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51 * @author Michal Sojka <sojkam1@fel.cvut.cz>
52 * @date Sun Oct 12 16:52:08 2008
54 * @brief Definitions for FORB's IOP (Inter-ORB protocol).
62 /// Inter-ORB protocol namespace
65 typedef octet message_type;
67 const message_type REQUEST = 0;
68 const message_type REPLY = 1;
69 const message_type HELLO = 2;
71 /// Version of FORB IOP protocol
76 typedef octet message_flags;
78 const message_flags LITTLE_ENDIAN = 1;
80 /// Common header of all FORB IOP messages
81 struct message_header {
82 version proto_version;
83 message_type message_type;
85 unsigned long message_size;
87 const long MESSAGE_HEADER_SIZE = 8;
89 /// Header of REQUEST message
90 struct request_header {
91 unsigned long request_id;
95 server_id source; ///< Server ID of request originator
98 typedef unsigned short reply_flags;
99 const reply_flags FLAG_EXCEPTION = 1;
100 /// Header of REPLY message
101 struct reply_header {
102 unsigned long request_id;
105 const long REPLY_HEADER_SIZE = 8;