path: root/common/external/WinReg.hpp

#ifndef GIOVANNI_DICANIO_WINREG_HPP_INCLUDED
#define GIOVANNI_DICANIO_WINREG_HPP_INCLUDED


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//      *** Modern C++ Wrappers Around Windows Registry C API ***
//
//               Copyright (C) by Giovanni Dicanio
//
// First version: 2017, January 22nd
// Last update:   2020, June 11th
//
// E-mail: <first name>.<last name> AT REMOVE_THIS gmail.com
//
// Registry key handles are safely and conveniently wrapped
// in the RegKey resource manager C++ class.
//
// Errors are signaled throwing exceptions of class RegException.
// In addition, there are also some methods named like TryGet...
// (e.g. TryGetDwordValue), that _try_ to perform the given query,
// and return a std::optional value.
// (In particular, on failure, the returned std::optional object
// doesn't contain any value).
//
// Unicode UTF-16 strings are represented using the std::wstring class;
// ATL's CString is not used, to avoid dependencies from ATL or MFC.
//
// Compiler: Visual Studio 2019
// Code compiles cleanly at /W4 on both 32-bit and 64-bit builds.
//
// Requires building in Unicode mode (which is the default since VS2005).
//
// ===========================================================================
//
// The MIT License(MIT)
//
// Copyright(c) 2017-2020 by Giovanni Dicanio
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files(the "Software"), to deal
// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and / or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions :
//
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//
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// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
// SOFTWARE.
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


#include <Windows.h>        // Windows Platform SDK
#include <crtdbg.h>         // _ASSERTE

#include <memory>           // std::unique_ptr, std::make_unique
#include <optional>         // std::optional
#include <string>           // std::wstring
#include <system_error>     // std::system_error
#include <utility>          // std::swap, std::pair
#include <vector>           // std::vector



namespace winreg
{

// Forward class declarations
class RegException;
class RegResult;


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Safe, efficient and convenient C++ wrapper around HKEY registry key handles.
//
// This class is movable but not copyable.
//
// This class is designed to be very *efficient* and low-overhead, for example:
// non-throwing operations are carefully marked as noexcept, so the C++ compiler
// can emit optimized code.
//
// Moreover, this class just wraps a raw HKEY handle, without any
// shared-ownership overhead like in std::shared_ptr; you can think of this
// class kind of like a std::unique_ptr for HKEYs.
//
// The class is also swappable (defines a custom non-member swap);
// relational operators are properly overloaded as well.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class RegKey
{
public:

    //
    // Construction/Destruction
    //

    // Initialize as an empty key handle
    RegKey() noexcept = default;

    // Take ownership of the input key handle
    explicit RegKey(HKEY hKey) noexcept;

    // Open the given registry key if it exists, else create a new key.
    // Uses default KEY_READ|KEY_WRITE access.
    // For finer grained control, call the Create() method overloads.
    // Throw RegException on failure.
    RegKey(HKEY hKeyParent, const std::wstring& subKey);

    // Open the given registry key if it exists, else create a new key.
    // Allow the caller to specify the desired access to the key (e.g. KEY_READ
    // for read-only access).
    // For finer grained control, call the Create() method overloads.
    // Throw RegException on failure.
    RegKey(HKEY hKeyParent, const std::wstring& subKey, REGSAM desiredAccess);


    // Take ownership of the input key handle.
    // The input key handle wrapper is reset to an empty state.
    RegKey(RegKey&& other) noexcept;

    // Move-assign from the input key handle.
    // Properly check against self-move-assign (which is safe and does nothing).
    RegKey& operator=(RegKey&& other) noexcept;

    // Ban copy
    RegKey(const RegKey&) = delete;
    RegKey& operator=(const RegKey&) = delete;

    // Safely close the wrapped key handle (if any)
    ~RegKey() noexcept;


    //
    // Properties
    //

    // Access the wrapped raw HKEY handle
    [[nodiscard]] HKEY Get() const noexcept;

    // Is the wrapped HKEY handle valid?
    [[nodiscard]] bool IsValid() const noexcept;

    // Same as IsValid(), but allow a short "if (regKey)" syntax
    [[nodiscard]] explicit operator bool() const noexcept;

    // Is the wrapped handle a predefined handle (e.g.HKEY_CURRENT_USER) ?
    [[nodiscard]] bool IsPredefined() const noexcept;


    //
    // Operations
    //

    // Close current HKEY handle.
    // If there's no valid handle, do nothing.
    // This method doesn't close predefined HKEY handles (e.g. HKEY_CURRENT_USER).
    void Close() noexcept;

    // Transfer ownership of current HKEY to the caller.
    // Note that the caller is responsible for closing the key handle!
    [[nodiscard]] HKEY Detach() noexcept;

    // Take ownership of the input HKEY handle.
    // Safely close any previously open handle.
    // Input key handle can be nullptr.
    void Attach(HKEY hKey) noexcept;

    // Non-throwing swap;
    // Note: There's also a non-member swap overload
    void SwapWith(RegKey& other) noexcept;


    //
    // Wrappers around Windows Registry APIs.
    // See the official MSDN documentation for these APIs for detailed explanations
    // of the wrapper method parameters.
    //

