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1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
5 // This provides a way to access the application's current preferences.
7 // Chromium settings and storage represent user-selected preferences and
8 // information and MUST not be extracted, overwritten or modified except
9 // through Chromium defined APIs.
11 #ifndef BASE_PREFS_PREF_SERVICE_H_
12 #define BASE_PREFS_PREF_SERVICE_H_
14 #include <set>
15 #include <string>
17 #include "base/callback.h"
18 #include "base/compiler_specific.h"
19 #include "base/containers/hash_tables.h"
20 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
21 #include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
22 #include "base/observer_list.h"
23 #include "base/prefs/base_prefs_export.h"
24 #include "base/prefs/persistent_pref_store.h"
25 #include "base/threading/non_thread_safe.h"
26 #include "base/values.h"
28 class PrefNotifier;
29 class PrefNotifierImpl;
30 class PrefObserver;
31 class PrefRegistry;
32 class PrefValueStore;
33 class PrefStore;
35 namespace base {
36 class FilePath;
39 namespace subtle {
40 class PrefMemberBase;
41 class ScopedUserPrefUpdateBase;
44 // Base class for PrefServices. You can use the base class to read and
45 // interact with preferences, but not to register new preferences; for
46 // that see e.g. PrefRegistrySimple.
48 // Settings and storage accessed through this class represent
49 // user-selected preferences and information and MUST not be
50 // extracted, overwritten or modified except through the defined APIs.
51 class BASE_PREFS_EXPORT PrefService : public base::NonThreadSafe {
52 public:
53 enum PrefInitializationStatus {
54 INITIALIZATION_STATUS_WAITING,
55 INITIALIZATION_STATUS_SUCCESS,
56 INITIALIZATION_STATUS_CREATED_NEW_PREF_STORE,
57 INITIALIZATION_STATUS_ERROR
60 // A helper class to store all the information associated with a preference.
61 class BASE_PREFS_EXPORT Preference {
62 public:
63 // The type of the preference is determined by the type with which it is
64 // registered. This type needs to be a boolean, integer, double, string,
65 // dictionary (a branch), or list. You shouldn't need to construct this on
66 // your own; use the PrefService::Register*Pref methods instead.
67 Preference(const PrefService* service,
68 const std::string& name,
69 base::Value::Type type);
70 ~Preference() {}
72 // Returns the name of the Preference (i.e., the key, e.g.,
73 // browser.window_placement).
74 const std::string name() const;
76 // Returns the registered type of the preference.
77 base::Value::Type GetType() const;
79 // Returns the value of the Preference, falling back to the registered
80 // default value if no other has been set.
81 const base::Value* GetValue() const;
83 // Returns the value recommended by the admin, if any.
84 const base::Value* GetRecommendedValue() const;
86 // Returns true if the Preference is managed, i.e. set by an admin policy.
87 // Since managed prefs have the highest priority, this also indicates
88 // whether the pref is actually being controlled by the policy setting.
89 bool IsManaged() const;
91 // Returns true if the Preference is controlled by the custodian of the
92 // supervised user. Since a supervised user is not expected to have an admin
93 // policy, this is the controlling pref if set.
94 bool IsManagedByCustodian() const;
96 // Returns true if the Preference is recommended, i.e. set by an admin
97 // policy but the user is allowed to change it.
98 bool IsRecommended() const;
100 // Returns true if the Preference has a value set by an extension, even if
101 // that value is being overridden by a higher-priority source.
102 bool HasExtensionSetting() const;
104 // Returns true if the Preference has a user setting, even if that value is
105 // being overridden by a higher-priority source.
106 bool HasUserSetting() const;
108 // Returns true if the Preference value is currently being controlled by an
109 // extension, and not by any higher-priority source.
110 bool IsExtensionControlled() const;
112 // Returns true if the Preference value is currently being controlled by a
113 // user setting, and not by any higher-priority source.
114 bool IsUserControlled() const;
116 // Returns true if the Preference is currently using its default value,
117 // and has not been set by any higher-priority source (even with the same
118 // value).
119 bool IsDefaultValue() const;
121 // Returns true if the user can change the Preference value, which is the
122 // case if no higher-priority source than the user store controls the
123 // Preference.
124 bool IsUserModifiable() const;
126 // Returns true if an extension can change the Preference value, which is
127 // the case if no higher-priority source than the extension store controls
128 // the Preference.
129 bool IsExtensionModifiable() const;
131 // Return the registration flags for this pref as a bitmask of
132 // PrefRegistry::PrefRegistrationFlags.
133 uint32 registration_flags() const { return registration_flags_; }
135 private:
136 friend class PrefService;
138 PrefValueStore* pref_value_store() const {
139 return pref_service_->pref_value_store_.get();
142 const std::string name_;
144 const base::Value::Type type_;
146 uint32 registration_flags_;
148 // Reference to the PrefService in which this pref was created.
149 const PrefService* pref_service_;
152 // You may wish to use PrefServiceFactory or one of its subclasses
153 // for simplified construction.
