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--          POLYORB.POA_POLICIES.SERVANT_RETENTION_POLICY.RETAIN            --
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package PolyORB.POA_Policies.Servant_Retention_Policy.Retain is

   type Retain_Policy is new ServantRetentionPolicy with null record;

   type Retain_Policy_Access is access all Retain_Policy;

   function Create
     return Retain_Policy_Access;

   procedure Check_Compatibility
     (Self           :        Retain_Policy;
      Other_Policies :        AllPolicies;
      Error          : in out PolyORB.Errors.Error_Container);

   function Policy_Id
     (Self : Retain_Policy)
     return String;

   procedure Retain_Servant_Association
     (Self      :        Retain_Policy;
      OA        :        PolyORB.POA_Types.Obj_Adapter_Access;
      P_Servant :        Servants.Servant_Access;
      U_Oid     :        Unmarshalled_Oid;
      Error     : in out PolyORB.Errors.Error_Container);

   procedure Forget_Servant_Association
     (Self  :        Retain_Policy;
      OA    :        PolyORB.POA_Types.Obj_Adapter_Access;
      U_Oid :        Unmarshalled_Oid;
      Error : in out PolyORB.Errors.Error_Container);

   function Retained_Servant_To_Id
     (Self      : Retain_Policy;
      OA        : PolyORB.POA_Types.Obj_Adapter_Access;
      P_Servant : Servants.Servant_Access)
     return Object_Id_Access;

   procedure Retained_Id_To_Servant
     (Self    :        Retain_Policy;
      OA      :        PolyORB.POA_Types.Obj_Adapter_Access;
      U_Oid   :        Unmarshalled_Oid;
      Servant :    out Servants.Servant_Access;
      Error   : in out PolyORB.Errors.Error_Container);

   procedure Ensure_Servant_Manager_Type
     (Self    :        Retain_Policy;
      Manager :        ServantManager'Class;
      Error   : in out PolyORB.Errors.Error_Container);

end PolyORB.POA_Policies.Servant_Retention_Policy.Retain;
