/// <summary>
/// Read preferences from the specified file. If the file
/// doesn't exist, it creates a default file with factory
/// defaults.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="prefFile">Name of the preferences file</param>
/// <param name="loadDefaultsOnFail">true: If the file doesn't exist, use defaults, false: return null</param>
/// <returns>Preferences read or null</returns>
public static GlobalPreferences Load(String prefFile, bool loadDefaultsOnFail = true)
{
GlobalPreferences retVal;
saveFactoryDefaultSettings();
retVal = XmlUtils.XmlFileLoad <GlobalPreferences>(prefFile);
if (retVal == null)
{
Log.Debug("Could not load global preferences from " + prefFile + ". Creating a new one");
if (loadDefaultsOnFail)
{
retVal = new GlobalPreferences();
}
else
{
return(retVal);
}
}
if (!XmlUtils.XmlFileSave <GlobalPreferences>(retVal, prefFile))
{
Log.Error("Unable to save global preferences!");
retVal = null;
}
return(retVal);
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves preferenes to the specified file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="prefs">preferences to save</param>
/// <param name="preferencesFile">full path to the file</param>
/// <returns>true on success</returns>
public static bool Save(GlobalPreferences prefs, String preferencesFile)
{
// save current settings into current file and preset file
var retVal = XmlUtils.XmlFileSave <GlobalPreferences>(prefs, preferencesFile);
if (retVal == false)
{
Log.Error("Error saving preferences! file=" + preferencesFile);
}
return(retVal);
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves preferenes to the specified file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="prefs">preferences to save</param>
/// <param name="preferencesFile">full path to the file</param>
/// <returns>true on success</returns>
public static bool Save(GlobalPreferences prefs, String preferencesFile)
{
// save current settings into current file and preset file
var retVal = XmlUtils.XmlFileSave<GlobalPreferences>(prefs, preferencesFile);
if (retVal == false)
{
Log.Error("Error saving preferences! file=" + preferencesFile);
}
return retVal;
}
/// <summary>
/// Read preferences from the specified file. If the file
/// doesn't exist, it creates a default file with factory
/// defaults.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="prefFile">Name of the preferences file</param>
/// <param name="loadDefaultsOnFail">true: If the file doesn't exist, use defaults, false: return null</param>
/// <returns>Preferences read or null</returns>
public static GlobalPreferences Load(String prefFile, bool loadDefaultsOnFail = true)
{
saveFactoryDefaultSettings();
var retVal = XmlUtils.XmlFileLoad<GlobalPreferences>(prefFile);
if (retVal == null)
{
Log.Debug("Could not load global preferences from " + prefFile + ". Creating a new one");
if (loadDefaultsOnFail)
{
retVal = new GlobalPreferences();
}
else
{
return retVal;
}
}
if (!XmlUtils.XmlFileSave<GlobalPreferences>(retVal, prefFile))
{
Log.Error("Unable to save global preferences!");
retVal = null;
}
return retVal;
}