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+++ b/indra/llcommon/lllivefile.h
@@ -2,55 +2,90 @@
* @file lllivefile.h
* @brief Automatically reloads a file whenever it changes or is removed.
*
- * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2006&license=viewergpl$
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2007, Linden Research, Inc.
- *
+ * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2006&license=viewerlgpl$
* Second Life Viewer Source Code
- * The source code in this file ("Source Code") is provided by Linden Lab
- * to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.0
- * ("GPL"), unless you have obtained a separate licensing agreement
- * ("Other License"), formally executed by you and Linden Lab. Terms of
- * the GPL can be found in doc/GPL-license.txt in this distribution, or
- * online at http://secondlife.com/developers/opensource/gplv2
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, Linden Research, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ * version 2.1 of the License only.
*
- * There are special exceptions to the terms and conditions of the GPL as
- * it is applied to this Source Code. View the full text of the exception
- * in the file doc/FLOSS-exception.txt in this software distribution, or
- * online at http://secondlife.com/developers/opensource/flossexception
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
- * By copying, modifying or distributing this software, you acknowledge
- * that you have read and understood your obligations described above,
- * and agree to abide by those obligations.
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
- * ALL LINDEN LAB SOURCE CODE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." LINDEN LAB MAKES NO
- * WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING ITS ACCURACY,
- * COMPLETENESS OR PERFORMANCE.
+ * Linden Research, Inc., 945 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 USA
* $/LicenseInfo$
*/
#ifndef LL_LLLIVEFILE_H
#define LL_LLLIVEFILE_H
+extern const F32 DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REFRESH;
-class LLLiveFile
+
+class LL_COMMON_API LLLiveFile
{
public:
- LLLiveFile(const std::string &filename, const F32 refresh_period = 5.f);
+ LLLiveFile(const std::string& filename, const F32 refresh_period = 5.f);
virtual ~LLLiveFile();
+ /**
+ * @brief Check to see if this live file should reload.
+ *
+ * Call this before using anything that was read & cached
+ * from the file.
+ *
+ * This method calls the <code>loadFile()</code> method if
+ * any of:
+ * file has a new modify time since the last check
+ * file used to exist and now does not
+ * file used to not exist but now does
+ * @return Returns true if the file was reloaded.
+ */
bool checkAndReload();
- // Returns true if the file changed in any way
- // Call this before using anything that was read & cached from the file
+
std::string filename() const;
+ /**
+ * @brief Add this live file to an automated recheck.
+ *
+ * Normally, just calling checkAndReload() is enough. In some
+ * cases though, you may need to let the live file periodically
+ * check itself.
+ */
void addToEventTimer();
- // Normally, just calling checkAndReload() is enough. In some cases
- // though, you may need to let the live file periodically check itself.
+
+ void setRefreshPeriod(F32 seconds);
protected:
- virtual void loadFile() = 0; // Implement this to load your file if it changed
+ /**
+ * @breif Implement this to load your file if it changed.
+ *
+ * This method is called automatically by <code>checkAndReload()</code>,
+ * so though you must implement this in derived classes, you do
+ * not need to call it manually.
+ * @return Returns true if the file was successfully loaded.
+ */
+ virtual bool loadFile() = 0;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Implement this method if you want to get a change callback.
+ *
+ * This virtual function will be called automatically at the end
+ * of <code>checkAndReload()</code> if a new configuration was
+ * loaded. This does not track differences between the current and
+ * newly loaded file, so any successful load event will trigger a
+ * <code>changed()</code> callback. Default is to do nothing.
+ */
+ virtual void changed() {}
private:
class Impl;