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-// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-// found in the LICENSE file.
-
-#ifndef BASE_PATH_SERVICE_H_
-#define BASE_PATH_SERVICE_H_
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "base/base_export.h"
-#include "base/base_paths.h"
-#include "base/gtest_prod_util.h"
-#include "build/build_config.h"
-
-namespace base {
-class FilePath;
-class ScopedPathOverride;
-} // namespace base
-
-// The path service is a global table mapping keys to file system paths. It is
-// OK to use this service from multiple threads.
-//
-class BASE_EXPORT PathService {
- public:
- // Retrieves a path to a special directory or file and places it into the
- // string pointed to by 'path'. If you ask for a directory it is guaranteed
- // to NOT have a path separator at the end. For example, "c:\windows\temp"
- // Directories are also guaranteed to exist when this function succeeds.
- //
- // Returns true if the directory or file was successfully retrieved. On
- // failure, 'path' will not be changed.
- static bool Get(int key, base::FilePath* path);
-
- // Overrides the path to a special directory or file. This cannot be used to
- // change the value of DIR_CURRENT, but that should be obvious. Also, if the
- // path specifies a directory that does not exist, the directory will be
- // created by this method. This method returns true if successful.
- //
- // If the given path is relative, then it will be resolved against
- // DIR_CURRENT.
- //
- // WARNING: Consumers of PathService::Get may expect paths to be constant
- // over the lifetime of the app, so this method should be used with caution.
- //
- // Unit tests generally should use ScopedPathOverride instead. Overrides from
- // one test should not carry over to another.
- static bool Override(int key, const base::FilePath& path);
-
- // This function does the same as PathService::Override but it takes extra
- // parameters:
- // - |is_absolute| indicates that |path| has already been expanded into an
- // absolute path, otherwise MakeAbsoluteFilePath() will be used. This is
- // useful to override paths that may not exist yet, since MakeAbsoluteFilePath
- // fails for those. Note that MakeAbsoluteFilePath also expands symbolic
- // links, even if path.IsAbsolute() is already true.
- // - |create| guides whether the directory to be overriden must
- // be created in case it doesn't exist already.
- static bool OverrideAndCreateIfNeeded(int key,
- const base::FilePath& path,
- bool is_absolute,
- bool create);
-
- // To extend the set of supported keys, you can register a path provider,
- // which is just a function mirroring PathService::Get. The ProviderFunc
- // returns false if it cannot provide a non-empty path for the given key.
- // Otherwise, true is returned.
- //
- // WARNING: This function could be called on any thread from which the
- // PathService is used, so a the ProviderFunc MUST BE THREADSAFE.
- //
- typedef bool (*ProviderFunc)(int, base::FilePath*);
-
- // Call to register a path provider. You must specify the range "[key_start,
- // key_end)" of supported path keys.
- static void RegisterProvider(ProviderFunc provider,
- int key_start,
- int key_end);
-
- // Disable internal cache.
- static void DisableCache();
-
- private:
- friend class base::ScopedPathOverride;
- FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PathServiceTest, RemoveOverride);
-
- // Removes an override for a special directory or file. Returns true if there
- // was an override to remove or false if none was present.
- // NOTE: This function is intended to be used by tests only!
- static bool RemoveOverride(int key);
-};
-
-#endif // BASE_PATH_SERVICE_H_