/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @file iniparser.h @author N. Devillard @brief Parser for ini files. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef _INIPARSER_H_ #define _INIPARSER_H_ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Includes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #include #include #include /* * The following #include is necessary on many Unixes but not Linux. * It is not needed for Windows platforms. * Uncomment it if needed. */ /* #include */ #include "dictionary.h" #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @brief Configure a function to receive the error messages. @param errback Function to call. By default, the error will be printed on stderr. If a null pointer is passed as errback the error callback will be switched back to default. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_set_error_callback(int (*errback)(const char *, ...)); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @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 @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. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ 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 @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. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ 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. @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. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_dump(const dictionary * d, FILE * f); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @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 */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ int iniparser_getsecnkeys(const dictionary * d, const char * s); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @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 @param keys Already allocated array to store the keys in @return The pointer passed as `keys` argument or NULL in case of error This function queries a dictionary and finds all keys in a given section. The keys argument should be an array of pointers which size has been determined by calling `iniparser_getsecnkeys` function prior to this one. Each pointer in the returned char pointer-to-pointer is pointing to a string allocated in the dictionary; do not free or modify them. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ const char ** iniparser_getseckeys(const dictionary * d, const char * s, const char ** keys); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @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 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. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ double iniparser_getdouble(const dictionary * d, const char * key, double 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 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, the entry is created. It is Ok to set val to NULL. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ int iniparser_set(dictionary * ini, const char * entry, const char * val); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @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. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ 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. The returned dictionary must be freed using iniparser_freedict(). */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ dictionary * iniparser_load(const char * ininame); /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** @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. */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ void iniparser_freedict(dictionary * d); #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif