
      • Sequence types
    • Object types
    • Exceptions
    • Constants
    • Examples
  • Using an ILU module from C++
  • Implementing an ILU Module in C++
    • Servers
    • Event dispatching
    • Publishing
  • ILU API for C++
  • Generating ILU stubs for C++
    • Tailoring C++ Names
  • Threading
  • Other ILU Considerations For C++
    • Libraries and Linking
    • Initialization order
    • Makefiles
• Using ILU with Java
  • Introduction
  • The ISL Mapping to Java
  • Using an ILU module from Java
    • Client side substitutions
  • Implementing an ILU module in Java
    • Hints about implicit registration
    • True Servers
  • Directories, Packages, and Modules
    • Java without ILU
      • Summary
    • ILU enters the picture
      • Stubbing
      • Java Compilation
      • Execution
      • Debugging
      • Packages
      • Versions, releases, and, machines
  • Stub Generation
  • Using the Simple Binding Service
• Using ILU with Common Lisp
  • ILU Mappings to Common Lisp
    • Generating Common Lisp Surrogate and True Stubs
    • Packages & Symbols
    • Types
  • Using a Module from Common Lisp
  • Implementing a Module in Common Lisp
    • Publishing
    • Debugging
  • Dumping an image with ILU
  • The Portable DEFSYSTEM Module
  • ILU Common Lisp Lightweight Processes
  • Porting ILU to a New Common Lisp Implementation
• Using ILU with Microsoft Windows
  • Prerequisites for using ILU with Microsoft Windows
    • Using ILU applications on Windows NT and Windows 95
    • Prerequisite software to use AND develop ILU applications on Windows NT and 95.
  • Installation
  • Building ILU
  • Building the examples
  • Running the examples
  • Developing Windows Applications with ILU
    • All Applications
    • Windows (non-console) Applications
    • Message Loop
  • Windows and the ILU_DEBUG settings
    • WINIO
  • Misc.
    • Python support.
    • Alternative Binding Service
    • Borland C
  • Files in the distribution
• Threads and Event Loops
  • Multi-Threaded Programs
    • Multi-Threaded Programming in C
    • Multi-Threaded Programming in Python
    • Multi-Threaded Programming in C++
    • Thread Synchronization
  • Single-Threaded Programs
    • ILU Main Loop Functional Spec
    • Using ILU's Default Main Loop
    • Using an External Main Loop
    • A Hybrid Aproach
  • Threadedness in Distributed Systems
• Protocols and Transports
  • Protocols
    • The Abstract ILU Message Protocol
      • Messages
      • Parameter Types
    • The ONC RPC Protocol
      • Message Mappings
      • Mapping of Standard Types
    • The Xerox Courier Protocol
      • Message Mappings -- Courier Layer 3
      • Mapping of Standard Types -- Courier Layer 2
    • The OMG Internet Inter-Orb Protocol (IIOP)
      • Message Mappings -- GIOP
      • Mapping of Standard Types -- GIOP
    • The Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
  • Transports
    • TCP
    • UDP
    • SunRPC Record Marking
    • In-Memory
    • Security
• Security
  • Identities
  • Communications Security
    • Kernel Servers
    • Creating Ports
    • Client Connections to Ports
    • Calls
  • Using the Secure Transport Filter
• ILU Customization
  • Introduction
  • Event Loops and Threads
  • RPC Protocols and Data Transport Mechanisms
    • RPC Protocols
    • Transport Filters
  • Object Incarnation Procedures
  • Object URLs
  • Identity Types
  • Malloc Failure Recovery
  • Error Reporting
  • Debugging Interfaces
• Debugging ILU Programs
  • C++ static instance initialization
  • ILU trace debugging
  • Debugging ISL
    • Use of islscan
    • The ISLDEBUG environment variable
  • Bug Reporting and Comments
  • Use of gdb
  • Error handling
    • Decoding reportable consistency check failures
  • Common Problems - Questions
• Installation of ILU
  • Installing on a UNIX System
    • Prerequisites
    • Unpacking the Distribution
    • For the Impatient
    • Real Configuration
      • Configuration Options
      • Manual Fixups for Threading
    • Building
    • Environment Variables
    • Testing the Build
    • Notes on Specific Systems
      • HP/UX
      • DEC ALPHA with OSF OS
      • SunOS 4.1.x
  • Examples
  • Name Servers
  • Documentation
  • Mailing Lists
  • Changes
    • Changes from 2.0alpha8 to 2.0alpha9
    • Changes from 2.0alpha7 to 2.0alpha8
    • Changes from 1.8 to 2.0alpha
    • Changes from 1.7 to 1.8
    • Changes from 1.6.4-p9 to 1.7
  • Bug Reporting and Comments
    • Known Bugs and Gotchas
    • Reporting Bugs
• Multiple Languages In One Address Space
  • Dueling Runtimes
  • Module Initialization
  • Finding Objects
• Using Imake with ILU
  • Creating `Makefile's from `Imakefile's
  • ANSI C Usage
    • ANSI C ILU imake Macros
  • C++ Usage
    • C++ ILU imake Macros
• How to Create ILU Support for a Programming Language
  • Defining the Mapping
    • Object References
    • Storage Management
    • Control Flow
    • Any and TypeCode
  • Designing Runtime Operation
  • Writing the Stub Generator
  • Writing the LSR
    • Control Structure Options
    • The Main Sequence - How Calls are Handled on the Client and Server Sides
    • Object Management
      • Discussion
      • Life Cycle
      • Automatically Managed Objects
      • Explicitly Managed Objects
      • Hybrid Schemes
    • Errors
    • Internal Consistency Checks
    • Debugging
    • Fine Grain Time
    • FD Budget
    • Supporting Multiple Languages in One Runtime
    • Type Information
    • Simple Binding Service
    • Security Support
    • SBH schemes
    • Pickle Support
      • The Kernel Interface to Pickle
      • Pickles and the CORBA IIOP
• The TIM Documentation Language
  • Introduction
  • Extensions to GNU Texinfo
    • TIM Domain-Independent Format
    • Defining Domain-Specific Markup Commands With @timmacro
  • TIM Tools
  • Markup Commands used with ILU
• The ILU Common Lisp Portable DEFSYSTEM Module
  • Pathname Support
• The ILU Common Lisp Lightweight Process System
  • Introduction
  • Overview Of The ILU CL Process Model
    • The Scheduler Process
    • States Of Processes
    • Removing Or Killing Processes
    • Properties Of Processes
    • Process Locks
  • Functional Overview
  • Implementation Architecture
  • General Limitations
  • How To Use The ILU CL Process Interface
  • How To Program The ILU CL Process Interface
  • The ILU CL Process Interface
    • The Process Object
    • Querying The Status Of The Scheduler And All Processes
    • Starting And Killing Processes
    • Waiting A Process
    • Activating And Deactivating Processes
    • Accessing And Modifying The Properties Of A Process
    • Miscellaneous Process/Scheduler Functions And Macros
    • Process Locks Interface
  • Handling Errors
  • Notes
  • References
• Porting ILU to Common Lisp Implementations
• Porting ILU to Common Lisp
  • Introduction
  • Providing the ILU notion of foreign-function calls.
  • Network Garbage Collection
  • Thread and/or Event Loops
  • Converting between character sets.
  • Support for Dynamic Object Creation
• Possible ISL Name Mappings for Target Languages
  • C mapping
  • C++ mapping
  • Modula-3 mapping
  • Mapping ILU ISL to Modula-3
    • Names
    • Types
    • Exceptions
    • Example
• Index of Concepts
• Index of Functions, Variables, Methods, and Types