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#ifndef _SALOME_CONTAINERMANAGER_IDL_
#define _SALOME_CONTAINERMANAGER_IDL_

#include "SALOME_Exception.idl"
#include "SALOME_Component.idl"
#include "SALOME_ResourcesManager.idl"

/*! \file SALOME_ContainerManager.idl \brief interfaces for %SALOME Container Manager service
*/

module Engines
{

//! Type to describe required properties of a container
struct ContainerParameters
{
  //! container name if given else automatic
  string container_name;

  //! creation mode for GiveContainer if given else automatic 
  /*!start creates a new container
   * get  try to find an existing container
   * getorstart   use an existing container if it exists or creates a new one
   */
  string mode;

  //! container working directory if given else automatic
  string workingdir;

  // Parallel part
  //! Number of proc of a parallel container
  long nb_proc;
  //! if true start a MPI container
  boolean isMPI;
  //! PaCO specific informations
  string parallelLib;

  //! Parameters to choose a resource
  ResourceParameters resource_params;
};

/*! \brief Interface of the %containerManager
    This interface is used for interaction with the unique instance
    of ContainerManager
*/
interface ContainerManager
{
  //! GiveContainer - use mode parameter of ContainerParameters to configure
  //! how this method works
  //! Currently: get, start, getorstart, findorstart, find
  Container GiveContainer(in ContainerParameters params) raises (SALOME::SALOME_Exception);

  //!  Shutdown all containers that have been launched by the container manager
  void ShutdownContainers();
} ;

};
  
#endif