Index: sources/storage/Settings.h
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diff -u -rc9f8f8cf3c6c37fc6460d8675c62c9442c4d4263 -r6c6f1f5d466badd9b4fd67be7c907234c342b2a2
--- sources/storage/Settings.h	(.../Settings.h)	(revision c9f8f8cf3c6c37fc6460d8675c62c9442c4d4263)
+++ sources/storage/Settings.h	(.../Settings.h)	(revision 6c6f1f5d466badd9b4fd67be7c907234c342b2a2)
@@ -51,7 +51,46 @@
         QString content;
     };
 
+// TODO make this the SettingsError class
+// { Class SettingsError
+public:
+    enum Settings_Error {
+        eError_None                     ,
+        eError_POST                     ,
+        eError_PathEmpty                ,
+        eError_MkDir                    ,
+        eError_Write                    ,
+        eError_Copy                     ,
+        eError_Remove                   ,
+        eError_No_SettingsFolder        ,
+        eError_No_SettingsFile          ,
+        eError_SettingNotExists         ,
+    };
 private:
+    const QHash<int, QString> settingsError_Message {        // no translation for the error. My experience shows the error messages if translated is not useful for serviceability and debugging.
+        { eError_None                     , ""                                                              },
+        { eError_POST                     , "The configuration source check failed."                        },
+        { eError_PathEmpty                , "The settings path is empty."                                   },
+        { eError_MkDir                    , "The configuration folder '%1' cannot be created."              },
+        { eError_Write                    , "The settings file %1 can't be written."                        },
+        { eError_Copy                     , "The configuration folder '%1' cannot be copied."               },
+        { eError_Remove                   , "The configuration folder '%1' cannot be removed."              },
+        { eError_No_SettingsFolder        , "No settings folder in the %1 path found."                      },
+        { eError_No_SettingsFile          , "No settings file in the %1 folder found."                      },
+        { eError_SettingNotExists         , "The setting file %1 doesn't exists."                           },
+    };
+public:
+    const QString errorMessage(int vErr, QString vArg1 = "", QString vArg2 = "") {
+        if ( settingsError_Message.contains(vErr) ) {
+            if ( ! vArg1.isEmpty() ) return QString(settingsError_Message[vErr]).arg(vArg1);
+            if ( ! vArg2.isEmpty() ) return QString(settingsError_Message[vErr]).arg(vArg1).arg(vArg2);
+            /* default */            return QString(settingsError_Message[vErr]);
+        }
+        return "[unknown]";
+    }
+// } Class SettingsError
+
+private:
     const QString makeSetting(const char *vPath, const char *vFile) {
         QString literal(_settingsFormat);
         return QString(literal.arg(vPath).arg(vFile).arg(_settingsExt));
@@ -66,9 +105,6 @@
 public:
     Settings() {}
 
-    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.
@@ -85,6 +121,16 @@
         eKeyCancel                         ,
     };
 
+    enum Location_Enum {
+        eInit       ,
+        eSecured    ,
+    };
+
+    int read                ();
+    int save                (const QString &vCategory, const QString &vGroup, const QString &vKey, const QString &vValue);
+    int configurationsMove  (      QString *vMessage = nullptr);
+    int configurationsPOST  (Location_Enum vLoc = Location_Enum::eSecured) { Q_UNUSED(vLoc); return true; }
+
     static QString category(Category_Enum vCategory) {
         switch (vCategory) { // NOTE: don't use default
         case eInstructions              : return Storage::Settings_Category_Instructions            ;
@@ -107,6 +153,14 @@
         return "";
     }
 
+    static QString location(Location_Enum vLoc) {
+        switch (vLoc) { // NOTE: don't use default
+        case eInit      : return Storage::Settings_Path_Init;
+        case eSecured   : return Storage::Settings_Path_Name;
+        }
+        return Storage::Settings_Path_Name;
+    }
+
     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                  ); }