/*
   * ASCLITE
   * Author: Jerome Ajot, Jon Fiscus, Nicolas Radde, Chris Laprun
   *
   * This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology by 
   * employees of the Federal Government in the course of their official duties. Pursuant
   * to title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code this software is not subject to
   * copyright protection and is in the public domain. ASCLITE is an experimental system.
   * NIST assumes no responsibility whatsoever for its use by other parties, and makes no
   * guarantees, expressed or implied, about its quality, reliability, or any other
   * characteristic. We would appreciate acknowledgement if the software is used.
   *
   * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS."  With regard to this software, NIST MAKES NO EXPRESS
   * OR IMPLIED WARRANTY AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY,
   * OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   */
  
  #ifndef PROPERTIES_H
  #define PROPERTIES_H
  
  #include "stdinc.h"
  
  /**
   * Contain the global properties of the aligner.
   * This object in created once and for all during the argument parsing.
   */
  class Properties
  {
  	public:
  		/** Determines if the properties were updated since the last call to GetProperty. */
  		static bool IsDirty() { return dirty; }
  		/**
           * Set the property to the desired value
           */
          static void SetProperty(const string& name, const string& value);
          /**
           * Retrieve the value of the specified property
           */
          static string GetProperty(const string& name);
          /**
           * Set the properties with a all set of predefined values
           */
          static void SetProperties(const map<string, string> & props);
          /**
           * Initialize the properties.
           * Nothing to do for now there...
           */
          static void Initialize();
  	private:
  		/**
  		 * Internal representation of the properties
  		 */
  		static map<string, string> properties;
  		static bool dirty;
  };
  
  #endif // PROPERTIES_H