edu.jhu.cs.oose.elevel.preferences
Class Preferences

java.lang.Object
  edu.jhu.cs.oose.elevel.preferences.Preferences

public class Preferences
extends java.lang.Object

Stores preferences for the E-Level application, implementing QSettings.

Author:

H. Parker Shelton, Jesse Yates

Method Summary

void	changeExportLocation(com.trolltech.qt.gui.QWidget parent, java.lang.String text) Prompts the user for input if there is not a default directory
static Preferences	getInstance() Get the singleton instance of this class
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getPreviouslyOpenDecks() Returns a list of file locations for the previously open decks
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	getTestingPreferences() Returns a Map containing all the testing preferences
java.lang.String	getValue(java.lang.String key) Get the preference with the specified name
boolean	hasExportLocation() Returns whether or not the program has a default export location that exists on disk.
void	setDefault(boolean overwrite) Set the default settings on the first run
void	setDefaultLocation() Set the default export location to a platform-dependent location on disk
void	setValue(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) Set the preference represented by the specified key to the specified value, to be written on close
void	writeSettings() Write all the current settings out to a file on disk
void	writeSettings(java.util.List<Deck> openDecks) Write all the current settings out to a file on disk

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Preferences getInstance()

Get the singleton instance of this class

Returns:

an instance of this class

changeExportLocation

public void changeExportLocation(com.trolltech.qt.gui.QWidget parent,
                                 java.lang.String text)

Prompts the user for input if there is not a default directory

getTestingPreferences

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getTestingPreferences()

Returns a Map containing all the testing preferences

Returns:

a Map containing all the testing preferences

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue(java.lang.String key)

Get the preference with the specified name

Parameters:

key - A String representing the name of the preference

Returns:

An Object representing the value of the specified preference

hasExportLocation

public boolean hasExportLocation()

Returns whether or not the program has a default export location that exists on disk.

Returns:

true if the program has a default export location and the directory exists on disk, false otherwise.

getPreviouslyOpenDecks

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getPreviouslyOpenDecks()

Returns a list of file locations for the previously open decks

setDefault

public void setDefault(boolean overwrite)

Set the default settings on the first run

setDefaultLocation

public void setDefaultLocation()

Set the default export location to a platform-dependent location on disk

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String key,
                     java.lang.String value)

Set the preference represented by the specified key to the specified value, to be written on close

Parameters:

key - A String representing the name of a preference

value - A Object representing the value of the preference

writeSettings

public void writeSettings()

Write all the current settings out to a file on disk

writeSettings

public void writeSettings(java.util.List<Deck> openDecks)

Write all the current settings out to a file on disk