note
	description: "[
		Class providing shared access to testing tool preferences.
	]"
	author: ""
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	SHARED_TEST_PREFERENCES

feature -- Access

	preferences: TEST_PREFERENCES
			-- Testing preferences
		local
			l_result: detachable like preferences
		do
			l_result := preferences_cell.item
			if l_result = Void then
				l_result := create_preferences
				preferences_cell.put (l_result)
			end
			Result := l_result
		ensure
			result_attached: Result /= Void
		end

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	preferences_cell: CELL [detachable TEST_PREFERENCES]
			-- Once cell for `preferences'
		once
			create Result.put (Void)
		ensure
			result_attached: Result /= Void
		end

feature {NONE} -- Factory

	create_preferences: like preferences
			-- Create testing preferences instance
		local
			l_shared: EB_SHARED_PREFERENCES
		do
			create l_shared
			create Result.make (l_shared.preferences.preferences)
		ensure
			result_attached: Result /= Void
		end

note
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2009, Eiffel Software"
	license:   "GPL version 2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/gpl.txt)"
	licensing_options: "http://www.eiffel.com/licensing"
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		]"
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end