1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/server/util/global.cpp b/src/server/util/global.cpp
index bdb462f..990eee1 100644
--- a/src/server/util/global.cpp
+++ b/src/server/util/global.cpp
@@ -49,3 +49,18 @@ const Room* Global::getCurrentRoom() {
 }
 bool Global::manager_only = false; 
 bool Global::_isExam = false;
+
+QString Global::_iniPath = "";
+
+QSharedPointer<QSettings> Global::getSettings() {
+    QSharedPointer<QSettings> set;
+    if (_iniPath == "") {
+        /* default location (system scope) */
+        set = QSharedPointer<QSettings>(new QSettings(QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::SystemScope, "openslx/pvs2", "pvs2"));
+    } else {
+        /* use _iniPath to find ini file */
+        set = QSharedPointer<QSettings>(new QSettings(Global::_iniPath, QSettings::IniFormat));
+    }
+    set->setIniCodec("UTF-8");
+    return set;
+}