CConfigFile.h

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#ifndef CConfigFile_H
#define CConfigFile_H

#include <mrpt/utils/utils_defs.h>
#include <mrpt/utils/CConfigFileBase.h>
#include <mrpt/utils/safe_pointers.h>

namespace mrpt
{
namespace utils
{
/** This class allows loading and storing values and vectors of different types
 * from ".ini" files easily.
  *  The contents of the file will be modified by "write" operations in memory,
 * and will be saved back
  *   to the file at the destructor, and only if at least one write operation
 * has been applied.
  *
  * Use base class `CConfigFileBase`'s methods
 * `read_{int,float,double,string,...}()` and `write()` to actually read and
 * write values.
  *
  * See: \ref config_file_format
  *
  * \ingroup mrpt_base_grp
  */
class CConfigFile : public CConfigFileBase
{
   private:
        /** The name of the file */
        std::string m_file;
        /** The interface to the file: */
        void_ptr_noncopy m_ini;
        /** If modified since load. */
        bool m_modified;

   protected:
        /** A virtual method to write a generic string  */
        void writeString(
                const std::string& section, const std::string& name,
                const std::string& str) override;

        /** A virtual method to read a generic string.
         * \exception std::exception If the key name is not found and
         * "failIfNotFound" is true. Otherwise the "defaultValue" is returned. */
        std::string readString(
                const std::string& section, const std::string& name,
                const std::string& defaultStr,
                bool failIfNotFound = false) const override;

   public:
        /** Constructor that opens a configuration file. */
        CConfigFile(const std::string& fileName);

        /** Constructor, does not open any file. You should call "setFileName"
         * before reading or writting or otherwise nothing will be read and write
         * operations will be eventually lost.
          * However, it's perfectly right to use this object without an associated
         * file, in which case it will behave as an "in-memory" file.
          */
        CConfigFile();

        /** Associate this object with the given file, so future read/write
         * operations will be applied to that file (it's synchronized at
         * destruction) */
        void setFileName(const std::string& fil_path);

        /** Dumps the changes to the physical configuration file now, not waiting
         * until destruction. */
        void writeNow();

        /** Discard saving (current) changes to physical file upon destruction */
        void discardSavingChanges();

        /** Returns the file currently open by this object. */
        std::string getAssociatedFile() const { return m_file; }
        /** Destructor */
        virtual ~CConfigFile();

        /** Returns a list with all the section names. */
        virtual void getAllSections(vector_string& sections) const override;

        /** Returs a list with all the keys into a section. */
        virtual void getAllKeys(
                const std::string& section, vector_string& keys) const override;

};  // End of class def.

}  // End of namespace
}  // end of namespace
#endif