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diff --git a/lib/orber/doc/src/ch_contents.xml b/lib/orber/doc/src/ch_contents.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..65383805b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/orber/doc/src/ch_contents.xml @@ -0,0 +1,172 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> + +<chapter> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>1999</year><year>2009</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + </legalnotice> + + <title>The Orber Application</title> + <prepared></prepared> + <docno></docno> + <date>1998-05-05</date> + <rev>B</rev> + <file>ch_contents.xml</file> + </header> + + <section> + <title>Content Overview</title> + <p>The Orber documentation is divided into three sections: + </p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>PART ONE - The User's Guide + <br></br> +Description of the Orber Application including IDL-to-Erlang + language mapping, services and a small tutorial demonstrating + the development of a simple service.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>PART TWO - Release Notes + <br></br> +A concise history of Orber.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>PART THREE - The Reference Manual + <br></br> + A quick reference guide, including a + brief description, to all the functions available in Orber.</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Brief Description of the User's Guide</title> + <p>The User's Guide contains the following parts:</p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>ORB kernel and IIOP support</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Interface Repository</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>IDL to Erlang mapping</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>CosNaming Service</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Resolving initial reference from Java or C++</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Tutorial - creating a simple service </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>CORBA Exceptions </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Interceptors</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>OrberWeb</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Debugging + </p> + </item> + </list> + + <section> + <title>ORB Kernel and IIOP Support</title> + <p>The ORB kernel which has IIOP support will allow the creation + of persistent server objects in Erlang. These objects can also + be accessed via Erlang and Java environments. For the moment a + Java enabled ORB is needed to generate Java from IDL to use + Java server objects (this has been tested using OrbixWeb).</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Interface Repository</title> + <p>The IFR is an interface repository used for some type-checking + when coding/decoding IIOP. The IFR is capable of storing all + interfaces and declarations of OMG IDL.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>IDL to Erlang Mapping</title> + <p>The OMG IDL mapping for Erlang, which is necessary to access the + functionality of Orber, is described, The mapping structure is + included as the\011basic and the constructed OMG IDL types + references, invocations\011and Erlang characteristics. An example is + also provided.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>CosNaming Service</title> + <p>Orber contains a CosNaming compliant service.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Resolving Initial References from Java or C++</title> + <p>A couple of classes are added to Orber to simplify initial + reference access from Java or C++. + </p> + <p><em>Resolving initial reference from Java</em> <br></br> + A class with only one method which returns an <term id="IOR"><termdef>Interoperable Object Reference</termdef></term>on the + external string format to the INIT object (see "Interoperable + Naming Service" specification).</p> + <p><em>Resolving initial reference from C++</em> <br></br> + + A class (and header file) with only one method which returns + an IOR on the external string format to the INIT object (see + "Interoperable Naming Service" specification).</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Orber Stub/Skeleton</title> + <p>An example which describes the API and behavior of Orber stubs and skeletons. </p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>CORBA Exceptions</title> + <p>A listing of all system exceptions supported by Orber and how one should + handle them. This chapter also describe how to generate user defined + exceptions.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Interceptors</title> + <p>Descibes how to implement and activate interceptors.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>OrberWeb</title> + <p>Offers the possibility to administrate and supervise Orber via a GUI.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Debugging</title> + <p>Describes how to use different tools when debugging and/or developing + new applications using Orber. Also includes a FAQ, which deal with + the most common mistakes when using Orber. + </p> + </section> + </section> +</chapter> + |