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/*!
 * @file proto_singleton.h
 * @brief Definition of the ... singleton Class
*/

#ifndef _PREFERENCES_H
#define _PREFERENCES_H

#include "base_object.h"
#include "multi_type.h"
#include <list>

// FORWARD DECLARATION

class IniFilePrefsReader;

//! A default singleton class.
class Preferences : public BaseObject
{
  ObjectListDeclaration(Preferences);
public:
  virtual ~Preferences(void);
  /** @returns a Pointer to the only object of this Class */
  inline static Preferences* getInstance(void) { if (!singletonRef) singletonRef = new Preferences();  return singletonRef; };

  //check if this entry exists
  bool sectionExists(const std::string& section );
  bool exists(const std::string& section, const std::string& name);

  void setString(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, const std::string& value, bool dontSetModified = false);
  void setInt(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, int value, bool dontSetModified = false);
  void setFloat(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, float value, bool dontSetModified = false);
  void setMultiType(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, const MultiType& value, bool dontSetModified = false);

  std::string getString(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, const std::string& defaultValue);
  int getInt(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, int defaultValue);
  float getFloat(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, float defaultValue);
  MultiType getMultiType(const std::string& section, const std::string& name, const MultiType& defaultValue);

  void setUserIni(const std::string& fileName);

  bool save();

  void debug();

  std::list<std::string> listKeys( const std::string section );

private:
  typedef struct
  {
    std::string name;
    MultiType value;
    bool modified;
  }
  prefItem;

  typedef struct
  {
    std::string sectionName;
    std::list<prefItem> items;
  }
  prefSection ;


private:
  Preferences(void);

private:
  static Preferences* singletonRef;

  std::list<prefSection> data;

  std::list<IniFilePrefsReader*> iniFilePrefsReaders;

  std::string fileName;

};

#endif /* _PREFERENCES_H */