Represents the whole WWW section. More...

#include <ms_wwwoptions.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for ms_wwwoptions:

Collaboration diagram for ms_wwwoptions:

Public Member Functions
	ms_wwwoptions ()
	Default constructor.

	ms_wwwoptions (const ms_wwwoptions &src)
	Copying constructor.

	~ms_wwwoptions ()
	Destructor.

void	appendEntry (const ms_wwwentry *item)
	Append a new entry which is a copy of the only parameter.

void	appendProperty (const char name, const char value, const char *delimiter, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Adds a new property with the given parameters.

void	appendText (const char *line, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Adds a new non-parsed property.

void	clearEntries ()
	Deletes all entries from the list.

void	copyFrom (const ms_customproperty *src)
	Copies all properties and comments from another instance.

void	copyFrom (const ms_wwwoptions *right)
	Can be used to create a copy of another object.

void	defaultValues ()
	Initialises the instance with default values.

void	delNonEmpty ()
	Deletes all non-comment properties.

void	delProp (const char *name)
	Deletes all properties with the specified name.

void	delPropByNumber (const int index)
	Deletes a single property with the specified number only.

void	delPropStart (const char *nameBeginning)
	Deletes all properties whose names start with the given string.

void	dropEntry (const int index)
	Make the entry at the given index unavailable.

int	findProperty (const char *name, const int startFrom=0) const
	Searches the list for a property with the given name.

int	findPropertyBeginning (const char *nameBeginning, const int startFrom=0) const
	Searches the list for a property with the partially matching name.

std::string	getDefaultDelimiter () const
	Return current default delimiter string used for parsing/storing properties.

std::string	getDelimiterByNumber (const int index) const
	Returns a specific delimiter used for the property.

const ms_wwwentry *	getEntry (const int index) const
	Returns an entry by its index.

int	getNumberOfEntries () const
	Returns the total number of entries in the section.

int	getNumberOfProperties () const
	Returns a total number of property/comment entries.

std::string	getPreceedingComments () const
	Returns any comments preceeding the section.

std::string	getPropertyName (const int index) const
	Returns a property name for a given index.

std::string	getPropValStringByName (const char *name) const
	Retrieves property value by name.

std::string	getPropValStringByNumber (const int index) const
	Retrieves property raw text values by number.

const ms_wwwentry *	getRepEntryByName (const char *dbName) const
	Searches the entries list for the given name and type of `REP`.

const ms_wwwentry *	getSeqEntryByName (const char *dbName) const
	Searches the entries list for the given name and type of `SEQ`.

bool	isSectionAvailable () const
	Check whether the section has been actually read from the file.

ms_wwwoptions &	operator= (const ms_wwwoptions &right)
	Assignment operator for C++ client applications.

void	setDefaultDelimiter (const char *delim)
	Allows to set a specific delimiter string to be used when no property-specific delimiter is supplied.

void	setEntry (const int index, const ms_wwwentry *item)
	Update the entry at the given index.

void	setPreceedingComments (const std::string &comments)
	Sets any comments preceeding the section.

void	setPropertyName (const int index, const char *name)
	Changes name of the property with the given index.

void	setPropValBoolByName (const char *name, const bool value, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Changes a boolean value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

void	setPropValCharByName (const char *name, const char value, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Changes a single character value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

void	setPropValFloatByName (const char *name, const double value, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Changes an floating point value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

void	setPropValInt64ByName (const char *name, const INT64 value, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Changes a long 64-bit integer value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

void	setPropValIntByName (const char *name, const int value, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Changes an integer value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

void	setPropValStringByName (const char name, const char value, const bool bFirstPlace=false)
	Changes a string value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

void	setPropValStringByNumber (const int index, const char *value)
	Changes an string value of an existing property with the given index.

void	setSectionAvailable (const bool value)
	Changes availability of the section, i.e. whether it should be saved in a file.

bool	uncommentProp (const int index, const char *delimeter=0)
	Uncomments a line in the configuration file.

Detailed Description

Represents the whole WWW section.

The WWW section defines where CGI scripts look for the information needed to compile a results report. At least one entry is required for each database, to define the source from which the sequence string of a database entry can be obtained. A second line can optionally define the source from which the full text report of an entry can be obtained. The syntax is very similar in both cases, independent of whether the information originates locally or on a remote system.

An instance of this class holds a list of entries (see ms_wwwentry) that can be obtained and dealt with individually. By default the list is empty.

For detailed information on any of the options please consult the Mascot manual.

Also get yourselves acquainted with the base class ms_customproperty. It facilitates the following tasks:

Retrieving an unsupported property.
Retrieving a raw/text/XML property representation.
Checking for existence of a certain property rather than dealing with its default value.
Accessing commented lines in a section.

More functionality is described in the documentation for ms_customproperty.

Examples: config_mascotdat.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ appendProperty()

void appendProperty	(	const char *	name,
		const char *	value,
		const char *	delimiter,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Adds a new property with the given parameters.

