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+/*
+   This file is part of the KDE libraries
+   Copyright (c) 1999 Waldo Bastian <bastian@kde.org>
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef _KSAVEFILE_H_
+#define _KSAVEFILE_H_
+
+#include <qstring.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ktempfile.h>
+
+class KSaveFilePrivate;
+
+/**
+ * The KSaveFile class has been made to write out changes to an existing
+ * file atomically.
+ * This means that EITHER:
+ * a)
+ *   All changes have been written successfully to the file.
+ *
+ * b)
+ *   Some error occurred, no changes have been written whatsoever and the
+ *   old file is still in place.
+ */
+class KDECORE_EXPORT KSaveFile
+{
+public:
+   /**
+    * Creates a new KSaveFile with the given file name.
+    * @param filename the path of the file
+    * @param mode the mode of the file (see chmod(1))
+    */
+   KSaveFile(const QString &filename, int mode = 0666 );
+
+   /**
+    * The destructor closes the file.
+    * You might want to call close() explicitely though, to test whether it worked.
+    **/
+   ~KSaveFile();
+
+   /**
+    * Returns the status of the file based on errno. (see errno.h)
+    * 0 means OK.
+    *
+    * You should check the status after object creation to check
+    * whether a file could be created in the first place.
+    *
+    * You may check the status after closing the file to verify that
+    * the file has indeed been written correctly.
+    * @return the errno status, 0 means ok
+    **/
+   int status() const
+   	{ return mTempFile.status(); }
+
+   /**
+    * The name of the file as passed to the constructor.
+    * @return The name of the file, or QString::null if opening the
+    *         file has failed
+    **/
+   QString name() const;
+
+   /**
+    * An integer file descriptor open for writing to the file.
+    * @return The file descriptor, or a negative number if opening
+    *         the temporary file failed
+    **/
+   int handle()	const
+   	{ return mTempFile.handle(); }
+
+   /**
+    * A FILE* stream open for writing to the file.
+    * @return FILE* stream open for writing to the file, or 0
+    *         if opening the temporary file failed
+    **/
+   FILE *fstream()
+   	{ return mTempFile.fstream(); }
+
+   /**
+    * A QFile* open for writing to the file.
+    * @return A QFile open for writing to the file, or 0 if
+    *         opening the temporary file failed.
+    **/
+   QFile *file()
+   	{ return mTempFile.file(); }
+
+   /**
+    * A QTextStream* open for writing to the file.
+    * @return A QTextStream that is open for writing to the file, or 0
+    *         if opening the temporary file failed
+    **/
+   QTextStream *textStream()
+   	{ return mTempFile.textStream(); }
+
+   /**
+    * A QDataStream* open for writing to the file.
+    * @return A QDataStream that is open for writing to the file, or 0
+    *         if opening the file failed
+    **/
+   QDataStream *dataStream()
+   	{ return mTempFile.dataStream(); }
+
+   /**
+    * Aborts the write operation and removes any intermediate files
+    * This implies a close.
+    **/
+   void abort();
+
+   /**
+    * Closes the file and makes the changes definitive.
+    * Returns 'true' is successful, or 'false' if an error has occurred.
+    * See status() for details about errors.
+    * @return true if successful, or false if an error has occurred.
+    **/
+   bool close();
+
+    /**
+     * Static method to create a backup file before saving.
+     * You can use this method even if you don't use KSaveFile.
+     * @param filename the file to backup
+     * @param backupDir optional directory where to save the backup file in.
+     * If empty (the default), the backup will be in the same directory as @p filename.
+     * @param backupExtension the extension to append to @p filename, "~" by default.
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+   static bool backupFile( const QString& filename,
+                           const QString& backupDir = QString::null,
+                           const QString& backupExtension = QString::fromLatin1( "~" ) );
+
+private:
+   QString mFileName;
+   KTempFile mTempFile;
+
+   KSaveFilePrivate *d;
+};
+
+#endif