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#ifndef AXUTIL_PROPERTIES_H
#define AXUTIL_PROPERTIES_H

#include <axutil_utils_defines.h>
#include <axutil_error.h>
#include <axutil_env.h>
#include <axutil_hash.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

    /**
     * @defgroup axutil_properties properties
     * @ingroup axis2_util
     * @{
     */

    typedef struct axutil_properties axutil_properties_t;

    /**
     * create new properties
     * @return properties newly created properties
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axutil_properties_t * AXIS2_CALL
    axutil_properties_create(const axutil_env_t *env);

    /**
     * free w2c_properties.
     * @param  properties pointer to properties struct
     * @param  env Environment. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @return status of the op. AXIS2_SUCCESS on success
     *     else AXIS2_FAILURE
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN void AXIS2_CALL
    axutil_properties_free(axutil_properties_t *properties,
        const axutil_env_t *env);

    /**
     * get string value for property with specified key.
     * @param  properties pointer to properties struct
     * @param  env Environment. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @param  key MUST NOT be NULL
     * @return value of the property
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_char_t* AXIS2_CALL
    axutil_properties_get_property(axutil_properties_t *properties,
        const axutil_env_t *env,
        axis2_char_t *key);
    /**
     * set a property ( key, value) pair.
     * @param  properties pointer to properties struct
     * @param  env Environment. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @param  key Property Key. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @param  value Property Value
     * @return status of the op. AXIS2_SUCCESS on success
     *     else AXIS2_FAILURE
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
    axutil_properties_set_property(axutil_properties_t *properties,
        const axutil_env_t *env,
        axis2_char_t *key,
        axis2_char_t *value);
    /**
     * retrieve the hash with all the properties
     * @param  properties pointer to properties struct
     * @param  env Environment. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @return hash (key,value)
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axutil_hash_t* AXIS2_CALL
    axutil_properties_get_all(axutil_properties_t *properties,
        const axutil_env_t *env);

    /**
     * load properties
     * @param  properties pointer to properties struct
     * @param  env Environment. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @param  input Input Stream. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @return status of the op. AXIS2_SUCCESS on success
     *     else AXIS2_FAILURE
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
    axutil_properties_load(axutil_properties_t *properties,
        const axutil_env_t *env,
        axis2_char_t *input_filename);

    /**
     * store properties
     * @param  properties pointer to properties struct
     * @param  env Environment. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @param  ouput Output Stream. MUST NOT be NULL
     * @return status of the op. AXIS2_SUCCESS on success
     *     else AXIS2_FAILURE
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
    axutil_properties_store(axutil_properties_t *properites,
        const axutil_env_t *env,
        FILE *output);
    
    /*************************** End of function macros ***************************/


    /** @} */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif  /* AXIS2_PROPERTIES_H */