GH-907 improve Java testing and PermGen deprecation handling

logic/settings/SettingsObject.h

@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ public:
 	 */
 	std::shared_ptr<Setting> registerOverride(std::shared_ptr<Setting> original);
 
+	/*!
+	 * Registers a passthorugh setting for the given original setting in this settings object
+	 * gate decides if the passthrough (true) or the original (false) is used for value
+	 *
+	 * This will fail if there is already a setting with the same ID as
+	 * the one that is being registered.
+	 * \return A valid Setting shared pointer if successful.
+	 */
+	std::shared_ptr<Setting> registerPassthrough(std::shared_ptr<Setting> original, std::shared_ptr<Setting> gate);
+
 	/*!
 	 * Registers the given setting with this SettingsObject and connects the necessary  signals.
 	 *