Transcript The Pasta Flingers

Group 3
The Pasta Flingers
CORBA
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Object Management Group – OMG
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Common Object Request Broker
Architecture
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Services of Distributed Objects
IDL
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Language and OS Agnostic
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Defines Object Interface and Object
Variables
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Variables are strictly typed
Example IDL
IDL Variable Mappings
IDL
Java
module
package
interface
interface
enum,struct,union
class
string, wstring
java.lang.String
long
int
sequence, array
array
…many more
ORB
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Magic!
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Routes request from client to object and
response from object to client.
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Maintains Interface Repository
http://www.omg.org/images/logos/diagram-client_to_request_to_object_implementation.gif
Implementation
Automate the process of updating the
CRM when deliveries are made
 Automate the process of recalculating the
routes to incorporate new orders
 Create a web service allowing customers
to check order status
 Allow customers to place and track orders
online
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Our components
Business Logic
 CRM Adapter
 Tracking Service Adapter
 Routing Engine Adapter
+ Website & Web Service
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Extending the System
System designed with extendibility in mind
 To replace an existing object in the
system:
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modify the adapter between the system and
the middleware
Extending the System
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To add a new object or functionality to the
system:
Create an adapter between the object and the
middleware
 Modify the middleware to use new
functionality, and make it available to clients if
necessary
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CORBA language agnostic, so new
components are not tied to any specific
language
Demo