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#ifndef AWABSTRACTPAIRHELPER_H
#define AWABSTRACTPAIRHELPER_H

#include <QHash>


class AWAbstractPairHelper
{
public:
    explicit AWAbstractPairHelper(const QString &_filePath = "",
                                  const QString &_section = "");
    virtual ~AWAbstractPairHelper();
    QStringList keys() const;
    QHash<QString, QString> pairs() const;
    QStringList values() const;
    // read-write methods
    virtual void initItems();
    virtual bool
    writeItems(const QHash<QString, QString> &_configuration) const;
    virtual bool removeUnusedKeys(const QStringList &_keys) const;
    // configuration related
    virtual void editPairs() = 0;
    virtual QStringList leftKeys() = 0;
    virtual QStringList rightKeys() = 0;

private:
    // properties
    QHash<QString, QString> m_pairs;
    QString m_filePath;
    QString m_section;
};


#endif /* AWABSTRACTPAIRHELPER_H */