cmpicontext.h

Pegasus is an open-source implementationof the DMTF CIM and WBEM standards. It is designed to be por

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#ifndef _CmpiContext_h_
#define _CmpiContext_h_

#include "cmpidt.h"
#include "cmpift.h"

#include "CmpiObject.h"
#include "CmpiStatus.h"
#include "Linkage.h"

/** This class acts as a container to holding provider functions context information.
*/

class CmpiData;

class PEGASUS_CMPI_PROVIDER_LINKAGE CmpiContext : public CmpiObject {
   friend class CmpiBroker;
   friend class CmpiInstanceMI;
   friend class CmpiMethodMI;
   friend class CmpiAssociationMI;
   friend class CmpiPropertyMI;
   friend class CmpiIndicationMI;
private:
protected:

   /** Constructor - Should not be called
   */
   CmpiContext();

public:

   /** Constructor used by MIDrivers to encapsulate CMPIContext.
   */
   CmpiContext(CMPIContext* c);

   /** getEnc - Gets the encapsulated CMPIContext.
   */
   CMPIContext *getEnc() const;

   /** invocationFlags - InvocationFlags entry name.
   */
   static const char* invocationFlags;

   /** getEntry - Gets a named context entry.
   */
   CmpiData getEntry(const char* name) const;
};

#endif