homescreensrv_plat/hswidgetmodel_api/hsipreferencestore.h
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/*
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* Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
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* All rights reserved.
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* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
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* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
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* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
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* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
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*
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* Initial Contributors:
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* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
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*
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* Contributors:
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*
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* Description:  Preference store interface.
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*
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*/
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#ifndef HSIPREFERENCESTORE_H
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#define HSIPREFERENCESTORE_H
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class QString;
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/*!
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    \ingroup group_hscontentmodel group_widget_api_candidates
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    \class IHsPreferenceStore
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    \brief Interface class for preference store.
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    The preference store is a key/value store with both the key and
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    the value being strings. The widget may store data to be reused
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    at a later date, such as a username, settings for the widget, persistent data,
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    and so on. The data is stored on the device, for example on its hard drive,
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    and can be read back at any time.
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*/
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class IHsPreferenceStore
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{
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public:
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/*!
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    Virtual destructor.
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*/
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    virtual ~IHsPreferenceStore() {};
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/*!
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    Save a widget preference.
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    This method will store the given value in the widget
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    in the widget preference store for the given key.
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    The preference store is unique to this widget and any values
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    stored in it are persisted if the widget is reloaded or closed
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    and started again.
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    If a value for the given key already exists, it is silently
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    overwritten. Storing an empty string for the given key will
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    create an entry for the given key with an empty string as its value.
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    \a id HsWidget's unique identifier
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    \a key The string to save the preference under.
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    \a value The value of the preference.     
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*/
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    virtual bool setPreferenceForKey(int id, const QString &key, const QString &value) = 0;
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/*!
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    Get a preference from the widget preference store.
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    Get the value stored for the given key in the widget preference store.
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    If there is no value for the given key, an empty string is returned.
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    \a id HsWidget's unique identifier
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    \a key The preference to get from the preference store.    
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    \a value The value of the preference is written to this object.
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*/
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    virtual bool preferenceForKey(int id, const QString &key, QString &value) = 0;
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};
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#endif