Parameters

name	a property name to use.
value	a property value to use.
delimiter	a specific delimiter or an empty string for a default one to be used.
bFirstPlace	forces a new property to be put on top of the list.

◆ appendText()

void appendText	(	const char *	l,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Adds a new non-parsed property.

All property elements will be retrieved from the first parameter. Before calling this method, a specific default delimiter can be set using setDefaultDelimiter().

Parameters

l	raw text representation of the property to be parsed.
bFirstPlace	forces a new property to be put on top of the list.

◆ delProp()

void delProp ( const char * str )

inherited

Deletes all properties with the specified name.

Parameters

str	Property name to find a match and then delete.

◆ delPropStart()

void delPropStart ( const char * str )

inherited

Deletes all properties whose names start with the given string.

Parameters

str	Beginning a first part of the property name to delete.

◆ dropEntry()

void dropEntry ( const int index )

Make the entry at the given index unavailable.

This is achieved by deleting the corresponding line from the mascot.dat file. This does not affect the indices of other entries in this instance of the object. In other words, dropping an entry will reset the value at that index to a default, and the gap is plugged the next time the file is loaded.

Parameters

index The index of the entry to delete, between 0 and getNumberOfEntries()-1.

◆ findProperty()

int findProperty	(	const char *	name,
		const int	startFrom = `0`
	)		const

inherited

Searches the list for a property with the given name.

If no property found with the given name -1 will be returned. There may be several property entries in the list with the same name.

Parameters

name	a property name to be found.
startFrom	a minimal property index to start search from.

Returns: a property index or -1 if no property found.

◆ findPropertyBeginning()

int findPropertyBeginning	(	const char *	nameBeginning,
		const int	startFrom = `0`
	)		const

inherited

Searches the list for a property with the partially matching name.

If no property found with the given name part -1 will be returned. There may be several property entries in the list whose names start with the given string.

Parameters

nameBeginning	first part of a property name to be found.
startFrom	a minimal property index to start search from.

Returns: a property index or -1 if no property found.

◆ getDefaultDelimiter()

std::string getDefaultDelimiter ( ) const

inherited

Return current default delimiter string used for parsing/storing properties.

Returns: default delimiter

◆ getDelimiterByNumber()

std::string getDelimiterByNumber ( const int index ) const

inherited

Returns a specific delimiter used for the property.

Parameters

index Index for which to get a delimiter

Returns: corresponding delimiter

◆ getEntry()

const ms_wwwentry * getEntry ( const int index ) const

Returns an entry by its index.

See getNumberOfEntries() for more information.

Parameters

index The entry to return, between 0 and getNumberOfEntries()-1.

Returns: pointer to an entry

Examples: config_mascotdat.cpp.

◆ getNumberOfEntries()

int getNumberOfEntries ( ) const

Returns the total number of entries in the section.

Note that there might be several entries associated with each database. Therefore, total number of entries differs with the number of databases in Databases section.

The entries are not ordered and are represented as is. Use specific functions such as getSeqEntryByName() and getRepEntryByName() to retrieve the entry by name, or getEntry() by the entry index.

Returns: number of entries

Examples: config_mascotdat.cpp.

◆ getNumberOfProperties()

int getNumberOfProperties ( ) const

inherited

Returns a total number of property/comment entries.

Returns: Number of property/comment entries

◆ getPreceedingComments()

std::string getPreceedingComments ( ) const

inherited

Returns any comments preceeding the section.

Sections in the mascot.dat file may have comments preceeding them. In most cases, these comments need to stay 'attached' to the section.

Multiple line comments are supported by having a single string with newline characters

See also: setPreceedingComments()

Returns: any comments preceeding the section

◆ getPropertyName()

std::string getPropertyName ( const int index ) const

inherited

Returns a property name for a given index.

Parameters

index property number from 0 to (getNumberOfProperties()-1).

Returns: Rroperty name of an empty string for comments.

◆ getPropValStringByName()

std::string getPropValStringByName ( const char * name ) const

inherited

Retrieves property value by name.

Don't use this method for comments as they all have empty name. Also note that there might be several entries corresponding to the same name . – only the first value will be returned. If in doubt use findProperty() and getPropValStringByNumber() instead.

Parameters

name	Name for which to get a property value

Returns: corresponding property value

◆ getPropValStringByNumber()

std::string getPropValStringByNumber ( const int index ) const

inherited

Retrieves property raw text values by number.

Parameters

index Index for which to get a property value

Returns: corresponding property value

◆ getRepEntryByName()

const ms_wwwentry * getRepEntryByName ( const char * dbName ) const

Searches the entries list for the given name and type of REP.

If an entry is not found, a null value is returned. Note that database names are case sensitive.

Parameters

dbName name to get entry from

Returns: pointer to an entry whose name is in parameter

◆ getSeqEntryByName()

const ms_wwwentry * getSeqEntryByName ( const char * dbName ) const

Searches the entries list for the given name and type of SEQ.

If an entry is not found, a null value is returned. Note that database names are case sensitive.

