/* */ /** @name Pegasus CIM Provider Interfaces NOTE: need to add the basic definition of what flows between provider and cimom. The C++ Provider interfaces are organized by provider type where each provider representes a catagory of CIM objects served. The defined provider types are:
  1. Class Provider
  2. Instance Provider
  3. Property Provider
  4. Method Provider
  5. Association Provider
  6. Indication Provider
  7. Indication Consumer Provider
  8. Query Provider
Each provider type class defines the methods associated with the class of CIM objects served by the provider */