#ifndef __creaImageIOGimmick_h_INCLUDED__
#define __creaImageIOGimmick_h_INCLUDED__

#include <creaImageIOSQLiteTreeHandler.h>

namespace creaImageIO
{

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



    const std::string& GetHomeDirectory();
    const std::string& GetUserSettingsDirectory();
    bool 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