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23 /*
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25 /** @name CIM Objects in Pegasus
26
27 The Common Information model (CIM) consists of a number of basic objects
28 defined in the CIM specification. This includes:
29 <UL>
30 <LI>Classes \Ref{CLASS}
31 <LI>Instances of Classes \Rf{REFERENCE}
32 <LI>Qualifiers \Ref{QUALIFIER}
33 <LI>Properties
34 <LI>Methods
35 <LI>Arrays
36 </UL>
37 Pegasus implements representations of these objects in C++ classes and
38 provides methods for creation, manipulation, and deletion of the objects.
39
40
41 In addition, Pegasus implements a number of the key concepts built into CIM as objects including:
42 <UL>
43 mike 1.2 <LI> Scope
44 <LI> Flavor
45 <LI>Object Path
46 <LI>etc.
47 </UL>
48
49 Much of the programming of the Pegasus object broker, clients, and in particular providers and service extensions in the Pegasus envrinment depends on the use of these C++ representations of CIM Objects and concepts.
50
51 Each Pegasus CIM C++ Object representation includes:
52
53 <UL>
54 <LI>TConstructors and destructors
55 <LI>Methods for manipulation of sub-objects. Thus, the class and instance classes provide for manipulation of the property, qualifier, and method objects that are contained in these classes.
56 <LI>Methods for finding sub-objects. Thus, the class and instance classes provide for finding property, qualifier, and method objects within an instnace of a CIMClass or CIMInstance. These methods are generally built around defining the name of the object to be found and having an index to that object returned.
57 <LI>Methods for comparison
58 <LI>Methods for cloning
59 <LI>Methods to convert the object to XML
60 <LI>Methods to convert the object to MOF (Planned)
61 </UL>
62 There is a class for every major CIM object and concept as shown in the table in \Ref{CIM Object Table}
63 */
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