/**

 * vim: set ts=4 :

 * ===============================================================

 * SourceMod, Copyright (C) 2004-2007 AlliedModders LLC. 

 * All rights reserved.

 * ===============================================================

 *

 *  This file is part of the SourceMod/SourcePawn SDK.  This file may only be 

 * used or modified under the Terms and Conditions of its License Agreement, 

 * which is found in public/licenses/LICENSE.txt.  As of this notice, derivative 

 * works must be licensed under the GNU General Public License (version 2 or 

 * greater).  A copy of the GPL is included under public/licenses/GPL.txt.

 * 

 * To view the latest information, see: http://www.sourcemod.net/license.php

 *

 * Version: $Id$

 */

#ifndef _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GAMECONFIG_SYSTEM_H_

#define _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GAMECONFIG_SYSTEM_H_

#include <IShareSys.h>

/**

 * @file IGameConfigs.h

 * @brief Abstracts game private data configuration.

 */

#define SMINTERFACE_GAMECONFIG_NAME			"IGameConfigManager"

#define SMINTERFACE_GAMECONFIG_VERSION		1

class SendProp;

namespace SourceMod

{

	/**

	 * @brief Describes a game private data config file

	 */

	class IGameConfig

	{

	public:

		/**

		 * @brief Returns an offset value.

		 *

		 * @param key			Key to retrieve from the offset section.

		 * @param value			Pointer to store the offset value in.

		 * @return				True if found, false otherwise.

		 */

		virtual bool GetOffset(const char *key, int *value) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Returns information about a dynamic offset.

		 *

		 * @param key			Key to retrieve from the property section.

		 * @return				A SendProp pointer, or NULL if not found.

		 */

		virtual SendProp *GetSendProp(const char *key) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Returns the value of a key from the "Keys" section.

		 *

		 * @param key			Key to retrieve from the Keys section.

		 * @return				String containing the value, or NULL if not found.

		 */

		virtual const char *GetKeyValue(const char *key) =0;

	};

	/**

	 * @brief Manages game config files

	 */

	class IGameConfigManager : public SMInterface

	{

	public:

		const char *GetInterfaceName()

		{

			return SMINTERFACE_GAMECONFIG_NAME;

		}

		unsigned int GetInterfaceVersion()

		{

			return SMINTERFACE_GAMECONFIG_VERSION;

		}

	public:

		/**

		 * @brief Loads or finds an already loaded game config file.  

		 *

		 * @param file		File to load.  The path must be relative to the 'gamedata'

		 *					folder under the config folder, and the extension should be omitted.

		 * @param pConfig	Pointer to store the game config pointer.  Pointer will be valid even on failure.

		 * @param error		Optional error message buffer.

		 * @param maxlength	Maximum length of the error buffer.

		 * @return			True on success, false if the file failed.

		 */

		virtual bool LoadGameConfigFile(const char *file, IGameConfig **pConfig, char *error, size_t maxlength) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Closes an IGameConfig pointer.  Since a file can be loaded more than once,

		 * the file will not actually be removed from memory until it is closed once for each

		 * call to LoadGameConfigfile().

		 *

		 * @param cfg		Pointer to the IGameConfig to close.

		 */

		virtual void CloseGameConfigFile(IGameConfig *cfg) =0;

	};

}

#endif //_INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GAMECONFIG_SYSTEM_H_