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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.
4 
5 // This provides a way to access the application's current preferences.
6 
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.
10 
11 #ifndef BASE_PREFS_PREF_SERVICE_H_
12 #define BASE_PREFS_PREF_SERVICE_H_
13 
14 #include <set>
15 #include <string>
16 
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"
27 
28 class PrefNotifier;
29 class PrefNotifierImpl;
30 class PrefObserver;
31 class PrefRegistry;
32 class PrefValueStore;
33 class PrefStore;
34 
35 namespace base {
36 class FilePath;
37 }
38 
39 namespace subtle {
40 class PrefMemberBase;
41 class ScopedUserPrefUpdateBase;
42 }
43 
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.
47 //
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
58   };
59 
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 char* name,
69                base::Value::Type type);
~Preference()70     ~Preference() {}
71 
72     // Returns the name of the Preference (i.e., the key, e.g.,
73     // browser.window_placement).
74     const std::string name() const;
75 
76     // Returns the registered type of the preference.
77     base::Value::Type GetType() const;
78 
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;
82 
83     // Returns the value recommended by the admin, if any.
84     const base::Value* GetRecommendedValue() const;
85 
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;
90 
91     // Returns true if the Preference is recommended, i.e. set by an admin
92     // policy but the user is allowed to change it.
93     bool IsRecommended() const;
94 
95     // Returns true if the Preference has a value set by an extension, even if
96     // that value is being overridden by a higher-priority source.
97     bool HasExtensionSetting() const;
98 
99     // Returns true if the Preference has a user setting, even if that value is
100     // being overridden by a higher-priority source.
101     bool HasUserSetting() const;
102 
103     // Returns true if the Preference value is currently being controlled by an
104     // extension, and not by any higher-priority source.
105     bool IsExtensionControlled() const;
106 
107     // Returns true if the Preference value is currently being controlled by a
108     // user setting, and not by any higher-priority source.
109     bool IsUserControlled() const;
110 
111     // Returns true if the Preference is currently using its default value,
112     // and has not been set by any higher-priority source (even with the same
113     // value).
114     bool IsDefaultValue() const;
115 
116     // Returns true if the user can change the Preference value, which is the
117     // case if no higher-priority source than the user store controls the
118     // Preference.
119     bool IsUserModifiable() const;
120 
121     // Returns true if an extension can change the Preference value, which is
122     // the case if no higher-priority source than the extension store controls
123     // the Preference.
124     bool IsExtensionModifiable() const;
125 
126    private:
127     friend class PrefService;
128 
pref_value_store()129     PrefValueStore* pref_value_store() const {
130       return pref_service_->pref_value_store_.get();
131     }
132 
133     const std::string name_;
134 
135     const base::Value::Type type_;
136 
137     // Reference to the PrefService in which this pref was created.
138     const PrefService* pref_service_;
139   };
140 
141   // You may wish to use PrefServiceFactory or one of its subclasses
142   // for simplified construction.
143   PrefService(
144       PrefNotifierImpl* pref_notifier,
145       PrefValueStore* pref_value_store,
146       PersistentPrefStore* user_prefs,
147       PrefRegistry* pref_registry,
148       base::Callback<void(PersistentPrefStore::PrefReadError)>
149           read_error_callback,
150       bool async);
151   virtual ~PrefService();
152 
153   // Lands pending writes to disk. This should only be used if we need to save
154   // immediately (basically, during shutdown).
155   void CommitPendingWrite();
156 
157   // Returns true if the preference for the given preference name is available
158   // and is managed.
159   bool IsManagedPreference(const char* pref_name) const;
160 
161   // Returns |true| if a preference with the given name is available and its
162   // value can be changed by the user.
163   bool IsUserModifiablePreference(const char* pref_name) const;
164 
165   // Look up a preference.  Returns NULL if the preference is not
166   // registered.
167   const PrefService::Preference* FindPreference(const char* path) const;
168 
169   // If the path is valid and the value at the end of the path matches the type
170   // specified, it will return the specified value.  Otherwise, the default
171   // value (set when the pref was registered) will be returned.
172   bool GetBoolean(const char* path) const;
173   int GetInteger(const char* path) const;
174   double GetDouble(const char* path) const;
175   std::string GetString(const char* path) const;
176   base::FilePath GetFilePath(const char* path) const;
177 
178   // Returns the branch if it exists, or the registered default value otherwise.
