tdegames/libkdegames/highscore/khighscore.h

/*
    This file is part of the KDE games library
    Copyright (C) 2001 Andreas Beckermann (b_mann@gmx.de)
    Copyright (C) 2003 Nicolas Hadacek <hadacek@kde.org>

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

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*/
/*
    $Id$
*/
#ifndef __KHIGHSCORE_H__
#define __KHIGHSCORE_H__

#include <tqstring.h>
#include <tqobject.h>
#include <kdemacros.h>
class KConfig;
class KFileLock;
class KRawConfig;
class KHighscorePrivate;

/**
 * @short Class for managing highscore tables
 *
 * This is the KDE class for saving and reading highscore tables. It offers the
 * possibility for system-wide highscore tables (configure with e.g.
 * --enable-highscore-dir=/var/games) and a theoretically unlimited number of
 * entries.
 *
 * You can specify different "keys" for an entry - just like the KConfig
 * keys. But it will be prefixed with the number of the entry. For example you
 * will probably use something like this to save the name of the player on the
 * top of the list (ie the winner):
 * \code
 * highscore->writeEntry(1, "name", myPlayer->name());
 * \endcode
 * Note that it doesn't really matter if you use "0" or "1" as the first entry
 * of the list as long as your program always uses the same for the first
 * entry. I recommend to use "1", as several convenience methods use this.
 *
 * You can also specify different groups using setHighscoreGroup. Just
 * like the keys mentioned above the groups behave like groups in KConfig
 * but are prefixed with "KHighscore_". The default group is just "KHighscore".
 * You might use this e.g. to create different highscore tables like
 * \code
 * table->setHighscoreGroup("Easy");
 * // write the highscores for level "easy" to the table
 * writeEasyHighscores(table);
 *
 * table->setHighscore("Player_1");
 * // write player specific highscores to the table
 * writePlayerHighscores(table);
 * \endcode
 * As you can see above you can also use this to write the highscores of a
 * single player, so the "best times" of a player. To write highscores for a
 * specific player in a specific level you will have to use a more complex way:
 * \code
 * TQString group = TQString("%1_%2").tqarg(player).tqarg(level);
 * table->setGroup(group);
 * writeHighscore(table, player, level);
 * \endcode
 *
 * Also note that you MUST NOT mark the key or the group for translation! I.e.
 * don't use i18n() for the keys or groups! Here is the code to read the above
 * written entry:
 * \code
 * TQString firstName = highscore->readEntry(0, "name");
 * \endcode
 * Easy, what?
 * @author Andreas Beckermann <b_mann@gmx.de>
 **/
class KDE_EXPORT KHighscore : public TQObject
{
	Q_OBJECT
  TQ_OBJECT
public:
        /** @obsolete
         * Constructor. The highscore file is forced to be local to support
         * games using the old behaviour.
         */
	KHighscore(TQObject* parent = 0);

        /**
         * Constructor.
         *
         * @param forceLocal if true, the local highscore file is used even
         * when the configuration has been set to use a system-wide file. This
         * is convenient for converting highscores from legacy applications.
	 * @param parent parent widget for this widget
	 * @since 3.2
         */
        KHighscore(bool forceLocal, TQObject *parent);

        /**
         * Read the current state of the highscore file. Remember that when
         * it's not locked for writing, this file can change at any time.
         * (This method is only useful for a system-wide highscore file).
	 * @since 3.2
         */
        void readCurrentConfig();

        /** @since 3.2
         * This method open the system-wide highscore file using the effective
         * group id of the game executable (which should be "games"). The
         * effective group id is completely dropped afterwards.
         *
         * Note: this method should be called in main() before creating a
         * KApplication and doing anything else (KApplication checks that the
         * program is not suid/sgid and will exit the program for security
         * reason if it is the case).
         */
        static void init(const char *appname);

        /** @since 3.2
         * Lock the system-wide highscore file for writing (does nothing and
         * return true if the local file is used).
         * You should perform writing without GUI interaction to avoid
         * blocking and don't forget to unlock the file as soon as possible
         * with writeAndUnlock().
         *
         * If the config file cannot be locked,
         * the method waits for 1 second and, if it failed again, displays
         * a message box asking for retry or cancel.
         * @param widget used as the parent of the message box.
         *
         * @return false on error or if the config file is locked by another
         * process. In such case, the config stays read-only.
         */
        bool lockForWriting(TQWidget *widget = 0);

        /**
         * Effectively write and unlock the system-wide highscore file
         * (@see lockForWriting).
         * If using a local highscore file, it will sync the config.
	 * @since 3.2
         */
        void writeAndUnlock();

        /**
         * @return true if the highscore file is locked or if a local
         * file is used.
	 *  @since 3.2
         */
        bool isLocked() const;

        /**
         * Destructor.
         * If necessary, write and unlock the highscore file.
         */
	~KHighscore();

	/**
	 * @param entry The number of the entry / the placing of the player
	 * @param key A key for this entry. E.g. "name" for the name of the
	 * player. Nearly the same as the usual keys in KConfig - but they
	 * are prefixed with the entry number
	 * @param value The value of this entry
	 **/
	void writeEntry(int entry, const TQString& key, const TQString& value);

