Modified the CayaPreferencesData class to become a BFlattenable, this remove the limit of having a fixed-size buffer for string settings.

application/preferences/CayaPreferences.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,204 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012, Casalinuovo Dario. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
 #include "CayaPreferences.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 template<> const char* CayaPreferences::fFolder = "Caya";
 template<> const char* CayaPreferences::fFilename = "preferences";
+
+
+CayaPreferencesData::CayaPreferencesData()
+	:
+	MoveToCurrentWorkspace(true),
+	FocusOnMessageReceived(false),
+	FocusUserIsTyping(false),
+	HideCayaDeskbar(false),
+	DisableReplicant(true),
+	IgnoreEmoticons(false),
+	NotifyProtocolStatus(true),
+	NotifyContactStatus(false)
+{
+}
+
+
+CayaPreferencesData::~CayaPreferencesData()
+{
+}
+
+
+bool
+CayaPreferencesData::IsFixedSize() const
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+type_code
+CayaPreferencesData::TypeCode() const
+{
+	return CAYA_PREFERENCES_TYPE;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CayaPreferencesData::AllowsTypeCode(type_code code) const
+{
+	if (code == CAYA_PREFERENCES_TYPE)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+ssize_t
+CayaPreferencesData::FlattenedSize() const
+{
+	// NOTE add the size of every settings
+	// you added.
+
+	ssize_t size = sizeof(bool) * 8;
+
+	return size;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+CayaPreferencesData::Flatten(BPositionIO* flatData) const
+{
+	if (flatData == NULL)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	// Write our type code
+	type_code code = CAYA_PREFERENCES_TYPE;
+	flatData->Write(&code, sizeof(type_code));
+
+	// Behaviour
+	_AddBool(flatData, MoveToCurrentWorkspace);
+	_AddBool(flatData, FocusOnMessageReceived);
+	_AddBool(flatData, FocusUserIsTyping);
+
+	_AddBool(flatData, NotifyProtocolStatus);
+	_AddBool(flatData, NotifyContactStatus);
+
+	// Replicant
+	_AddBool(flatData, HideCayaDeskbar);
+	_AddBool(flatData, DisableReplicant);
+
+	// Chat window
+	_AddBool(flatData, IgnoreEmoticons);
+
+	// Usage example for strings :
+	// _AddString(flatData, yourBString.String());
+
+	// NOTE : The order is very important, Unflatten and Flatten
+	// classes should read/write the values in the same order.
+
+	_AddString(flatData, "str");
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+CayaPreferencesData::Flatten(void* buffer, ssize_t size) const
+{
+	if (buffer == NULL)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	BMemoryIO flatData(buffer, size);
+	return Flatten(&flatData, size);
+}
+
+
+
+status_t
+CayaPreferencesData::Unflatten(type_code code, const void* buffer, ssize_t size)
+{
+	if (buffer == NULL)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	BMemoryIO flatData(buffer, size);
+	return Unflatten(code, &flatData);
+}
+
+
+status_t
+CayaPreferencesData::Unflatten(type_code code, BPositionIO* flatData)
+{
+	if (code != CAYA_PREFERENCES_TYPE || flatData == NULL)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	// Reading our type code
+	type_code typeCode;
+	flatData->Read(&typeCode, sizeof(type_code));
+
+	// checking if the typecode is correct
+	if (code != typeCode)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	// Behaviour
+	MoveToCurrentWorkspace = _ReadBool(flatData);
+	FocusOnMessageReceived = _ReadBool(flatData);
+	FocusUserIsTyping = _ReadBool(flatData);
+
+	NotifyProtocolStatus = _ReadBool(flatData);
+	NotifyContactStatus = _ReadBool(flatData);
+
+	// Replicant
+	HideCayaDeskbar = _ReadBool(flatData);
+	DisableReplicant = _ReadBool(flatData);
+
+	// Chat window
+	IgnoreEmoticons = _ReadBool(flatData);
+
+	// Usage example for strings :
+	// const char* str = _ReadString(flatData);
+	// yourBString.SetTo(str);
+
+	// NOTE : The order is very important, Unflatten and Flatten
+	// classes should read/write the values in the same order.
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+void
+CayaPreferencesData::_AddBool(BPositionIO* data, bool value) const
+{
+	data->Write(&value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+
+void
+CayaPreferencesData::_AddString(BPositionIO* data, const char* value) const
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(value);
+	data->Write(&len, sizeof(size_t));
+	data->Write(value, len);
+}
+
+
+bool
+CayaPreferencesData::_ReadBool(BPositionIO* data)
+{
+	bool ret;
+	data->Read(&ret, sizeof(bool));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+const char*
+CayaPreferencesData::_ReadString(BPositionIO* data)
+{
+	size_t len;
+	char* ret;
+	data->Read(&len, sizeof(size_t));
+	ret = new char[len];
+	data->Read(ret, len);
+
+	return ret;
+}

application/preferences/CayaPreferences.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2010, Oliver Ruiz Dorantes. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2012, Casalinuovo Dario. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef _CAYA_PREFERENCES_H
@@ -7,33 +8,41 @@
 
