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[ndctl,v2,01/12] ndctl, util: add iniparser helper

Message ID 20211206222830.2266018-2-vishal.l.verma@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series Policy based reconfiguration for daxctl | expand

Commit Message

Verma, Vishal L Dec. 6, 2021, 10:28 p.m. UTC
From: QI Fuli <qi.fuli@fujitsu.com>

Add iniparser[1] helper for parsing ndctl global configuration files.
[1] https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210824095106.104808-2-qi.fuli@fujitsu.com
Signed-off-by: QI Fuli <qi.fuli@fujitsu.com>
Signed-off-by: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>
---
 Makefile.am       |   6 +-
 util/dictionary.h | 175 ++++++++++
 util/iniparser.h  | 360 ++++++++++++++++++++
 util/dictionary.c | 383 +++++++++++++++++++++
 util/iniparser.c  | 838 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 1761 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 util/dictionary.h
 create mode 100644 util/iniparser.h
 create mode 100644 util/dictionary.c
 create mode 100644 util/iniparser.c

Comments

Dan Williams Dec. 7, 2021, 6:24 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 2:28 PM Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com> wrote:
>
> From: QI Fuli <qi.fuli@fujitsu.com>
>
> Add iniparser[1] helper for parsing ndctl global configuration files.
> [1] https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser

Is there a reason this is being copied rather than linked? The ccan
code was copied because no distribution packaged it up into library
form, but iniparser ships in Fedora and Ubuntu. Unless ndctl needs to
maintain a fork I would prefer to link just like json-c is linked.
Even if ndctl needs a fork I would expect that to be called out here
with a plan to eventually get that forked feature into the upstream
iniparser project.
Verma, Vishal L Dec. 7, 2021, 9:50 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, 2021-12-07 at 10:24 -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 2:28 PM Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com> wrote:
> > 
> > From: QI Fuli <qi.fuli@fujitsu.com>
> > 
> > Add iniparser[1] helper for parsing ndctl global configuration files.
> > [1] https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser
> 
> Is there a reason this is being copied rather than linked? The ccan
> code was copied because no distribution packaged it up into library
> form, but iniparser ships in Fedora and Ubuntu. Unless ndctl needs to
> maintain a fork I would prefer to link just like json-c is linked.
> Even if ndctl needs a fork I would expect that to be called out here
> with a plan to eventually get that forked feature into the upstream
> iniparser project.

Ah I didn't realize it was packaged. I don't think we needed any
changes to the core package - I'll change it to a linked dependency and
remove the fork.
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Patch

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 60a1998..235c362 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@  libutil_a_SOURCES = \
 	util/size.h \
 	util/main.h \
 	util/filter.h \
-	util/bitmap.h
+	util/bitmap.h \
+	util/dictionary.c \
+	util/dictionary.h \
+	util/iniparser.c \
+	util/iniparser.h
 
