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#include "utilities/growableArray.hpp"

public:

  enum WriteableType {

    // can be set without any limits

    Always           = 0,

    // can only be set once, either via command lines or during runtime

    Once             = 1,

    // can only be set on command line (multiple times allowed)

    CommandLineOnly  = 2

  };

private:

  const char* _name;

  WriteableType _type;

  bool _writeable;

  bool _startup_done;

public:

  // the "name" argument must be a string literal

  const char* name() { return _name; }

  const WriteableType type() { return _type; }

  bool is_writeable(void);

  void mark_once(void);

  void mark_startup(void);

};

public:

  static void init();

  static int length() { return (_controls != NULL) ? _controls->length() : 0; }

  static void mark_startup(void);

};