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      1 #pragma once
      2 
      3 // This module implements a configuration parser. Clients can query the
      4 // contents of a configuration file through the interface provided here.
      5 // The current implementation is read-only; mutations are only kept in
      6 // memory. This parser supports the INI file format.
      7 
      8 // Implementation notes:
      9 // - Key/value pairs that are not within a section are assumed to be under
     10 //   the |CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECTION| section.
     11 // - Multiple sections with the same name will be merged as if they were in
     12 //   a single section.
     13 // - Empty sections with no key/value pairs will be treated as if they do
     14 //   not exist. In other words, |config_has_section| will return false for
     15 //   empty sections.
     16 // - Duplicate keys in a section will overwrite previous values.
     17 // - All strings are case sensitive.
     18 
     19 #include <stdbool.h>
     20 
     21 // The default section name to use if a key/value pair is not defined within
     22 // a section.
     23 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECTION "Global"
     24 
     25 typedef struct config_t config_t;
     26 typedef struct config_section_node_t config_section_node_t;
     27 
     28 // Creates a new config object with no entries (i.e. not backed by a file).
     29 // This function returns a config object or NULL on error. Clients must call
     30 // |config_free| on the returned handle when it is no longer required.
     31 config_t *config_new_empty(void);
     32 
     33 // Loads the specified file and returns a handle to the config file. If there
     34 // was a problem loading the file or allocating memory, this function returns
     35 // NULL. Clients must call |config_free| on the returned handle when it is no
     36 // longer required. |filename| must not be NULL and must point to a readable
     37 // file on the filesystem.
     38 config_t *config_new(const char *filename);
     39 
     40 // Clones |src|, including all of it's sections, keys, and values.
     41 // Returns a new config which is a copy and separated from the original;
     42 // changes to the new config are not reflected in any way in the original.
     43 //
     44 // |src| must not be NULL
     45 // This function will not return NULL.
     46 // Clients must call config_free on the returned object.
     47 config_t *config_new_clone(const config_t *src);
     48 
     49 // Frees resources associated with the config file. No further operations may
     50 // be performed on the |config| object after calling this function. |config|
     51 // may be NULL.
     52 void config_free(config_t *config);
     53 
     54 // Returns true if the config file contains a section named |section|. If
     55 // the section has no key/value pairs in it, this function will return false.
     56 // |config| and |section| must not be NULL.
     57 bool config_has_section(const config_t *config, const char *section);
     58 
     59 // Returns true if the config file has a key named |key| under |section|.
     60 // Returns false otherwise. |config|, |section|, and |key| must not be NULL.
     61 bool config_has_key(const config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key);
     62 
     63 // Returns the integral value for a given |key| in |section|. If |section|
     64 // or |key| do not exist, or the value cannot be fully converted to an integer,
     65 // this function returns |def_value|. |config|, |section|, and |key| must not
     66 // be NULL.
     67 int config_get_int(const config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key, int def_value);
     68 
     69 // Returns the boolean value for a given |key| in |section|. If |section|
     70 // or |key| do not exist, or the value cannot be converted to a boolean, this
     71 // function returns |def_value|. |config|, |section|, and |key| must not be NULL.
     72 bool config_get_bool(const config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key, bool def_value);
     73 
     74 // Returns the string value for a given |key| in |section|. If |section| or
     75 // |key| do not exist, this function returns |def_value|. The returned string
     76 // is owned by the config module and must not be freed. |config|, |section|,
     77 // and |key| must not be NULL. |def_value| may be NULL.
     78 const char *config_get_string(const config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key, const char *def_value);
     79 
     80 // Sets an integral value for the |key| in |section|. If |key| or |section| do
     81 // not already exist, this function creates them. |config|, |section|, and |key|
     82 // must not be NULL.
     83 void config_set_int(config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key, int value);
     84 
     85 // Sets a boolean value for the |key| in |section|. If |key| or |section| do
     86 // not already exist, this function creates them. |config|, |section|, and |key|
     87 // must not be NULL.
     88 void config_set_bool(config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key, bool value);
     89 
     90 // Sets a string value for the |key| in |section|. If |key| or |section| do
     91 // not already exist, this function creates them. |config|, |section|, |key|, and
     92 // |value| must not be NULL.
     93 void config_set_string(config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key, const char *value);
     94 
     95 // Removes |section| from the |config| (and, as a result, all keys in the section).
     96 // Returns true if |section| was found and removed from |config|, false otherwise.
     97 // Neither |config| nor |section| may be NULL.
     98 bool config_remove_section(config_t *config, const char *section);
     99 
    100 // Removes one specific |key| residing in |section| of the |config|. Returns true
    101 // if the section and key were found and the key was removed, false otherwise.
    102 // None of |config|, |section|, or |key| may be NULL.
    103 bool config_remove_key(config_t *config, const char *section, const char *key);
    104 
    105 // Returns an iterator to the first section in the config file. If there are no
    106 // sections, the iterator will equal the return value of |config_section_end|.
    107 // The returned pointer must be treated as an opaque handle and must not be freed.
    108 // The iterator is invalidated on any config mutating operation. |config| may not
    109 // be NULL.
    110 const config_section_node_t *config_section_begin(const config_t *config);
    111 
    112 // Returns an iterator to one past the last section in the config file. It does not
    113 // represent a valid section, but can be used to determine if all sections have been
    114 // iterated over. The returned pointer must be treated as an opaque handle and must
    115 // not be freed and must not be iterated on (must not call |config_section_next| on
    116 // it). |config| may not be NULL.
    117 const config_section_node_t *config_section_end(const config_t *config);
    118 
    119 // Moves |iter| to the next section. If there are no more sections, |iter| will
    120 // equal the value of |config_section_end|. |iter| may not be NULL and must be
    121 // a pointer returned by either |config_section_begin| or |config_section_next|.
    122 const config_section_node_t *config_section_next(const config_section_node_t *iter);
    123 
    124 // Returns the name of the section referred to by |iter|. The returned pointer is
    125 // owned by the config module and must not be freed by the caller. The pointer will
    126 // remain valid until |config_free| is called. |iter| may not be NULL and must not
    127 // equal the value returned by |config_section_end|.
    128 const char *config_section_name(const config_section_node_t *iter);
    129 
    130 // Saves |config| to a file given by |filename|. Note that this could be a destructive
    131 // operation: if |filename| already exists, it will be overwritten. The config
    132 // module does not preserve comments or formatting so if a config file was opened
    133 // with |config_new| and subsequently overwritten with |config_save|, all comments
    134 // and special formatting in the original file will be lost. Neither |config| nor
    135 // |filename| may be NULL.
    136 bool config_save(const config_t *config, const char *filename);
    137