	/**
	 * This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
	 * It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.
	 **/
	void writeEntry(int entry, const TQString& key, int value);

	/**
	 * This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
	 * It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.
	 * See KConfigBase documentation for allowed TQVariant::Type.
	 **/
	void writeEntry(int entry, const TQString& key, const TQVariant &value);

	/**
	 * Reads an entry from the highscore table.
	 * @param entry The number of the entry / the placing to be read
	 * @param key The key of the entry. E.g. "name" for the name of the
	 * player. Nearly the same as the usual keys in KConfig - but they
	 * are prefixed with the entry number
	 * @param pDefault This will be used as default value if the key+pair
	 * entry can't be found.
	 * @return The value of this entry+key pair or pDefault if the entry+key
	 * pair doesn't exist
	 **/
	TQString readEntry(int entry, const TQString& key, const TQString& pDefault = TQString()) const;

	/**
	 * Read a numeric value.
	 * @param entry The number of the entry / the placing to be read
	 * @param key The key of the entry. E.g. "name" for the name of the
	 * player. Nearly the same as the usual keys in KConfig - but they
	 * are prefixed with the entry number
	 * @param pDefault This will be used as default value if the key+pair
	 * entry can't be found.
	 * @return The value of this entry+key pair or pDefault if the entry+key
	 * pair doesn't exist
	 **/
	int readNumEntry(int entry, const TQString& key, int pDefault = -1) const;

    /**
     * Read a TQVariant entry.
     * See KConfigBase documentation for allowed TQVariant::Type.
     *
     * @return the value of this entry+key pair or pDefault if the entry+key
     * pair doesn't exist or
     */
    TQVariant readPropertyEntry(int entry, const TQString &key, const TQVariant &pDefault) const;

	/**
	 * @return True if the highscore table conatins the entry/key pair,
	 * otherwise false
	 **/
	bool hasEntry(int entry, const TQString& key) const;

	/**
	 * Reads a list of entries from the highscore table starting at 1 until
	 * lastEntry. If an entry between those numbers doesn't exist the
	 * function aborts reading even if after the missing entry is an
	 * existing one. The first entry of the list is the first placing, the
	 * last on is the last placing.
	 * @return A list of the entries of this key. You could also call
	 * readEntry(i, key) where i is from 1 to 20. Note that this function
	 * depends on "1" as the first entry!
	 * @param key The key of the entry. E.g. "name" for the name of the
	 * player. Nearly the same as the usual keys in KConfig - but they
	 * are prefixed with the entry number
	 * @param lastEntry the last entry which will be includes into the list.
	 * 1 will include a list with maximal 1 entry - 20 a list with maximal
	 * 20 entries. If lastEntry is <= 0 then rading is only stopped when when an
	 * entry does not exist.
	 **/
	TQStringList readList(const TQString& key, int lastEntry = 20) const;

	/**
	 * Writes a list of entries to the highscore table.
	 *
	 * The first entry is prefixed with "1". Using this method is a short
	 * way of calling writeEntry(i, key, list[i]) from i = 1 to
	 * list.count()
	 * @param key A key for the entry. E.g. "name" for the name of the
	 * player. Nearly the same as the usual keys in KConfig - but they
	 * are prefixed with the entry number
	 * @param list The list of values
	 **/
	void writeList(const TQString& key, const TQStringList& list);

	/**
	 * @return Whether a highscore table exists. You can use this
	 * function to indicate whether KHighscore created a highscore table
	 * before and - if not - read your old (non-KHighscore) table instead.
	 * This way you can safely read an old table and save it using
	 * KHighscore without losing any data
	 **/
	bool hasTable() const;

        /** @obsolete
         * This does the same as writeAndUnlock().
         */
	void sync();

	/**
	 * Set the new highscore group. The group is being prefixed with
	 * "KHighscore_" in the table.
	 * @param groupname The new groupname. E.g. use "easy" for the easy
	 * level of your game. If you use TQString() (the default) the
	 * default group is used.
	 **/
	void setHighscoreGroup(const TQString& groupname = TQString());

	/**
	 * @return The currently used group. This doesn't contain the prefix
	 * ("KHighscore_") but the same as setHighscoreGroup uses. The
         * default is TQString()
	 **/
	const TQString& highscoreGroup() const;

protected:
	/**
	 * @return A groupname to be used in KConfig. Used internally to
	 * prefix the value from highscoreGroup() with "KHighscore_"
	 **/
	TQString group() const;

	/**
	 * @return A pointer to the KConfig object to be used. This is
	 * either kapp->config() (default) or a KSimpleConfig object for
         * a system-wide highscore file.
	 **/
	KConfig* config() const;

        void init(bool forceLocal);

private:
	KHighscorePrivate* d;

        static KFileLock *_lock; // lock on system-wide highscore file
        static KRawConfig *_config; // config for system-wide highscore file
};

#endif