Implement Windows GPO support for "dlpref" in component updater.

chrome/installer/util/google_update_settings.h

Index: chrome/installer/util/google_update_settings.h
diff --git a/chrome/installer/util/google_update_settings.h b/chrome/installer/util/google_update_settings.h
index 115941c94d050d9a6b508bb57a1706c8e9b130d3..d5cf655cb3f2d5da5ec4b066d5c23f5f6d977136 100644
--- a/chrome/installer/util/google_update_settings.h
+++ b/chrome/installer/util/google_update_settings.h
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ class ChannelInfo;
 class InstallationState;
 }
 
-// This class provides accessors to the Google Update 'ClientState' information
-// that recorded when the user downloads the chrome installer. It is
-// google_update.exe responsibility to write the initial values.
+// This class provides accessors to the Google Update group policies and
+// 'ClientState' information. The group policies are set using specific
+// administrative templates. The 'ClientState' information is recorded when the
+// user downloads the Chrome installer. It is google_update.exe responsibility
+// to write the initial values.
 class GoogleUpdateSettings {
  public:
   // Update policy constants defined by Google Update; do not change these.
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ class GoogleUpdateSettings {
   static const wchar_t kUpdatePolicyValue[];
   static const wchar_t kUpdateOverrideValuePrefix[];
   static const wchar_t kCheckPeriodOverrideMinutes[];
+  static const wchar_t kDownloadPreferencePolicyValue[];
   static const int kCheckPeriodOverrideMinutesDefault;
   static const int kCheckPeriodOverrideMinutesMax;
   static const GoogleUpdateSettings::UpdatePolicy kDefaultUpdatePolicy;
@@ -266,6 +269,12 @@ class GoogleUpdateSettings {
   // is assumed not to autoupdate.
   static bool ReenableAutoupdates();
 
+  // Returns a string if the corresponding Google Update group policy is set.
+  // Returns an empty string if no policy or an invalid policy is set.
+  // A valid policy for DownloadPreference is a string that matches the
+  // following regex:  `[a-zA-z]{0-32}`.

[gab, 2016/01/26 03:44:55]

So a policy of "abc12345" means something? Or are the meaningful values that
should be documented?

[Sorin Jianu, 2016/01/26 18:09:48]

Done.

+  static base::string16 GetDownloadPreference();
+
   // Records UMA stats about Chrome's update policy.
   static void RecordChromeUpdatePolicyHistograms();