Descent3/lib/linux/lnxdatabase.h

/*
 *	Application Database for Linux version
 *
 * $NoKeywords: $
 */

#ifndef LINUXDATABASE
#define LINUXDATABASE

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

class CRegistry;

#include "Macros.h"

/* oeLnxAppDatabase
       to get info about the application from a managed database (or a custom info file)
*/

class oeLnxAppDatabase : public oeAppDatabase {

protected:
  CRegistry *database;

public:
  oeLnxAppDatabase();
  oeLnxAppDatabase(oeLnxAppDatabase *parent);
  virtual ~oeLnxAppDatabase();
  CRegistry *GetSystemRegistry();

  //	creates an empty classification or structure where you can store information
  virtual bool create_record(const char *pathname);

  //	set current database focus to a particular record
  virtual bool lookup_record(const char *pathname);

  //	read either an integer or string from the current record
  virtual bool read(const char *label, char *entry, int *entrylen);
  virtual bool read(const char *label, void *entry, int wordsize); // read a variable-size int
  virtual bool read(const char *label, bool *entry);

  //	write either an integer or string to a record.
  virtual bool write(const char *label, const char *entry, int entrylen);
  virtual bool write(const char *label, int entry);

  // get the current user's name.
  virtual void get_user_name(char *buffer, ulong *size);
};

// Handy macro to read an int without having to specify the wordsize
#define read_int(label, varp) read(label, varp, sizeof(*varp))

// Macro to write a string
#define write_string(label, varp) write(label, varp, strlen(varp))

#endif