Object-Oriented Programming Using SOM and DSOM

By Christina Lau

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• Preface
• Acknowledgments

• Introduction
  • Introduction:What is SOM?
  • Introduction:Why SOM?
  • Introduction:SOM Architecture
  • Introduction:SOM Components
  • Introduction:SOM, OMG and CORBA
  • Introduction:A First Look at IDL
  • Introduction:SOM IDL, CORBA IDL, and ODL
  • Introduction:Language Bindings
  • Introduction:Getting Started

• Hello World in SOM
  • Some Basic Terminology
  • Game Plan
  • Development Steps
  • Define Hello Interface
  • SOM Compile Hello.idl
  • Customize the printHello Method
  • Create Client Program
  • Compile and Link
  • Execute the Program
  • Summary

• Understanding the Basics
  • SOMObject
  • SOMClass
  • SOM Kernel Classes
  • SOM Run-time Environment Initialization
  • ATTRIBUTES VS. INSTANCE VARIABLES
  • Public vs. Private
  • Inheritance
  • Parent Class vs. Metaclass
  • Metaclass EXAMPLE
  • The SOMSinglelnstance Metaclass
  • Derived Metaclass
  • Method Resolution
  • SOM Data Types
  • SOM Exceptions
  • SOM Context
  • Module Statement

• A Complement to C++
  • THE NEED TO RE-COMPILE
  • EXPORT ENTRY IN DLLS
  • DYNAMIC CLASS LOADING
  • RUN-TIME TYPE IDENTIFICATION
  • Summary

• Distributing Your Objects
  • DSOM Overview
  • Define and Implement Your Objects
  • Server Program
  • Client Program
  • Configuration
  • BUILDING AND REGISTERING THE CLASSES
  • Execution
  • A Checklist for DSOM Configuration
  • DYNAMIC INVOCATION INTERFACE
  • A Distributed Calendar

• Making Your Objects Persistent
  • PSOM Overview
  • Define and Implement a Persistent Object
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Client Program
  • Building and Registering the Classes
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Execution
  • A Distributed and Persistent Calendar

• Using Replicated Objects
  • RSOM Overview
  • Define and Implement a Replicated Object
  • Client Program
  • Building and Registering the Classes
  • TCP/IP
  • Execution
  • A Replicated Calendar

• Working with the Interface Repository
  • Who Uses the Interface Repository
  • Managing the Interface Repository
  • Building the Interface Repository
  • Accessing the Interface Repository
  • TypeCode
  • A Simple IR Browser

• Writing Your Own Emitter
  • What is an Emitter?
  • Developing an Emitter
  • Emitter Framework Classes
  • A Report Emitter

• Future Directions
  • IBM and Hewlett-Packard Announcement
  • Digitalk Announcement
  • ParcPlace Systems Announcement
  • WATCOM Announcement
  • Objective Inc. Announcement
  • DirectToSOM
  • VisualAge Announcement
  • Summary

• References