154 PrefService(
155 PrefNotifierImpl* pref_notifier,
156 PrefValueStore* pref_value_store,
157 PersistentPrefStore* user_prefs,
158 PrefRegistry* pref_registry,
159 base::Callback<void(PersistentPrefStore::PrefReadError)>
160 read_error_callback,
161 bool async);
162 virtual ~PrefService();
164 // Lands pending writes to disk. This should only be used if we need to save
165 // immediately (basically, during shutdown).
166 void CommitPendingWrite();
168 // Schedule a write if there is any lossy data pending. Unlike
169 // CommitPendingWrite() this does not immediately sync to disk, instead it
170 // triggers an eventual write if there is lossy data pending and if there
171 // isn't one scheduled already.
172 void SchedulePendingLossyWrites();
174 // Returns true if the preference for the given preference name is available
175 // and is managed.
176 bool IsManagedPreference(const std::string& pref_name) const;
178 // Returns true if the preference for the given preference name is available
179 // and is controlled by the parent/guardian of the child Account.
180 bool IsPreferenceManagedByCustodian(const std::string& pref_name) const;
182 // Returns |true| if a preference with the given name is available and its
183 // value can be changed by the user.
184 bool IsUserModifiablePreference(const std::string& pref_name) const;
186 // Look up a preference. Returns NULL if the preference is not
187 // registered.
188 const PrefService::Preference* FindPreference(const std::string& path) const;
190 // If the path is valid and the value at the end of the path matches the type
191 // specified, it will return the specified value. Otherwise, the default
192 // value (set when the pref was registered) will be returned.
193 bool GetBoolean(const std::string& path) const;
194 int GetInteger(const std::string& path) const;
195 double GetDouble(const std::string& path) const;
196 std::string GetString(const std::string& path) const;
197 base::FilePath GetFilePath(const std::string& path) const;
199 // Returns the branch if it exists, or the registered default value otherwise.
200 // Note that |path| must point to a registered preference. In that case, these
201 // functions will never return NULL.
202 const base::DictionaryValue* GetDictionary(const std::string& path) const;
203 const base::ListValue* GetList(const std::string& path) const;
205 // Removes a user pref and restores the pref to its default value.
206 void ClearPref(const std::string& path);
208 // If the path is valid (i.e., registered), update the pref value in the user
209 // prefs.
210 // To set the value of dictionary or list values in the pref tree use
211 // Set(), but to modify the value of a dictionary or list use either
212 // ListPrefUpdate or DictionaryPrefUpdate from scoped_user_pref_update.h.
213 void Set(const std::string& path, const base::Value& value);
214 void SetBoolean(const std::string& path, bool value);
215 void SetInteger(const std::string& path, int value);
216 void SetDouble(const std::string& path, double value);
217 void SetString(const std::string& path, const std::string& value);
218 void SetFilePath(const std::string& path, const base::FilePath& value);
220 // Int64 helper methods that actually store the given value as a string.
221 // Note that if obtaining the named value via GetDictionary or GetList, the
222 // Value type will be TYPE_STRING.
223 void SetInt64(const std::string& path, int64 value);
224 int64 GetInt64(const std::string& path) const;
226 // As above, but for unsigned values.
227 void SetUint64(const std::string& path, uint64 value);
228 uint64 GetUint64(const std::string& path) const;
230 // Returns the value of the given preference, from the user pref store. If
231 // the preference is not set in the user pref store, returns NULL.
232 const base::Value* GetUserPrefValue(const std::string& path) const;
234 // Changes the default value for a preference. Takes ownership of |value|.
236 // Will cause a pref change notification to be fired if this causes
237 // the effective value to change.
238 void SetDefaultPrefValue(const std::string& path, base::Value* value);
240 // Returns the default value of the given preference. |path| must point to a
241 // registered preference. In that case, will never return NULL.
242 const base::Value* GetDefaultPrefValue(const std::string& path) const;
244 // Returns true if a value has been set for the specified path.
245 // NOTE: this is NOT the same as FindPreference. In particular
246 // FindPreference returns whether RegisterXXX has been invoked, where as
247 // this checks if a value exists for the path.
248 bool HasPrefPath(const std::string& path) const;
250 // Returns a dictionary with effective preference values.
251 scoped_ptr<base::DictionaryValue> GetPreferenceValues() const;
253 // Returns a dictionary with effective preference values, omitting prefs that
254 // are at their default values.
255 scoped_ptr<base::DictionaryValue> GetPreferenceValuesOmitDefaults() const;
257 // Returns a dictionary with effective preference values. Contrary to
258 // GetPreferenceValues(), the paths of registered preferences are not split on
259 // '.' characters. If a registered preference stores a dictionary, however,
260 // the hierarchical structure inside the preference will be preserved.
261 // For example, if "foo.bar" is a registered preference, the result could look
262 // like this:
263 // {"foo.bar": {"a": {"b": true}}}.
264 scoped_ptr<base::DictionaryValue> GetPreferenceValuesWithoutPathExpansion()
265 const;
267 bool ReadOnly() const;
269 PrefInitializationStatus GetInitializationStatus() const;
271 // Tell our PrefValueStore to update itself to |command_line_store|.
