Class: Win32::Registry

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
Enumerable, Constants
Defined in:
win32/lib/win32/registry.rb

Overview

Win32 Registry

win32/registry is registry accessor library for Win32 platform. It uses fiddle/import to call Win32 Registry APIs.

example

Win32::Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER.open('SOFTWARE\foo') do |reg|
  value = reg['foo']                               # read a value
  value = reg['foo', Win32::Registry::REG_SZ]      # read a value with type
  type, value = reg.read('foo')                    # read a value
  reg['foo'] = 'bar'                               # write a value
  reg['foo', Win32::Registry::REG_SZ] = 'bar'      # write a value with type
  reg.write('foo', Win32::Registry::REG_SZ, 'bar') # write a value

  reg.each_value { |name, type, data| ... }        # Enumerate values
  reg.each_key { |key, wtime| ... }                # Enumerate subkeys

  reg.delete_value(name)                         # Delete a value
  reg.delete_key(name)                           # Delete a subkey
  reg.delete_key(name, true)                     # Delete a subkey recursively
end

Reference

Win32::Registry class

— info

— num_keys

— max_key_length

— num_values

— max_value_name_length

— max_value_length

— descriptor_length

— wtime

Returns an item of key information.

constants

— HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

— HKEY_CURRENT_USER

— HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

— HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA

— HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

— HKEY_DYN_DATA

Win32::Registry object whose key is predefined key.

For detail, see the MSDN article.

Direct Known Subclasses

PredefinedKey

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: API, Constants Classes: Error, PredefinedKey

Constant Summary collapse

@@type2name = 
{ }
@@final =

finalizer

proc { |hkey| proc { API.CloseKey(hkey[0]) if hkey[0] } }

Constants included from Constants

Constants::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, Constants::HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG, Constants::HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Constants::HKEY_DYN_DATA, Constants::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Constants::HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA, Constants::HKEY_PERFORMANCE_NLSTEXT, Constants::HKEY_PERFORMANCE_TEXT, Constants::HKEY_USERS, Constants::KEY_ALL_ACCESS, Constants::KEY_CREATE_LINK, Constants::KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY, Constants::KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS, Constants::KEY_EXECUTE, Constants::KEY_NOTIFY, Constants::KEY_QUERY_VALUE, Constants::KEY_READ, Constants::KEY_SET_VALUE, Constants::KEY_WRITE, Constants::MAX_KEY_LENGTH, Constants::MAX_VALUE_LENGTH, Constants::REG_BINARY, Constants::REG_CREATED_NEW_KEY, Constants::REG_DWORD, Constants::REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN, Constants::REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN, Constants::REG_EXPAND_SZ, Constants::REG_FORCE_RESTORE, Constants::REG_FULL_RESOURCE_DESCRIPTOR, Constants::REG_LEGAL_OPTION, Constants::REG_LINK, Constants::REG_MULTI_SZ, Constants::REG_NONE, Constants::REG_NO_LAZY_FLUSH, Constants::REG_OPENED_EXISTING_KEY, Constants::REG_OPTION_BACKUP_RESTORE, Constants::REG_OPTION_CREATE_LINK, Constants::REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE, Constants::REG_OPTION_OPEN_LINK, Constants::REG_OPTION_RESERVED, Constants::REG_OPTION_VOLATILE, Constants::REG_QWORD, Constants::REG_QWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN, Constants::REG_REFRESH_HIVE, Constants::REG_RESOURCE_LIST, Constants::REG_RESOURCE_REQUIREMENTS_LIST, Constants::REG_SZ, Constants::REG_WHOLE_HIVE_VOLATILE, Constants::STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ, Constants::STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(hkey, parent, keyname, disposition) ⇒ Registry

initialize



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 433

def initialize(hkey, parent, keyname, disposition)
  @hkey = hkey
  @parent = parent
  @keyname = keyname
  @disposition = disposition
  @hkeyfinal = [ hkey ]
  ObjectSpace.define_finalizer self, @@final.call(@hkeyfinal)
end

Instance Attribute Details

#disposition ⇒ Object (readonly)

Disposition value (REG_CREATED_NEW_KEY or REG_OPENED_EXISTING_KEY).



