poco/Foundation/include/Poco/Configurable.h
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//
// Configurable.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.4/Foundation/include/Poco/Configurable.h#1 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Logging
// Module: Configurable
//
// Definition of the Configurable class.
//
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//
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#ifndef Foundation_Configurable_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_Configurable_INCLUDED
#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
namespace Poco {
class Foundation_API Configurable
/// A simple interface that defines
/// getProperty() and setProperty() methods.
///
/// This interface is implemented by Formatter and
/// Channel and is used to configure arbitrary
/// channels and formatters.
///
/// A property is basically a name-value pair. For
/// simplicity, both names and values are strings.
/// Every property controls a certain aspect of a
/// Formatter or Channel. For example, the PatternFormatter's
/// formatting pattern is set via a property.
///
/// NOTE: The following property names are use internally
/// by the logging framework and must not be used by
/// channels or formatters:
/// - class
/// - pattern (Channel)
/// - formatter (Channel)
{
public:
Configurable();
/// Creates the Configurable.
virtual ~Configurable();
/// Destroys the Configurable.
virtual void setProperty(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) = 0;
/// Sets the property with the given name to the given value.
/// If a property with the given name is not supported, a
/// PropertyNotSupportedException is thrown.
virtual std::string getProperty(const std::string& name) const = 0;
/// Returns the value of the property with the given name.
/// If a property with the given name is not supported, a
/// PropertyNotSupportedException is thrown.
};
} // namespace Poco
#endif // Foundation_Configurable_INCLUDED