/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @file iniparser.h @author N. Devillard @brief Parser for ini files. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef _INIPARSER_H_ #define _INIPARSER_H_ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Includes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #include "dictionary.h" #include #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get number of sections in a dictionary @param d Dictionary to examine @return int Number of sections found in dictionary This function returns the number of sections found in a dictionary. The test to recognize sections is done on the string stored in the dictionary: a section name is given as "section" whereas a key is stored as "section:key", thus the test looks for entries that do not contain a colon. This clearly fails in the case a section name contains a colon, but this should simply be avoided. This function returns -1 in case of error. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ int iniparser_getnsec(const dictionary * d); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get name for section n in a dictionary. @param d Dictionary to examine @param n Section number (from 0 to nsec-1). @return Pointer to char string This function locates the n-th section in a dictionary and returns its name as a pointer to a string statically allocated inside the dictionary. Do not free or modify the returned string! This function returns NULL in case of error. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ const char * iniparser_getsecname(const dictionary * d, int n); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Save a dictionary to a loadable ini file @param d Dictionary to dump @param f Opened file pointer to dump to This function dumps a given dictionary into a loadable ini file. It is Ok to specify @c stderr or @c stdout as output files. All values are quoted, these charecters are escaped: - ' : the quote character (e.g. "String with \"Quotes\"") - \ : the backslash character (e.g. "C:\\tmp") */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_dump_ini(const dictionary * d, FILE * f); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Save a dictionary section to a loadable ini file @param d Dictionary to dump @param s Section name of dictionary to dump @param f Opened file pointer to dump to This function dumps a given section of a given dictionary into a loadable ini file. It is Ok to specify @c stderr or @c stdout as output files. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_dumpsection_ini(const dictionary * d, const char * s, FILE * f); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer. @param d Dictionary to dump. @param f Opened file pointer to dump to. This function prints out the contents of a dictionary, one element by line, onto the provided file pointer. It is OK to specify @c stderr or @c stdout as output files. This function is meant for debugging purposes mostly. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_dump(const dictionary * d, FILE * f); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get the string associated to a key @param d Dictionary to search @param key Key string to look for @param def Default value to return if key not found. @return pointer to statically allocated character string This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found, the pointer passed as 'def' is returned. The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in the dictionary, do not free or modify it. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ const char * iniparser_getstring(const dictionary * d, const char * key, const char * def); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to an int @param d Dictionary to search @param key Key string to look for @param notfound Value to return in case of error @return integer This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found, the notfound value is returned. Supported values for integers include the usual C notation so decimal, octal (starting with 0) and hexadecimal (starting with 0x) are supported. Examples: - "42" -> 42 - "042" -> 34 (octal -> decimal) - "0x42" -> 66 (hexa -> decimal) Warning: the conversion may overflow in various ways. Conversion is totally outsourced to strtol(), see the associated man page for overflow handling. Credits: Thanks to A. Becker for suggesting strtol() */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ int iniparser_getint(const dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to an long int @param d Dictionary to search @param key Key string to look for @param notfound Value to return in case of error @return integer This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found, the notfound value is returned. Supported values for integers include the usual C notation so decimal, octal (starting with 0) and hexadecimal (starting with 0x) are supported. Examples: - "42" -> 42 - "042" -> 34 (octal -> decimal) - "0x42" -> 66 (hexa -> decimal) Warning: the conversion may overflow in various ways. Conversion is totally outsourced to strtol(), see the associated man page for overflow handling. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ long int iniparser_getlongint(const dictionary * d, const char * key, long int notfound); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to an int64_t @param d Dictionary to search @param key Key string to look for @param notfound Value to return in case of error @return integer This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found, the notfound value is returned. Supported values for integers include the usual C notation so decimal, octal (starting with 0) and hexadecimal (starting with 0x) are supported. Examples: - "42" -> 42 - "042" -> 34 (octal -> decimal) - "0x42" -> 66 (hexa -> decimal) Warning: the conversion may overflow in various ways. Conversion is totally outsourced to strtoimax(), see the associated man page for overflow handling. This function is usefull on 32bit architectures where `long int` is only 32bit. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ int64_t iniparser_getint64(const dictionary * d, const char * key, int64_t notfound); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to an uint64_t @param d Dictionary to search @param key Key string to look for @param notfound Value to return in case of error @return integer This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found, the notfound value is returned. Supported values for integers include the usual C notation so decimal, octal (starting with 0) and hexadecimal (starting with 0x) are supported. Examples: - "42" -> 42 - "042" -> 34 (octal -> decimal) - "0x42" -> 66 (hexa -> decimal) Warning: the conversion may overflow in various ways. Conversion is totally outsourced to strtoumax(), see the associated man page for overflow handling. This function is usefull on 32bit architectures where `long int` is only 32bit. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ uint64_t iniparser_getuint64(const dictionary * d, const char * key, uint64_t notfound); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Get the string associated to a key, convert to a boolean @param d Dictionary to search @param key Key string to look for @param notfound Value to return in case of error @return integer This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found, the notfound value is returned. A true boolean is found if one of the following is matched: - A string starting with 'y' - A string starting with 'Y' - A string starting with 't' - A string starting with 'T' - A string starting with '1' A false boolean is found if one of the following is matched: - A string starting with 'n' - A string starting with 'N' - A string starting with 'f' - A string starting with 'F' - A string starting with '0' The notfound value returned if no boolean is identified, does not necessarily have to be 0 or 1. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ int iniparser_getboolean(const dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Delete an entry in a dictionary @param ini Dictionary to modify @param entry Entry to delete (entry name) If the given entry can be found, it is deleted from the dictionary. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_unset(dictionary * ini, const char * entry); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Finds out if a given entry exists in a dictionary @param ini Dictionary to search @param entry Name of the entry to look for @return integer 1 if entry exists, 0 otherwise Finds out if a given entry exists in the dictionary. Since sections are stored as keys with NULL associated values, this is the only way of querying for the presence of sections in a dictionary. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ int iniparser_find_entry(const dictionary * ini, const char * entry) ; /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Parse an ini file and return an allocated dictionary object @param ininame Name of the ini file to read. @return Pointer to newly allocated dictionary This is the parser for ini files. This function is called, providing the name of the file to be read. It returns a dictionary object that should not be accessed directly, but through accessor functions instead. Iff the value is a quoted string it supports some escape sequences: - \" or ' : the quote character (e.g. 'String with "Quotes"' or "String with 'Quotes'") - \ : the backslash character (e.g. "C:\tmp") Escape sequences always start with a backslash. Additional escape sequences might be added in the future. Backslash characters must be escaped. Any other sequence then those outlined above is invalid and may lead to unpredictable results. The returned dictionary must be freed using iniparser_freedict(). */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ dictionary * iniparser_load(const char * ininame); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Parse an ini file and return an allocated dictionary object @param in File to read. @param ininame Name of the ini file to read (only used for nicer error messages) @return Pointer to newly allocated dictionary This is the parser for ini files. This function is called, providing the file to be read. It returns a dictionary object that should not be accessed directly, but through accessor functions instead. Iff the value is a quoted string it supports some escape sequences: - \" or ' : the quote character (e.g. 'String with "Quotes"' or "String with 'Quotes'") - \ : the backslash character (e.g. "C:\tmp") Escape sequences always start with a backslash. Additional escape sequences might be added in the future. Backslash characters must be escaped. Any other sequence then those outlined above is invalid and may lead to unpredictable results. The returned dictionary must be freed using iniparser_freedict(). */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ dictionary * iniparser_load_file(FILE * in, const char * ininame); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary @param d Dictionary to free Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary. It is mandatory to call this function before the dictionary object gets out of the current context. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_freedict(dictionary * d); #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif