Added an ID type to preferences which can be retrieved to then re-use the same dataset. IDs can be used in callbacks as user_data(). No need to keep an Fl_Preference around that would later require deleting.

git-svn-id: file:///fltk/svn/fltk/branches/branch-1.3@6984 ea41ed52-d2ee-0310-a9c1-e6b18d33e121

FL/Fl_Preferences.H

@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ public:
     USER        ///< Preferences apply only to the current user
   };
   
+  /**
+   Every Fl_Preferences-Group has a uniqe ID.
+   
+   ID's can be retrieved from an Fl_Preferences-Group and can then be used
+   to create more Fl_Preference references to the same data set, as long as the 
+   databse remains open.
+   */
+  typedef void *ID;
+  
   static const char *newUUID();
 
   Fl_Preferences( Root root, const char *vendor, const char *application );
@@ -88,7 +97,10 @@ public:
   Fl_Preferences( Fl_Preferences *parent, const char *group );
   Fl_Preferences( Fl_Preferences &parent, int groupIndex );
   Fl_Preferences( Fl_Preferences *parent, int groupIndex );
+  Fl_Preferences( ID id );
   ~Fl_Preferences();
+  
+  ID id();
 
   /** Return the name of this entry.
    */
@@ -177,11 +189,18 @@ private:
   static char nameBuffer[128];
   static char uuidBuffer[40];
 
+  class RootNode;
+  
   class FL_EXPORT Node // a node contains a list to all its entries 
   {          // and all means to manage the tree structure
-    Node *child_, *next_, *parent_;
+    Node *child_, *next_;
+    union { // these two are mutually exclusive
+      Node *parent_;    // top_ bit clear
+      RootNode *root_;  // top_ bit set
+    };
     char *path_;
-    char dirty_;
+    char dirty_:1;
+    char top_:1;
   public:
     Node( const char *path );
     ~Node();
@@ -193,7 +212,9 @@ private:
     Node *search( const char *path, int offset=0 );
     Node *addChild( const char *path );
     void setParent( Node *parent );
-    Node *parent() { return parent_; }
+    Node *parent() { return top_?parent_:0L; }
+    void setRoot(RootNode *r) { root_ = r; top_ = 1; }
+    RootNode *findRoot();
     char remove();
     char dirty();
     // entry methods

src/Fl_Preferences.cxx

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ const char *Fl_Preferences::newUUID()
   b[10] = (unsigned char)(a>>16);
   b[11] = (unsigned char)(a>>24);
   char name[80]; // last four bytes
+  // BOOL GetComputerName(LPTSTR  lpBuffer, LPDWORD  nSize);
   gethostname(name, 79);
   memcpy(b+12, name, 4);
   sprintf(uuidBuffer, "%02X%02X%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X",
@@ -160,8 +161,9 @@ const char *Fl_Preferences::newUUID()
 */
 Fl_Preferences::Fl_Preferences( Root root, const char *vendor, const char *application )
 {
-  node = new Node( "." );
   rootNode = new RootNode( this, root, vendor, application );
+  node = new Node( "." );
+  node->setRoot(rootNode);
 }
 
 
@@ -179,8 +181,9 @@ Fl_Preferences::Fl_Preferences( Root root, const char *vendor, const char *appli
  */
 Fl_Preferences::Fl_Preferences( const char *path, const char *vendor, const char *application )
 {
-  node = new Node( "." );
   rootNode = new RootNode( this, path, vendor, application );
+  node = new Node( "." );
+  node->setRoot(rootNode);
 }
 
 
@@ -246,6 +249,24 @@ Fl_Preferences::Fl_Preferences( Fl_Preferences *parent, int groupIndex )
 }
 
 
+/**
+ Create a new dataset access point using a dataset ID.
+ 
+ ID's are a great way to remember shortcuts to database entries that are deeply
+ nested in a preferences database, as long as the databse root is not deleted.
+ An ID can be retrieved from any Fl_Preferences dataset, and can then be used
+ to create multiple new references to the same dataset.
+ 
+ ID's can be put very helpful when put into the <tt>user_data()</tt> field of 
+ widget callbacks.
+ */
+Fl_Preferences::Fl_Preferences( Fl_Preferences::ID id )
+{
+  node = (Node*)id;
+  rootNode = node->findRoot();
+}
+
+
 /**
    The destructor removes allocated resources. When used on the
    \em base preferences group, the destructor flushes all
@@ -1166,6 +1187,7 @@ Fl_Preferences::Node::Node( const char *path )
   entry = 0;
   nEntry = NEntry = 0;
   dirty_ = 0;
+  top_ = 0;
 }
 
 // delete this and all depending nodes
@@ -1260,6 +1282,19 @@ void Fl_Preferences::Node::setParent( Node *pn )
   path_ = strdup( nameBuffer );
 }
 
+// find the corresponding root node
+Fl_Preferences::RootNode *Fl_Preferences::Node::findRoot()
+{
+  Node *n = this;
+  do {
+    if (n->top_)
+      return n->root_;
+    n = n->parent_;
+    
+  } while (n);
+  return 0L;
+}
+
 // add a child to this node and set its path (try to find it first...)
 Fl_Preferences::Node *Fl_Preferences::Node::addChild( const char *path )
 {