    // Wrapper around RegCreateKeyEx, that allows you to specify desired access
    void Create(
        HKEY hKeyParent,
        const std::wstring& subKey,
        REGSAM desiredAccess = KEY_READ | KEY_WRITE
    );

    // Wrapper around RegCreateKeyEx
    void Create(
        HKEY hKeyParent,
        const std::wstring& subKey,
        REGSAM desiredAccess,
        DWORD options,
        SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES* securityAttributes,
        DWORD* disposition
    );

    // Wrapper around RegOpenKeyEx
    void Open(
        HKEY hKeyParent,
        const std::wstring& subKey,
        REGSAM desiredAccess = KEY_READ | KEY_WRITE
    );

    // Wrapper around RegCreateKeyEx, that allows you to specify desired access
    [[nodiscard]] RegResult TryCreate(
        HKEY hKeyParent,
        const std::wstring& subKey,
        REGSAM desiredAccess = KEY_READ | KEY_WRITE
    ) noexcept;

    // Wrapper around RegCreateKeyEx
    [[nodiscard]] RegResult TryCreate(
        HKEY hKeyParent,
        const std::wstring& subKey,
        REGSAM desiredAccess,
        DWORD options,
        SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES* securityAttributes,
        DWORD* disposition
    ) noexcept;

    // Wrapper around RegOpenKeyEx
    [[nodiscard]] RegResult TryOpen(
        HKEY hKeyParent,
        const std::wstring& subKey,
        REGSAM desiredAccess = KEY_READ | KEY_WRITE
    ) noexcept;


    //
    // Registry Value Setters
    //

    void SetDwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName, DWORD data);
    void SetQwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const ULONGLONG& data);
    void SetStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const std::wstring& data);
    void SetExpandStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const std::wstring& data);
    void SetMultiStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const std::vector<std::wstring>& data);
    void SetBinaryValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const std::vector<BYTE>& data);
    void SetBinaryValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const void* data, DWORD dataSize);


    //
    // Registry Value Getters
    //

    [[nodiscard]] DWORD GetDwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;
    [[nodiscard]] ULONGLONG GetQwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;
    [[nodiscard]] std::wstring GetStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;

    enum class ExpandStringOption
    {
        DontExpand,
        Expand
    };

    [[nodiscard]] std::wstring GetExpandStringValue(
        const std::wstring& valueName,
        ExpandStringOption expandOption = ExpandStringOption::DontExpand
    ) const;

    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::wstring> GetMultiStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;
    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<BYTE> GetBinaryValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;


    //
    // Registry Value Getters Returning std::optional
    // (instead of throwing RegException on error)
    //

    [[nodiscard]] std::optional<DWORD> TryGetDwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;
    [[nodiscard]] std::optional<ULONGLONG> TryGetQwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;
    [[nodiscard]] std::optional<std::wstring> TryGetStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;

    [[nodiscard]] std::optional<std::wstring> TryGetExpandStringValue(
        const std::wstring& valueName,
        ExpandStringOption expandOption = ExpandStringOption::DontExpand
    ) const;

    [[nodiscard]] std::optional<std::vector<std::wstring>> TryGetMultiStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;
    [[nodiscard]] std::optional<std::vector<BYTE>> TryGetBinaryValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const;


    //
    // Query Operations
    //

    void QueryInfoKey(DWORD& subKeys, DWORD &values, FILETIME& lastWriteTime) const;

    // Return the DWORD type ID for the input registry value
    [[nodiscard]] DWORD QueryValueType(const std::wstring& valueName) const;

    // Enumerate the subkeys of the registry key, using RegEnumKeyEx
    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::wstring> EnumSubKeys() const;

    // Enumerate the values under the registry key, using RegEnumValue.
    // Returns a vector of pairs: In each pair, the wstring is the value name,
    // the DWORD is the value type.
    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::pair<std::wstring, DWORD>> EnumValues() const;


    //
    // Misc Registry API Wrappers
    //

    void DeleteValue(const std::wstring& valueName);
    void DeleteKey(const std::wstring& subKey, REGSAM desiredAccess);
    void DeleteTree(const std::wstring& subKey);
    void CopyTree(const std::wstring& sourceSubKey, const RegKey& destKey);
    void FlushKey();
    void LoadKey(const std::wstring& subKey, const std::wstring& filename);
    void SaveKey(const std::wstring& filename, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES* securityAttributes) const;
    void EnableReflectionKey();
    void DisableReflectionKey();
    [[nodiscard]] bool QueryReflectionKey() const;
    void ConnectRegistry(const std::wstring& machineName, HKEY hKeyPredefined);


    // Return a string representation of Windows registry types
    [[nodiscard]] static std::wstring RegTypeToString(DWORD regType);

    //
    // Relational comparison operators are overloaded as non-members
    // ==, !=, <, <=, >, >=
    //


private:
    // The wrapped registry key handle
    HKEY m_hKey{ nullptr };
};


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// An exception representing an error with the registry operations
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class RegException
    : public std::system_error
{
public:
    RegException(LONG errorCode, const char* message);
    RegException(LONG errorCode, const std::string& message);
};


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// A tiny wrapper around LONG return codes used by the Windows Registry API.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class RegResult
{
public:

