/********************
 * 2004 Jalview Reengineered
 * Barton Group
 * Dundee University
 *
 * AM Waterhouse
 *******************/


package jalview.bin;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Cache
{
  public static Properties applicationProperties;
  // Current properties include:
  //
  // LAST_DIRECTORY   , use this to cache record of where the user looked to find a file
  // UNIPROT_CACHE
  // USER_DEFINED_COLOUR - file describing last user set colours
  // FONT_NAME
  // FONT_STYLE
  // FONT_SIZE


  public static void loadProperties()
  {
    applicationProperties = new Properties();

    try
    {
      FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(System.getProperty("user.home") +
                                               "/.jalview_properties");
      applicationProperties = new Properties();
      applicationProperties.load(in);
      in.close();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    { }
  }

  public static String getProperty(String key)
  {
    return  applicationProperties.getProperty(key);
  }

  public static String setProperty(String key, String obj)
  {
    try
    {
      FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(System.getProperty(
          "user.home") + "/.jalview_properties");

      applicationProperties.setProperty(key, obj);

      applicationProperties.store(out, "---JalviewX Properties File---");
      out.close();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {}

    return obj;

  }





}