config.hpp   [plain text]


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#if !defined(_ATF_CXX_CONFIG_HPP_)
#define _ATF_CXX_CONFIG_HPP_

#include <map>
#include <string>

namespace atf {

namespace config {

//!
//! \brief Gets a build-time configuration variable's value.
//!
//! Given the name of a build-time configuration variable, returns its
//! textual value.  The user is free to override these by setting their
//! corresponding environment variables.  Therefore always use this
//! interface to get the value of these variables.
//!
//! \pre The variable must exist.
//!
const std::string& get(const std::string&);

//!
//! \brief Returns all the build-time configuration variables.
//!
//! Returns a name to value map containing all build-time configuration
//! variables.
//!
const std::map< std::string, std::string >& get_all(void);

//!
//! \brief Checks whether a build-time configuration variable exists.
//!
//! Given the name of a build-time configuration variable, checks
//! whether it is defined and returns a boolean indicating this
//! condition.  The program only has to use this function to sanity-check
//! a variable name provided by the user.  Otherwise it can assume that
//! the variables are defined.
//!
bool has(const std::string&);

} // namespace config

} // namespace atf

#endif // !defined(_ATF_CXX_CONFIG_HPP_)