config-store.h

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/*
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 *
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 *
 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@cutebugs.net>
 */
 
#ifndef CONFIG_STORE_H
#define CONFIG_STORE_H
 
#include "file-config.h"
 
#include "ns3/object-base.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \defgroup configstore Configuration Store/Load
 *
 * \brief Store and load simulation attribute configuration
 *
 * ns-3 Objects and their attribute values (default, and per-instance values)
 * are stored in a specialized internal database.  The config-store module
 * permits these values to be imported and exported to formats of
 * different types (e.g. XML files, raw text files, or a GTK-based UI).
 *
 * While it is possible to generate a sample config file and lightly
 * edit it to change a couple of values, there are cases where this
 * process will not work because the same value on the same object
 * can appear multiple times in the same automatically-generated
 * configuration file under different configuration paths.
 *
 * As such, the best way to use this class is to use it to generate
 * an initial configuration file, extract from that configuration
 * file only the strictly necessary elements, and move these minimal
 * elements to a new configuration file which can then safely
 * be edited. Another option is to use the ns3::GtkConfigStore class
 * which will allow you to edit the parameters and will generate
 * configuration files where all the instances of the same parameter
 * are changed.
 */
 
/**
 * \ingroup configstore
 *
 */
class ConfigStore : public ObjectBase
{
  public:
    /**
     * \enum Mode for ConfigStore operation
     * \brief store / load mode
     */
    enum Mode
    {
        LOAD,
        SAVE,
        NONE
    };
 
    /**
     * \enum FileFormat for ConfigStore operation
     * \brief file format
     */
    /// store format
    enum FileFormat
    {
        XML,
        RAW_TEXT
    };
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
    TypeId GetInstanceTypeId() const override;
 
    ConfigStore();
    ~ConfigStore() override;
 
    /**
     * Set the mode of operation
     * \param mode mode of operation
     */
    void SetMode(Mode mode);
    /**
     * Set the file format
     * \param format the file format
     */
    void SetFileFormat(FileFormat format);
    /**
     * Set the filename
     * \param filename the file name
     */
    void SetFilename(std::string filename);
    /**
     * Set if to save deprecated attributes
     * \param saveDeprecated the deprecated attributes save policy
     */
    void SetSaveDeprecated(bool saveDeprecated);
 
    /**
     * Configure the default values
     */
    void ConfigureDefaults();
    /**
     * Configure the attribute values
     */
    void ConfigureAttributes();
 
  private:
    Mode m_mode;             ///< store mode
    FileFormat m_fileFormat; ///< store format
    bool m_saveDeprecated;   ///< save deprecated attributes
    std::string m_filename;  ///< store file name
    FileConfig* m_file;      ///< configuration file
};
 
/**
 * \brief Stream insertion operator.
 *
 * \param [in] os The reference to the output stream.
 * \param [in] mode The configStore mode.
 * \returns The reference to the output stream.
 */
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, ConfigStore::Mode& mode);
/**
 * \brief Stream insertion operator.
 *
 * \param [in] os The reference to the output stream.
 * \param [in] format The configStore file format.
 * \returns The reference to the output stream.
 */
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, ConfigStore::FileFormat& format);
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* CONFIG_STORE_H */