#ifndef FORMALINE_STORAGE_HH
#define FORMALINE_STORAGE_HH

#include "cctk.h"



namespace Formaline
{
  
  class storage
  {
  public:
    
    enum state { initial, update, final };
    
  private:
    
    enum state m_state;
    
  public:
    
    storage (enum state);
    
    virtual
    ~ storage ();
    
    enum state
    get_state ()
      const;
    
    virtual storage *
    open_group (char const * name)
    = 0;
    
    virtual void
    store (char const * key,
           bool value)
    = 0;
    
    virtual void
    store (char const * key,
           CCTK_INT value)
    = 0;
    
    virtual void
    store (char const * key,
           CCTK_REAL value)
    = 0;
    
    virtual void
    store (char const * key,
           char const * value)
    = 0;
    
  };
  
  
  
} // namespace Formaline



#endif // #ifndef FORMALINE_STORAGE_HH