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 450

def disposition
  @disposition
end

#hkey ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns key handle value.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 443

def hkey
  @hkey
end

#keyname ⇒ Object (readonly)

Same as subkey value of Registry.open or Registry.create method.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 448

def keyname
  @keyname
end

#parent ⇒ Object (readonly)

Win32::Registry object of parent key, or nil if predefeined key.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 445

def parent
  @parent
end

Class Method Details

.create(hkey, subkey, desired = KEY_ALL_ACCESS, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED) ⇒ Object

— Registry.create(key, subkey, desired = KEY_ALL_ACCESS, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED)

— Registry.create(key, subkey, desired = KEY_ALL_ACCESS, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED) { |reg| … }

Create or open the registry key subkey under key. You can use predefined key HKEY_* (see Constants)

If subkey is already exists, key is opened and Registry#created? method will return false.

If block is given, the key is closed automatically.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 411

def self.create(hkey, subkey, desired = KEY_ALL_ACCESS, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED)
  newkey, disp = API.CreateKey(hkey.hkey, subkey, opt, desired)
  obj = new(newkey, hkey, subkey, disp)
  if block_given?
    begin
      yield obj
    ensure
      obj.close
    end
  else
    obj
  end
end

.expand_environ(str) ⇒ Object

Replace %w+% into the environment value of what is contained between the %‘s This method is used for REG_EXPAND_SZ.

For detail, see expandEnvironmentStrings Win32 API.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 332

def self.expand_environ(str)
  str.gsub(/%([^%]+)%/) { ENV[$1] || ENV[$1.upcase] || $& }
end

.open(hkey, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED) ⇒ Object

— Registry.open(key, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED)

— Registry.open(key, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED) { |reg| … }

Open the registry key subkey under key. key is Win32::Registry object of parent key. You can use predefined key HKEY_* (see Constants) desired and opt is access mask and key option. For detail, see the MSDN. If block is given, the key is closed automatically.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 383

def self.open(hkey, subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED)
  subkey = subkey.chomp('\\')
  newkey = API.OpenKey(hkey.hkey, subkey, opt, desired)
  obj = new(newkey, hkey, subkey, REG_OPENED_EXISTING_KEY)
  if block_given?
    begin
      yield obj
    ensure
      obj.close
    end
  else
    obj
  end
end

.time2wtime(time) ⇒ Object

Convert Time object or Integer object into 64-bit FILETIME.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 363

def self.time2wtime(time)
  time.to_i * 10000000 + 116444736000000000
end

.type2name(type) ⇒ Object

Convert registry type value to readable string.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 349

def self.type2name(type)
  @@type2name[type] || type.to_s
end

.wtime2time(wtime) ⇒ Object

Convert 64-bit FILETIME integer into Time object.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 356

def self.wtime2time(wtime)
  Time.at((wtime - 116444736000000000) / 10000000)
end

Instance Method Details

#[](name, *rtype) ⇒ Object

Read a registry value named name and return its value data. The class of value is same as #read method returns.

If the value type is REG_EXPAND_SZ, returns value data whose environment variables are replaced. If the value type is neither REG_SZ, REG_MULTI_SZ, REG_DWORD, REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN, nor REG_QWORD, TypeError is raised.

The meaning of rtype is same as #read method.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 620

def [](name, *rtype)
  type, data = read(name, *rtype)
  case type
  when REG_SZ, REG_DWORD, REG_QWORD, REG_MULTI_SZ
    data
  when REG_EXPAND_SZ
    Registry.expand_environ(data)
  else
    raise TypeError, "Type #{type} is not supported."
  end
end

#[]=(name, rtype, value = nil) ⇒ Object

Write value to a registry value named name.

If wtype is specified, the value type is it. Otherwise, the value type is depend on class of value: :Integer

REG_DWORD

:String

REG_SZ

:Array

REG_MULTI_SZ



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 715

def []=(name, rtype, value = nil)
  if value
    write name, rtype, value
  else
    case value = rtype
    when Integer
      write name, REG_DWORD, value
    when String
      write name, REG_SZ, value
    when Array
      write name, REG_MULTI_SZ, value
    else
      raise TypeError, "Unexpected type #{value.class}"
    end
  end
  value
end

#_dump(depth) ⇒ Object

marshalling is not allowed

Raises:

  • (TypeError) 


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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 488

def _dump(depth)
  raise TypeError, "can't dump Win32::Registry"
end

#close ⇒ Object

Close key.

