{ :: X2UtSettings provides a generic access mechanism for application settings. :: Include one of the extensions (X2UtSettingsINI, X2UtSettingsRegistry) for :: an implementation. :: :: Last changed: $Date$ :: Revision: $Rev$ :: Author: $Author$ } unit X2UtSettings; interface uses Classes, SysUtils, Variants, X2UtHashes; type //:$ Raised when an unregistered setting is requested without providing a //:$ default value. EX2SettingsUndefined = class(Exception); //:$ Raised when trying to read a registered setting as a different type than //:$ it was registered with. EX2SettingsType = class(Exception); //:$ Raised when the specified range is invalid. EX2SettingsRange = class(Exception); //:$ Raised when the specified define already exists EX2SettingsExists = class(Exception); //:$ Callback method for defines TX2SettingsCallback = procedure(const ASection, AName: String; var AValue: Variant) of object; { :$ Internal representation of a persistent setting } TX2SettingsRanges = array of array[0..1] of Variant; TX2SettingsDefine = class(TObject) private FCallback: TX2SettingsCallback; FRanges: TX2SettingsRanges; FValue: Variant; public constructor Create(const AValue: Variant; const ARanges: array of const; const ACallback: TX2SettingsCallback); property Callback: TX2SettingsCallback read FCallback; property Ranges: TX2SettingsRanges read FRanges; property Value: Variant read FValue; end; // Forward declaration TX2SettingsFactory = class; { :$ Abstract settings object. :: Provides access to the settings regardless of the storage backend. } TX2Settings = class(TObject) private FFactory: TX2SettingsFactory; FSection: String; protected function InternalReadBool(const AName: String; out AValue: Boolean): Boolean; virtual; abstract; function InternalReadFloat(const AName: String; out AValue: Double): Boolean; virtual; abstract; function InternalReadInteger(const AName: String; out AValue: Integer): Boolean; virtual; abstract; function InternalReadString(const AName: String; out AValue: String): Boolean; virtual; abstract; property Factory: TX2SettingsFactory read FFactory; property Section: String read FSection; public constructor Create(const AFactory: TX2SettingsFactory; const ASection: String); virtual; //:$ Reads a boolean value from the settings. //:: If the ADefault parameter is used, that value will be returned if the //:: setting could not be found. Otherwise the setting must have been //:: registered with the factory's Register() method. function ReadBool(const AName: String): Boolean; overload; virtual; function ReadBool(const AName: String; const ADefault: Boolean): Boolean; overload; virtual; //:$ Reads a floating point value from the settings. //:: If the ADefault parameter is used, that value will be returned if the //:: setting could not be found. Otherwise the setting must have been //:: registered with the factory's Register() method. function ReadFloat(const AName: String): Double; overload; virtual; function ReadFloat(const AName: String; const ADefault: Double): Double; overload; virtual; //:$ Reads an integer value from the settings. //:: If the ADefault parameter is used, that value will be returned if the //:: setting could not be found. Otherwise the setting must have been //:: registered with the factory's Register() method. function ReadInteger(const AName: String): Integer; overload; virtual; function ReadInteger(const AName: String; const ADefault: Integer): Integer; overload; virtual; //:$ Reads a string value from the settings. //:: If the ADefault parameter is used, that value will be returned if the //:: setting could not be found. Otherwise the setting must have been //:: registered with the factory's Register() method. function ReadString(const AName: String): String; overload; virtual; function ReadString(const AName, ADefault: String): String; overload; virtual; //:$ Writes a boolean value to the settings. procedure WriteBool(const AName: String; AValue: Boolean); virtual; abstract; //:$ Writes a floating point value to the settings. procedure WriteFloat(const AName: String; AValue: Double); virtual; abstract; //:$ Writes an integer value to the settings. procedure WriteInteger(const AName: String; AValue: Integer); virtual; abstract; //:$ Writes a string value to the settings. procedure WriteString(const AName, AValue: String); virtual; abstract; //:$ Checks if the specified setting exists. function ValueExists(const AName: String): Boolean; virtual; abstract; //:$ Retrieves the list of sub-sections for this section. procedure GetSectionNames(const ADest: TStrings); virtual; abstract; //:$ Retrieves the list of values for this section. procedure GetValueNames(const ADest: TStrings); virtual; abstract; //:$ Deletes this section. procedure DeleteSection(); virtual; abstract; //:$ Deletes the specified value. procedure DeleteValue(const AName: String); virtual; abstract; end; { :$ Settings factory. :: Extensions must implement a factory descendant which an application can :: create to provide application-wide access to the same settings. } TX2SettingsFactory = class(TObject) private FDefines: TX2ObjectHash; protected function GetSection(const ASection: String): TX2Settings; virtual; abstract; public constructor Create(); destructor Destroy(); override; //:$ Loads a section from the settings. //:: Sub-sections are indicated by seperating the sections with a dot ('.') //:: characters, ex: Sub.Section. The underlying extension will translate //:: this into a compatible section. //:! The application is responsible for freeing the returned class. property Sections[const ASection: String]: TX2Settings read GetSection; default; //:$ Defines