use patterns _USAGE := " Usage: ini "[section[/key]]" " _HELP := " ini: A .ini config file reader tool. $_USAGE " func parse_ini(path:Path -> {Text,{Text,Text}}): text := path:read() or exit("Could not read INI file: $\[31;1]$(path)$\[]") sections := @{:Text,@{Text,Text}} current_section := @{:Text,Text} # Line wraps: text = text:replace_pattern($Pat/\{1 nl}{0+space}/, " ") for line in text:lines(): line = line:trim() skip if line:starts_with(";") or line:starts_with("#") if line:matches_pattern($Pat/[?]/): section_name := line:replace($Pat/[?]/, "\1"):trim():lower() current_section = @{:Text,Text} sections[section_name] = current_section else if line:matches_pattern($Pat/{..}={..}/): key := line:replace_pattern($Pat/{..}={..}/, "\1"):trim():lower() value := line:replace_pattern($Pat/{..}={..}/, "\2"):trim() current_section[key] = value return {k=v[] for k,v in sections[]} func main(path:Path, key:Text?): keys := (key or ""):split($|/|) if keys.length > 2: exit(" Too many arguments! $_USAGE ") data := parse_ini(path) if keys.length < 1 or keys[1] == '*': !! $data return section := keys[1]:lower() section_data := data[section] or exit(" Invalid section name: $\[31;1]$section$\[] Valid names: $\[1]$(", ":join([k:quoted() for k in data.keys]))$\[] ") if keys.length < 2 or keys[2] == '*': !! $section_data return section_key := keys[2]:lower() value := section_data[section_key] or exit(" Invalid key: $\[31;1]$section_key$\[] Valid keys: $\[1]$(", ":join([s:quoted() for s in section_data.keys]))$\[] ") say(value)