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+/* NSConnection - OpenStep front-end to GNU Distributed Objects
+   Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   
+   Written by:  Andrew Kachites McCallum <mccallum@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
+   Created: Mar 1997
+   
+   This file is part of the GNUstep Base Library.
+   
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+   
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+   
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
+   Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+   */
+
+#include <gnustep/base/preface.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSConnection.h>
+
+@implementation NSConnection
+
++ (void) initialize
+{
+  if (self == [NSConnection class])
+    class_add_behavior (self, [Connection class]);
+}
+
+/* Get a proxy for the remote NSConnection */
++ (NSConnection*) connectionWithRegisteredName: (NSString*)name 
+  host: (NSString*)host
+{
+  id remote_root_object = [self rootProxyAtName: name onHost: host];
+  return [remote_root_object connectionForProxy];
+}
+
+/* A per-thread default connection. */
++ (NSConnection*) defaultConnection
+{
+  id td = [[NSThread currentThread] threadDictionary];
+  id dc;
+  if ((dc = [td objectForKey: @"NSConnection-defaultConnection"]))
+    return dc;
+  dc = [self new];
+  [td setObject: dc forKey: @"NSConnection-defaultConnection"];
+  return dc;
+}
+
++ (NSDistantObject*) rootProxyForConnectionWithRegisteredName: (NSString*)name
+{
+  [self rootProxyAtName: name];
+}
+
+@end