Parameters

dbName name to get entry from

Returns: pointer to an entry whose name is in parameter

◆ isSectionAvailable()

bool isSectionAvailable ( ) const

Check whether the section has been actually read from the file.

By default the WWW section is unavailable until it has been set to a different state.

Returns: true if the section has been set to available, false otherwise

Examples: config_mascotdat.cpp.

◆ setDefaultDelimiter()

void setDefaultDelimiter ( const char * delim )

inherited

Allows to set a specific delimiter string to be used when no property-specific delimiter is supplied.

Parameters

delim String to set the default delimiter

◆ setEntry()

void setEntry	(	const int	index,
		const ms_wwwentry *	item
	)

Update the entry at the given index.

Parameters

index	The index of the entry to update, between 0 and getNumberOfEntries()-1.
item	The data to update with. Member fields of item will copied to the underlying object.

◆ setPreceedingComments()

void setPreceedingComments ( const std::string & comments )

inherited

Sets any comments preceeding the section.

Sections in the mascot.dat file may have comments preceeding them. In most cases, these comments need to stay 'attached' to the section.

Multiple line comments are supported by having a single string with newline characters

See also: getPreceedingComments()

Parameters

comments any comments preceeding the section

◆ setPropertyName()

void setPropertyName	(	const int	index,
		const char *	name
	)

inherited

Changes name of the property with the given index.

Parameters

index	property number from 0 to (getNumberOfProperties()-1).
name	new name to be given to the property.

◆ setPropValBoolByName()

void setPropValBoolByName	(	const char *	name,
		const bool	value,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Changes a boolean value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

A new value will be converted into 1 (for TRUE) or 0 (for FALSE) character.

Parameters

name	a name of the property to find or add.
value	a new boolean value for the property.
bFirstPlace	if not found a new property can be put on top of the list.

◆ setPropValCharByName()

void setPropValCharByName	(	const char *	name,
		const char	value,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Changes a single character value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

Parameters

name	a name of the property to find or add.
value	a new single character value for the property.
bFirstPlace	if not found a new property can be put on top of the list.

◆ setPropValFloatByName()

void setPropValFloatByName	(	const char *	name,
		const double	value,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Changes an floating point value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

Parameters

name	a name of the property to find or add.
value	a new floating point value for the property.
bFirstPlace	if not found a new property can be put on top of the list.

◆ setPropValInt64ByName()

void setPropValInt64ByName	(	const char *	name,
		const INT64	value,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Changes a long 64-bit integer value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

Parameters

name	a name of the property to find or add.
value	a new long 64-bit integer value for the property.
bFirstPlace	if not found a new property can be put on top of the list.

◆ setPropValIntByName()

void setPropValIntByName	(	const char *	name,
		const int	value,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Changes an integer value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

Parameters

name	a name of the property to find or add.
value	a new integer value for the property.
bFirstPlace	if not found a new property can be put on top of the list.

◆ setPropValStringByName()

void setPropValStringByName	(	const char *	name,
		const char *	value,
		const bool	bFirstPlace = `false`
	)

inherited

Changes a string value of the first entry with the given name or creates a new property if it is not found.

Parameters

name	a name of the property to find or add.
value	a new string value for the property.
bFirstPlace	if not found a new property can be put on top of the list.

◆ setPropValStringByNumber()

void setPropValStringByNumber	(	const int	index,
		const char *	str
	)

inherited

Changes an string value of an existing property with the given index.

Parameters

index	an index of an existing property.
str	String value for the property.

◆ uncommentProp()

bool uncommentProp	(	const int	index,
		const char *	delimeter = `0`
	)

inherited

Uncomments a line in the configuration file.

Removes a # and any white space. Finds the delimeter and extracts the property name and value.

Parameters

index	must be a value between 0 and getNumberOfProperties().
delimeter	will often be a space. If not supplied, the default delimeter will be used.

Returns: true if the delimiter was found, false otherwise

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

ms_wwwoptions.hpp
ms_wwwoptions.cpp

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ appendProperty()

◆ appendText()

◆ delProp()

◆ delPropStart()

◆ dropEntry()

◆ findProperty()

◆ findPropertyBeginning()

◆ getDefaultDelimiter()

◆ getDelimiterByNumber()

◆ getEntry()

◆ getNumberOfEntries()

◆ getNumberOfProperties()

◆ getPreceedingComments()

◆ getPropertyName()

◆ getPropValStringByName()

◆ getPropValStringByNumber()

◆ getRepEntryByName()

◆ getSeqEntryByName()

◆ isSectionAvailable()

◆ setDefaultDelimiter()

◆ setEntry()

◆ setPreceedingComments()

◆ setPropertyName()

◆ setPropValBoolByName()

◆ setPropValCharByName()

◆ setPropValFloatByName()

◆ setPropValInt64ByName()

◆ setPropValIntByName()

◆ setPropValStringByName()

◆ setPropValStringByNumber()

◆ uncommentProp()