configuration.h

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/* 
 * File:   Configuration.h
 * Author: chris
 *
 * Created on January 2, 2012, 2:32 PM
 */

#ifndef CONFIGURATION_H
#define CONFIGURATION_H

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2014 Christoph Schuette.
 *
 * The license and distribution terms for this file may be
 * found in the file LICENSE in this distribution
 */

#include <libconfig.h++>
#include <string>
#include <list>
#include <memory>
#include <vector>
#include <utility>

namespace config {

    class Configuration {
    public:
        static Configuration& getInstance();
        friend class std::auto_ptr<Configuration>;

        void readFile(std::string configFile);

        bool exists(std::string path);

        double getDouble(std::string path);
        
        bool getBool(std::string path);
        
        int getInteger(std::string path);
        
        std::string getString(std::string path);

        void addSetting(std::string path, std::string name, std::string value);
        
        void editSetting(std::string path, std::string name, double value);

        inline libconfig::Setting& lookup(const std::string path) const {
            return m_configuration.lookup(path);
        }

        std::string getName() const {
            return "Configuration";
        }

    private:
        //private constructor and destructor
        Configuration();
        virtual ~Configuration();

        static std::auto_ptr<Configuration> m_instancePtr;

        //config object
        libconfig::Config m_configuration;

    };
}
#endif  /* CONFIGURATION_H */