Method for efficient location of corba objects based on an unmarshaled object key in a request

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and threads for responding to a request to perform an operation on a server object as may be provided in software form within an object request broker (ORB) server library or an ORB server.

1 . In an object request broker library of an object request broker server residing on a computer, a method for optimally responding to an out-of-process request by a remote client to perform an operation on a particular object selected from a plurality of objects each having an associated object key, the particular object residing on a computer-readable medium and being capable of being identified by an associated marshaled object key, comprising:
 a) locating the particular object specified by the out-of-process request by an object request broker utilizing the associated marshaled objet key free; and   b) invoking the requested operation on the located particular object by the object request broker.