    // Initialize to success code (ERROR_SUCCESS)
    RegResult() noexcept = default;

    // Conversion constructor, *not* marked "explicit" on purpose,
    // allows easy and convenient conversion from Win32 API return code type
    // to this C++ wrapper.
    RegResult(LONG result) noexcept;

    // Is the wrapped code a success code?
    [[nodiscard]] bool IsOk() const noexcept;

    // Is the wrapped error code a failure code?
    [[nodiscard]] bool Failed() const noexcept;

    // Is the wrapped code a success code?
    [[nodiscard]] explicit operator bool() const noexcept;

    // Get the wrapped Win32 code
    [[nodiscard]] LONG Code() const noexcept;

    // Return the system error message associated to the current error code
    [[nodiscard]] std::wstring ErrorMessage() const;

    // Return the system error message associated to the current error code,
    // using the given input language identifier
    [[nodiscard]] std::wstring ErrorMessage(DWORD languageId) const;

private:
    // Error code returned by Windows Registry C API;
    // default initialized to success code.
    LONG m_result{ ERROR_SUCCESS };
};


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//          Overloads of relational comparison operators for RegKey
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline bool operator==(const RegKey& a, const RegKey& b) noexcept
{
    return a.Get() == b.Get();
}

inline bool operator!=(const RegKey& a, const RegKey& b) noexcept
{
    return a.Get() != b.Get();
}

inline bool operator<(const RegKey& a, const RegKey& b) noexcept
{
    return a.Get() < b.Get();
}

inline bool operator<=(const RegKey& a, const RegKey& b) noexcept
{
    return a.Get() <= b.Get();
}

inline bool operator>(const RegKey& a, const RegKey& b) noexcept
{
    return a.Get() > b.Get();
}

inline bool operator>=(const RegKey& a, const RegKey& b) noexcept
{
    return a.Get() >= b.Get();
}


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//                  Private Helper Classes and Functions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace detail
{

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Simple scoped-based RAII wrapper that *automatically* invokes LocalFree()
// in its destructor.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
template <typename T>
class ScopedLocalFree
{
public:

    typedef T  Type;
    typedef T* TypePtr;


    // Init wrapped pointer to nullptr
    ScopedLocalFree() noexcept = default;

    // Automatically and safely invoke ::LocalFree()
    ~ScopedLocalFree() noexcept
    {
        Free();
    }

    //
    // Ban copy and move operations
    //
    ScopedLocalFree(const ScopedLocalFree&) = delete;
    ScopedLocalFree(ScopedLocalFree&&) = delete;
    ScopedLocalFree& operator=(const ScopedLocalFree&) = delete;
    ScopedLocalFree& operator=(ScopedLocalFree&&) = delete;


    // Read-only access to the wrapped pointer
    [[nodiscard]] T* Get() const noexcept
    {
        return m_ptr;
    }

    // Writable access to the wrapped pointer
    [[nodiscard]] T** AddressOf() noexcept
    {
        return &m_ptr;
    }

    // Explicit pointer conversion to bool
    explicit operator bool() const noexcept
    {
        return (m_ptr != nullptr);
    }

    // Safely invoke ::LocalFree() on the wrapped pointer
    void Free() noexcept
    {
        if (m_ptr != nullptr)
        {
            LocalFree(m_ptr);
            m_ptr = nullptr;
        }
    }


    //
    // IMPLEMENTATION
    //
private:
    T* m_ptr{ nullptr };
};


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helper function to build a multi-string from a vector<wstring>.
//
// A multi-string is a sequence of contiguous NUL-terminated strings,
// that terminates with an additional NUL.
// Basically, considered as a whole, the sequence is terminated by two NULs.
// E.g.:
//          Hello\0World\0\0
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[nodiscard]] inline std::vector<wchar_t> BuildMultiString(
    const std::vector<std::wstring>& data
)
{
    // Special case of the empty multi-string
    if (data.empty())
    {
        // Build a vector containing just two NULs
        return std::vector<wchar_t>(2, L'\0');
    }

    // Get the total length in wchar_ts of the multi-string
    size_t totalLen = 0;
    for (const auto& s : data)
    {
        // Add one to current string's length for the terminating NUL
        totalLen += (s.length() + 1);
    }

    // Add one for the last NUL terminator (making the whole structure double-NUL terminated)
    totalLen++;

    // Allocate a buffer to store the multi-string
    std::vector<wchar_t> multiString;

    // Reserve room in the vector to speed up the following insertion loop
    multiString.reserve(totalLen);

    // Copy the single strings into the multi-string
    for (const auto& s : data)
    {
        multiString.insert(multiString.end(), s.begin(), s.end());

        // Don't forget to NUL-terminate the current string
        multiString.emplace_back(L'\0');
    }

