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+/*
+ * Hedgewars, a free turn based strategy game
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Igor Ulyanov <iulyanov@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Andrey Korotaev <unC0Rr@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief HWDataManager class definition
+ */
+
+#ifndef HEDGEWARS_HWDATAMANAGER_H
+#define HEDGEWARS_HWDATAMANAGER_H
+
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QFile>
+
+#include <QStringList>
+
+class QDir;
+class QFile;
+class QStringList;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Offers access to the data files of hedgewars.
+ * 
+ * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern">singleton pattern</a>
+ * 
+ * @author sheepluva
+ * @since 0.9.17
+ */
+class HWDataManager
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns reference to the <i>singleton</i> instance of this class.
+     * 
+     * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern">singleton pattern</a>
+     * 
+     * @return reference to the instance.
+     */
+    static HWDataManager & instance();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns a sorted list of data directory entries.
+     * 
+     * @param subDirectory sub-directory to search.
+     * @param filters filters for entry type.
+     * @param nameFilters filters by name patterns.
+     * @return a sorted list of matches in the subDirectory of data directory.
+     */
+    QStringList entryList(const QString & subDirectory,
+                          QDir::Filters filters = QDir::NoFilter,
+                          const QStringList & nameFilters = QStringList("*")
+                         ) const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the path for the desires data file.
+     * 
+     * Use this method if you want to read an existing data file.
+     * 
+     * @param relativeDataFilePath relative path of the data file.
+     * @return real path to the file.
+     */
+    QString findFileForRead(const QString & relativeDataFilePath) const;
+
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the path for the data file that is to be written.
+     * 
+     * Use this method if you want to create or write into a data file.
+     * 
+     * @param relativeDataFilePath relative path of data file write path.
+     * @return destination of path data file.
+     */
+    QString findFileForWrite(const QString & relativeDataFilePath) const;
+
+
+private:
+    /**
+     * @brief Class constructor of the <i>singleton</i>.
+     * 
+     * Not to be used from outside the class,
+     * use the static {@link HWDataManager::instance()} instead.
+     * 
+     * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern">singleton pattern</a>
+     */
+    HWDataManager();
+
+    QDir * defaultData; ///< directory of the installed data
+    QDir * userData;    ///< directory of custom data in the user's directory
+};
+
+#endif // HEDGEWARS_HWDATAMANAGER_H