#ifndef AppSerialize_h_included
#define AppSerialize_h_included

/**
 * @brief  A serialization session for user preferences
 *
 * A session is either a saving or a load session, and has a default section,
 * for serializing a series of settings from the same section.
 */
class AppSerialize
{
public:
	/** @brief Definition for directions (Save/Load) in serialization. */
	typedef enum { Save, Load } Direction;

	AppSerialize(Direction direction, LPCTSTR section);

	void SerializeInt(LPCTSTR name, int & value, int defval = 0);
	void SerializeInt(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR name, int & value, int defval = 0);

	void SerializeLong(LPCTSTR name, LONG & value, LONG defval = 0);
	void SerializeLong(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR name, LONG & value,
		LONG defval = 0);

	void SerializeByte(LPCTSTR name, BYTE & value, BYTE defval = 0);
	void SerializeByte(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR name, BYTE & value,
		BYTE defval = 0);

	void SerializeTcharArray(LPCTSTR name, LPTSTR value, int valsize,
		LPCTSTR defval = _T(""));
	void SerializeTcharArray(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR name, LPTSTR value,
		int valsize, LPCTSTR defval = _T(""));

	void SerializeFont(LPCTSTR name, LOGFONT & value);
	void SerializeFont(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR name, LOGFONT & value);

private:
	Direction m_direction; /**< Are we reading or writing? */
	CString m_section; /**< Default section name. */
};

#endif // AppSerialize_h_included