    // Add the last NUL-terminator
    multiString.emplace_back(L'\0');

    return multiString;
}


} // namespace detail


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//                          RegKey Inline Methods
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline RegKey::RegKey(const HKEY hKey) noexcept
    : m_hKey{ hKey }
{
}


inline RegKey::RegKey(const HKEY hKeyParent, const std::wstring& subKey)
{
    Create(hKeyParent, subKey);
}


inline RegKey::RegKey(const HKEY hKeyParent, const std::wstring& subKey, const REGSAM desiredAccess)
{
    Create(hKeyParent, subKey, desiredAccess);
}


inline RegKey::RegKey(RegKey&& other) noexcept
    : m_hKey{ other.m_hKey }
{
    // Other doesn't own the handle anymore
    other.m_hKey = nullptr;
}


inline RegKey& RegKey::operator=(RegKey&& other) noexcept
{
    // Prevent self-move-assign
    if ((this != &other) && (m_hKey != other.m_hKey))
    {
        // Close current
        Close();

        // Move from other (i.e. take ownership of other's raw handle)
        m_hKey = other.m_hKey;
        other.m_hKey = nullptr;
    }
    return *this;
}


inline RegKey::~RegKey() noexcept
{
    // Release the owned handle (if any)
    Close();
}


inline HKEY RegKey::Get() const noexcept
{
    return m_hKey;
}


inline void RegKey::Close() noexcept
{
    if (IsValid())
    {
        // Do not call RegCloseKey on predefined keys
        if (! IsPredefined())
        {
            RegCloseKey(m_hKey);
        }

        // Avoid dangling references
        m_hKey = nullptr;
    }
}


inline bool RegKey::IsValid() const noexcept
{
    return m_hKey != nullptr;
}


inline RegKey::operator bool() const noexcept
{
    return IsValid();
}


inline bool RegKey::IsPredefined() const noexcept
{
    // Predefined keys
    // https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724836(v=vs.85).aspx

    if (   (m_hKey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER_LOCAL_SETTINGS)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_PERFORMANCE_NLSTEXT)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_PERFORMANCE_TEXT)
        || (m_hKey == HKEY_USERS))
    {
        return true;
    }

    return false;
}


inline HKEY RegKey::Detach() noexcept
{
    HKEY hKey = m_hKey;

    // We don't own the HKEY handle anymore
    m_hKey = nullptr;

    // Transfer ownership to the caller
    return hKey;
}


inline void RegKey::Attach(const HKEY hKey) noexcept
{
    // Prevent self-attach
    if (m_hKey != hKey)
    {
        // Close any open registry handle
        Close();

        // Take ownership of the input hKey
        m_hKey = hKey;
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SwapWith(RegKey& other) noexcept
{
    // Enable ADL (not necessary in this case, but good practice)
    using std::swap;

    // Swap the raw handle members
    swap(m_hKey, other.m_hKey);
}


inline void swap(RegKey& a, RegKey& b) noexcept
{
    a.SwapWith(b);
}


inline void RegKey::Create(
    const HKEY                  hKeyParent,
    const std::wstring&         subKey,
    const REGSAM                desiredAccess
)
{
    constexpr DWORD kDefaultOptions = REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE;

    Create(hKeyParent, subKey, desiredAccess, kDefaultOptions,
        nullptr, // no security attributes,
        nullptr  // no disposition
    );
}


inline void RegKey::Create(
    const HKEY                  hKeyParent,
    const std::wstring&         subKey,
    const REGSAM                desiredAccess,
    const DWORD                 options,
    SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES* const  securityAttributes,
    DWORD* const                disposition
)
{
    HKEY hKey = nullptr;
    LONG retCode = RegCreateKeyEx(
        hKeyParent,
        subKey.c_str(),
        0,          // reserved
        REG_NONE,   // user-defined class type parameter not supported
        options,
        desiredAccess,
        securityAttributes,
        &hKey,
        disposition
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegCreateKeyEx failed." };
    }

    // Safely close any previously opened key
    Close();

    // Take ownership of the newly created key
    m_hKey = hKey;
}


inline void RegKey::Open(
    const HKEY              hKeyParent,
    const std::wstring&     subKey,
    const REGSAM            desiredAccess
)
{
    HKEY hKey = nullptr;
    LONG retCode = RegOpenKeyEx(
        hKeyParent,
        subKey.c_str(),
        REG_NONE,           // default options
        desiredAccess,
        &hKey
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegOpenKeyEx failed." };
    }

    // Safely close any previously opened key
    Close();

    // Take ownership of the newly created key
    m_hKey = hKey;
}


inline RegResult RegKey::TryCreate(
    const HKEY          hKeyParent,
    const std::wstring& subKey,
    const REGSAM        desiredAccess
) noexcept
{
    constexpr DWORD kDefaultOptions = REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE;

    return TryCreate(hKeyParent, subKey, desiredAccess, kDefaultOptions,
        nullptr, // no security attributes,
        nullptr  // no disposition
    );
}


inline RegResult RegKey::TryCreate(
    const HKEY                  hKeyParent,
    const std::wstring&         subKey,
    const REGSAM                desiredAccess,
    const DWORD                 options,
    SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES* const  securityAttributes,
    DWORD* const                disposition
) noexcept
{
    HKEY hKey = nullptr;
    RegResult retCode = RegCreateKeyEx(
        hKeyParent,
        subKey.c_str(),
        0,          // reserved
        REG_NONE,   // user-defined class type parameter not supported
        options,
        desiredAccess,
        securityAttributes,
        &hKey,
        disposition
    );
    if (retCode.Failed())
    {
        return retCode;
    }