272 // Takes ownership of the store.
273 virtual void UpdateCommandLinePrefStore(PrefStore* command_line_store);
275 // We run the callback once, when initialization completes. The bool
276 // parameter will be set to true for successful initialization,
277 // false for unsuccessful.
278 void AddPrefInitObserver(base::Callback<void(bool)> callback);
280 // Returns the PrefRegistry object for this service. You should not
281 // use this; the intent is for no registrations to take place after
282 // PrefService has been constructed.
284 // Instead of using this method, the recommended approach is to
285 // register all preferences for a class Xyz up front in a static
286 // Xyz::RegisterPrefs function, which gets invoked early in the
287 // application's start-up, before a PrefService is created.
289 // As an example, prefs registration in Chrome is triggered by the
290 // functions chrome::RegisterPrefs (for global preferences) and
291 // chrome::RegisterProfilePrefs (for user-specific preferences)
292 // implemented in chrome/browser/prefs/browser_prefs.cc.
293 PrefRegistry* DeprecatedGetPrefRegistry();
295 protected:
296 // The PrefNotifier handles registering and notifying preference observers.
297 // It is created and owned by this PrefService. Subclasses may access it for
298 // unit testing.
299 scoped_ptr<PrefNotifierImpl> pref_notifier_;
301 // The PrefValueStore provides prioritized preference values. It is owned by
302 // this PrefService. Subclasses may access it for unit testing.
303 scoped_ptr<PrefValueStore> pref_value_store_;
305 scoped_refptr<PrefRegistry> pref_registry_;
307 // Pref Stores and profile that we passed to the PrefValueStore.
308 scoped_refptr<PersistentPrefStore> user_pref_store_;
310 // Callback to call when a read error occurs.
311 base::Callback<void(PersistentPrefStore::PrefReadError)> read_error_callback_;
313 private:
314 // Hash map expected to be fastest here since it minimises expensive
315 // string comparisons. Order is unimportant, and deletions are rare.
316 // Confirmed on Android where this speeded Chrome startup by roughly 50ms
317 // vs. std::map, and by roughly 180ms vs. std::set of Preference pointers.
318 typedef base::hash_map<std::string, Preference> PreferenceMap;
320 // Give access to ReportUserPrefChanged() and GetMutableUserPref().
321 friend class subtle::ScopedUserPrefUpdateBase;
322 friend class PrefServiceTest_WriteablePrefStoreFlags_Test;
324 // Registration of pref change observers must be done using the
325 // PrefChangeRegistrar, which is declared as a friend here to grant it
326 // access to the otherwise protected members Add/RemovePrefObserver.
327 // PrefMember registers for preferences changes notification directly to
328 // avoid the storage overhead of the registrar, so its base class must be
329 // declared as a friend, too.
330 friend class PrefChangeRegistrar;
331 friend class subtle::PrefMemberBase;
333 // These are protected so they can only be accessed by the friend
334 // classes listed above.
336 // If the pref at the given path changes, we call the observer's
337 // OnPreferenceChanged method. Note that observers should not call
338 // these methods directly but rather use a PrefChangeRegistrar to
339 // make sure the observer gets cleaned up properly.
341 // Virtual for testing.
342 virtual void AddPrefObserver(const std::string& path, PrefObserver* obs);
343 virtual void RemovePrefObserver(const std::string& path, PrefObserver* obs);
345 // Sends notification of a changed preference. This needs to be called by
346 // a ScopedUserPrefUpdate if a DictionaryValue or ListValue is changed.
347 void ReportUserPrefChanged(const std::string& key);
349 // Sets the value for this pref path in the user pref store and informs the
350 // PrefNotifier of the change.
351 void SetUserPrefValue(const std::string& path, base::Value* new_value);
353 // Load preferences from storage, attempting to diagnose and handle errors.
354 // This should only be called from the constructor.
355 void InitFromStorage(bool async);
357 // Used to set the value of dictionary or list values in the user pref store.
358 // This will create a dictionary or list if one does not exist in the user
359 // pref store. This method returns NULL only if you're requesting an
360 // unregistered pref or a non-dict/non-list pref.
361 // |type| may only be Values::TYPE_DICTIONARY or Values::TYPE_LIST and
362 // |path| must point to a registered preference of type |type|.
363 // Ownership of the returned value remains at the user pref store.
364 base::Value* GetMutableUserPref(const std::string& path,
365 base::Value::Type type);
367 // GetPreferenceValue is the equivalent of FindPreference(path)->GetValue(),
368 // it has been added for performance. If is faster because it does
369 // not need to find or create a Preference object to get the
370 // value (GetValue() calls back though the preference service to
371 // actually get the value.).
372 const base::Value* GetPreferenceValue(const std::string& path) const;
374 // Local cache of registered Preference objects. The pref_registry_
375 // is authoritative with respect to what the types and default values
376 // of registered preferences are.
377 mutable PreferenceMap prefs_map_;
379 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PrefService);
382 #endif // BASE_PREFS_PREF_SERVICE_H_