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    <title>CosNotifyChannelAdmin_&shy;ProxyPullSupplier</title>
    <shorttitle>..._ProxyPullSupplier</shorttitle>
    <prepared>Niclas Eklund</prepared>
    <responsible>Niclas Eklund</responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved>Niclas Eklund</approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>2000-02-01</date>
    <rev>1.0</rev>
  </header>
  <module>CosNotifyChannelAdmin_ProxyPullSupplier</module>
  <modulesummary>This module implements the OMG  CosNotifyChannelAdmin::ProxyPullSupplier interface.</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>To get access to the record definitions for the structures use:      <br></br>
<c>-include_lib("cosNotification/include/*.hrl").</c></p>
    <p>This module also exports the functions described in:</p>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotifyComm_NotifySubscribe">CosNotifyComm_NotifySubscribe</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotification_QoSAdmin">CosNotification_QoSAdmin</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin">CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin</seealso></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p><seealso marker="CosNotifyChannelAdmin_ProxySupplier">CosNotifyChannelAdmin_ProxySupplier</seealso></p>
      </item>
    </list>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>connect_any_pull_consumer(ProxyPullSupplier, PullConsumer) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Connect a consumer to the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>ProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
        <v>PullConsumer = #objref</v>
        <v>Reply = ok | {'EXCEPTION', #'CosEventChannelAdmin_AlreadyConnected'{}}</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation connects the given <c>PullConsumer</c> to the target object.
          If a connection already exists the <c>AlreadyConnected</c> exception is
          raised.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>pull(ProxyPullSupplier) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Pull an Any event from the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>ProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
        <v>Reply = #any | {'EXCEPTION', #'CosEventChannelAdmin_Disconnected'{}}</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation pulls next <c>#any{}</c> event, and blocks, if the target object
          have no events to forward, until an event can be delivered. If no client have
          been connected the <c>Disconnected</c> exception is raised.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>try_pull(ProxyPullSupplier) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Try and pull an Any event from the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>ProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
        <v>Reply = {#any, HasEvent} | {'EXCEPTION', #'CosEventChannelAdmin_Disconnected'{}}</v>
        <v>HasEvent = boolean()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation pulls next event, but do not block if the target object
          have no event to forward. If no client have
          been connected the <c>Disconnected</c> exception is raised.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>disconnect_pull_supplier(ProxyPullSupplier) -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Close the connection and terminate the proxy</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>ProxyPullSupplier = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Invoking this operation will cause the target object to close the connection and terminate.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
  
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