    // Safely close any previously opened key
    Close();

    // Take ownership of the newly created key
    m_hKey = hKey;

    _ASSERTE(retCode.IsOk());
    return retCode;
}


inline RegResult RegKey::TryOpen(
    const HKEY          hKeyParent,
    const std::wstring& subKey,
    const REGSAM        desiredAccess
) noexcept
{
    HKEY hKey = nullptr;
    RegResult retCode = RegOpenKeyEx(
        hKeyParent,
        subKey.c_str(),
        REG_NONE,           // default options
        desiredAccess,
        &hKey
    );
    if (retCode.Failed())
    {
        return retCode;
    }

    // Safely close any previously opened key
    Close();

    // Take ownership of the newly created key
    m_hKey = hKey;

    _ASSERTE(retCode.IsOk());
    return retCode;
}


inline void RegKey::SetDwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const DWORD data)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegSetValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        0, // reserved
        REG_DWORD,
        reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(&data),
        sizeof(data)
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot write DWORD value: RegSetValueEx failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SetQwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const ULONGLONG& data)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegSetValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        0, // reserved
        REG_QWORD,
        reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(&data),
        sizeof(data)
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot write QWORD value: RegSetValueEx failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SetStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const std::wstring& data)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // String size including the terminating NUL, in bytes
    const DWORD dataSize = static_cast<DWORD>((data.length() + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t));

    LONG retCode = RegSetValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        0, // reserved
        REG_SZ,
        reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(data.c_str()),
        dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot write string value: RegSetValueEx failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SetExpandStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const std::wstring& data)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // String size including the terminating NUL, in bytes
    const DWORD dataSize = static_cast<DWORD>((data.length() + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t));

    LONG retCode = RegSetValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        0, // reserved
        REG_EXPAND_SZ,
        reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(data.c_str()),
        dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot write expand string value: RegSetValueEx failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SetMultiStringValue(
    const std::wstring& valueName,
    const std::vector<std::wstring>& data
)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // First, we have to build a double-NUL-terminated multi-string from the input data
    const std::vector<wchar_t> multiString = detail::BuildMultiString(data);

    // Total size, in bytes, of the whole multi-string structure
    const DWORD dataSize = static_cast<DWORD>(multiString.size() * sizeof(wchar_t));

    LONG retCode = RegSetValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        0, // reserved
        REG_MULTI_SZ,
        reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(&multiString[0]),
        dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot write multi-string value: RegSetValueEx failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SetBinaryValue(const std::wstring& valueName, const std::vector<BYTE>& data)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Total data size, in bytes
    const DWORD dataSize = static_cast<DWORD>(data.size());

    LONG retCode = RegSetValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        0, // reserved
        REG_BINARY,
        &data[0],
        dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot write binary data value: RegSetValueEx failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SetBinaryValue(
    const std::wstring& valueName,
    const void* const data,
    const DWORD dataSize
)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegSetValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        0, // reserved
        REG_BINARY,
        static_cast<const BYTE*>(data),
        dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot write binary data value: RegSetValueEx failed." };
    }
}


inline DWORD RegKey::GetDwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    DWORD data = 0;                  // to be read from the registry
    DWORD dataSize = sizeof(data);   // size of data, in bytes

    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_DWORD;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr, // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr, // type not required
        &data,
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get DWORD value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    return data;
}


inline ULONGLONG RegKey::GetQwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    ULONGLONG data = 0;              // to be read from the registry
    DWORD dataSize = sizeof(data);   // size of data, in bytes

    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_QWORD;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr, // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr, // type not required
        &data,
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get QWORD value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    return data;
}


inline std::wstring RegKey::GetStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Get the size of the result string
    DWORD dataSize = 0; // size of data, in bytes
    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_SZ;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get size of string value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    // Allocate a string of proper size.
    // Note that dataSize is in bytes and includes the terminating NUL;
    // we have to convert the size from bytes to wchar_ts for wstring::resize.
    std::wstring result(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t), L' ');

    // Call RegGetValue for the second time to read the string's content
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        &result[0], // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get string value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    // Remove the NUL terminator scribbled by RegGetValue from the wstring
    result.resize((dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t)) - 1);

    return result;
}


inline std::wstring RegKey::GetExpandStringValue(
    const std::wstring& valueName,
    const ExpandStringOption expandOption
) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_EXPAND_SZ;

    // Adjust the flag for RegGetValue considering the expand string option specified by the caller
    if (expandOption == ExpandStringOption::DontExpand)
    {
        flags |= RRF_NOEXPAND;
    }

    // Get the size of the result string
    DWORD dataSize = 0; // size of data, in bytes
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get size of expand string value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    // Allocate a string of proper size.
    // Note that dataSize is in bytes and includes the terminating NUL.
    // We must convert from bytes to wchar_ts for wstring::resize.
    std::wstring result(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t), L' ');

