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+/**
+ * Implements a singleton that maintains program resources.
+ * The single instance is (re)instantiated on demand like:
+ * Resources *res = Resources::Instance();
+ *
+ * 24-05-07,Nigel Brown(EMBL): created.
+ * 3-7-07, Mark Larkin, modified this class for clustalw
+ */
+
+#ifndef RESOURCESCLUSTALW_H
+#define RESOURCESCLUSTALW_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace clustalw
+{
+
+
+enum ClustalWResourcePathType {
+ DefaultPath,
+ InstallPath,
+ ExecutablePath,
+ HomePath
+};
+
+class ClustalWResources
+{
+
+public:
+ /* return the Resources singleton */
+ static ClustalWResources *Instance();
+
+ /* setters */
+ void setPathToExecutable(std::string pathToFiles);
+
+ /* getters */
+ std::string getDefaultPath() { return defaultPath; }
+ std::string getInstallPath() { return installPath; }
+ std::string getExecutablePath() { return executablePath; }
+ std::string getHomePath() { return homePath; }
+
+ std::string findFile(const char *file, const ClustalWResourcePathType where = DefaultPath) const;
+ std::string findFile(const std::string file, const ClustalWResourcePathType where = DefaultPath) const;
+ std::string searchPathsForFile(const std::string fileName) const;
+
+ /* debug */
+ void dump();
+
+protected:
+ /* hide the constructors */
+ ClustalWResources();
+ ClustalWResources(const ClustalWResources&);
+ ClustalWResources& operator= (const ClustalWResources&);
+
+ std::string dirname(std::string path);
+
+private:
+ std::string defaultPath;
+ std::string installPath;
+ std::string executablePath;
+ std::string homePath;
+};
+
+}
+#endif //RESOURCES_H