Optimized COBRA software method invocation

A method for calling a software method of a called application by a caller software method of a caller application, where said caller and called applications are CORBA applications in a process of a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:

• said caller software method calling a software method in a CORBA stub object sending a parameter object, said parameter object being created using a classloader of said caller application;
• said software method in the CORBA stub object calling a software method in a dynamic proxy sending said parameter object;
• said software method in the dynamic proxy calling an object request broker (ORB) sending said parameter object;
• said ORB creating a copy of said parameter object using a classloader of said called application and returning said copy of the parameter object to said software method in the dynamic proxy;
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• said software method in the dynamic proxy calling said called software method sending said copy of the parameter object.

An apparatus to call a software method of a called application by a caller software method of a caller application, where said caller and called applications are CORBA applications in a process of a computer system, the apparatus comprising:

• means for said caller software method calling a software method in a CORBA stub object sending a parameter object, said parameter object being created using a classloader of said caller application;
• means for said software method in the CORBA stub object calling a software method in a dynamic proxy sending said parameter object;
• means for said software method in the dynamic proxy calling an object request broker (ORB) sending said parameter object;
• means for said ORB serializing said parameter object to generate a serialized parameter object and returning said serialized parameter object to said software method in the dynamic proxy;
• means for said software method in the dynamic proxy calling the ORB sending said serialized parameter object;
• means for said ORB deserializing said serialized parameter object using a classloader of said called application generating a deserialized parameter object and returning said deserialized parameter object to said software method in the dynamic proxy;
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• means for said software method in the dynamic proxy calling said called software method sending said deserialized parameter object.

An apparatus to call a software method of a called application by a caller software method of a caller application, where said caller and called applications are CORBA applications in a process of a computer system, the apparatus comprising:

• means for said caller software method calling a software method in a CORBA stub object sending a parameter object, said parameter object being created using a classloader of said caller application;
• means for said software method in the CORBA stub object calling a software method in a dynamic proxy sending said parameter object;
• means for said software method in the dynamic proxy calling an object request broker (ORB) sending said parameter object;
• means for said ORB creating a copy of said parameter object using a classloader of said called application and returning said copy of the parameter object to said software method in the dynamic proxy;
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• means for said software method in the dynamic proxy calling said called software method sending said copy of the parameter object.