Index: sources/model/settings/MSettings.h
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diff -u -r27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1 -r5605f930ab5cd1a62b96347f4b4300ef30a830ee
--- sources/model/settings/MSettings.h	(.../MSettings.h)	(revision 27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1)
+++ sources/model/settings/MSettings.h	(.../MSettings.h)	(revision 5605f930ab5cd1a62b96347f4b4300ef30a830ee)
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 // namespace
 namespace Storage {
 
+// FixMe: the model and controller need review and some functionalities need to be moved.
+// FixMe: the controller should be the Singleton not the model.
+
 class MSettings : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -54,9 +57,16 @@
     QStringList     keys     (const QString &vGroup   );
     QString         key      (const QString &vGroup   , uint vIndex);
     QVariantList    values   (const QString &vGroup   );
+    QVariant        value    (const QString &vGroup   , const QString &vKey);
     QString         location (const QString &vGroup   );
 
     void            add     (const QString &vGroup, const QString &vKey, const QVariant &vValue, const QString &vLocation, const QString &vCategory);
+
+// the utility static functions
+private : QString   _datetimeFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss";
+public  : void       datetimeFormat();
+public  : QString getDatetimeFormat() { return _datetimeFormat; }
+
 };
 
 }