+ static void saveState();
+ static void restoreState();
+
+ /*** Storage access ***/
+ // These methods are threadsafe.
+
+ //! Store a user setting persistently
+ /**
+ * \param userId The users Id
+ * \param settingName The Name of the Setting
+ * \param data The Value
+ */
+ static void setUserSetting(UserId userId, const QString &settingName, const QVariant &data);
+
+ //! Retrieve a persistent user setting
+ /**
+ * \param userId The users Id
+ * \param settingName The Name of the Setting
+ * \param default Value to return in case it's unset.
+ * \return the Value of the Setting or the default value if it is unset.
+ */
+ static QVariant getUserSetting(UserId userId, const QString &settingName, const QVariant &data = QVariant());
+
+
+ //! Create a Network in the Storage and store it's Id in the given NetworkInfo
+ /** \note This method is thredsafe.
+ *
+ * \param user The core user
+ * \param networkInfo a NetworkInfo definition to store the newly created ID in
+ * \return true if successfull.
+ */
+ static bool createNetwork(UserId user, NetworkInfo &info);
+
+ //! Apply the changes to NetworkInfo info to the storage engine
+ /** \note This method is thredsafe.
+ *
+ * \param user The core user
+ * \param networkInfo The Updated NetworkInfo
+ * \return true if successfull.
+ */
+ static bool updateNetwork(UserId user, const NetworkInfo &info);
+
+ //! Permanently remove a Network and all the data associated with it.
+ /** \note This method is thredsafe.
+ *
+ * \param user The core user
+ * \param networkId The network to delete
+ * \return true if successfull.
+ */
+ static bool removeNetwork(UserId user, const NetworkId &networkId);
+
+ //! Returns a list of all NetworkInfos for the given UserId user
+ /** \note This method is thredsafe.
+ *
+ * \param user The core user
+ * \return QList<NetworkInfo>.
+ */
+ static QList<NetworkInfo> networks(UserId user);
+
+ //! Get the NetworkId for a network name.
+ /** \note This method is threadsafe.
+ *
+ * \param user The core user
+ * \param network The name of the network
+ * \return The NetworkId corresponding to the given network.
+ */
+ static NetworkId networkId(UserId user, const QString &network);
+
+ //! Get a list of Networks to restore
+ /** Return a list of networks the user was connected at the time of core shutdown
+ * \note This method is threadsafe.
+ *
+ * \param user The User Id in question
+ */
+ static QList<NetworkId> connectedNetworks(UserId user);
+
+ //! Update the connected state of a network
+ /** \note This method is threadsafe
+ *
+ * \param user The Id of the networks owner
+ * \param networkId The Id of the network
+ * \param isConnected whether the network is connected or not
+ */
+ static void setNetworkConnected(UserId user, const NetworkId &networkId, bool isConnected);
+
+ //! Get a hash of channels with their channel keys for a given network
+ /** The keys are channel names and values are passwords (possibly empty)
+ * \note This method is threadsafe
+ *
+ * \param user The id of the networks owner
+ * \param networkId The Id of the network
+ */
+ static QHash<QString, QString> persistentChannels(UserId user, const NetworkId &networkId);
+
+ //! Update the connected state of a channel
+ /** \note This method is threadsafe
+ *
+ * \param user The Id of the networks owner
+ * \param networkId The Id of the network
+ * \param channel The name of the channel
+ * \param isJoined whether the channel is connected or not
+ */
+ static void setChannelPersistent(UserId user, const NetworkId &networkId, const QString &channel, bool isJoined);
+
+ //! Update the key of a channel
+ /** \note This method is threadsafe
+ *
+ * \param user The Id of the networks owner
+ * \param networkId The Id of the network
+ * \param channel The name of the channel
+ * \param key The key of the channel (possibly empty)
+ */
+ static void setPersistentChannelKey(UserId user, const NetworkId &networkId, const QString &channel, const QString &key);
+
+ //! Get the unique BufferInfo for the given combination of network and buffername for a user.
+ /** \note This method is threadsafe.
+ *
+ * \param user The core user who owns this buffername
+ * \param networkId The network id
+ * \param type The type of the buffer (StatusBuffer, Channel, etc.)
+ * \param buffer The buffer name (if empty, the net's status buffer is returned)
+ * \return The BufferInfo corresponding to the given network and buffer name, or 0 if not found
+ */
+ static BufferInfo bufferInfo(UserId user, const NetworkId &networkId, BufferInfo::Type, const QString &buffer = "");
+
+ //! Get the unique BufferInfo for a bufferId
+ /** \note This method is threadsafe
+ * \param user The core user who owns this buffername
+ * \param bufferId The id of the buffer
+ * \return The BufferInfo corresponding to the given buffer id, or an invalid BufferInfo if not found.
+ */
+ static BufferInfo getBufferInfo(UserId user, const BufferId &bufferId);
+