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      1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
      2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
      3 // found in the LICENSE file.
      4 
      5 #ifndef BASE_PATH_SERVICE_H_
      6 #define BASE_PATH_SERVICE_H_
      7 
      8 #include <string>
      9 
     10 #include "base/base_export.h"
     11 #include "base/base_paths.h"
     12 #include "base/gtest_prod_util.h"
     13 #include "build/build_config.h"
     14 
     15 namespace base {
     16 class FilePath;
     17 class ScopedPathOverride;
     18 }  // namespace
     19 
     20 // The path service is a global table mapping keys to file system paths.  It is
     21 // OK to use this service from multiple threads.
     22 //
     23 class BASE_EXPORT PathService {
     24  public:
     25   // Retrieves a path to a special directory or file and places it into the
     26   // string pointed to by 'path'. If you ask for a directory it is guaranteed
     27   // to NOT have a path separator at the end. For example, "c:\windows\temp"
     28   // Directories are also guaranteed to exist when this function succeeds.
     29   //
     30   // Returns true if the directory or file was successfully retrieved. On
     31   // failure, 'path' will not be changed.
     32   static bool Get(int key, base::FilePath* path);
     33 
     34   // Overrides the path to a special directory or file.  This cannot be used to
     35   // change the value of DIR_CURRENT, but that should be obvious.  Also, if the
     36   // path specifies a directory that does not exist, the directory will be
     37   // created by this method.  This method returns true if successful.
     38   //
     39   // If the given path is relative, then it will be resolved against
     40   // DIR_CURRENT.
     41   //
     42   // WARNING: Consumers of PathService::Get may expect paths to be constant
     43   // over the lifetime of the app, so this method should be used with caution.
     44   static bool Override(int key, const base::FilePath& path);
     45 
     46   // This function does the same as PathService::Override but it takes an extra
     47   // parameter |create| which guides whether the directory to be overriden must
     48   // be created in case it doesn't exist already.
     49   static bool OverrideAndCreateIfNeeded(int key,
     50                                         const base::FilePath& path,
     51                                         bool create);
     52 
     53   // To extend the set of supported keys, you can register a path provider,
     54   // which is just a function mirroring PathService::Get.  The ProviderFunc
     55   // returns false if it cannot provide a non-empty path for the given key.
     56   // Otherwise, true is returned.
     57   //
     58   // WARNING: This function could be called on any thread from which the
     59   // PathService is used, so a the ProviderFunc MUST BE THREADSAFE.
     60   //
     61   typedef bool (*ProviderFunc)(int, base::FilePath*);
     62 
     63   // Call to register a path provider.  You must specify the range "[key_start,
     64   // key_end)" of supported path keys.
     65   static void RegisterProvider(ProviderFunc provider,
     66                                int key_start,
     67                                int key_end);
     68 
     69   // Disable internal cache.
     70   static void DisableCache();
     71 
     72  private:
     73   friend class base::ScopedPathOverride;
     74   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PathServiceTest, RemoveOverride);
     75 
     76   // Removes an override for a special directory or file. Returns true if there
     77   // was an override to remove or false if none was present.
     78   // NOTE: This function is intended to be used by tests only!
     79   static bool RemoveOverride(int key);
     80 };
     81 
     82 #endif  // BASE_PATH_SERVICE_H_
     83