barrier/platform/IPlatform.h
crs 5709d8ddef refactored some common platform dependent stuff into a new
library:  platform.  also removed test.cpp.
2002-06-04 12:26:23 +00:00

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#ifndef IPLATFORM_H
#define IPLATFORM_H
#include "BasicTypes.h"
#include "CString.h"
#include "IInterface.h"
class IPlatform : public IInterface {
public:
// manipulators
// install/uninstall a daemon.
// FIXME -- throw on error? will get better error messages that way.
virtual bool installDaemon(/* FIXME */) = 0;
virtual bool uninstallDaemon(/* FIXME */) = 0;
// daemonize. this should have the side effect of sending log
// messages to a system message logger since messages can no
// longer go to the console. returns true iff successful.
// the name is the name of the daemon.
// FIXME -- win32 services will require a more complex interface
virtual bool daemonize(const char* name) = 0;
// accessors
// find the basename in the given pathname
virtual const char* getBasename(const char* pathname) const = 0;
// get the user's home directory. returns the empty string if
// this cannot be determined.
virtual CString getUserDirectory() const = 0;
// get the system configuration file directory
virtual CString getSystemDirectory() const = 0;
// concatenate pathname components with a directory separator
// between them. this should not check if the resulting path
// is longer than allowed by the system. we'll rely on the
// system calls to tell us that.
virtual CString addPathComponent(
const CString& prefix,
const CString& suffix) const = 0;
};
#endif