#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif

// Get Plugin Settings, take a setting id
unsigned int GetSetting        ( short SettingID );
const char * GetSettingSz      ( short SettingID, char * Buffer, int BufferLen );

// Get System Settings, take a setting returned by FindSystemSettingId
unsigned int GetSystemSetting  ( short SettingID );
const char * GetSystemSettingSz( short SettingID, char * Buffer, int BufferLen );

// Set a settings value
void SetSetting ( short SettingID, unsigned int Value );
void SetSettingSz ( short SettingID, const char * Value );

// enum's
enum SETTING_DATA_TYPE {
	Data_DWORD_General  = 0,   // A unsigned int setting used anywhere
	Data_String_General = 1,   // A string setting used anywhere
	Data_DWORD_Game     = 2,   // A unsigned int associated with the current game
	Data_String_Game    = 3,   // A string associated with the current game
	Data_DWORD_RDB      = 4,   // A unsigned int associated with the current game in the rom database
	Data_String_RDB     = 5,   // A string associated with the current game in the rom database
};


// set other information about different settings
BOOL SettingsInitilized ( void );
void SetModuleName      ( const char * Name );
void RegisterSetting    ( short SettingID, SETTING_DATA_TYPE Type, const char * Name, const char * Category,
					        unsigned int DefaultDW, const char * DefaultStr );
ULONG FindSystemSettingId ( const char * Name );

// this must be implemented to be notified when a setting is used but has not been set up
void UseUnregisteredSetting (int SettingID);

#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif