// $Id: CCM_EventConsumerBase.idl 86021 2009-07-14 12:14:35Z wotte $
/// NOT Compliant with OMG 06-04-01 Section 6.6.2

#if !defined (CCM_EVENTCONSUMERBASE_IDL)
#define CCM_EVENTCONSUMERBASE_IDL

#include "ccm/CCM_EventBase.idl"
#include "tao/Typecode_types.pidl"
#include "tao/orb_types.pidl"

module Components
{
  typeprefix Components "omg.org";

  exception BadEventType
  {
    CORBA::RepositoryId expected_event_type;
  };

  interface EventConsumerBase
  {
    void push_event (in EventBase evt) raises (BadEventType);

    /*
     * CIAO-specific operation to treat event service as regular event
     * sink port. The source_id needs to be passed in to identify the
     * source of the publisher port to support event filtering mechanism.
     *
     * @todo Has to be removed
     */
    void ciao_push_event (in EventBase evt,
                          in string source_id,
                          in CORBA::TypeCode tc)
      raises (BadEventType);

    /*
     * CIAO-specific operation to help support the capability
     * to subscribe to eventtypes more derived than the type
     * consumed.
     *
     * @todo Has to be removed
     */
    boolean ciao_is_substitutable (in string event_repo_id);
  };
};
#endif /* CCM_EVENTCONSUMERBASE_IDL */
