[omniORB] Object type returned from resolve()

[Thomas Lockhart]

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I think I'm noticing a difference in behavior between omniORBpy-2.0 and 
-2.1. When calling resolve() on a NameContext node in a naming service 
(a TAO naming service in particular) the -2.0 release returned an object 
already narrowed to be a CosNaming._objref_NamingContext. The -2.1 
release returns an omniORB.CORBA.Object from the call to resolve() 
targeting a naming context node.

 From looking at the docs, I see that a _narrow() might be necessary for 
any call to resolve(), so afaict (without reading the standard) the new 
behavior is permitted.

Was the change in behavior intentional? I'm not seeing mention of this 
in release notes, on the web site, or in searching the mailing lists, 
though of course I could have missed it.

Small test program enclosed.

                     - Tom

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
from omniORB import CORBA
import CosNaming

TheOrb = CORBA.ORB_init(sys.argv, CORBA.ORB_ID)
AnObject = TheOrb.resolve_initial_references("NameService")
TheNameService = AnObject._narrow(CosNaming.NamingContext)

ContextName = []
for i in (range(2)):
  ContextName += [CosNaming.NameComponent(id = "test_"+str(i), kind = "")]

# top level context
context = TheNameService
for i in (range(2)):
  # make sure the node does not exist
  try:
    context.unbind([ContextName[i]])
  except:
    pass
  # bind a new context node
  ncontext = context.bind_new_context([ContextName[i]])
  print "ncontext is", ncontext, "(always NamingContext)"
  context = ncontext._narrow(CosNaming.NamingContext)
  print "context is", context, "(narrows to NamingContext)"

context = TheNameService
obj = context.resolve(ContextName)
print "object reference is", obj, "(2.0 is NamingContext, 2.1 is CORBA.Object)"
context = obj._narrow(CosNaming.NamingContext)
print "context is", context, "(always NamingContext)"

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