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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   //
     45   // Unit tests generally should use ScopedPathOverride instead. Overrides from
     46   // one test should not carry over to another.
     47   static bool Override(int key, const base::FilePath& path);
     48 
     49   // This function does the same as PathService::Override but it takes extra
     50   // parameters:
     51   // - |is_absolute| indicates that |path| has already been expanded into an
     52   // absolute path, otherwise MakeAbsoluteFilePath() will be used. This is
     53   // useful to override paths that may not exist yet, since MakeAbsoluteFilePath
     54   // fails for those. Note that MakeAbsoluteFilePath also expands symbolic
     55   // links, even if path.IsAbsolute() is already true.
     56   // - |create| guides whether the directory to be overriden must
     57   // be created in case it doesn't exist already.
     58   static bool OverrideAndCreateIfNeeded(int key,
     59                                         const base::FilePath& path,
     60                                         bool is_absolute,
     61                                         bool create);
     62 
     63   // To extend the set of supported keys, you can register a path provider,
     64   // which is just a function mirroring PathService::Get.  The ProviderFunc
     65   // returns false if it cannot provide a non-empty path for the given key.
     66   // Otherwise, true is returned.
     67   //
     68   // WARNING: This function could be called on any thread from which the
     69   // PathService is used, so a the ProviderFunc MUST BE THREADSAFE.
     70   //
     71   typedef bool (*ProviderFunc)(int, base::FilePath*);
     72 
     73   // Call to register a path provider.  You must specify the range "[key_start,
     74   // key_end)" of supported path keys.
     75   static void RegisterProvider(ProviderFunc provider,
     76                                int key_start,
     77                                int key_end);
     78 
     79   // Disable internal cache.
     80   static void DisableCache();
     81 
     82  private:
     83   friend class base::ScopedPathOverride;
     84   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PathServiceTest, RemoveOverride);
     85 
     86   // Removes an override for a special directory or file. Returns true if there
     87   // was an override to remove or false if none was present.
     88   // NOTE: This function is intended to be used by tests only!
     89   static bool RemoveOverride(int key);
     90 };
     91 
     92 #endif  // BASE_PATH_SERVICE_H_
     93