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/*
 * barrier -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
 * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Symless Ltd.
 * Copyright (C) 2002 Chris Schoeneman
 * 
 * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
 * 
 * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#pragma once

#include "common/IInterface.h"
#include "common/stdstring.h"
#include "base/String.h"

//! Interface for architecture dependent file system operations
/*!
This interface defines the file system operations required by
barrier.  Each architecture must implement this interface.
*/
class IArchFile : public IInterface {
public:
    //! @name manipulators
    //@{

    //! Extract base name
    /*!
    Find the base name in the given \c pathname.
    */
    virtual const char*    getBasename(const char* pathname) = 0;

    //! Get user's home directory
    /*!
    Returns the user's home directory.  Returns the empty string if
    this cannot be determined.
    */
    virtual std::string    getUserDirectory() = 0;

    //! Get system directory
    /*!
    Returns the ussystem configuration file directory.
    */
    virtual std::string    getSystemDirectory() = 0;

    //! Get installed directory
    /*!
    Returns the directory in which Barrier is installed.
    */
    virtual std::string    getInstalledDirectory() = 0;

    //! Get log directory
    /*!
    Returns the log file directory.
    */
    virtual std::string    getLogDirectory() = 0;

    //! Get plugins directory
    /*!
    Returns the plugin files directory. If no plugin directory is set,
    this will return the plugin folder within the user's profile.
    */
    virtual std::string    getPluginDirectory() = 0;

    //! Get user's profile directory
    /*!
    Returns the user's profile directory. If no profile directory is set,
    this will return the user's profile according to the operating system,
    which will depend on which user launched the program.
    */
    virtual std::string    getProfileDirectory() = 0;

    //! Concatenate path components
    /*!
    Concatenate pathname components with a directory separator
    between them.  This should not check if the resulting path
    is longer than allowed by the system;  we'll rely on the
    system calls to tell us that.
    */
    virtual std::string    concatPath(
                            const std::string& prefix,
                            const std::string& suffix) = 0;
    
    //@}
    //! Set the user's profile directory
    /*
    Returns the user's profile directory.
    */
    virtual void        setProfileDirectory(const String& s) = 0;

    //@}
    //! Set the user's plugin directory
    /*
    Returns the user's plugin directory.
    */
    virtual void        setPluginDirectory(const String& s) = 0;
};