    // Call RegGetValue for the second time to read the string's content
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        &result[0], // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get expand string value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    // Remove the NUL terminator scribbled by RegGetValue from the wstring
    result.resize((dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t)) - 1);

    return result;
}


inline std::vector<std::wstring> RegKey::GetMultiStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Request the size of the multi-string, in bytes
    DWORD dataSize = 0;
    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_MULTI_SZ;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get size of multi-string value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    // Allocate room for the result multi-string.
    // Note that dataSize is in bytes, but our vector<wchar_t>::resize method requires size
    // to be expressed in wchar_ts.
    std::vector<wchar_t> data(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t), L' ');

    // Read the multi-string from the registry into the vector object
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // no type required
        &data[0],   // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get multi-string value: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    // Resize vector to the actual size returned by GetRegValue.
    // Note that the vector is a vector of wchar_ts, instead the size returned by GetRegValue
    // is in bytes, so we have to scale from bytes to wchar_t count.
    data.resize(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t));

    // Parse the double-NUL-terminated string into a vector<wstring>,
    // which will be returned to the caller
    std::vector<std::wstring> result;
    const wchar_t* currStringPtr = &data[0];
    while (*currStringPtr != L'\0')
    {
        // Current string is NUL-terminated, so get its length calling wcslen
        const size_t currStringLength = wcslen(currStringPtr);

        // Add current string to the result vector
        result.emplace_back(currStringPtr, currStringLength);

        // Move to the next string
        currStringPtr += currStringLength + 1;
    }

    return result;
}


inline std::vector<BYTE> RegKey::GetBinaryValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Get the size of the binary data
    DWORD dataSize = 0; // size of data, in bytes
    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_BINARY;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get size of binary data: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    // Allocate a buffer of proper size to store the binary data
    std::vector<BYTE> data(dataSize);

    // Call RegGetValue for the second time to read the data content
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        &data[0],   // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get binary data: RegGetValue failed." };
    }

    return data;
}


inline std::optional<DWORD> RegKey::TryGetDwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    DWORD data = 0;                  // to be read from the registry
    DWORD dataSize = sizeof(data);   // size of data, in bytes

    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_DWORD;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr, // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr, // type not required
        &data,
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    return data;
}


inline std::optional<ULONGLONG> RegKey::TryGetQwordValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    ULONGLONG data = 0;              // to be read from the registry
    DWORD dataSize = sizeof(data);   // size of data, in bytes

    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_QWORD;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr, // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr, // type not required
        &data,
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    return data;
}


inline std::optional<std::wstring> RegKey::TryGetStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Get the size of the result string
    DWORD dataSize = 0; // size of data, in bytes
    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_SZ;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    // Allocate a string of proper size.
    // Note that dataSize is in bytes and includes the terminating NUL;
    // we have to convert the size from bytes to wchar_ts for wstring::resize.
    std::wstring result(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t), L' ');

    // Call RegGetValue for the second time to read the string's content
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        &result[0], // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    // Remove the NUL terminator scribbled by RegGetValue from the wstring
    result.resize((dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t)) - 1);

    return result;
}


inline std::optional<std::wstring> RegKey::TryGetExpandStringValue(
    const std::wstring& valueName,
    const ExpandStringOption expandOption
) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_EXPAND_SZ;

    // Adjust the flag for RegGetValue considering the expand string option specified by the caller
    if (expandOption == ExpandStringOption::DontExpand)
    {
        flags |= RRF_NOEXPAND;
    }

    // Get the size of the result string
    DWORD dataSize = 0; // size of data, in bytes
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    // Allocate a string of proper size.
    // Note that dataSize is in bytes and includes the terminating NUL.
    // We must convert from bytes to wchar_ts for wstring::resize.
    std::wstring result(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t), L' ');

    // Call RegGetValue for the second time to read the string's content
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        &result[0], // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    // Remove the NUL terminator scribbled by RegGetValue from the wstring
    result.resize((dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t)) - 1);

    return result;
}


inline std::optional<std::vector<std::wstring>> RegKey::TryGetMultiStringValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Request the size of the multi-string, in bytes
    DWORD dataSize = 0;
    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_MULTI_SZ;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    // Allocate room for the result multi-string.
    // Note that dataSize is in bytes, but our vector<wchar_t>::resize method requires size
    // to be expressed in wchar_ts.
    std::vector<wchar_t> data(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t), L' ');

    // Read the multi-string from the registry into the vector object
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // no type required
        &data[0],   // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    // Resize vector to the actual size returned by GetRegValue.
    // Note that the vector is a vector of wchar_ts, instead the size returned by GetRegValue
    // is in bytes, so we have to scale from bytes to wchar_t count.
    data.resize(dataSize / sizeof(wchar_t));

    // Parse the double-NUL-terminated string into a vector<wstring>,
    // which will be returned to the caller
    std::vector<std::wstring> result;
    const wchar_t* currStringPtr = &data[0];
    while (*currStringPtr != L'\0')
    {
        // Current string is NUL-terminated, so get its length calling wcslen
        const size_t currStringLength = wcslen(currStringPtr);

        // Add current string to the result vector
        result.emplace_back(currStringPtr, currStringLength);

        // Move to the next string
        currStringPtr += currStringLength + 1;
    }

    return result;
}


inline std::optional<std::vector<BYTE>> RegKey::TryGetBinaryValue(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Get the size of the binary data
    DWORD dataSize = 0; // size of data, in bytes
    constexpr DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_BINARY;
    LONG retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        nullptr,    // output buffer not needed now
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    // Allocate a buffer of proper size to store the binary data
    std::vector<BYTE> data(dataSize);

