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#!/usr/bin/env python
# **********************************************************************
#
# Copyright (c) 2003-2006 ZeroC, Inc. All rights reserved.
#
# This copy of Ice is licensed to you under the terms described in the
# ICE_LICENSE file included in this distribution.
#
# **********************************************************************

import sys, traceback, Ice

Ice.loadSlice('Value.ice')
import Demo, Printer

class ObjectFactory(Ice.ObjectFactory):
    def create(self, type):
        if type == "::Demo::Printer":
            return Printer.PrinterI()

        if type == "::Demo::DerivedPrinter":
            return Printer.DerivedPrinterI()

        assert(False)

    def destroy(self):
        # Nothing to do
        pass

class Client(Ice.Application):
    def run(self, args):
	properties = self.communicator().getProperties()
	refProperty = 'Value.Initial'
	proxy = properties.getProperty(refProperty)
	if len(proxy) == 0:
	    print args[0] + ": property `" + refProperty + "' not set"
	    return False

	base = self.communicator().stringToProxy(proxy)
	initial = Demo.InitialPrx.checkedCast(base)
	if not initial:
	    print args[0] + ": invalid proxy"
	    return False

	print '\n'\
	      "Let's first transfer a simple object, for a class without\n"\
	      "operations, and print its contents. No factory is required\n"\
	      "for this.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	simple = initial.getSimple()
	print "==> " + simple.message

	print '\n'\
	      "Yes, this worked. Now let's try to transfer an object for a class\n"\
	      "with operations as type ::Demo::Printer, without installing a factory\n"\
	      "first. This should give us a `no factory' exception.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	try:
	    printer, printerProxy = initial.getPrinter()
	    print args[0] + ": Did not get the expected NoObjectFactoryException!"
	    sys.exit(false)
	except Ice.NoObjectFactoryException, ex:
	    print "==>", ex

	print '\n'\
	      "Yep, that's what we expected. Now let's try again, but with\n"\
	      "installing an appropriate factory first. If successful, we print\n"\
	      "the object's content.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	factory = ObjectFactory()
	self.communicator().addObjectFactory(factory, "::Demo::Printer")

	printer, printerProxy = initial.getPrinter()
	print "==> " + printer.message

	print '\n'\
	      "Cool, it worked! Let's try calling the printBackwards() method\n"\
	      "on the object we just received locally.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	print "==>",
	printer.printBackwards()

	print '\n'\
	      "Now we call the same method, but on the remote object. Watch the\n"\
	      "server's output.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	printerProxy.printBackwards()

	print '\n'\
	      "Next, we transfer a derived object from the server as a base\n"\
	      "object. Since we haven't yet installed a factory for the derived\n"\
	      "class, the derived class (::Demo::DerivedPrinter) is sliced\n"\
	      "to its base class (::Demo::Printer).\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	derivedAsBase = initial.getDerivedPrinter()
	print "==> The type ID of the received object is \"" + derivedAsBase.ice_id() + "\""
	assert(derivedAsBase.ice_id() == "::Demo::Printer")

	print '\n'\
	      "Now we install a factory for the derived class, and try again.\n"\
	      "Because we receive the derived object as a base object, we\n"\
	      "we need to do a dynamic_cast<> to get from the base to the derived object.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	self.communicator().addObjectFactory(factory, "::Demo::DerivedPrinter")

	derived = initial.getDerivedPrinter()
	print "==> The type ID of the received object is \"" + derived.ice_id() + "\""

	print '\n'\
	      "Let's print the message contained in the derived object, and\n"\
	      "call the operation printUppercase() on the derived object\n"\
	      "locally.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	print "==> " + derived.derivedMessage
	print "==>",
	derived.printUppercase()

	print '\n'\
	      "Finally, we try the same again, but instead of returning the\n"\
	      "derived object, we throw an exception containing the derived\n"\
	      "object.\n"\
	      "[press enter]"
	raw_input()

	try:
	    initial.throwDerivedPrinter()
	    print args[0] + "Did not get the expected DerivedPrinterException!"
	    sys.exit(false)
	except Demo.DerivedPrinterException, ex:
	    derived = ex.derived
	    assert(derived)

	print "==> " + derived.derivedMessage
	print "==>",
	derived.printUppercase()

	print '\n'\
	      "That's it for this demo. Have fun with Ice!"

	return True

app = Client()
sys.exit(app.main(sys.argv, "config"))