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\* */
package scala
package sys
/** A lightweight interface wrapping a property contained in some
* unspecified map. Generally it'll be the system properties but this
* is not a requirement.
*
* See `scala.sys.SystemProperties` for an example usage.
*
* @author Paul Phillips
* @version 2.9
* @since 2.9
*/
trait Prop[+T] {
/** The full name of the property, e.g. "java.awt.headless".
*/
def key: String
/** If the key exists in the properties map, converts the value
* to type `T` using valueFn. As yet no validation is performed:
* it will throw an exception on a failed conversion.
* @return the converted value, or `zero` if not in the map
*/
def value: T
/** True if the key exists in the properties map. Note that this
* is not sufficient for a Boolean property to be considered true.
* @return whether the map contains the key
*/
def isSet: Boolean
/** Sets the property.
*
* @param newValue the new string value
* @return the old value, or null if it was unset.
*/
def set(newValue: String): String
/** Sets the property with a value of the represented type.
*/
def setValue[T1 >: T](value: T1): T
/** Gets the current string value if any. Will not return null: use
* `isSet` to test for existence.
* @return the current string value if any, else the empty string
*/
def get: String
/** Some(value) if the property is set, None otherwise.
*/
def option: Option[T]
/** Removes the property from the underlying map.
*/
def clear(): Unit
/** A value of type `T` for use when the property is unset.
* The default implementation delivers null for reference types
* and 0/0.0/false for non-reference types.
*/
protected def zero: T
}
object Prop {
/** A creator of property instances. For any type `T`, if an implicit
* parameter of type Creator[T] is in scope, a Prop[T] can be created
* via this object's apply method.
*/
@annotation.implicitNotFound("No implicit property creator available for type ${T}.")
trait Creator[+T] {
/** Creates a Prop[T] of this type based on the given key. */
def apply(key: String): Prop[T]
}
implicit object FileProp extends CreatorImpl[java.io.File](s => new java.io.File(s))
implicit object StringProp extends CreatorImpl[String](s => s)
implicit object IntProp extends CreatorImpl[Int](_.toInt)
implicit object DoubleProp extends CreatorImpl[Double](_.toDouble)
def apply[T: Creator](key: String): Prop[T] = implicitly[Creator[T]] apply key
}