179   // Note that |path| must point to a registered preference. In that case, these
180   // functions will never return NULL.
181   const base::DictionaryValue* GetDictionary(
182       const char* path) const;
183   const base::ListValue* GetList(const char* path) const;
184 
185   // Removes a user pref and restores the pref to its default value.
186   void ClearPref(const char* path);
187 
188   // If the path is valid (i.e., registered), update the pref value in the user
189   // prefs.
190   // To set the value of dictionary or list values in the pref tree use
191   // Set(), but to modify the value of a dictionary or list use either
192   // ListPrefUpdate or DictionaryPrefUpdate from scoped_user_pref_update.h.
193   void Set(const char* path, const base::Value& value);
194   void SetBoolean(const char* path, bool value);
195   void SetInteger(const char* path, int value);
196   void SetDouble(const char* path, double value);
197   void SetString(const char* path, const std::string& value);
198   void SetFilePath(const char* path, const base::FilePath& value);
199 
200   // Int64 helper methods that actually store the given value as a string.
201   // Note that if obtaining the named value via GetDictionary or GetList, the
202   // Value type will be TYPE_STRING.
203   void SetInt64(const char* path, int64 value);
204   int64 GetInt64(const char* path) const;
205 
206   // As above, but for unsigned values.
207   void SetUint64(const char* path, uint64 value);
208   uint64 GetUint64(const char* path) const;
209 
210   // Returns the value of the given preference, from the user pref store. If
211   // the preference is not set in the user pref store, returns NULL.
212   const base::Value* GetUserPrefValue(const char* path) const;
213 
214   // Changes the default value for a preference. Takes ownership of |value|.
215   //
216   // Will cause a pref change notification to be fired if this causes
217   // the effective value to change.
218   void SetDefaultPrefValue(const char* path, base::Value* value);
219 
220   // Returns the default value of the given preference. |path| must point to a
221   // registered preference. In that case, will never return NULL.
222   const base::Value* GetDefaultPrefValue(const char* path) const;
223 
224   // Returns true if a value has been set for the specified path.
225   // NOTE: this is NOT the same as FindPreference. In particular
226   // FindPreference returns whether RegisterXXX has been invoked, where as
227   // this checks if a value exists for the path.
228   bool HasPrefPath(const char* path) const;
229 
230   // Returns a dictionary with effective preference values. The ownership
231   // is passed to the caller.
232   scoped_ptr<base::DictionaryValue> GetPreferenceValues() const;
233 
234   // Returns a dictionary with effective preference values. Contrary to
235   // GetPreferenceValues(), the paths of registered preferences are not split on
236   // '.' characters. If a registered preference stores a dictionary, however,
237   // the hierarchical structure inside the preference will be preserved.
238   // For example, if "foo.bar" is a registered preference, the result could look
239   // like this:
240   //   {"foo.bar": {"a": {"b": true}}}.
241   // The ownership is passed to the caller.
242   scoped_ptr<base::DictionaryValue> GetPreferenceValuesWithoutPathExpansion()
243       const;
244 
245   bool ReadOnly() const;
246 
247   PrefInitializationStatus GetInitializationStatus() const;
248 
249   // Tell our PrefValueStore to update itself to |command_line_store|.
250   // Takes ownership of the store.
251   virtual void UpdateCommandLinePrefStore(PrefStore* command_line_store);
252 
253   // We run the callback once, when initialization completes. The bool
254   // parameter will be set to true for successful initialization,
255   // false for unsuccessful.
256   void AddPrefInitObserver(base::Callback<void(bool)> callback);
257 
258   // Returns the PrefRegistry object for this service. You should not
259   // use this; the intent is for no registrations to take place after
260   // PrefService has been constructed.
261   //
262   // Instead of using this method, the recommended approach is to
263   // register all preferences for a class Xyz up front in a static
264   // Xyz::RegisterPrefs function, which gets invoked early in the
265   // application's start-up, before a PrefService is created.
266   //
267   // As an example, prefs registration in Chrome is triggered by the
268   // functions chrome::RegisterPrefs (for global preferences) and
269   // chrome::RegisterProfilePrefs (for user-specific preferences)
270   // implemented in chrome/browser/prefs/browser_prefs.cc.
