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#ifndef SETTINGS_H
#define SETTINGS_H

#include <QtCore/qobject.h>
#include <QtCore/qstring.h>
#include <QtCore/qstringlist.h>

class Settings : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    explicit Settings(QObject *parent = 0);
    virtual ~Settings();

    static Settings* create(QObject *parent = 0);

    virtual void remove(const QString &key) = 0;
    virtual void set(const QString &key, const QVariant &value) = 0;
    virtual bool get(const QString &key, QVariant *value) const = 0;

    enum ChildSpec { AllKeys, ChildKeys, ChildGroups };
    virtual QStringList children(const QString &prefix, ChildSpec spec) const = 0;

    virtual void clear() = 0;
    virtual void sync() = 0;
    virtual void flush() = 0;
    virtual bool isWritable() const = 0;
    virtual QString fileName() const = 0;

Q_SIGNALS:
    void changed(const QString &key, const QVariant &value);
};

#endif // SETTINGS_H