/*
* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
* 2018, 2019
* Jonathan Schleifer <js@heap.zone>
*
* All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of ObjFW. It may be distributed under the terms of the
* Q Public License 1.0, which can be found in the file LICENSE.QPL included in
* the packaging of this file.
*
* Alternatively, it may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General
* Public License, either version 2 or 3, which can be found in the file
* LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this
* file.
*/
#import "OFObject.h"
OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
@class OFString;
@class OFArray OF_GENERIC(ObjectType);
/*!
* @class OFSettings OFSettings.h ObjFW/OFSettings.h
*
* Paths are delimited by dots, for example `category.subcategory.key`.
*
* @note The behaviour when accessing a path with a different type than it has
* been accessed with before is undefined! If you want to change the type
* for a path, remove it and then set it with the new type.
*
* @brief A class for storing and retrieving settings
*/
@interface OFSettings: OFObject
{
OFString *_applicationName;
}
/*!
* @brief The name of the application whose settings are accessed by the
* instance.
*/
@property (readonly, nonatomic) OFString *applicationName;
/*!
* @brief Create a new OFSettings instance for the application with the
* specified name.
*
* @param applicationName The name of the application whose settings should be
* accessed
* @return A new, autoreleased OFSettings instance
*/
+ (instancetype)settingsWithApplicationName: (OFString *)applicationName;
- (instancetype)init OF_UNAVAILABLE;
/*!
* @brief Initializes an already allocated OFSettings instance with the
* specified application name.
*
* @param applicationName The name of the application whose settings should be
* accessed
* @return An initialized OFSettings instance
*/
- (instancetype)initWithApplicationName: (OFString *)applicationName
OF_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
/*!
* @brief Sets the specified path to the specified string.
*
* @param string The string to set
* @param path The path to store the string at
*/
- (void)setString: (OFString *)string
forPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Sets the specified path to the specified integer.
*
* @param integer The integer to set
* @param path The path to store the integer at
*/
- (void)setInteger: (intmax_t)integer
forPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Sets the specified path to the specified bool.
*
* @param bool_ The bool to set
* @param path The path to store the bool at
*/
- (void)setBool: (bool)bool_
forPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Sets the specified path to the specified float.
*
* @param float_ The float to set
* @param path The path to store the float at
*/
- (void)setFloat: (float)float_
forPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Sets the specified path to the specified double.
*
* @param double_ The double to set
* @param path The path to store the double at
*/
- (void)setDouble: (double)double_
forPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Sets the specified path to the specified array of strings.
*
* @param array The array of strings to set
* @param path The path to store the array of strings at
*/
- (void)setArray: (OFArray OF_GENERIC(OFString *) *)array
forPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Returns the string for the specified path, or `nil` if the path does
* not exist.
*
* @param path The path for which the string value should be returned
* @return The string value of the specified path
*/
- (nullable OFString *)stringForPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Returns the string for the specified path, or the default value if
* the path does not exist.
*
* @param path The path for which the string value should be returned
* @param defaultValue The default value to return if the path does not exist
* @return The string value of the specified path
*/
- (nullable OFString *)stringForPath: (OFString *)path
defaultValue: (nullable OFString *)defaultValue;
/*!
* @brief Returns the integer for the specified path, or the default value if
* the path does not exist.
*
* @param path The path for which the integer value should be returned
* @param defaultValue The default value to return if the path does not exist
* @return The integer value of the specified path
*/
- (intmax_t)integerForPath: (OFString *)path
defaultValue: (intmax_t)defaultValue;
/*!
* @brief Returns the bool for the specified path, or the default value if the
* path does not exist.
*
* @param path The path for which the bool value should be returned
* @param defaultValue The default value to return if the path does not exist
* @return The bool value of the specified path
*/
- (bool)boolForPath: (OFString *)path
defaultValue: (bool)defaultValue;
/*!
* @brief Returns the float for the specified path, or the default value if the
* path does not exist.
*
* @param path The path for which the float value should be returned
* @param defaultValue The default value to return if the path does not exist
* @return The float value of the specified path
*/
- (float)floatForPath: (OFString *)path
defaultValue: (float)defaultValue;
/*!
* @brief Returns the double for the specified path, or the default value if
* the path does not exist.
*
* @param path The path for which the double value should be returned
* @param defaultValue The default value to return if the path does not exist
* @return The double value of the specified path
*/
- (double)doubleForPath: (OFString *)path
defaultValue: (double)defaultValue;
/*!
* @brief Returns the array of strings for the specified path, or an empty
* array if the path does not exist.
*
* @param path The path for which the array of strings should be returned
* @return The array of strings of the specified path
*/
- (OFArray OF_GENERIC(OFString *) *)arrayForPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Removes the value for the specified path.
*
* @param path The path for which the value should be removed
*/
- (void)removeValueForPath: (OFString *)path;
/*!
* @brief Saves the settings to disk.
*
* @warning Some backends might save the settings instantly, others might not
* save them before calling this method for performance reasons. You
* should always call this method after doing a bunch of changes, no
* matter which backend is used!
*/
- (void)save;
@end
OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_END