    /**************************************************************************
     * Get a primary input (a Simple) from 'request'. <p>
     *
     * @param request represents input data coming from a client
     * @return a type specific object (that is known to this service)
     * @throws org.biomoby.shared.MobyException if something goes wrong
     *************************************************************************/
    public @DATATYPE@ get_@ESC_ARTICLE_NAME@ (MobyJob request)
	throws org.biomoby.shared.MobyException {
	return (@DATATYPE@)request.getData ("@ARTICLE_NAME@", "@DATATYPE@");
    }
