#ifndef __creaImageIOGimmick_h_INCLUDED__
#define __creaImageIOGimmick_h_INCLUDED__

#include <creaImageIOSQLiteTreeHandler.h>

namespace creaImageIO
{
	/**
	* \defgroup Controller Controller
	*/
	/**
	* \defgroup View View
	*/
	/**
	* \defgroup Model Model
	*/

	/**
	* \ingroup Controller
	*/

  //=======================================================================
  /// Central controler of the gimmick application
  class Gimmick
  {
  public:
    /// Ctor
    Gimmick();
    /// Dtor
    ~Gimmick();
    
    /// Initialize (read/creates databases, etc.)
    void Initialize();
    
    /// Finalize (closes databases, etc.)
    void Finalize();

    /// Sets level for messages "Gimmick!" 
    void SetMessageLevel(int level);
   /// Sets level for debug messages "Gimmick! DEBUG" 
    void SetDebugMessageLevel(int level);

    /// Add a file to the local database
    void AddFileToLocalDatabase(const std::string&);
    /// Add a dir to the local database
    void AddDirToLocalDatabase(const std::string&, bool recurse);

    ///
    void PrintLocalDatabase();

    /// 
    SQLiteTreeHandler* GetLocalDatabase() { return mLocalDatabase; }

    const SQLiteTreeHandler* GetLocalDatabase() const { return mLocalDatabase; }

    /// 
    const std::string& GetHomeDirectory();
    const std::string& GetUserSettingsDirectory();
    void CreateUserSettingsDirectory();
    const std::string& GetLocalDatabasePath();

  private:
    SQLiteTreeHandler* mLocalDatabase;
 
    std::string mCurrentDirectory;
    std::string mHomeDirectory;
    std::string mUserSettingsDirectory;
    std::string mLocalDatabasePath;
    
  };
  // EO class Gimmick
  //=======================================================================


} // EO namespace creaImageIO

// EOF
#endif