Smalltalk/X Webserver

Documentation of class 'PersistentFileHistory':

Class: PersistentFileHistory

Inheritance
Description
Class protocol
- instance creation
Instance protocol

Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--PersistentFileHistory

Package:: stx:libbasic2

Category:: Interface-Framework

Version:: rev: 1.1 date: 2019/07/24 06:31:09; user: cg; file: PersistentFileHistory.st directory: libbasic2; module: stx stc-classLibrary: libbasic2

Author:: Claus Gittinger

Description:

Support code tp provide a common access layer for persistent storage for applications.
For example, a persistent history of previously opened files.
On Windows systems, this is stored in the registry.
On Unix systems, it is stored in the user's home folder under '.smalltalk/registry/...'.
Both registry and directory use the same hierarchical structure.

PersistentFileHistory new
    applicationKey:'GDBApplication';
    fileHistory

Class protocol:

instance creation

new: return an initialized instance

Instance protocol:

accessing - configuration

applicationKey: aString: this is used as the key under which the application's values are stored.
In the registry, this is the last key above the history entry);
if files are used, this is the folder name above which history, and other files are stored.
By default, the name of the application without prefix is used.
fileHistorySize: defines the number of remembered files in the history
fileHistorySizeLimit: something
topDirectoryName: topKeyName: defaults to '.smalltalk',
but can be changed to '.expecco'.
topRegistryKeyName: topKeyName: defaults to 'SmalltalkX',
but can be changed to 'Expecco'.