//
// Environment.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.3/Foundation/include/Poco/Environment.h#1 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Core
// Module:  Environment
//
// Definition of the Environment class.
//
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#ifndef Foundation_Environment_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_Environment_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"


namespace Poco {


class Foundation_API Environment
	/// This class provides access to environment variables
	/// and some general system information.
{
public:
	static std::string get(const std::string& name);
		/// Returns the value of the environment variable
		/// with the given name. Throws a NotFoundException
		/// if the variable does not exist.
		
	static std::string get(const std::string& name, const std::string& defaultValue);
		/// Returns the value of the environment variable
		/// with the given name. If the environment variable
		/// is undefined, returns defaultValue instead.
		
	static bool has(const std::string& name);
		/// Returns true iff an environment variable
		/// with the given name is defined.
		
	static void set(const std::string& name, const std::string& value);
		/// Sets the environment variable with the given name
		/// to the given value.

	static std::string osName();
		/// Returns the operating system name.
		
	static std::string osVersion();
		/// Returns the operating system version.
		
	static std::string osArchitecture();
		/// Returns the operating system architecture.
		
	static std::string nodeName();
		/// Returns the node (or host) name.
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_Environment_INCLUDED
