Refactor Prefs to PrefService

Using a static utility method for Prefs is limiting - it provides no way to override preference saving/loading behavior. This creates problems when there are errors or negative interactions with the Preferences implementation - for example, in MATLAB there are known bugs regarding the Java Preferences implementation. By converting to a PrefService we can now control this behavior more precisely, as needed. The Prefs utility class will remain for now, but will delegate to the PrefService when it has been created - allowing the utility method behavior to be overridden similarly.
scijava · hinerm · Jul 25, 2014 · Jul 18, 2014 · Jul 21, 2014 · Jul 21, 2014
commit 9f210a790ce54eb203b9a8c657094dda591d3edf
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/preferences/AbstractPrefService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/preferences/AbstractPrefService.java
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+package org.scijava.preferences;
+
+import org.scijava.service.AbstractService;
+import org.scijava.util.Prefs;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract {@link PrefService} implementation. Provides a basic
+ * {@link #setStaticBehavior()} implementation, calling it during service
+ * {@link #initialize()} to set this as the delegate service.
+ *
+ * @author Mark Hiner
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractPrefService extends AbstractService implements
+	PrefService
+{
+
+	@Override
+	public void initialize() {
+		setStaticBehavior();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setStaticBehavior() {
+		Prefs.setDelegateService(this);
+	}
+
+}