Tim Post's iniparser module.

ccan/ciniparser/_info.c

+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "config.h"
+
+/**
+ * ciniparser - easily parse and manipulate ini style configuration files
+ * A dictionary object is allocated which contains string keys and values.
+ * Functions to read string values return statically allocated objects,
+ * there is no need to free them (also, do not modify them directly).
+ *
+ * Additional functions to manipulate or unset objects in the dictionary
+ * can be found in the test suite.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * #include <stdio.h>
+ * #include <stdbool.h>
+ * #include <ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.h>
+ * 
+ * #define CONFIG_FILE "/etc/config.ini"
+ * 
+ * int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ * {
+ *		dictionary *d;
+ *		char *val1;
+ *		bool val2;
+ *		double val3;
+ *		int val4;
+ *
+ *		d = ciniparser_load(CONFIG_FILE);
+ *		if (d == NULL)
+ *			return 1;
+ *
+ *		val1 = ciniparser_getstring(d, "daemon:pidfile", NULL);
+ *		val2 = ciniparser_getboolean(d, "daemon:debug", false);
+ *		val3 = ciniparser_getdouble(d, "daemon:maxload", 3.5);
+ *		val4 = ciniparser_getint(d, "daemon:maxchild", 5);
+ *
+ *		ciniparser_freedict(d);
+ *
+ *		return 0;
+ *}
+ * License: MIT
+ */
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	if (argc != 2)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (strcmp(argv[1], "depends") == 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}

ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.h

+#ifndef _INIPARSER_H_
+#define _INIPARSER_H_
+
+/* Copyright (c) 2000-2007 by Nicolas Devillard.
+ * Copyright (x) 2009 by Tim Post <tinkertim@gmail.com>
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/** @addtogroup ciniparser
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file    ciniparser.h
+ * @author  N. Devillard
+ * @date    Sep 2007
+ * @version 3.0
+ * @brief   Parser for ini files.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "dictionary.h"
+
+#define ciniparser_getstr(d, k)  ciniparser_getstring(d, k, NULL)
+#define ciniparser_setstr        ciniparser_setstring
+
+/**
+ * @brief    Get number of sections in a dictionary
+ * @param    d   Dictionary to examine
+ * @return   int Number of sections found in dictionary, -1 on error
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+int ciniparser_getnsec(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, NULL on error
+ *
+ * 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!
+ */
+char *ciniparser_getsecname(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 ciniparser_dump_ini(dictionary *d, 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 ciniparser_dump(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.
+ */
+char *ciniparser_getstring(dictionary *d, const char *key, 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 ciniparser_getint(dictionary *d, const char *key, 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 ciniparser_getdouble(dictionary *d, 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 ciniparser_getboolean(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, -1 is returned.
+ * It is Ok to set val to NULL.
+ */
+int ciniparser_setstring(dictionary *ini, char *entry, 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 ciniparser_unset(dictionary *ini, 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 ciniparser_find_entry(dictionary *ini, 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 ciniparser_freedict().
+ */
+dictionary *ciniparser_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 ciniparser_freedict(dictionary *d);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set an item in the dictionary
+ * @param d      Dictionary object created by ciniparser_load()
+ * @param entry  Entry in the dictionary to manipulate
+ * @param val    Value to assign to the entry
+ * @return       0 on success, -1 on error
+ *
+ * Remember that string values are converted by ciniparser_getboolean(),
+ * ciniparser_getdouble(), etc. It is also OK to set an entry to NULL.
+ */
+int ciniparser_set(dictionary *d, char *entry, char *val);
+
+#endif
+/** @}
+ */

ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.c

+/* Copyright (c) 2000-2007 by Nicolas Devillard.
+ * Copyright (x) 2009 by Tim Post <tinkertim@gmail.com>
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/** @addtogroup ciniparser
+ * @{
+ */
+/**
+ * @file dictionary.c
+ * @author N. Devillard
+ * @date Sep 2007
+ * @version $Revision: 1.27 $
+ * @brief Implements a dictionary for string variables.
+ *
+ * This module implements a simple dictionary object, i.e. a list
+ * of string/string associations. This object is useful to store e.g.
+ * informations retrieved from a configuration file (ini files).
+ */
+
+#include "dictionary.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/** Maximum value size for integers and doubles. */
+#define MAXVALSZ	1024
+
+/** Minimal allocated number of entries in a dictionary */
+#define DICTMINSZ	128
+
+/** Invalid key token */
+#define DICT_INVALID_KEY	((char*)-1)
+
+/**
+ * @brief Double the allocated size associated to a pointer
+ * @param size the current allocated size
+ * @return re-allocated pointer on success, NULL on failure
+ */
+static void *mem_double(void *ptr, int size)
+{
+	void *newptr;
+
+	newptr = calloc(2 * size, 1);
+	if (newptr == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(newptr, ptr, size);
+	free(ptr);
+	return newptr;
+}
+
+/* The remaining exposed functions are documented in dictionary.h */
+
+unsigned dictionary_hash(char *key)
+{
+	int len;
+	unsigned hash;
+	int i;
+
+	len = strlen(key);
+	for (hash = 0, i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		hash += (unsigned) key[i];
+		hash += (hash << 10);
+		hash ^= (hash >> 6);
+	}
+	hash += (hash << 3);
+	hash ^= (hash >> 11);
+	hash += (hash << 15);
+	return hash;
+}
+
+dictionary *dictionary_new(int size)
+{
+	dictionary *d;
+
+	/* If no size was specified, allocate space for DICTMINSZ */
+	if (size<DICTMINSZ) size=DICTMINSZ;
+
+	if (!(d = (dictionary *) calloc(1, sizeof(dictionary)))) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	d->size = size;
+	d->val  = (char **) calloc(size, sizeof(char *));
+	d->key  = (char **) calloc(size, sizeof(char *));
+	d->hash = (unsigned int *) calloc(size, sizeof(unsigned));
+	return d;
+}
+
+void dictionary_del(dictionary *d)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (d == NULL)
+		return;
+	for (i = 0; i < d->size; i++) {
+		if (d->key[i] != NULL)
+			free(d->key[i]);
+		if (d->val[i] != NULL)
+			free(d->val[i]);
+	}
+	free(d->val);
+	free(d->key);
+	free(d->hash);
+	free(d);
+	return;
+}
+
+char *dictionary_get(dictionary *d, char *key, char *def)
+{
+	unsigned hash;
+	int i;
+
+	hash = dictionary_hash(key);
+	for (i=0; i < d->size; i++) {
+		if (d->key[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+		/* Compare hash */
+		if (hash == d->hash[i]) {
+			/* Compare string, to avoid hash collisions */
+			if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {
+				return d->val[i];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return def;
+}
+
+int dictionary_set(dictionary *d, char *key, char *val)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned hash;
+
+	if (d==NULL || key==NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Compute hash for this key */
+	hash = dictionary_hash(key);
+	/* Find if value is already in dictionary */
+	if (d->n > 0) {
+		for (i = 0; i < d->size; i++) {
+			if (d->key[i] == NULL)
+				continue;
+			/* Same hash value */
+			if (hash == d->hash[i]) {
+				/* Same key */
+				if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {
+					/* Found a value: modify and return */
+					if (d->val[i] != NULL)
+						free(d->val[i]);
+					d->val[i] = val ? strdup(val) : NULL;
+					/* Value has been modified: return */
+					return 0;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Add a new value
+	 * See if dictionary needs to grow */
+	if (d->n == d->size) {
+		/* Reached maximum size: reallocate dictionary */
+		d->val  = (char **) mem_double(d->val, d->size * sizeof(char *));
+		d->key  = (char **) mem_double(d->key, d->size * sizeof(char *));
+		d->hash = (unsigned int *)
+			mem_double(d->hash, d->size * sizeof(unsigned));
+		if ((d->val == NULL) || (d->key == NULL) || (d->hash == NULL))
+			/* Cannot grow dictionary */
+			return -1;
+		/* Double size */
+		d->size *= 2;
+	}
+
+	/* Insert key in the first empty slot */
+	for (i = 0; i < d->size; i++) {
+		if (d->key[i] == NULL) {
+			/* Add key here */
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	/* Copy key */
+	d->key[i] = strdup(key);
+	d->val[i] = val ? strdup(val) : NULL;
+	d->hash[i] = hash;
+	d->n ++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void dictionary_unset(dictionary *d, char *key)
+{
+	unsigned hash;
+	int i;
+
+	if (key == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	hash = dictionary_hash(key);
+	for (i = 0; i < d->size; i++) {
+		if (d->key[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+		/* Compare hash */
+		if (hash == d->hash[i]) {
+			/* Compare string, to avoid hash collisions */
+			if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {
+				/* Found key */
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (i >= d->size)
+		/* Key not found */
+		return;
+
+	free(d->key[i]);
+	d->key[i] = NULL;
+	if (d->val[i]!=NULL) {
+		free(d->val[i]);
+		d->val[i] = NULL;
+	}
+	d->hash[i] = 0;
+	d->n --;
+	return;
+}
+
+void dictionary_dump(dictionary *d, FILE *out)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (d == NULL || out == NULL)
+		return;
+	if (d->n < 1) {
+		fprintf(out, "empty dictionary\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < d->size; i++) {
+		if (d->key[i]) {
+			fprintf(out, "%20s\t[%s]\n",
+				d->key[i],
+				d->val[i] ? d->val[i] : "UNDEF");
+		}
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+/** @}
+ */

ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.h

+#ifndef _DICTIONARY_H_
+#define _DICTIONARY_H_
+
+/* Copyright (c) 2000-2007 by Nicolas Devillard.
+ * Copyright (x) 2009 by Tim Post <tinkertim@gmail.com>
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/** @addtogroup ciniparser
+ * @{
+ */
+/**
+ * @file    dictionary.h
+ * @author  N. Devillard
+ * @date    Sep 2007
+ * @version $Revision: 1.12 $
+ * @brief   Implements a dictionary for string variables.
+ *
+ * This module implements a simple dictionary object, i.e. a list
+ * of string/string associations. This object is useful to store e.g.
+ * informations retrieved from a configuration file (ini files).
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Dictionary object
+ * @param n Number of entries in the dictionary
+ * @param size Storage size
+ * @param val List of string values
+ * @param key List of string keys
+ * @param hash List of hash values for keys
+ *
+ * This object contains a list of string/string associations. Each
+ * association is identified by a unique string key. Looking up values
+ * in the dictionary is speeded up by the use of a (hopefully collision-free)
+ * hash function.
+ */
+typedef struct _dictionary_ {
+	int n;
+	int size;
+	char **val;
+	char **key;
+	unsigned *hash;
+} dictionary;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Compute the hash key for a string.
+ * @param key Character string to use for key.
+ * @return 1 unsigned int on at least 32 bits.
+ *
+ * This hash function has been taken from an Article in Dr Dobbs Journal.
+ * This is normally a collision-free function, distributing keys evenly.
+ * The key is stored anyway in the struct so that collision can be avoided
+ * by comparing the key itself in last resort.
+ */
+unsigned dictionary_hash(char *key);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Create a new dictionary object.
+ * @param size Optional initial size of the dictionary.
+ * @return allocated dictionary object on success, NULL on failure
+ *
+ * This function allocates a new dictionary object of given size and returns
+ * it. If you do not know in advance (roughly) the number of entries in the
+ * dictionary, give size=0.
+ */
+dictionary *dictionary_new(int size);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Delete a dictionary object
+ * @param d dictionary object to deallocate.
+ * @return void
+ *
+ * Deallocate a dictionary object and all memory associated to it.
+ */
+void dictionary_del(dictionary *vd);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get a value from a dictionary.
+ * @param d dictionary object to search.
+ * @param key Key to look for in the dictionary.
+ * @param def Default value to return if key not found.
+ * @return 1 pointer to internally allocated character string.
+ *
+ * This function locates a key in a dictionary and returns a pointer to its
+ * value, or the passed 'def' pointer if no such key can be found in
+ * dictionary. The returned character pointer points to data internal to the
+ * dictionary object, you should not try to free it or modify it.
+ */
+char *dictionary_get(dictionary *d, char *key, char *def);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set a value in a dictionary.
+ * @param d dictionary object to modify.
+ * @param key Key to modify or add.
+ * @param val Value to add.
+ * @return int 0 if Ok, anything else otherwise
+ *
+ * If the given key is found in the dictionary, the associated value is
+ * replaced by the provided one. If the key cannot be found in the
+ * dictionary, it is added to it.
+ *
+ * It is Ok to provide a NULL value for val, but NULL values for the dictionary
+ * or the key are considered as errors: the function will return immediately
+ * in such a case.
+ *
+ * Notice that if you dictionary_set a variable to NULL, a call to
+ * dictionary_get will return a NULL value: the variable will be found, and
+ * its value (NULL) is returned. In other words, setting the variable
+ * content to NULL is equivalent to deleting the variable from the
+ * dictionary. It is not possible (in this implementation) to have a key in
+ * the dictionary without value.
+ *
+ * This function returns non-zero in case of failure.
+ */
+int dictionary_set(dictionary *vd, char *key, char *val);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Delete a key in a dictionary
+ * @param d dictionary object to modify.
+ * @param key Key to remove.
+ * @return void
+ *
+ * This function deletes a key in a dictionary. Nothing is done if the
+ * key cannot be found.
+ */
+void dictionary_unset(dictionary *d, char *key);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
+ * @param d Dictionary to dump
+ * @param out Opened file pointer
+ * @return void
+ *
+ * Dumps a dictionary onto an opened file pointer. Key pairs are printed out
+ * as @c [Key]=[Value], one per line. It is Ok to provide stdout or stderr as
+ * output file pointers.
+ */
+void dictionary_dump(dictionary *d, FILE *out);
+
+#endif
+/** @}
+ */

