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+/*
+ *  The Mana World
+ *  Copyright 2004 The Mana World Development Team
+ *
+ *  This file is part of The Mana World.
+ *
+ *  The Mana World is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  The Mana World is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with The Mana World; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ */
+
+#ifndef _TMW_PROPERTIES_H_
+#define _TMW_PROPERTIES_H_
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+/**
+ * A class holding a set of properties.
+ */
+class Properties
+{
+    public:
+        virtual
+        ~Properties() {}
+
+        /**
+         * Get a map property.
+         *
+         * @return the value of the given property or an empty string when it
+         *         doesn't exist.
+         */
+        const std::string&
+        getProperty(const std::string &name)
+        {
+            const static std::string undefined = "";
+            std::map<std::string, std::string>::const_iterator i =
+                properties.find(name);
+
+            if (i != properties.end())
+            {
+                return (*i).second;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether a certain property is available.
+         */
+        bool
+        hasProperty(const std::string &name)
+        {
+            return (properties.find(name) != properties.end());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Set a map property.
+         */
+        void
+        setProperty(const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
+        {
+            properties[name] = value;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        std::map<std::string, std::string> properties;
+};
+
+#endif