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@version $Revision: 1.23 $
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@brief Parser for ini files.
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$Id: iniparser.h,v 1.23 2006-09-27 11:03:35 ndevilla Exp $
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$Date: 2006-09-27 11:03:35 $
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* The following #include is necessary on many Unixes but not Linux.
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* It is not needed for Windows platforms.
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* Uncomment it if needed.
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/* #include <unistd.h> */
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#include "dictionary.h"
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@brief Get number of sections in a dictionary
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@param d Dictionary to examine
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@return int Number of sections found in dictionary
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This function returns the number of sections found in a dictionary.
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The test to recognize sections is done on the string stored in the
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dictionary: a section name is given as "section" whereas a key is
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stored as "section:key", thus the test looks for entries that do not
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This clearly fails in the case a section name contains a colon, but
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this should simply be avoided.
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This function returns -1 in case of error.
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int iniparser_getnsec(dictionary * d);
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@brief Get name for section n in a dictionary.
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@param d Dictionary to examine
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@param n Section number (from 0 to nsec-1).
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@return Pointer to char string
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This function locates the n-th section in a dictionary and returns
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its name as a pointer to a string statically allocated inside the
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dictionary. Do not free or modify the returned string!
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This function returns NULL in case of error.
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char * iniparser_getsecname(dictionary * d, int n);
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@brief Save a dictionary to a loadable ini file
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@param d Dictionary to dump
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@param f Opened file pointer to dump to
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This function dumps a given dictionary into a loadable ini file.
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It is Ok to specify @c stderr or @c stdout as output files.
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void iniparser_dump_ini(dictionary * d, FILE * f);
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@brief Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
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@param d Dictionary to dump.
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@param f Opened file pointer to dump to.
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This function prints out the contents of a dictionary, one element by
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line, onto the provided file pointer. It is OK to specify @c stderr
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or @c stdout as output files. This function is meant for debugging
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void iniparser_dump(dictionary * d, FILE * f);
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@brief Get the string associated to a key, return NULL if not found
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@param d Dictionary to search
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@param key Key string to look for
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@return pointer to statically allocated character string, or NULL.
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This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
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ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
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The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in
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the dictionary, do not free or modify it.
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This function is only provided for backwards compatibility with
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previous versions of iniparser. It is recommended to use
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iniparser_getstring() instead.
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char * iniparser_getstr(dictionary * d, const char * key);
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@brief Get the string associated to a key
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@param d Dictionary to search
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@param key Key string to look for
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@param def Default value to return if key not found.
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@return pointer to statically allocated character string
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This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
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ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
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the pointer passed as 'def' is returned.
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The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in
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the dictionary, do not free or modify it.
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char * iniparser_getstring(dictionary * d, const char * key, char * def);
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@brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to an int
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@param d Dictionary to search
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@param key Key string to look for
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@param notfound Value to return in case of error
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This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
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ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
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the notfound value is returned.
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Supported values for integers include the usual C notation
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so decimal, octal (starting with 0) and hexadecimal (starting with 0x)
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are supported. Examples:
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- "042" -> 34 (octal -> decimal)
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- "0x42" -> 66 (hexa -> decimal)
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Warning: the conversion may overflow in various ways. Conversion is
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totally outsourced to strtol(), see the associated man page for overflow
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Credits: Thanks to A. Becker for suggesting strtol()
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int iniparser_getint(dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound);
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@brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to a double
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@param d Dictionary to search
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@param key Key string to look for
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@param notfound Value to return in case of error
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This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
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ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
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the notfound value is returned.
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double iniparser_getdouble(dictionary * d, char * key, double notfound);
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@brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to a boolean
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@param d Dictionary to search
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@param key Key string to look for
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@param notfound Value to return in case of error
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This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
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ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
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the notfound value is returned.
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A true boolean is found if one of the following is matched:
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- A string starting with 'y'
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- A string starting with 'Y'
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- A string starting with 't'
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- A string starting with 'T'
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- A string starting with '1'
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A false boolean is found if one of the following is matched:
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- A string starting with 'n'
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- A string starting with 'N'
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- A string starting with 'f'
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- A string starting with 'F'
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- A string starting with '0'
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The notfound value returned if no boolean is identified, does not
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necessarily have to be 0 or 1.
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int iniparser_getboolean(dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound);
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@brief Set an entry in a dictionary.
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@param ini Dictionary to modify.
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@param entry Entry to modify (entry name)
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@param val New value to associate to the entry.
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@return int 0 if Ok, -1 otherwise.
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If the given entry can be found in the dictionary, it is modified to
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contain the provided value. If it cannot be found, -1 is returned.
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It is Ok to set val to NULL.
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int iniparser_setstr(dictionary * ini, char * entry, char * val);
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@brief Delete an entry in a dictionary
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@param ini Dictionary to modify
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@param entry Entry to delete (entry name)
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If the given entry can be found, it is deleted from the dictionary.
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void iniparser_unset(dictionary * ini, char * entry);
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@brief Finds out if a given entry exists in a dictionary
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@param ini Dictionary to search
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@param entry Name of the entry to look for
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@return integer 1 if entry exists, 0 otherwise
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Finds out if a given entry exists in the dictionary. Since sections
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are stored as keys with NULL associated values, this is the only way
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of querying for the presence of sections in a dictionary.
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int iniparser_find_entry(dictionary * ini, char * entry) ;
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@brief Parse an ini file and return an allocated dictionary object
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@param ininame Name of the ini file to read.
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@return Pointer to newly allocated dictionary
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This is the parser for ini files. This function is called, providing
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the name of the file to be read. It returns a dictionary object that
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should not be accessed directly, but through accessor functions
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The returned dictionary must be freed using iniparser_freedict().
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dictionary * iniparser_load(const char * ininame);
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@brief Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary
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@param d Dictionary to free
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Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary.
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It is mandatory to call this function before the dictionary object
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gets out of the current context.
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void iniparser_freedict(dictionary * d);