#### 6.9.3 `PolyORB.CORBA_P.Server_Tools`

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         --  Helper functions for CORBA servers. Note that using this unit implies
         --  using the Portable Object Adapter.

         with CORBA.Object;
         with PortableServer.POA;

         package PolyORB.CORBA_P.Server_Tools is

            pragma Elaborate_Body;

            type Hook_Type is access procedure;
            Initiate_Server_Hook : Hook_Type;
            --  Access to a procedure to be called upon start up.
            --  See Initiate_Server for more details.

            procedure Initiate_Server (Start_New_Task : Boolean := False);
            --  Start a new ORB, and initialize the Root POA.
            --  If Start_New_Task is True, a new task will be created and
            --  control will be returned to the caller.  Otherwise, the ORB
            --  will be executing in the current context.
            --  If the Initiate_Server_Hook variable is not null, the
            --  designated procedure will be called after initializing the ORB,
            --  prior to entering the server loop.

            function Get_Root_POA return PortableServer.POA.Ref;
            --  Return the Root_POA attached to the current ORB instance.

            procedure Initiate_Servant
              (S : PortableServer.Servant;
               R : out CORBA.Object.Ref'Class);
            --  Initiate a servant: register a servant to the Root POA.
            --  If the Root POA has not been initialized, initialize it.

            procedure Reference_To_Servant
              (R : CORBA.Object.Ref'Class;
               S : out PortableServer.Servant);
            --  Convert a CORBA.Object.Ref into a PortableServer.Servant.

            procedure Servant_To_Reference
              (S : PortableServer.Servant;
               R : out CORBA.Object.Ref'Class);
            --  Convert a PortableServer.Servant into CORBA.Object.Ref.

            procedure Initiate_Well_Known_Service
              (S    : PortableServer.Servant;
               Name : String;
               R    : out CORBA.Object.Ref'Class);
            --  Make S accessible through a reference appropriate for
            --  generation of a corbaloc URI with a named key of Name.

         end PolyORB.CORBA_P.Server_Tools;