ciminstance.h

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

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#ifndef Pegasus_Instance_h
#define Pegasus_Instance_h

#include <Pegasus/Common/Config.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/Linkage.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/CIMName.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/CIMObject.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/CIMPropertyList.h>

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// CIMInstance
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class CIMConstInstance;
class CIMInstanceRep;
class Resolver;

/**
    The CIMInstance class represents the DMTF standard CIM instance definition.

    <p>The CIMInstance class uses a shared representation model, such that
    multiple CIMInstance objects may refer to the same data copy.  Assignment
    and copy operators create new references to the same data, not distinct
    copies.  An update to a CIMInstance object affects all the CIMInstance
    objects that refer to the same data copy.  The data remains valid until
    all the CIMInstance objects that refer to it are destructed.  A separate
    copy of the data may be created using the clone method.
*/
class PEGASUS_COMMON_LINKAGE CIMInstance
{
public:

    /**
        Constructs an uninitialized CIMInstance object.  A method
        invocation on an uninitialized object will result in the throwing
        of an UninitializedObjectException.  An uninitialized object may
        be converted into an initialized object only by using the assignment
        operator with an initialized object.
    */
    CIMInstance();

    /**
        Constructs a CIMInstance object from the value of a specified
        CIMInstance object, so that both objects refer to the same data copy.
        @param x The CIMInstance object from which to construct a new
            CIMInstance object.
    */
    CIMInstance(const CIMInstance& x);

    /**
        Constructs a CIMInstance object from the value of a specified
        CIMObject object, so that both objects refer to the same data copy.
        @param x The CIMObject object from which to construct the
            CIMInstance object.
        @exception DynamicCastFailedException If a CIMInstance can not be
            created from the given CIMObject.
    */
    PEGASUS_EXPLICIT CIMInstance(const CIMObject& x);

    /**
        Constructs a CIMInstance object with the specified class name.
        @param className A CIMName specifying the class name of the instance.
    */
    CIMInstance(const CIMName& className);

    /**
        Assigns the value of the specified CIMInstance object to this object,
        so that both objects refer to the same data copy.
        @param x The CIMInstance object from which to assign this CIMInstance
            object.
        @return A reference to this CIMInstance object.
    */
    CIMInstance& operator=(const CIMInstance& x);

    /**
        Destructs the CIMInstance object.
    */
    ~CIMInstance();

    /**
        Gets the class name of the instance.
        @return A CIMName containing the class name.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    const CIMName& getClassName() const;

    /**
        Gets the object path for the instance.
        @return A CIMObjectPath containing the object path.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    const CIMObjectPath& getPath() const;

    /**
        Sets the object path for the instance.
        @param path A CIMObjectPath containing the object path.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    void setPath (const CIMObjectPath & path);

    /**
        Adds a qualifier to the instance.
        @param qualifier The CIMQualifier to be added.
        @return A reference to this CIMInstance object.
        @exception AlreadyExistsException If a qualifier with the
            same name already exists in the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMInstance& addQualifier(const CIMQualifier& qualifier);

    /**
        Finds a qualifier by name.
        @param name A CIMName specifying the name of the qualifier to be found.
        @return Index of the qualifier if found or PEG_NOT_FOUND if not found.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    Uint32 findQualifier(const CIMName& name) const;

    /**
        Gets the qualifier at the specified index.
        @param index The index of the qualifier to be retrieved.
        @return The CIMQualifier at the specified index.
        @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If the index is outside
            the range of qualifiers available for the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMQualifier getQualifier(Uint32 index);

    /**
        Gets the qualifier at the specified index.
        @param index The index of the qualifier to be retrieved.
        @return The CIMConstQualifier at the specified index.
        @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If the index is outside
            the range of qualifiers available for the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMConstQualifier getQualifier(Uint32 index) const;

    /**
        Removes a qualifier from the instance.
        @param index The index of the qualifier to remove.
        @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If the index is
            outside the range of qualifiers available for the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    void removeQualifier(Uint32 index);

    /**
        Gets the number of qualifiers in the instance.
        @return An integer count of the qualifiers in the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    Uint32 getQualifierCount() const;

    /**
        Adds a property to the instance.
        @param x The CIMProperty to be added.
        @return A reference to this CIMInstance object.
        @exception AlreadyExistsException If a property with the
            same name already exists in the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMInstance& addProperty(const CIMProperty& x);

    /**
        Finds a property by name.
        @param name A CIMName specifying the name of the property to be found.
        @return Index of the property if found or PEG_NOT_FOUND if not found.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    Uint32 findProperty(const CIMName& name) const;

    /**
        Gets the property at the specified index.
        @param index The index of the property to be retrieved.
        @return The CIMProperty at the specified index.
        @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If the index is outside
            the range of properties available for the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMProperty getProperty(Uint32 index);

    /**
        Gets the property at the specified index.
        @param index The index of the property to be retrieved.
        @return The CIMConstProperty at the specified index.
        @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If the index is outside
            the range of properties available for the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMConstProperty getProperty(Uint32 index) const;

    /**
        Removes a property from the instance.
        @param index The index of the property to remove.
        @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If the index is
            outside the range of properties available for the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    void removeProperty(Uint32 index);

    /**
        Gets the number of properties in the instance.
        @return An integer count of the properties in the CIMInstance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    Uint32 getPropertyCount() const;

    /**
        Builds the object path for this instance, based on the class name
        and property values in the instance and the Key qualifiers on the
        properties in the class definition.  The returned object path does
        not include hostname and namespace attributes.
        Note that this method does not update the path attribute of the
        CIMInstance.
        @return A CIMObjectPath containing the object path for the instance.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMObjectPath buildPath(const CIMConstClass& cimClass) const;

    /**
        Makes a deep copy of the instance.  This creates a new copy of all
        the instance attributes including qualifiers and properties.
        @return A new copy of the CIMInstance object.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.
    */
    CIMInstance clone() const;

    /**
        Compares the CIMInstance with a specified CIMConstInstance.
        @param x The CIMConstInstance to be compared.
        @return True if this instance is identical to the one specified,
            false otherwise.
        @exception UninitializedObjectException If the object is not
            initialized.