Building and Running the CORBA Sample Applications

The topic includes the following sections:

•	Building and Running the Security Sample Application

•	Building and Running the Secure Simpapp Sample Application

Notes:

The Oracle Tuxedo CORBA Java client and Oracle Tuxedo CORBA Java client ORB were deprecated in Tuxedo 8.1 and are no longer supported. All Oracle Tuxedo CORBA Java client and Oracle Tuxedo CORBA Java client ORB text references, associated code samples, should only be used to help implement/run third party Java ORB libraries, and for programmer reference only.

Technical support for third party CORBA Java ORBs should be provided by their respective vendors. Oracle Tuxedo does not provide any technical support or documentation for third party CORBA Java ORBs.

Building and Running the Security Sample Application

The Security sample application demonstrates using password authentication. For instructions for building and running the Security sample application, see the Guide to the CORBA University Sample Applications.

Building and Running the Secure Simpapp Sample Application

The Secure Simpapp sample application demonstrates using the SSL protocol and certificate authentication to protect communications between client applications and the Oracle Tuxedo domain.

To build and run the Secure Simpapp sample application, complete the following steps:

1.	Copy the files for the Secure Simpapp sample application into a work directory.

2.	Change the protection attribute on the files for the Secure Simpapp sample application.

3.	Verify the environment variables.

4.	Execute the runme command.

Before you can use the Secure Simpapp sample application, obtain a certificate and private key (IIOPListener.pem) for the IIOP Listener/Handler from the certificate authority in your enterprise and load the certificate in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-enabled directory service. The runme command prompts you for the pass phrase for the private key for the IIOP Listener/Handler.

Step 1: Copy the Files for the Secure Simpapp Sample Application into a Work Directory

You need to copy the files for the Secure Simpapp sample application into a work directory on your local machine.

The files for the Secure Simpapp sample application are located in the following directories:

Windows 2003

drive:\TUXdir\samples\corba\simpappSSL

UNIX

/usr/local/TUXdir/samples/corba/simpappSSL

You will use the files listed in Table 9‑1 to build and run the Secure Simpapp sample application.

 

Table 9‑1 Files Included in the Secure Simpapp Sample Application 

File	Description
Simple.idl	The OMG IDL code that declares the Simple and SimpleFactory interfaces.
Simples.cpp	The C++ source code that overrides the default Server::initialize and Server::release methods.
Simplec.cpp	The source code for the CORBA C++ client application in the Secure Simpapp sample application.
Simple_i.cpp	The C++ source code that implements the Simple and SimpleFactory methods.
Simple_i.h	The C++ header file that defines the implementation of the Simple and SimpleFactory methods.
Readme.html	This file provides the latest information about building and running the Secure Simpapp sample application.
runme.cmd	The Windows 2003 batch file that builds and runs the Secure Simpapp sample application.
runme.ksh	The UNIX Korn shell script that builds and executes the Secure Simpapp sample application.
makefile.mk	The makefile for the Secure Simpapp sample application on the UNIX operating system. This file is used to manually build the Secure Simpapp sample application. Refer to the Readme.html file for information about manually building the Secure Simpapp sample application. The UNIX make command needs to be in the path of your machine.
makefiles.nt	The makefile for the Secure Simpapp sample application on the Windows 2003 operating system. This makefile can be used directly by the Visual C++ nmake command. This file is used to manually build the Secure Simpapp sample application. Refer to the Readme.html file for information about manually building the Secure Simpapp sample application. The Windows 2003 nmake command needs to be in the path of your machine.

Step 2: Change the Protection Attribute on the Files for the Secure Simpapp Sample Application

During the installation of the Oracle Tuxedo software, the sample application files are marked read-only. Before you can edit or build the files in the Secure Simpapp sample application, you need to change the protection attribute of the files you copied into your work directory, as follows:

Windows 2003

prompt>attrib -r drive:\workdirectory\*.*

UNIX

prompt>/bin/ksh

ksh prompt>chmod u+w /workdirectory/*.*

On the UNIX operating system platform, you also need to change the permission of runme.ksh to give execute permission to the file, as follows:

ksh prompt>chmod +x runme.ksh

Step 3: Verify the Settings of the Environment Variables

Before building and running the Secure Simpapp sample application, you need to ensure that certain environment variables are set on your system. In most cases, these environment variables are set as part of the installation procedure. However, you need to check the environment variables to ensure they reflect correct information.

Table 9‑2 lists the environment variables required to run the Secure Simpapp sample application.