    // Call RegGetValue for the second time to read the data content
    retCode = RegGetValue(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no subkey
        valueName.c_str(),
        flags,
        nullptr,    // type not required
        &data[0],   // output buffer
        &dataSize
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        return {};
    }

    return data;
}


inline std::vector<std::wstring> RegKey::EnumSubKeys() const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Get some useful enumeration info, like the total number of subkeys
    // and the maximum length of the subkey names
    DWORD subKeyCount = 0;
    DWORD maxSubKeyNameLen = 0;
    LONG retCode = RegQueryInfoKey(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no user-defined class
        nullptr,    // no user-defined class size
        nullptr,    // reserved
        &subKeyCount,
        &maxSubKeyNameLen,
        nullptr,    // no subkey class length
        nullptr,    // no value count
        nullptr,    // no value name max length
        nullptr,    // no max value length
        nullptr,    // no security descriptor
        nullptr     // no last write time
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{
            retCode,
            "RegQueryInfoKey failed while preparing for subkey enumeration."
        };
    }

    // NOTE: According to the MSDN documentation, the size returned for subkey name max length
    // does *not* include the terminating NUL, so let's add +1 to take it into account
    // when I allocate the buffer for reading subkey names.
    maxSubKeyNameLen++;

    // Preallocate a buffer for the subkey names
    auto nameBuffer = std::make_unique<wchar_t[]>(maxSubKeyNameLen);

    // The result subkey names will be stored here
    std::vector<std::wstring> subkeyNames;

    // Reserve room in the vector to speed up the following insertion loop
    subkeyNames.reserve(subKeyCount);

    // Enumerate all the subkeys
    for (DWORD index = 0; index < subKeyCount; index++)
    {
        // Get the name of the current subkey
        DWORD subKeyNameLen = maxSubKeyNameLen;
        retCode = RegEnumKeyEx(
            m_hKey,
            index,
            nameBuffer.get(),
            &subKeyNameLen,
            nullptr, // reserved
            nullptr, // no class
            nullptr, // no class
            nullptr  // no last write time
        );
        if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
        {
            throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot enumerate subkeys: RegEnumKeyEx failed." };
        }

        // On success, the ::RegEnumKeyEx API writes the length of the
        // subkey name in the subKeyNameLen output parameter
        // (not including the terminating NUL).
        // So I can build a wstring based on that length.
        subkeyNames.emplace_back(nameBuffer.get(), subKeyNameLen);
    }

    return subkeyNames;
}


inline std::vector<std::pair<std::wstring, DWORD>> RegKey::EnumValues() const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    // Get useful enumeration info, like the total number of values
    // and the maximum length of the value names
    DWORD valueCount = 0;
    DWORD maxValueNameLen = 0;
    LONG retCode = RegQueryInfoKey(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,    // no user-defined class
        nullptr,    // no user-defined class size
        nullptr,    // reserved
        nullptr,    // no subkey count
        nullptr,    // no subkey max length
        nullptr,    // no subkey class length
        &valueCount,
        &maxValueNameLen,
        nullptr,    // no max value length
        nullptr,    // no security descriptor
        nullptr     // no last write time
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{
            retCode,
            "RegQueryInfoKey failed while preparing for value enumeration."
        };
    }

    // NOTE: According to the MSDN documentation, the size returned for value name max length
    // does *not* include the terminating NUL, so let's add +1 to take it into account
    // when I allocate the buffer for reading value names.
    maxValueNameLen++;

    // Preallocate a buffer for the value names
    auto nameBuffer = std::make_unique<wchar_t[]>(maxValueNameLen);

    // The value names and types will be stored here
    std::vector<std::pair<std::wstring, DWORD>> valueInfo;

    // Reserve room in the vector to speed up the following insertion loop
    valueInfo.reserve(valueCount);

    // Enumerate all the values
    for (DWORD index = 0; index < valueCount; index++)
    {
        // Get the name and the type of the current value
        DWORD valueNameLen = maxValueNameLen;
        DWORD valueType = 0;
        retCode = RegEnumValue(
            m_hKey,
            index,
            nameBuffer.get(),
            &valueNameLen,
            nullptr,    // reserved
            &valueType,
            nullptr,    // no data
            nullptr     // no data size
        );
        if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
        {
            throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot enumerate values: RegEnumValue failed." };
        }

        // On success, the RegEnumValue API writes the length of the
        // value name in the valueNameLen output parameter
        // (not including the terminating NUL).
        // So we can build a wstring based on that.
        valueInfo.emplace_back(
            std::wstring{ nameBuffer.get(), valueNameLen },
            valueType
        );
    }

    return valueInfo;
}


inline DWORD RegKey::QueryValueType(const std::wstring& valueName) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    DWORD typeId = 0;     // will be returned by RegQueryValueEx

    LONG retCode = RegQueryValueEx(
        m_hKey,
        valueName.c_str(),
        nullptr,    // reserved
        &typeId,
        nullptr,    // not interested
        nullptr     // not interested
    );

