/**
 * @file    configfile.h
 * @brief   handle configuration file
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Gummi-Dev Team <alexvandermey@gmail.com>
 * All Rights reserved.
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 */
 
#ifndef __GUMMI_CONFIGFILE__
#define __GUMMI_CONFIGFILE__

#include <stdio.h>

#include <glib.h>

void config_init (const gchar* filename);
void config_set_default (void);

/**
 * @brief get value of a setting
 * @param term the name of the setting
 * @return a pointer that points to the static gchar* of the setting value. If
 * the value type is boolean, config_get_value will return NULL for False
 * and non-NULL for True
 */
const gchar* config_get_value (const gchar* term);

/**
 * @brief set value of a setting, the settings will be write back immediately
 * @param term the name of the setting
 * @param value the value of the setting
 */
void config_set_value (const gchar* term, const gchar* value);

/**
 * @brief begin a series of config_set_value operation. The changes won't be
 * written back until config_commit() is called.
 */
void config_begin (void);

/**
 * @brief Terminate a series of config_set_value operation and write changes
 * back to the file.
 */
void config_commit (void);

void config_load (void);
void config_save (void);
void config_clean_up (void);

#endif /* __GUMMI_CONFIGFILE__ */