Index: sources/storage/Settings.h
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diff -u -ra04fd119778f0483cba5139a11e3c6bad7f2324a -r6f2622be80fcaee8d71baf78404627381157970c
--- sources/storage/Settings.h	(.../Settings.h)	(revision a04fd119778f0483cba5139a11e3c6bad7f2324a)
+++ sources/storage/Settings.h	(.../Settings.h)	(revision 6f2622be80fcaee8d71baf78404627381157970c)
@@ -65,6 +65,31 @@
 
     int read();
     int save(const QString &vCategory, const QString &vGroup, const QString &vKey, const QString &vValue);
+
+    enum Category_Enum {
+        eInstructions                   ,
+        eConfigurationsDataList         , // TODO: the category for this conf is not used. may need to be merged into the Settings, but since it is list, It needs a little more thought.
+        eAlarms                         ,
+        eMessagesUnhandled              ,
+        eSettingsSystem                 ,
+    };
+
+    static QString category(Category_Enum vCategory) {
+        switch (vCategory) { // NOTE: don't use default
+        case eInstructions              : return Storage::Settings_Category_Instructions            ;
+        case eConfigurationsDataList    : return Storage::Settings_Category_ConfigurationsDataList  ;
+        case eAlarms                    : return Storage::Settings_Category_Alarms                  ;
+        case eMessagesUnhandled         : return Storage::Settings_Category_MessagesUnhandled       ;
+        case eSettingsSystem            : return Storage::Settings_Category_SettingsSystem          ;
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    static bool isCategoryInstructions              (const QString &vCategory) { return vCategory == category(eInstructions              ); }
+    static bool isCategoryConfigurationsDataList    (const QString &vCategory) { return vCategory == category(eConfigurationsDataList    ); }
+    static bool isCategoryAlarms                    (const QString &vCategory) { return vCategory == category(eAlarms                    ); }
+    static bool isCategoryMessagesUnhandled         (const QString &vCategory) { return vCategory == category(eMessagesUnhandled         ); }
+    static bool isCategorySettingsSystem            (const QString &vCategory) { return vCategory == category(eSettingsSystem            ); }
 };
 
 }