// File: SALOME_DataTypeCatalog.idl
// Created: Mon August 08 2001
// Author: Estelle Deville, Paul Rascle
// Project: SALOME
// Copyright : CEA/DEN/DMSS/LGLS
// $Header$

module SALOME_DataTypeCatalog{
// Type definitions

// List of Data Type Names
  typedef sequence<string> ListOfDataTypeName ;

  // Exception thrown if a DataType is not found in the catalog
  exception NotFound {};
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Interfaces

// Catalog interface :
// methods to :
//  - obtain the data type names of the catalog
//  - test the compatibility between two type names
interface DataCatalog
{
  ListOfDataTypeName GetDataTypeList() ;
  boolean isDerivedFrom(in string type_in, in string type_out) raises(NotFound);
  string GetDataInterfaceRead(in string type) raises(NotFound);
  string GetDataInterfaceWrite(in string type)raises(NotFound);
   ListOfDataTypeName GetDataTypeParents(in string type) raises(NotFound);
} ;
};