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 * Copyright (c) 2004, 2015 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences;

import java.net.URL;
import org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.AbstractScope;
import org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.PreferencesOSGiUtils;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
import org.eclipse.osgi.service.datalocation.Location;

Object representing the configuration scope in the Eclipse preferences
hierarchy. Can be used as a context for searching for preference
values (in the IPreferencesService APIs) or for determining the
correct preference node to set values in the store.

Configuration preferences are stored on a per configuration basis in the
platform's configuration area. (The configuration area typically
contains the list of plug-ins available for use, various settings
(those shared across different instances of the same configuration)
and any other such data needed by plug-ins.)


The path for preferences defined in the configuration scope hierarchy
is as follows: /configuration/<qualifier>


This class is not intended to be subclassed. This class may be instantiated.

See Also:
CONFIGURATION_FILTER.CONFIGURATION_FILTER
Since:
3.0/**
 * Object representing the configuration scope in the Eclipse preferences
 * hierarchy. Can be used as a context for searching for preference
 * values (in the IPreferencesService APIs) or for determining the
 * correct preference node to set values in the store.
 * <p>
 * Configuration preferences are stored on a per configuration basis in the
 * platform's configuration area. (The configuration area typically
 * contains the list of plug-ins available for use, various settings
 * (those shared across different instances of the same configuration)
 * and any other such data needed by plug-ins.)
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * The path for preferences defined in the configuration scope hierarchy
 * is as follows: <code>/configuration/&lt;qualifier&gt;</code>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This class is not intended to be subclassed. This class may be instantiated.
 * </p>
 * @see Location#CONFIGURATION_FILTER
 * @since 3.0
 */
public final class ConfigurationScope extends AbstractScope {

	
String constant (value of "configuration") used for the
scope name for the configuration preference scope.
/**
	 * String constant (value of <code>"configuration"</code>) used for the
	 * scope name for the configuration preference scope.
	 */
	public static final String SCOPE = "configuration"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	
Singleton instance of a Configuration Scope object. Typical usage is:
ConfigurationScope.INSTANCE.getNode(...);
Since:
3.4/**
	 * Singleton instance of a Configuration Scope object. Typical usage is:
	 * <code>ConfigurationScope.INSTANCE.getNode(...);</code>
	 *
	 * @since 3.4
	 */
	public static final IScopeContext INSTANCE = new ConfigurationScope();

	
Create and return a new configuration scope instance.
Deprecated:
use ConfigurationScope.INSTANCE instead/**
	 * Create and return a new configuration scope instance.
	 * @deprecated use <code>ConfigurationScope.INSTANCE</code> instead
	 */
	public ConfigurationScope() {
		super();
	}


	@Override
	public String getName() {
		return SCOPE;
	}


	@Override
	public IEclipsePreferences getNode(String qualifier) {
		return super.getNode(qualifier);
	}


	@Override
	public IPath getLocation() {
		IPath result = null;
		Location location = PreferencesOSGiUtils.getDefault().getConfigurationLocation();
		if (!location.isReadOnly()) {
			URL url = location.getURL();
			if (url != null) {
				result = new Path(url.getFile());
				if (result.isEmpty())
					result = null;
			}
		}
		return result;
	}
}