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package com.scrivenvar.service;

import java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException;
import java.util.prefs.Preferences;

/**
 * Responsible for persisting options.
 *
 * @author White Magic Software, Ltd.
 */
public interface Options extends Service {

  Preferences getState();

  /**
   * Stores the key and value into the user preferences to be loaded the next
   * time the application is launched.
   *
   * @param key   Name of the key to persist along with its value.
   * @param value Value to associate with the key.
   * @throws BackingStoreException Could not persist the change.
   */
  void put( String key, String value ) throws BackingStoreException;

  /**
   * Retrieves the value for a key in the user preferences.
   *
   * @param key          Retrieve the value of this key.
   * @param defaultValue The value to return in the event that the given key has
   *                     no associated value.
   * @return The value associated with the key.
   */
  String get( String key, String defaultValue );

  /**
   * Retrieves the value for a key in the user preferences. This will return
   * the empty string if the value cannot be found.
   *
   * @param key The key to find in the preferences.
   * @return A non-null, possibly empty value for the key.
   */
  String get( String key );
}