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package System.Garlic.Priorities is

   --  This package implements the suggestion from IRTAW99 and some
   --  enhancements taken from CORBA.

   --  Portable priorities
   type Global_Priority is range 0 .. 255;

   --  During a RPC, set rpc handler priority either to default
   --  priority (server_declared) or to client priority
   --  (client_propagated).
   type Priority_Policy is (Server_Declared, Client_Propagated);

   Default_RPC_Handler_Priority_Policy : constant Priority_Policy
     := Client_Propagated;

   Default_RPC_Handler_Priority : constant Global_Priority
     := Global_Priority'Last;

   RPC_Handler_Priority : Global_Priority
     := Default_RPC_Handler_Priority;

   RPC_Handler_Priority_Policy : Priority_Policy
     := Default_RPC_Handler_Priority_Policy;

   procedure Set_RPC_Handler_Priority
     (A_Priority : in Global_Priority);

   procedure Set_RPC_Handler_Priority_Policy
     (A_Policy : in Priority_Policy);

end System.Garlic.Priorities;