ccan/ciniparser/test/run.c

+#include <ciniparser/ciniparser.h>
+#include <ciniparser/ciniparser.c>
+#include <ciniparser/dictionary.h>
+#include <ciniparser/dictionary.c>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <tap/tap.h>
+
+#define NUM_TESTS 12
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+	dictionary *ini;
+	char *ini_name;
+	char *stmp, *stmp1, *stmp2, *stmp3;
+	int itmp, itmp1, i;
+	bool btmp;
+	double dtmp;
+
+	if (argc < 2)
+		ini_name = "ccan/ciniparser/test/test.ini";
+	else
+		ini_name = argv[1] ;
+
+	plan_tests(NUM_TESTS);
+
+	ok(ini = ciniparser_load(ini_name),
+		"ciniparser_load()      : loading %s", ini_name);
+	ok(itmp = ciniparser_getnsec(ini),
+		"ciniparser_getnsec()   : %d entries in dictionary %s",
+			itmp, ini_name);
+	ok(stmp = ciniparser_getsecname(ini, itmp),
+		"ciniparser_getsecname(): last dict entry (%d) is %s", itmp, stmp);
+	ok(stmp2 = ciniparser_getsecname(ini, 1),
+		"ciniparser_getsecname(): first dict entry is %s", stmp2);
+	ok(i = ciniparser_find_entry(ini, "Foo:shemp"),
+		"ciniparser_find_entry(): checking if Foo:shemp exists (%s)",
+			i ? "yes" : "no");
+	ok(stmp1 = ciniparser_getstring(ini, "Wine:Grape", NULL),
+		"ciniparser_getstring() : Wine:Grape = %s", stmp1);
+	ok(!ciniparser_set(ini, "Wine:Grape", "Grape Ape"),
+		"ciniparser_set()       : Wine:Grape is now Grape Ape");
+	ok(stmp2 = ciniparser_getstring(ini, "Wine:Grape", NULL),
+		"ciniparser_getstring() : Wine:Grape = %s", stmp2);
+	ciniparser_unset(ini, "Wine:Grape");
+	ok(! (stmp3 = ciniparser_getstring(ini, "Wine:Grape", NULL)),
+		"ciniparser_unset()     : Wine:Grape should be unset if "
+		"stmp3 is uninitialized (%s)",
+			stmp3 == NULL ? "Yes" : "no");
+	ok(itmp1 = ciniparser_getint(ini, "Pizza:Capres", 0),
+		"ciniparser_getint()    : Pizza:Capres = %d", itmp1);
+	ok(btmp = ciniparser_getboolean(ini, "Pizza:Mushrooms", 0),
+		"ciniparser_getboolean(): Pizza:Capres = %s", btmp ? "true" : "false");
+	ok(dtmp = ciniparser_getdouble(ini, "Wine:Alcohol", 0.00),
+		"ciniparser_getdouble() : Wine:Alcohol = %-2.1f", dtmp);
+
+	/* Just make sure we don't segfault here */
+
+	ciniparser_dump(ini, stdout);
+	ciniparser_dump_ini(ini, stdout);
+
+	ciniparser_freedict(ini);
+
+	return exit_status();
+}

ccan/ciniparser/test/test.ini

+#
+# This is an example of ini file
+#
+
+[Pizza]
+
+Ham       = yes ;
+Mushrooms = TRUE ;
+Capres    = 3 ;
+Cheese    = Non ;
+Anchovies = 0 ;
+
+[Wine]
+
+Grape     = Cabernet Sauvignon ;
+Year      = 1989 ;
+Country   = Spain ;
+Alcohol   = 12.5  ;
+
+[Foo]
+
+bar       = foobar ;
+shemp     = stooge ;