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IceBox.InheritProperties
Synopsis
IceBox.InheritProperties=num
Description
If num is set to a value larger than zero, each service inherits the configuration properties of the IceBox server's communicator. If not defined, the default value is zero.
IceBox.InstanceName
Synopsis
IceBox.InstanceName=name
Description
Specifies an alternate identity category for the IceBox service manager object. If defined, the identity of the object becomes name/ServiceManager. If not specified, the default identity category is IceBox.
IceBox.LoadOrder
Synopsis
IceBox.LoadOrder=names
Description
Determines the order in which services are loaded. The service manager loads the services in the order they appear in names, where each service name is separated by a comma or white space. Any services not mentioned in names are loaded afterward, in an undefined order.
IceBox.PrintServicesReady
Synopsis
IceBox.PrintServicesReady=token
Description
If this property is set to a value greater than zero, the service manager prints "token ready" on standard output once initialization of all the services is complete. This is useful for scripts that need to wait until all services are ready to be used.
IceBox.Service.name
Synopsis
IceBox.Service.name=entry_point [args]
Description
Defines a service to be loaded during IceBox initialization. Any arguments that follow the entry point are examined; those matching the --name.*=value pattern are interpreted as property definitions and appear in the property set of the communicator that is passed to the service start method, and all remaining arguments are passed to the start method in the args parameter. Whitespace separates the arguments, and any arguments that contain whitespace must be enclosed in quotes.
Platform Notes
C++
The value of entry_point has the following form:
path[,version]:function
The path and optional version components are used to construct the name of a DLL or shared library. If no version is supplied, the version is the empty string. The function component is the name of a function with extern C linkage. For example, the entry point IceStormService,35:createIceStorm implies a shared library name of libIceStormService.so.35 on Unix and IceStormService35.dll on Windows. Furthermore, if IceBox is built on Windows with debugging, a d is automatically appended to the version (e.g., IceStormService35d.dll).
The function must be declared with extern C linkage and have the following signature:
IceBox::Service* function(Ice::CommunicatorPtr c);
Note that the function must return a pointer and not a smart pointer. The Ice core deallocates the object when it unloads the library. The communicator instance passed to this function is the server's communicator, which is not the same as the communicator passed to the service's start method.
The path component may optionally contain a relative or absolute path name, indicated by the presence of a path separator (/ or \). In this case, the last component of the path is used to construct the name of the shared library or DLL. Consider this example:
IceBox.Service.IceStorm=./IceStormService,35:createIceStorm
The use of a relative path means the Ice run time will look in the current working directory for libIceStormService.so.35 on Unix or IceStormService35.dll on Windows.
If the path component contains spaces, the entire entry point must be enclosed in quotes:
IceBox.Service.IceStorm="C:\Program Files\ZeroC\Ice-3.5b\bin\IceStormService,35:createIceStorm"
If the path component does not include a leading path name, Ice delegates to the operating system to locate the shared library or DLL, which typically means that the plug-in can reside in any of the directories in your shared library or DLL search path.
Java
The value of entry_point has the following form:
[path:]class
The class component must be the name of a class that implements the IceBox.Service interface and provides at least one of the constructors shown in the example below:
public class MyService implements IceBox.Service
{
public MyService(Ice.Communicator serverCommunicator);
public MyService();
// ...
}
The constructor taking an Ice.Communicator argument is invoked if present, otherwise the default constructor is invoked.
If path is specified, it may be the path name of a JAR file or class directory, as shown below:
IceBox.Service.MyService=MyService.jar:MyServiceImpl IceBox.Service.MyOtherService=/classes:MyOtherServiceImpl
If path contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotes:
IceBox.Service.MyService="factory classes.jar":MyServiceImpl
IceBox uses a single class loader to load all services having the same value for path.
If class is specified without a path, IceBox attempts to load the class using class loaders in a well-defined order.
.NET
The value of entry_point has the form assembly:class. The assembly can be a partially or fully qualified assembly name, such as myplugin,Version=0.0.0.0,Culture=neutral, or an assembly DLL name such as myplugin.dll, and may optionally include a leading relative or absolute path name.
You must use a fully-qualified assembly name to load a service from an assembly in the Global Assembly Cache.
The specified class must implement the IceBox.Service interface and provide at least one of the constructors shown in the example below:
public class MyService : IceBox.Service
{
public MyService(Ice.Communicator serverCommunicator);
public MyService();
// ...
}
The constructor taking an Ice.Communicator argument is invoked if present, otherwise the default constructor is invoked.
If you specify a relative path name in the entry point, the assembly is located relative to the program's current working directory:
IceBox.Service.MyService=..\MyService.dll:MyServiceImpl
Enclose the assembly's path name in quotes if it contains spaces:
IceBox.Service.MyService="C:\Program Files\MyService\MyService.dll:MyServiceImpl"
Finally, if the assembly uses a leading path name, be sure to include the .dll extension.
IceBox.ServiceManager.AdapterProperty
Synopsis
IceBox.ServiceManager.AdapterProperty=value
Description
IceBox uses the adapter name IceBox.ServiceManager for its object adapter. Therefore, adapter properties can be used to configure the IceBox object adapter.
IceBox.UseSharedCommunicator.name
Synopsis
IceBox.UseSharedCommunicator.name=num
Description
If num is set to a value larger than zero, the service manager supplies the service name with a communicator that might be shared by other services. If the IceBox.InheritProperties property is also defined, the shared communicator inherits the properties of the IceBox server. If not defined, the default value is zero.