    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "Cannot get the value type: RegQueryValueEx failed." };
    }

    return typeId;
}


inline void RegKey::QueryInfoKey(DWORD& subKeys, DWORD &values, FILETIME& lastWriteTime) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    subKeys = 0;
    values = 0;
    lastWriteTime.dwLowDateTime = lastWriteTime.dwHighDateTime = 0;

    LONG retCode = RegQueryInfoKey(
        m_hKey,
        nullptr,
        nullptr,
        nullptr,
        &subKeys,
        nullptr,
        nullptr,
        &values,
        nullptr,
        nullptr,
        nullptr,
        &lastWriteTime
    );
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegQueryInfoKey failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::DeleteValue(const std::wstring& valueName)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegDeleteValue(m_hKey, valueName.c_str());
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegDeleteValue failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::DeleteKey(const std::wstring& subKey, const REGSAM desiredAccess)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegDeleteKeyEx(m_hKey, subKey.c_str(), desiredAccess, 0);
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegDeleteKeyEx failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::DeleteTree(const std::wstring& subKey)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegDeleteTree(m_hKey, subKey.c_str());
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegDeleteTree failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::CopyTree(const std::wstring& sourceSubKey, const RegKey& destKey)
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegCopyTree(m_hKey, sourceSubKey.c_str(), destKey.Get());
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegCopyTree failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::FlushKey()
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegFlushKey(m_hKey);
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegFlushKey failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::LoadKey(const std::wstring& subKey, const std::wstring& filename)
{
    Close();

    LONG retCode = RegLoadKey(m_hKey, subKey.c_str(), filename.c_str());
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegLoadKey failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::SaveKey(
    const std::wstring& filename,
    SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES* const securityAttributes
) const
{
    _ASSERTE(IsValid());

    LONG retCode = RegSaveKey(m_hKey, filename.c_str(), securityAttributes);
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegSaveKey failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::EnableReflectionKey()
{
    LONG retCode = RegEnableReflectionKey(m_hKey);
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegEnableReflectionKey failed." };
    }
}


inline void RegKey::DisableReflectionKey()
{
    LONG retCode = RegDisableReflectionKey(m_hKey);
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegDisableReflectionKey failed." };
    }
}


inline bool RegKey::QueryReflectionKey() const
{
    BOOL isReflectionDisabled = FALSE;
    LONG retCode = RegQueryReflectionKey(m_hKey, &isReflectionDisabled);
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegQueryReflectionKey failed." };
    }

    return (isReflectionDisabled ? true : false);
}


inline void RegKey::ConnectRegistry(const std::wstring& machineName, const HKEY hKeyPredefined)
{
    // Safely close any previously opened key
    Close();

    HKEY hKeyResult = nullptr;
    LONG retCode = RegConnectRegistry(machineName.c_str(), hKeyPredefined, &hKeyResult);
    if (retCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        throw RegException{ retCode, "RegConnectRegistry failed." };
    }

    // Take ownership of the result key
    m_hKey = hKeyResult;
}


inline std::wstring RegKey::RegTypeToString(const DWORD regType)
{
    switch (regType)
    {
        case REG_SZ:        return L"REG_SZ";
        case REG_EXPAND_SZ: return L"REG_EXPAND_SZ";
        case REG_MULTI_SZ:  return L"REG_MULTI_SZ";
        case REG_DWORD:     return L"REG_DWORD";
        case REG_QWORD:     return L"REG_QWORD";
        case REG_BINARY:    return L"REG_BINARY";

        default:            return L"Unknown/unsupported registry type";
    }
}


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//                          RegException Inline Methods
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline RegException::RegException(const LONG errorCode, const char* const message)
    : std::system_error{ errorCode, std::system_category(), message }
{}


inline RegException::RegException(const LONG errorCode, const std::string& message)
    : std::system_error{ errorCode, std::system_category(), message }
{}


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//                          RegResult Inline Methods
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline RegResult::RegResult(const LONG result) noexcept
    : m_result{ result }
{}


inline bool RegResult::IsOk() const noexcept
{
    return m_result == ERROR_SUCCESS;
}


inline bool RegResult::Failed() const noexcept
{
    return m_result != ERROR_SUCCESS;
}


inline RegResult::operator bool() const noexcept
{
    return IsOk();
}


inline LONG RegResult::Code() const noexcept
{
    return m_result;
}


inline std::wstring RegResult::ErrorMessage() const
{
    return ErrorMessage(MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT));
}


inline std::wstring RegResult::ErrorMessage(const DWORD languageId) const
{
    // Invoke FormatMessage() to retrieve the error message from Windows
    detail::ScopedLocalFree<wchar_t> messagePtr;
    DWORD retCode = FormatMessage(
        FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER |
        FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
        FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
        nullptr,
        m_result,
        languageId,
        reinterpret_cast<LPWSTR>(messagePtr.AddressOf()),
        0,
        nullptr
    );
    if (retCode == 0)
    {
        // FormatMessage failed: return an empty string
        return std::wstring{};
    }

    // Safely copy the C-string returned by FormatMessage() into a std::wstring object,
    // and return it back to the caller.
    return std::wstring{ messagePtr.Get() };
}


} // namespace winreg


#endif // GIOVANNI_DICANIO_WINREG_HPP_INCLUDED