a persistent setting //:: Persistent settings are a way for the application to register it's //:: configuration settings on startup with a default value and a range. //:: When reading a setting it will be checked against the specified range //:: (if supplied), or if not found, the registered default value will be //:: returned. This allows the setting to be read in many places without //:: having to do all the checks every time. In addition you may provide //:: a callback method to handle more advanced checks. //:: /n/n //:: Ranges must be specified as an array where each pair of values //:: specifies the minimum and maximum value of that range. The type //:: of the values in the ranges must be the same as the type of the //:: value, and is used later on for type checking. The only exception //:: to this rule is that you are allowed to specify integer ranges for //:: a floating value. procedure Define(const ASection, AName: String; const AValue: Variant; const ARanges: array of const; const ACallback: TX2SettingsCallback = nil); end; implementation resourcestring RSInvalidRange = 'Invalid range!'; RSInvalidType = 'Invalid type!'; RSUndefined = 'Undefined setting: %s!'; RSDefineExists = 'Define already exists!'; {============================ TX2Settings Initialization ========================================} constructor TX2Settings.Create; begin inherited Create(); FFactory := AFactory; FSection := ASection; end; {============================ TX2Settings Read ========================================} function TX2Settings.ReadBool(const AName: String): Boolean; begin if not InternalReadBool(AName, Result) then raise EX2SettingsUndefined.CreateFmt(RSUndefined, [AName]); end; function TX2Settings.ReadBool(const AName: String; const ADefault: Boolean): Boolean; begin if not InternalReadBool(AName, Result) then Result := ADefault; end; function TX2Settings.ReadFloat(const AName: String): Double; begin if not InternalReadFloat(AName, Result) then raise EX2SettingsUndefined.CreateFmt(RSUndefined, [AName]); end; function TX2Settings.ReadFloat(const AName: String; const ADefault: Double): Double; begin if not InternalReadFloat(AName, Result) then Result := ADefault; end; function TX2Settings.ReadInteger(const AName: String): Integer; begin if not InternalReadInteger(AName, Result) then raise EX2SettingsUndefined.CreateFmt(RSUndefined, [AName]); end; function TX2Settings.ReadInteger(const AName: String; const ADefault: Integer): Integer; begin if not InternalReadInteger(AName, Result) then Result := ADefault; end; function TX2Settings.ReadString(const AName: String): String; begin if not InternalReadString(AName, Result) then raise EX2SettingsUndefined.CreateFmt(RSUndefined, [AName]); end; function TX2Settings.ReadString(const AName, ADefault: String): String; begin if not InternalReadString(AName, Result) then Result := ADefault; end; {===================== TX2SettingsFactory Defines ========================================} constructor TX2SettingsFactory.Create; begin inherited; FDefines := TX2ObjectHash.Create(); end; destructor TX2SettingsFactory.Destroy; begin FreeAndNil(FDefines); inherited; end; procedure TX2SettingsFactory.Define; function CheckVarType(const AValue: Variant): TVarType; begin case VarType(AValue) of varBoolean: break; varByte, varSmallint, varInteger, varWord, varLongWord: Result := varInteger; varSingle, varDouble, varDate: Result := varDouble; varOleStr, varStrArg, varString: Result := varString; else raise EX2SettingsType.Create(RSInvalidType); end; end; var iIndex: Integer; sHash: String; vtValue: TVarType; begin sHash := ASection + #0 + AName; if FDefines.Exists(sHash) then raise EX2SettingsExists.Create(RSDefineExists); // Validate type vtValue := CheckVarType(AValue); // Validate ranges if High(ARanges) mod 2 <> 0 then raise EX2SettingsRange.Create(RSInvalidRange); for iIndex := 0 to High(ARanges) do case ARanges[iIndex].VType of vtBoolean: if vtValue <> varBoolean then raise EX2SettingsType.Create(RSInvalidType); vtInteger: if not (vtValue in [varInteger, varDouble]) then raise EX2SettingsType.Create(RSInvalidType); vtExtended: if vtValue <> varDouble then raise EX2SettingsType.Create(RSInvalidType); vtString, vtPChar, vtChar, vtWideChar, vtPWideChar, vtWideString, vtAnsiString: if vtValue <> varString then raise EX2SettingsType.Create(RSInvalidType); vtVariant: if vtValue <> CheckVarType(ARanges[iIndex].VVariant^) then raise EX2SettingsType.Create(RSInvalidType); end; FDefines[sHash] := TX2SettingsDefine.Create(VarAsType(AValue, vtValue), ARanges, ACallback); end; {====================== TX2SettingsDefine Initialization ========================================} constructor TX2SettingsDefine.Create; function VarRecToVariant(const AVarRec: TVarRec): Variant; begin case AVarRec.VType of vtBoolean: Result := AVarRec.VBoolean; vtInteger: Result := AVarRec.VInteger; vtExtended: Result := VarAsType(AVarRec.VExtended^, varDouble); vtString: Result := AVarRec.VString^; vtPChar: Result := String(AVarRec.VPChar); vtPWideChar: Result := String(AVarRec.VPWideChar^); vtWideChar: Result := String(AVarRec.VWideChar); vtWideString: Result := String(AVarRec.VWideString^); vtAnsiString: Result := String(AVarRec.VAnsiString^); vtVariant: Result := AVarRec.VVariant^; end; end; var iCount: Integer; iIndex: Integer; iRange: Integer; begin FValue := AValue; FCallback := ACallback; // Copy ranges iCount := (High(ARanges) + 1) div 2; iIndex := 0; SetLength(FRanges, iCount); for iRange := 0 to iCount - 1 do begin FRanges[iRange][0] := VarRecToVariant(ARanges[iIndex]); FRanges[iRange][1] := VarRecToVariant(ARanges[iIndex + 1]); Inc(iIndex, 2); end; end; end.