271   PrefRegistry* DeprecatedGetPrefRegistry();
272 
273  protected:
274   // The PrefNotifier handles registering and notifying preference observers.
275   // It is created and owned by this PrefService. Subclasses may access it for
276   // unit testing.
277   scoped_ptr<PrefNotifierImpl> pref_notifier_;
278 
279   // The PrefValueStore provides prioritized preference values. It is owned by
280   // this PrefService. Subclasses may access it for unit testing.
281   scoped_ptr<PrefValueStore> pref_value_store_;
282 
283   scoped_refptr<PrefRegistry> pref_registry_;
284 
285   // Pref Stores and profile that we passed to the PrefValueStore.
286   scoped_refptr<PersistentPrefStore> user_pref_store_;
287 
288   // Callback to call when a read error occurs.
289   base::Callback<void(PersistentPrefStore::PrefReadError)> read_error_callback_;
290 
291  private:
292   // Hash map expected to be fastest here since it minimises expensive
293   // string comparisons. Order is unimportant, and deletions are rare.
294   // Confirmed on Android where this speeded Chrome startup by roughly 50ms
295   // vs. std::map, and by roughly 180ms vs. std::set of Preference pointers.
296   typedef base::hash_map<std::string, Preference> PreferenceMap;
297 
298   // Give access to ReportUserPrefChanged() and GetMutableUserPref().
299   friend class subtle::ScopedUserPrefUpdateBase;
300 
301   // Registration of pref change observers must be done using the
302   // PrefChangeRegistrar, which is declared as a friend here to grant it
303   // access to the otherwise protected members Add/RemovePrefObserver.
304   // PrefMember registers for preferences changes notification directly to
305   // avoid the storage overhead of the registrar, so its base class must be
306   // declared as a friend, too.
307   friend class PrefChangeRegistrar;
308   friend class subtle::PrefMemberBase;
309 
310   // These are protected so they can only be accessed by the friend
311   // classes listed above.
312   //
313   // If the pref at the given path changes, we call the observer's
314   // OnPreferenceChanged method. Note that observers should not call
315   // these methods directly but rather use a PrefChangeRegistrar to
316   // make sure the observer gets cleaned up properly.
317   //
318   // Virtual for testing.
319   virtual void AddPrefObserver(const char* path, PrefObserver* obs);
320   virtual void RemovePrefObserver(const char* path, PrefObserver* obs);
321 
322   // Sends notification of a changed preference. This needs to be called by
323   // a ScopedUserPrefUpdate if a DictionaryValue or ListValue is changed.
324   void ReportUserPrefChanged(const std::string& key);
325 
326   // Sets the value for this pref path in the user pref store and informs the
327   // PrefNotifier of the change.
328   void SetUserPrefValue(const char* path, base::Value* new_value);
329 
330   // Load preferences from storage, attempting to diagnose and handle errors.
331   // This should only be called from the constructor.
332   void InitFromStorage(bool async);
333 
334   // Used to set the value of dictionary or list values in the user pref store.
335   // This will create a dictionary or list if one does not exist in the user
336   // pref store. This method returns NULL only if you're requesting an
337   // unregistered pref or a non-dict/non-list pref.
338   // |type| may only be Values::TYPE_DICTIONARY or Values::TYPE_LIST and
339   // |path| must point to a registered preference of type |type|.
340   // Ownership of the returned value remains at the user pref store.
341   base::Value* GetMutableUserPref(const char* path,
342                                   base::Value::Type type);
343 
344   // GetPreferenceValue is the equivalent of FindPreference(path)->GetValue(),
345   // it has been added for performance. If is faster because it does
346   // not need to find or create a Preference object to get the
347   // value (GetValue() calls back though the preference service to
348   // actually get the value.).
349   const base::Value* GetPreferenceValue(const std::string& path) const;
350 
351   // Local cache of registered Preference objects. The pref_registry_
352   // is authoritative with respect to what the types and default values
353   // of registered preferences are.
354   mutable PreferenceMap prefs_map_;
355 
356   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PrefService);
357 };
358 
359 #endif  // BASE_PREFS_PREF_SERVICE_H_
360