#ifndef __GlobalConfigFile_h_
#define __GlobalConfigFile_h_

#include <string>
#include <stdint.h>

#include "MiscSupport.h"

// This manages a very simple config file mechanism, matching names to values.
// This has the simplest thread safety.  You need to do all the adding in the
// main thread before starting any other threads.  Then you can read the config
// items at any time from any thread.

void addConfigItems(std::string encoded);
bool addConfigItemsFromFile(std::string fileName);
bool addConfigItemsFromCommandLine(char *argv[]);

// All adding must be done before this call.  All getting must be done after
// this call.
void configItemsComplete();

std::string getConfigItem(std::string name, 
			  std::string defaultValue="");

int64_t getConfigItem(std::string name, int64_t defaultValue);

PropertyList const &getConfigItems();

#endif