/*
 * gnc-plugin-file-history.h --
 * Copyright (C) 2003,2005 David Hampton <hampton@employees.org>
 *
 * This program 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
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 */

/** @addtogroup MenuPlugins
    @{ */
/** @addtogroup PluginFileHistory File History Menu Items
    @{ */
/** @file gnc-plugin-file-history.h
    @brief Functions providing the file history menu.
    @author Copyright (C) 2003,2005 David Hampton <hampton@employees.org>

    This plugin handles the file history information that appears in
    the application menus.
*/

#ifndef __GNC_PLUGIN_FILE_HISTORY_H
#define __GNC_PLUGIN_FILE_HISTORY_H

#include "gnc-plugin.h"

G_BEGIN_DECLS

/* type macros */
#define GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_FILE_HISTORY            (gnc_plugin_file_history_get_type ())
G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GncPluginFileHistory, gnc_plugin_file_history, GNC, PLUGIN_FILE_HISTORY, GncPlugin)

#define GNC_PLUGIN_FILE_HISTORY_NAME "gnc-plugin-file-history"


/* function prototypes */

/** Create a new file history plugin.  This plugin attaches the file
 *  history menu to any window that is opened.
 *
 *  @return A pointer to the new object.
 */
GncPlugin *gnc_plugin_file_history_new (void);


/** Add a file name to the front of the file "history list".  If the
 *  name already exist on the list, then it is moved from its current
 *  location to the front of the list.
 *
 *  @param filename The name of the file to add to the list.
 */
void gnc_history_add_file (const char *filename);

/** Remove all occurrences of a file name from the history list.  Move
 *  the other key values up in the list to fill the gaps.
 *
 *  @param oldfile The name of the file to remove from the list.
 */
void gnc_history_remove_file (const char *oldfile);

/** Test for a file name existing in the history list.
 *
 *  @param oldfile The name of the file to test in the list.
 */
gboolean gnc_history_test_for_file (const char *oldfile);

/** Retrieve the name of the file most recently accessed.  This is the
 *  name at the front of the list.
 *
 *  @return This function returns an allocated string containing the
 *  name of the most recently accessed file.  The caller is
 *  responsible for freeing this string.
 */
char * gnc_history_get_last (void);

G_END_DECLS

#endif /* __GNC_PLUGIN_FILE_HISTORY_H */

/** @} */
/** @} */