After close, most method raise an error.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 511

def close
  API.CloseKey(@hkey)
  @hkey = @parent = @keyname = nil
  @hkeyfinal[0] = nil
end

#create(subkey, desired = KEY_ALL_ACCESS, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED, &blk) ⇒ Object

Same as Win32::Registry.create (self, subkey, desired, opt)



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 502

def create(subkey, desired = KEY_ALL_ACCESS, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED, &blk)
  self.class.create(self, subkey, desired, opt, &blk)
end

#created? ⇒ Boolean

Returns if key is created ((newly)). (see Registry.create) – basically you call create then when you call created? on the instance returned it will tell if it was successful or not

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 458

def created?
  @disposition == REG_CREATED_NEW_KEY
end

#delete_key(name, recursive = false) ⇒ Object

Delete a subkey named name and all its values.

If recursive is false, the subkey must not have subkeys. Otherwise, this method deletes all subkeys and values recursively.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 778

def delete_key(name, recursive = false)
  if recursive
    open(name, KEY_ALL_ACCESS) do |reg|
      reg.keys.each do |key|
        begin
          reg.delete_key(key, true)
        rescue Error
          #
        end
      end
    end
    API.DeleteKey(@hkey, name)
  else
    begin
      API.EnumKey @hkey, 0
    rescue Error
      return API.DeleteKey(@hkey, name)
    end
    raise Error.new(5) ## ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
  end
end

#delete_value(name) ⇒ Object Also known as: delete

Delete a registry value named name. We can not delete the ‘default’ value.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 767

def delete_value(name)
  API.DeleteValue(@hkey, name)
end

#each_key ⇒ Object

Enumerate subkeys.

subkey is String which contains name of subkey. wtime is last write time as FILETIME (64-bit integer). (see Registry.wtime2time)



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 547

def each_key
  index = 0
  while true
    begin
      subkey, wtime = API.EnumKey(@hkey, index)
    rescue Error
      break
    end
    yield subkey, wtime
    index += 1
  end
  index
end

#each_value ⇒ Object Also known as: each

Enumerate values.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 520

def each_value
  index = 0
  while true
    begin
      subkey = API.EnumValue(@hkey, index)
    rescue Error
      break
    end
    begin
      type, data = read(subkey)
    rescue Error
      next
    end
    yield subkey, type, data
    index += 1
  end
  index
end

#flush ⇒ Object

Write all the attributes into the registry file.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 803

def flush
  API.FlushKey @hkey
end

#info ⇒ Object

Returns key information as Array of: :num_keys

The number of subkeys.

:max_key_length

Maximum length of name of subkeys.

:num_values

The number of values.

:max_value_name_length

Maximum length of name of values.

:max_value_length

Maximum length of value of values.

:descriptor_length

Length of security descriptor.

:wtime

Last write time as FILETIME(64-bit integer)

For detail, see RegQueryInfoKey Win32 API.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 826

def info
  API.QueryInfoKey(@hkey)
end

#inspect ⇒ Object 



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 481

def inspect
  "\#<Win32::Registry key=#{name.inspect}>"
end

#keys ⇒ Object

return keys as an array



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 564

def keys
  keys_ary = []
  each_key { |key,| keys_ary << key }
  keys_ary
end

#name ⇒ Object

Full path of key such as ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREfoobar’.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 472

def name
  parent = self
  name = @keyname
  while parent = parent.parent
    name = parent.keyname + '\\' + name
  end
  name
end

#open(subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED, &blk) ⇒ Object

Same as Win32::Registry.open (self, subkey, desired, opt)



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 495

def open(subkey, desired = KEY_READ, opt = REG_OPTION_RESERVED, &blk)
  self.class.open(self, subkey, desired, opt, &blk)
end

