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/**
@file iniparser.h
@author N. Devillard
@brief Parser for ini files.
*/
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#ifndef _INIPARSER_H_
#define _INIPARSER_H_
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Includes
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
/*
* The following #include is necessary on many Unixes but not Linux.
* It is not needed for Windows platforms.
* Uncomment it if needed.
*/
/* #include <unistd.h> */
#include "dictionary.h"
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/**
@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.
*/
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int iniparser_getnsec(dictionary * d);
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/**
@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.
*/
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char * iniparser_getsecname(dictionary * d, int n);
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/**
@brief Save a dictionary to a loadable ini file
@param d Dictionary to dump
@param f Opened file pointer to dump to
@return void
This function dumps a given dictionary into a loadable ini file.
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 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
@return void
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.
*/
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void iniparser_dumpsection_ini(dictionary * d, char * s, FILE * f);
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/**
@brief Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
@param d Dictionary to dump.
@param f Opened file pointer to dump to.
@return void
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.
*/
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void iniparser_dump(dictionary * d, FILE * f);
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/**
@brief Get the number of keys in a section of a dictionary.
@param d Dictionary to examine
@param s Section name of dictionary to examine
@return Number of keys in section
*/
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int iniparser_getsecnkeys(dictionary * d, char * s);
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/**
@brief Get the number of keys in a section of a dictionary.
@param d Dictionary to examine
@param s Section name of dictionary to examine
@return pointer to statically allocated character strings
This function queries a dictionary and finds all keys in a given section.
Each pointer in the returned char pointer-to-pointer is pointing to
a string allocated in the dictionary; do not free or modify them.
This function returns NULL in case of error.
*/
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char ** iniparser_getseckeys(dictionary * d, char * s);
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/**
@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.
*/
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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
@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()
*/
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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
@param d Dictionary to search
@param key Key string to look for
@param notfound Value to return in case of error
@return double
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.
*/
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double iniparser_getdouble(dictionary * d, const char * key, double notfound);
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/**
@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.
*/
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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.
@param ini Dictionary to modify.
@param entry Entry to modify (entry name)
@param val New value to associate to the entry.
@return int 0 if Ok, -1 otherwise.
If the given entry can be found in the dictionary, it is modified to
contain the provided value. If it cannot be found, -1 is returned.
It is Ok to set val to NULL.
*/
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int iniparser_set(dictionary * ini, const char * entry, const char * val);
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/**
@brief Delete an entry in a dictionary
@param ini Dictionary to modify
@param entry Entry to delete (entry name)
@return void
If the given entry can be found, it is deleted from the dictionary.
*/
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void iniparser_unset(dictionary * ini, const char * entry);
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/**
@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.
*/
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int iniparser_find_entry(dictionary * ini, const char * entry) ;
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/**
@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.
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
@param d Dictionary to free
@return void
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.
*/
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void iniparser_freedict(dictionary * d);
#endif