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#ifndef Pegasus_ConfigFile_h
#define Pegasus_ConfigFile_h

#include <Pegasus/Common/Config.h>
#include <Pegasus/Config/Linkage.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/ArrayInternal.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/InternalException.h>
#include <Pegasus/Config/ConfigExceptions.h>

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  ConfigFile Class
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

struct ConfigTable;

/**
  This class provides methods to read/write configuration properties from the 
  config file.
*/
class PEGASUS_CONFIG_LINKAGE ConfigFile
{
public:

    /** 
    Constructor. 

    @exception  FileNotReadable  if the specified file is not readable.
    */
    ConfigFile(const String& fileName);
        //throw (FileNotReadable);


    /** Destructor. */
    ~ConfigFile( );


    /** 
    Get the name of the configuration file.

    @return String    name of the config file.
    */
    String getFileName();


    /** 
    Load the properties from the config file.

    @param     confTable   hash table containing the config properties.
    @exception ConfigFileSyntaxError  if config file contains a syntax error.

    Note: Original code was taken from OptionManager::mergeFile() 
    */
    void load(ConfigTable* confTable);
        //throw (ConfigFileSyntaxError);


    /** 
    Save the properties to the config file.

    @param  confTable    hash table containing the config properties.
    @exception  ConnotRenameFile  if failed to create the backup file.
    @exception  ConnotOpenFile  if failed to set permissions on the config file.
    */
    void save(ConfigTable* confTable);
        //throw (CannotRenameFile, CannotOpenFile);


    /** 
    Replace the properties in the config file with the properties from
    the given file

    @param      fileName     the config file name to be copied.
    @exception  NoSuchFile   if the specified file cannot be opened.
    @exception  FileNotReadable  if the specified file is not readable.
    @exception  CannotRenameFile if failed to create the backup file.
    @exception  ConnotOpenFile  if failed to set permissions on the config file.
    */
    void replace(const String& fileName);
        //throw (FileNotReadable, CannotRenameFile, CannotOpenFile);


private:

    String    _configFile;
    String    _configBackupFile;

};


PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END

#endif /* Pegasus_ConfigFile_h */