 

Table 9‑2 Required Environment Variables for the Secure Simpapp Sample Application 

Environment Variable	Description
APPDIR	The directory path where you copied the sample application files. For example: Windows 2003 APPDIR=c:\work\simpappSSL UNIX APPDIR=/usr/work/simpappSSL
TUXCONFIG	The directory path and name of the configuration file. For example: Windows 2003 TUXCONFIG=c:\work\simpappSSL\tuxconfig UNIX TUXCONFIG=/usr/work/simpappSSL/tuxconfig
TOBJADDR	The host name and port number of the IIOP Listener/Handler. The port number must be defined as a port for SSL communications. For example: Windows 2003 TOBJADDR=trixie::1111 UNIX TOBJADDR=trixie::1111
RESULTSDIR	A subdirectory of APPDIR where files that are created as a result of executing the runme command are stored. For example: Windows 2003 RESULTSDIR=c:\workdirectory\ UNIX RESULTSDIR=/usr/local/workdirectory/

To verify that the information for the environment variables defined during installation is correct, perform the following steps:

Windows 2003

1.	From the Start menu, select Settings.

2.	From the Settings menu, select the Control Panel.

The Control Panel appears.

3.	Click the System icon.

The System Properties window appears.

4.	Click the Environment tab.

The Environment page appears.

5.	Check the settings of the environment variables.

UNIX

ksh prompt>printenv TUXDIR

To change the settings, perform the following steps:

Windows 2003

1.	On the Environment page in the System Properties window, click the environment variable you want to change or enter the name of the environment variable in the Variable field.

2.	Enter the correct information for the environment variable in the Value field.

3.	Click OK to save the changes.

UNIX

ksh prompt>export TUXDIR=directorypath

Step 4: Execute the runme Command

The runme command automates the following steps:

1.	Setting the system environment variables.

2.	Loading the UBBCONFIG file.

3.	Compiling the code for the client application.

4.	Compiling the code for the server application.

5.	Starting the server application using the tmboot command.

6.	Starting the client application.

7.	Stopping the server application using the tmshutdown command.

Note:

You can also run the Secure Simpapp sample application manually. The steps for manually running the Secure Simpapp sample application are described in the Readme.html file.

To build and run the Secure Simpapp sample application, enter the runme command, as follows:

Windows 2003

prompt>cd workdirectory

prompt>runme

UNIX

ksh prompt>cd workdirectory

ksh prompt>./runme.ksh

The Secure Simpapp sample application runs and prints the following messages:

Testing simpapp
cleaned up
prepared
built
loaded ubb
booted
ran
shutdown
saved results
PASSED

During execution of the runme command, you are prompted for a password. Enter the pass phrase of the private key of the IIOP Listener/Handler.

Table 9‑3 lists the C++ files in the work directory generated by the runme command.

 

Table 9‑3 C++ Files Generated by the runme Command 

File	Description
Simple_c.cpp	Generated by the idl command, this file contains the client stubs for the SimpleFactory and Simple interfaces.
Simple_c.h	Generated by the idl command, this file contains the client definitions of the SimpleFactory and Simple interfaces.
Simple_s.cpp	Generated by the idl command, this file contains the server skeletons for the SimpleFactory and Simple interfaces.
Simple_s.h	Generated by the idl command, this file contains the server definition for the SimpleFactory and Simple interfaces.

Table 9‑4 lists files in the RESULTS directory generated by the runme command.

 

Table 9‑4 Files in the results Directory Generated by the runme Command 

File	Description
input	Contains the input that the runme command provides to the CORBA client application.
output	Contains the output produced when the runme command executes the CORBA client application.
expected_output	Contains the output that is expected when the CORBA client application is executed by the runme command. The data in the output file is compared to the data in the expected_output file to determine whether or not the test passed or failed.
log	Contains the output generated by the runme command. If the runme command fails, check this file for errors.
setenv.cmd	Contains the commands to set the environment variables needed to build and run the Secure Simpapp sample application on the Windows 2003 operating system platform.
stderr	Generated by the tmboot command, which is executed by the runme command.
stdout	Generated by the tmboot command, which is executed by the runme command.
tmsysevt.dat	Contains filtering and notification rules used by the TMSYSEVT (system event reporting) process. This file is generated by the tmboot command in the runme command.
tuxconfig	A binary version of the UBBCONFIG file.
ULOG.<date>	A log file that contains messages generated by the tmboot command.

Using the Secure Simpapp Sample Application

Run the server application in the Secure Simpapp sample application, as follows:

Windows 2003

prompt>tmboot -y

UNIX

ksh prompt>tmboot -y

Run the CORBA C++ client application in the Secure Simpapp sample application as follows:

Windows 2003

prompt> set TOBJADDR=corbalocs://host:port
prompt> simple_client -ORBid BEA_IIOP -ORBpeerValidate none
String?
Hello World
HELLO WORLD
hello world

UNIX

ksh prompt>export TOBJADDR=corbalocs://host:port
ksh prompt>simple_client -ORBid BEA_IIOP -ORBpeerValidate none
String?
Hello World
HELLO WORLD
hello world

Windows 2003

prompt>tmshutdown -y

prompt>nmake -f makefile.nt clean

UNIX

ksh prompt>tmshutdown -y

ksh prompt>make -f makefile.mk clean