#open? ⇒ Boolean

Returns if key is not closed.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 465

def open?
  !@hkey.nil?
end

#read(name, *rtype) ⇒ Object

Read a registry value named name and return array of [ type, data ]. When name is nil, the ‘default’ value is read. type is value type. (see Win32::Registry::Constants module) data is value data, its class is: :REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ

String

:REG_MULTI_SZ

Array of String

:REG_DWORD, REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN, REG_QWORD

Integer

:REG_BINARY

String (contains binary data)

When rtype is specified, the value type must be included by rtype array, or TypeError is raised.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 586

def read(name, *rtype)
  type, data = API.QueryValue(@hkey, name)
  unless rtype.empty? or rtype.include?(type)
    raise TypeError, "Type mismatch (expect #{rtype.inspect} but #{type} present)"
  end
  case type
  when REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ
    [ type, data.chop ]
  when REG_MULTI_SZ
    [ type, data.split(/\0/) ]
  when REG_BINARY
    [ type, data ]
  when REG_DWORD
    [ type, API.unpackdw(data) ]
  when REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN
    [ type, data.unpack('N')[0] ]
  when REG_QWORD
    [ type, API.unpackqw(data) ]
  else
    raise TypeError, "Type #{type} is not supported."
  end
end

#read_bin(name) ⇒ Object

Read a REG_SZ(read_s), REG_DWORD(read_i), or REG_BINARY(read_bin) registry value named name.

If the values type does not match, TypeError is raised.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 671

def read_bin(name)
  read(name, REG_BINARY)[1]
end

#read_i(name) ⇒ Object

Read a REG_SZ(read_s), REG_DWORD(read_i), or REG_BINARY(read_bin) registry value named name.

If the values type does not match, TypeError is raised.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 661

def read_i(name)
  read(name, REG_DWORD, REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN, REG_QWORD)[1]
end

#read_s(name) ⇒ Object

Read a REG_SZ(read_s), REG_DWORD(read_i), or REG_BINARY(read_bin) registry value named name.

If the values type does not match, TypeError is raised.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 636

def read_s(name)
  read(name, REG_SZ)[1]
end

#read_s_expand(name) ⇒ Object

Read a REG_SZ or REG_EXPAND_SZ registry value named name.

If the value type is REG_EXPAND_SZ, environment variables are replaced. Unless the value type is REG_SZ or REG_EXPAND_SZ, TypeError is raised.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 646

def read_s_expand(name)
  type, data = read(name, REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ)
  if type == REG_EXPAND_SZ
    Registry.expand_environ(data)
  else
    data
  end
end

#write(name, type, data) ⇒ Object

Write data to a registry value named name. When name is nil, write to the ‘default’ value.

type is type value. (see Registry::Constants module) Class of data must be same as which #read method returns.



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 683

def write(name, type, data)
  case type
  when REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ
    data = data.to_s + "\0"
  when REG_MULTI_SZ
    data = data.to_a.join("\0") + "\0\0"
  when REG_BINARY
    data = data.to_s
  when REG_DWORD
    data = API.packdw(data.to_i)
  when REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN
    data = [data.to_i].pack('N')
  when REG_QWORD
    data = API.packqw(data.to_i)
  else
    raise TypeError, "Unsupported type #{type}"
  end
  API.SetValue(@hkey, name, type, data, data.length)
end

#write_bin(name, value) ⇒ Object

Write value to a registry value named name.

The value type is REG_SZ(write_s), REG_DWORD(write_i), or REG_BINARY(write_bin).



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 759

def write_bin(name, value)
  write name, REG_BINARY, value.to_s
end

#write_i(name, value) ⇒ Object

Write value to a registry value named name.

The value type is REG_SZ(write_s), REG_DWORD(write_i), or REG_BINARY(write_bin).



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 749

def write_i(name, value)
  write name, REG_DWORD, value.to_i
end

#write_s(name, value) ⇒ Object

Write value to a registry value named name.

The value type is REG_SZ(write_s), REG_DWORD(write_i), or REG_BINARY(write_bin).



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# File 'win32/lib/win32/registry.rb', line 739

def write_s(name, value)
  write name, REG_SZ, value.to_s
end