IniParser
IniParser is a really simple parser for "complex" INI files.
Examples
Standard INI files look like this:
key = value
another_key = another value
[section_name]
a_sub_key = yet another value
And when parsed with PHP's built-in parse_ini_string() or parse_ini_file(), looks like
array(
'key' => 'value',
'another_key' => 'another value',
'section_name' => array(
'a_sub_key' => 'yet another value'
)
)
Complex example
This is great when you just want a super simple configuration file, but here is a super-charged INI file that you might find in the wild:
environment = testing
[testing]
debug = true
database.connection = "mysql:host=127.0.0.1"
database.name = test
database.username =
database.password =
secrets = [1,2,3]
[staging : testing]
database.name = stage
database.username = staging
database.password = 12345
[production : staging]
debug = false;
database.name = production
database.username = root
And when parsed with IniParser:
array(
'environment' => 'testing',
'testing' => array(
'debug' => '1',
'database' => array(
'connection' => 'mysql:host=127.0.0.1',
'name' => 'test',
'username' => '',
'password' => ''
),
'secrets' => array('1','2','3')
),
'staging' => array(
'debug' => '1',
'database' => array(
'connection' => 'mysql:host=127.0.0.1',
'name' => 'stage',
'username' => 'staging',
'password' => '12345'
),
'secrets' => array('1','2','3')
),
'production' => array(
'debug' => '',
'database' => array(
'connection' => 'mysql:host=127.0.0.1',
'name' => 'production',
'username' => 'root',
'password' => '12345'
),
'secrets' => array('1','2','3')
)
)
Additional Features
As you can see, IniParser supports section inheritance with [child : parent], property nesting with a.b.c = d, and simple arrays with [a,b,c].
Additionally, you can sub-class IniParser and override the parse_key() and parse_value() methods to customize how it parses keys and values.
ArrayObject
As an added bonus, IniParser also allows you to access the values OO-style:
echo $config->production->database->connection; // output: mysql:host=127.0.0.1
echo $config->staging->debug; // output: 1
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