 #include "PreferencesContainer.h"
 
-typedef struct _CayaPreferencesData
-{
+
+class CayaPreferencesData : public BFlattenable {
+public:
+							CayaPreferencesData();
+	virtual					~CayaPreferencesData();
+
+	virtual	bool			IsFixedSize() const;
+	virtual	type_code		TypeCode() const;
+	virtual	bool			AllowsTypeCode(type_code code) const;
+	virtual	ssize_t			FlattenedSize() const;
+
+			status_t 		Flatten(BPositionIO* flatData) const;
+	virtual	status_t		Flatten(void* buffer, ssize_t size) const;
+	virtual	status_t		Unflatten(type_code code, const void* buffer,
+								ssize_t size);
+			status_t		Unflatten(type_code code, BPositionIO* flatData);
+
 			bool 			MoveToCurrentWorkspace;
 			bool 			FocusOnMessageReceived;
 			bool 			FocusUserIsTyping;
+			bool 			NotifyProtocolStatus;
+			bool 			NotifyContactStatus;
 
 			bool 			HideCayaDeskbar;
 			bool 			DisableReplicant;
 
 			bool 			IgnoreEmoticons;
+private:
+			void 			_AddBool(BPositionIO* data, bool value) const;
+			void 			_AddString(BPositionIO* data,
+								const char* value) const;
 
-	bool NotifyProtocolStatus;
-	bool NotifyContactStatus;
-
-	_CayaPreferencesData()
-		:
-		MoveToCurrentWorkspace(true),
-		FocusOnMessageReceived(false),
-		FocusUserIsTyping(false),
-		HideCayaDeskbar(false),
-		DisableReplicant(true),
-		IgnoreEmoticons(false),
-		NotifyProtocolStatus(true),
-		NotifyContactStatus(false)
-	{
-	}
-} CayaPreferencesData;
+			bool			_ReadBool(BPositionIO* data);
+			const char* 	_ReadString(BPositionIO* data);
+};
 
 typedef PreferencesContainer<CayaPreferencesData> CayaPreferences;
 

application/preferences/PreferencesContainer.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2010, Oliver Ruiz Dorantes. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2012, Casalinuovo Dario. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef _PREFERENCES_CONTAINER_H
@@ -12,19 +13,25 @@
 #include <FindDirectory.h>
 #include <Path.h>
 
+enum {
+	CAYA_PREFERENCES_TYPE = 'CPTY'
+};
+
 // TODO: added to main singleton class?
 template<typename T> T* Singleton<T>::fInstance = 0;
 
 
-template<class SettingsType>
-class PreferencesContainer : public Singleton<PreferencesContainer<SettingsType> > {
+template<class CayaPreferencesData>
+class PreferencesContainer
+	: public Singleton<PreferencesContainer<CayaPreferencesData> > {
 
 public:
 
-	static SettingsType*
+	static CayaPreferencesData*
 	Item()
 	{
-		return &(Singleton<PreferencesContainer<SettingsType> >::Get()->fSettings);
+		return &(Singleton<PreferencesContainer<CayaPreferencesData> >
+			::Get()->fSettings);
 	}
 
 
@@ -33,13 +40,9 @@ public:
 		if (fPreferencesFile.SetTo(&fDirectory, fFilename,
 			B_READ_WRITE | B_FAIL_IF_EXISTS) == B_OK) {
 
-			// reset the file pointer
-			fPreferencesFile.Seek(0, SEEK_SET);
-
-			if (fPreferencesFile.Read(&fSettings, sizeof(SettingsType)) > 0)
-				return B_OK;
+			return fSettings.Unflatten(CAYA_PREFERENCES_TYPE,
+				&fPreferencesFile);
 		}
-
 		return B_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -49,16 +52,14 @@ public:
 		if (fPreferencesFile.SetTo(&fDirectory, fFilename,
 			B_READ_WRITE | B_CREATE_FILE | B_ERASE_FILE) == B_OK) {
 
-			if (fPreferencesFile.Write(&fSettings, sizeof(SettingsType)) > 0)
-				return B_OK;
+			return fSettings.Flatten(&fPreferencesFile);
 		}
-
 		return B_ERROR;
 	}
 
 private:
-	PreferencesContainer<SettingsType>()
-		: Singleton<PreferencesContainer<SettingsType> >()
+	PreferencesContainer<CayaPreferencesData>()
+		: Singleton<PreferencesContainer<CayaPreferencesData> >()
 	{
 		BPath path;
 
@@ -69,14 +70,14 @@ private:
    		Load();
 	}
 
-	friend class Singleton<PreferencesContainer<SettingsType> >;
-
-	SettingsType		fSettings;
+	CayaPreferencesData		fSettings;
 	BFile					fPreferencesFile;
 	BDirectory				fDirectory;
 
 	static const char*		fFilename;
 	static const char*		fFolder;
+
+	friend class Singleton<PreferencesContainer<CayaPreferencesData> >;
 };