/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
 *
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 * $URL: https://scummvm.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/scummvm/scummvm/tags/release-1-1-1/common/savefile.h $
 * $Id: savefile.h 41000 2009-05-29 14:38:22Z fingolfin $
 *
 */

#ifndef COMMON_SAVEFILE_H
#define COMMON_SAVEFILE_H

#include "common/noncopyable.h"
#include "common/scummsys.h"
#include "common/stream.h"
#include "common/str.h"
#include "common/error.h"

namespace Common {

/**
 * A class which allows game engines to load game state data.
 * That typically means "save games", but also includes things like the
 * IQ points in Indy3.
 */
typedef SeekableReadStream InSaveFile;

/**
 * A class which allows game engines to save game state data.
 * That typically means "save games", but also includes things like the
 * IQ points in Indy3.
 */
typedef WriteStream OutSaveFile;


/**
 * The SaveFileManager is serving as a factory for InSaveFile
 * and OutSaveFile objects.
 *
 * Engines and other code should use SaveFiles whenever they need to
 * store data which they need to be able to retrieve again later on --
 * i.e. typically save states, but also configuration files and similar
 * things.
 *
 * While not declared as a singleton, it is effectively used as such,
 * with OSystem::getSavefileManager returning a pointer to the single
 * SaveFileManager instances to be used.
 */
class SaveFileManager : NonCopyable {

protected:
	Error _error;
	String _errorDesc;

	/**
	 * Set some information about the last error which occurred .
	 * @param error Code identifying the last error.
	 * @param errorDesc String describing the last error.
	 */
	virtual void setError(Error error, const String &errorDesc) { _error = error; _errorDesc = errorDesc; }

public:
	virtual ~SaveFileManager() {}

	/**
	 * Clears the last set error code and string.
	 */
	virtual void clearError() { _error = kNoError; _errorDesc.clear(); }

	/**
	 * Returns the last occurred error code. If none occurred, returns kNoError.
	 *
	 * @return A value indicating the type of the last error.
	 */
	virtual Error getError() { return _error; }

	/**
	 * Returns the last occurred error description. If none occurred, returns 0.
	 *
	 * @return A string describing the last error.
	 */
	virtual String getErrorDesc() { return _errorDesc; }

	/**
	 * Returns the last occurred error description. If none occurred, returns 0.
	 * Also clears the last error state and description.
	 *
	 * @return A string describing the last error.
	 */
	virtual String popErrorDesc();

	/**
	 * Open the savefile with the specified name in the given directory for saving.
	 * @param name	the name of the savefile
	 * @return pointer to an OutSaveFile, or NULL if an error occured.
	 */
	virtual OutSaveFile *openForSaving(const String &name) = 0;

	/**
	 * Open the file with the specified name in the given directory for loading.
	 * @param name	the name of the savefile
	 * @return pointer to an InSaveFile, or NULL if an error occured.
	 */
	virtual InSaveFile *openForLoading(const String &name) = 0;

	/**
	 * Removes the given savefile from the system.
	 * @param name the name of the savefile to be removed.
	 * @return true if no error occurred, false otherwise.
	 */
	virtual bool removeSavefile(const String &name) = 0;

	/**
	 * Renames the given savefile.
	 * @param oldName Old name.
	 * @param newName New name.
	 * @return true if no error occurred. false otherwise.
	 */
	virtual bool renameSavefile(const String &oldName, const String &newName);

	/**
	 * Request a list of available savegames with a given DOS-style pattern,
	 * also known as "glob" in the UNIX world. Refer to the Common::matchString()
	 * function to learn about the precise pattern format.
	 * @param pattern Pattern to match. Wildcards like * or ? are available.
	 * @return list of strings for all present file names.
	 * @see Common::matchString()
	 */
	virtual StringList listSavefiles(const String &pattern) = 0;
};

} // End of namespace Common

#endif
