// src/backend/key_file.hh - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
//               of Padova, dept. of Pure and Applied
//               Mathematics
//
// This file is part of SGPEMv2.
//
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#ifndef KEY_FILE_HH
#define KEY_FILE_HH 1

#define KEY_FILE_BUF_LEN 1000

#include <glibmm/ustring.h>
#include <map>
#include "config.h"

namespace sgpem
{
  class KeyFile;


  
  /** \brief Save and retrieve configuration files formatted as key=value rows.
   *
   * This class handles files to store and retrieve configuration preferences
   * in the form of: key=value rows.
   *
   * The methods exposed allow to insert a key/value pair,
   * get a value by its corresponding key, write all pairs to a file,
   * read pairs from a file.
   *
   * Key values cannot contain the equal to (=) char nor start with pound (#).
   * Reading files, empty lines and lines starting with # are ignored.
   *
   */
  class SG_DLLEXPORT KeyFile
  {

  public:
    /** \brief Elements iterator type definition. */
    typedef std::map<Glib::ustring, Glib::ustring>::const_iterator elements_iterator;

    /** \brief Object constructor */
    KeyFile();

    /** \brief Elements iterator (begin of container) initializer. */
    elements_iterator elements_begin() const;
    
    /** \brief Elements iterator (end of container) initializer */
    elements_iterator elements_end() const;

    /** \brief Insert a new key/value pair.
     *
     * \param key The key value to insert.
     * \param value The value associated to the key inserted.
     */
    void insert_key_value(const Glib::ustring& key, const Glib::ustring& value);
    
    /** \brief Insert a new key/value pair.
     *
     * \param key The key value to insert.
     * \return A pointer to the value associated to the searched key or 0 if not found.
     */
    const Glib::ustring* search_value(const Glib::ustring& key);

    /** \brief Read a file into this object.
     *
     * \param filename The file to read from.
     */
    void file_read(const Glib::ustring& filename);
    
    /** \brief Write a file from this object.
     *
     * \param filename The file to write to.
     */
    void file_write(const Glib::ustring& filename);
  private:

    std::map<Glib::ustring, Glib::ustring>  _elements;
  };
}

#endif