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+#ifndef CONFIGURATION_LIST_CLASS
+#define CONFIGURATION_LIST_CLASS
+
+/*****************************************************************************\
+*                                                                             *
+*  Name   : configuration_list                                                *
+*  Author : Chris Koeritz                                                     *
+*                                                                             *
+*******************************************************************************
+* Copyright (c) 2001-$now By Author.  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   *
+* the License or (at your option) any later version.  This is online at:      *
+*     http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html                                    *
+* Please send any updates to: fred@gruntose.com                               *
+\*****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <basis/contracts.h>
+
+namespace configuration {
+
+// forward.
+class cl_figlet_list;
+class configlet;
+#include <configuration/configurator.h>
+
+//! Manages a collection of configlet objects.
+/*!
+  This class provides the ability to operate on the collection of configlets
+  as a whole.  They can be retrieved from or stored to a configurator object.
+*/
+
+class configuration_list : public virtual basis::root_object
+{
+public:
+  configuration_list();
+  virtual ~configuration_list();
+
+  DEFINE_CLASS_NAME("configuration_list");
+
+  void reset();  //!< removes all items from the list.
+
+  void add(const configlet &new_item);
+    //!< adds another configuration atom into the list.
+
+  const configlet *find(const configlet &to_find) const;
+    //!< locates the actual configlet with the section and entry of "to_find".
+    /*!< note that this might fail if no matching section and entry are found,
+    thus returning NIL.  the returned object is still kept in the list, so
+    do not try to destroy it.  also note that the object passed in must be
+    the same type as the object to be found; otherwise, NIL will be
+    returned. */
+
+  bool zap(const configlet &dead_item);
+    //!< removes a previously added configuration item.
+    /*!< the "dead_item" need only provide the section and entry names. */
+
+  //! reads the values of all the configlets stored in "config" into this.
+  bool load(configurator &config);
+  //! writes the current values of all the configlets in "this" into "config".
+  bool store(configurator &config) const;
+
+private:
+  cl_figlet_list *_figs;  //!< our list of configlets.
+};
+
+} //namespace.
+
+#endif
+