// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#ifndef BASE_PREFS_PREF_REGISTRY_H_
#define BASE_PREFS_PREF_REGISTRY_H_

#include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
#include "base/prefs/base_prefs_export.h"
#include "base/prefs/pref_value_map.h"

namespace base {
class Value;
}

class DefaultPrefStore;
class PrefStore;

// Preferences need to be registered with a type and default value
// before they are used.
//
// The way you use a PrefRegistry is that you register all required
// preferences on it (via one of its subclasses), then pass it as a
// construction parameter to PrefService.
//
// Currently, registrations after constructing the PrefService will
// also work, but this is being deprecated.
class BASE_PREFS_EXPORT PrefRegistry : public base::RefCounted<PrefRegistry> {
 public:
  typedef PrefValueMap::const_iterator const_iterator;

  PrefRegistry();

  // Gets the registered defaults.
  scoped_refptr<PrefStore> defaults();

  // Allows iteration over defaults.
  const_iterator begin() const;
  const_iterator end() const;

  // Changes the default value for a preference. Takes ownership of |value|.
  //
  // |pref_name| must be a previously registered preference.
  void SetDefaultPrefValue(const std::string& pref_name, base::Value* value);

 protected:
  friend class base::RefCounted<PrefRegistry>;
  virtual ~PrefRegistry();

  // Used by subclasses to register a default value for a preference.
  void RegisterPreference(const std::string& path, base::Value* default_value);

  scoped_refptr<DefaultPrefStore> defaults_;

 private:
  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PrefRegistry);
};

#endif  // BASE_PREFS_PREF_REGISTRY_H_