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 *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
 *   peter.penz@gmx.at                                                     *
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#ifndef VIEWPROPERTIES_H
#define VIEWPROPERTIES_H

#include <dolphinview.h>
#include <kurl.h>
#include <qdatetime.h>

#include "directoryviewpropertysettings.h"

class QFile;

/**
 * @short Maintains the view properties like 'view mode' or 'show hidden files' for a directory.
 *
 * The view properties are automatically stored inside
 * the directory as hidden file called '.dolphinview'. To read out the view properties
 * just construct an instance by passing the Url of the directory:
 * \code
 * ViewProperties props(KUrl("/home/peter/Documents"));
 * const DolphinView::Mode mode = props.viewMode();
 * const bool showHiddenFiles = props.isShowHiddenFilesEnabled();
 * \endcode
 * When modifying a view property, the '.dolphinview' file is automatically updated
 * inside the destructor.
 *
 * @author Peter Penz
 */
// TODO: provide detailed design description, as mapping the user model to
// the physical modal is not trivial.
class ViewProperties
{
public:
    ViewProperties(KUrl url);
    virtual ~ViewProperties();

    void setViewMode(DolphinView::Mode mode);
    DolphinView::Mode viewMode() const;

    void setShowHiddenFilesEnabled(bool show);
    bool isShowHiddenFilesEnabled() const;

    void setSorting(DolphinView::Sorting sorting);
    DolphinView::Sorting sorting() const;

    void setSortOrder(Qt::SortOrder sortOrder);
    Qt::SortOrder sortOrder() const;

    void setValidForSubDirs(bool valid);
    bool isValidForSubDirs() const;

    void setAutoSaveEnabled(bool autoSave);
    bool isAutoSaveEnabled() const;

    void updateTimeStamp();
    void save();

    ViewProperties& operator = (const ViewProperties& props);

private:
    bool m_changedProps;
    bool m_autoSave;
    bool m_subDirValidityHidden;
    QString m_filepath;
    ViewPropertySettings* m_node;
};

#endif