Pref service: add a factory to create the client lib

services/preferences/public/cpp/pref_service_factory.h

Index: services/preferences/public/cpp/pref_service_factory.h
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+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// This provides a way for any service to connect to the pref service to access
+// the application's current preferences.
+
+// Access is provided through a synchronous interface, exposed using the
+// |PrefService| class.
+
+#ifndef SERVICES_PREFERENCES_PUBLIC_CPP_PREF_SERVICE_FACTORY_H_
+#define SERVICES_PREFERENCES_PUBLIC_CPP_PREF_SERVICE_FACTORY_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "base/callback.h"
+
+class PrefRegistry;
+class PrefService;
+
+namespace service_manager {
+class Connector;
+}
+
+namespace prefs {
+
+// Note that |PrefService| might not be fully initialized yet and thus you need
+// to call |AddPrefInitObserver| on it before using it. Passed |nullptr| on
+// failure.
+using CreateCallback = base::Callback<void(std::unique_ptr<::PrefService>)>;
+
+// Create a |PrefService| object acting as a client library for the pref
+// service, by connecting to the service using |connector|. Connecting is
+// asynchronous and |callback| will be called when it has been established. All
+// preferences that will be accessed need to be registered in |pref_registry|
+// first.
+void CreatePrefService(service_manager::Connector* connector,

[Sam McNally, 2017/03/22 04:34:03]

This clashes with the CreatePrefService that creates the service side.

[tibell, 2017/03/22 05:32:04]

Done.

+                       scoped_refptr<PrefRegistry> pref_registry,
+                       const CreateCallback& callback);
+
+}  // namespace prefs
+
+#endif  // SERVICES_PREFERENCES_PUBLIC_CPP_PREF_SERVICE_FACTORY_H_