 nobase_include_HEADERS = daxctl/libdaxctl.h
diff --git a/util/dictionary.h b/util/dictionary.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4678e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/dictionary.h
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/* originally copied from https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+   @file    dictionary.h
+   @author  N. Devillard
+   @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).
+*/
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef _DICTIONARY_H_
+#define _DICTIONARY_H_
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                Includes
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                New types
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Dictionary object
+
+  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 ;     /** Number of entries in dictionary */
+    ssize_t         size ;  /** Storage size */
+    char        **  val ;   /** List of string values */
+    char        **  key ;   /** List of string keys */
+    unsigned     *  hash ;  /** List of hash values for keys */
+} dictionary ;
+
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                            Function prototypes
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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(const char * key);
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Create a new dictionary object.
+  @param    size    Optional initial size of the dictionary.
+  @return   1 newly allocated dictionary object.
+
+  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(size_t 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.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+const char * dictionary_get(const dictionary * d, const char * key, const 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, const char * key, const 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, const char * key);
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
+  @param    d   Dictionary to dump
+  @param    f   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(const dictionary * d, FILE * out);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/util/iniparser.h b/util/iniparser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e30119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/iniparser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,360 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/* originally copied from https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+   @file    iniparser.h
+   @author  N. Devillard
+   @brief   Parser for ini files.
+*/
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef _INIPARSER_H_
+#define _INIPARSER_H_
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                Includes
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/*
+ * The following #include is necessary on many Unixes but not Linux.
+ * It is not needed for Windows platforms.
+ * Uncomment it if needed.
+ */
+/* #include <unistd.h> */
+
+#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
diff --git a/util/dictionary.c b/util/dictionary.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55d63ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/dictionary.c
@@ -0,0 +1,383 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/* originally copied from https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+   @file    dictionary.c
+   @author  N. Devillard
+   @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).
+*/
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                Includes
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#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)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                            Private functions
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Duplicate a string
+  @param    s String to duplicate
+  @return   Pointer to a newly allocated string, to be freed with free()
+
+  This is a replacement for strdup(). This implementation is provided
+  for systems that do not have it.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static char * xstrdup(const char * s)
+{
+    char * t ;
+    size_t len ;
+    if (!s)
+        return NULL ;
+
+    len = strlen(s) + 1 ;
+    t = (char*) malloc(len) ;
+    if (t) {
+        memcpy(t, s, len) ;
+    }
+    return t ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Double the size of the dictionary
+  @param    d Dictionary to grow
+  @return   This function returns non-zero in case of failure
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int dictionary_grow(dictionary * d)
+{
+    char        ** new_val ;
+    char        ** new_key ;
+    unsigned     * new_hash ;
+
+    new_val  = (char**) calloc(d->size * 2, sizeof *d->val);
+    new_key  = (char**) calloc(d->size * 2, sizeof *d->key);
+    new_hash = (unsigned*) calloc(d->size * 2, sizeof *d->hash);
+    if (!new_val || !new_key || !new_hash) {
+        /* An allocation failed, leave the dictionary unchanged */
+        if (new_val)
+            free(new_val);
+        if (new_key)
+            free(new_key);
+        if (new_hash)
+            free(new_hash);
+        return -1 ;
+    }
+    /* Initialize the newly allocated space */
+    memcpy(new_val, d->val, d->size * sizeof(char *));
+    memcpy(new_key, d->key, d->size * sizeof(char *));
+    memcpy(new_hash, d->hash, d->size * sizeof(unsigned));
+    /* Delete previous data */
+    free(d->val);
+    free(d->key);
+    free(d->hash);
+    /* Actually update the dictionary */
+    d->size *= 2 ;
+    d->val = new_val;
+    d->key = new_key;
+    d->hash = new_hash;
+    return 0 ;
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                            Function codes
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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(const char * key)
+{
+    size_t      len ;
+    unsigned    hash ;
+    size_t      i ;
+
+    if (!key)
+        return 0 ;
+
+    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 ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Create a new dictionary object.
+  @param    size    Optional initial size of the dictionary.
+  @return   1 newly allocated dictionary object.
+
+  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(size_t size)
+{
+    dictionary  *   d ;
+
+    /* If no size was specified, allocate space for DICTMINSZ */
+    if (size<DICTMINSZ) size=DICTMINSZ ;
+
+    d = (dictionary*) calloc(1, sizeof *d) ;
+
+    if (d) {
+        d->size = size ;
+        d->val  = (char**) calloc(size, sizeof *d->val);
+        d->key  = (char**) calloc(size, sizeof *d->key);
+        d->hash = (unsigned*) calloc(size, sizeof *d->hash);
+    }
+    return d ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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 * d)
+{
+    ssize_t  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 ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+const char * dictionary_get(const dictionary * d, const char * key, const char * def)
+{
+    unsigned    hash ;
+    ssize_t      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 ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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 * d, const char * key, const char * val)
+{
+    ssize_t         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 ;
+            if (hash==d->hash[i]) { /* Same hash value */
+                if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {   /* Same key */
+                    /* Found a value: modify and return */
+                    if (d->val[i]!=NULL)
+                        free(d->val[i]);
+                    d->val[i] = (val ? xstrdup(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 */
+        if (dictionary_grow(d) != 0)
+            return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Insert key in the first empty slot. Start at d->n and wrap at
+       d->size. Because d->n < d->size this will necessarily
+       terminate. */
+    for (i=d->n ; d->key[i] ; ) {
+        if(++i == d->size) i = 0;
+    }
+    /* Copy key */
+    d->key[i]  = xstrdup(key);
+    d->val[i]  = (val ? xstrdup(val) : NULL) ;
+    d->hash[i] = hash;
+    d->n ++ ;
+    return 0 ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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, const char * key)
+{
+    unsigned    hash ;
+    ssize_t      i ;
+
+    if (key == NULL || d == 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 ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
+  @param    d   Dictionary to dump
+  @param    f   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(const dictionary * d, FILE * out)
+{
+    ssize_t  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 ;
+}
diff --git a/util/iniparser.c b/util/iniparser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e2023a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/iniparser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,838 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/* originally copied from https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+   @file    iniparser.c
+   @author  N. Devillard
+   @brief   Parser for ini files.
+*/
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*---------------------------- Includes ------------------------------------*/
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "iniparser.h"
+
+/*---------------------------- Defines -------------------------------------*/
+#define ASCIILINESZ         (1024)
+#define INI_INVALID_KEY     ((char*)-1)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                        Private to this module
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+ * This enum stores the status for each parsed line (internal use only).
+ */
+typedef enum _line_status_ {
+    LINE_UNPROCESSED,
+    LINE_ERROR,
+    LINE_EMPTY,
+    LINE_COMMENT,
+    LINE_SECTION,
+    LINE_VALUE
+} line_status ;
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Convert a string to lowercase.
+  @param    in   String to convert.
+  @param    out Output buffer.
+  @param    len Size of the out buffer.
+  @return   ptr to the out buffer or NULL if an error occured.
+
+  This function convert a string into lowercase.
+  At most len - 1 elements of the input string will be converted.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static const char * strlwc(const char * in, char *out, unsigned len)
+{
+    unsigned i ;
+
+    if (in==NULL || out == NULL || len==0) return NULL ;
+    i=0 ;
+    while (in[i] != '\0' && i < len-1) {
+        out[i] = (char)tolower((int)in[i]);
+        i++ ;
+    }
+    out[i] = '\0';
+    return out ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Duplicate a string
+  @param    s String to duplicate
+  @return   Pointer to a newly allocated string, to be freed with free()
+
+  This is a replacement for strdup(). This implementation is provided
+  for systems that do not have it.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static char * xstrdup(const char * s)
+{
+    char * t ;
+    size_t len ;
+    if (!s)
+        return NULL ;
+
+    len = strlen(s) + 1 ;
+    t = (char*) malloc(len) ;
+    if (t) {
+        memcpy(t, s, len) ;
+    }
+    return t ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Remove blanks at the beginning and the end of a string.
+  @param    str  String to parse and alter.
+  @return   unsigned New size of the string.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static unsigned strstrip(char * s)
+{
+    char *last = NULL ;
+    char *dest = s;
+
+    if (s==NULL) return 0;
+
+    last = s + strlen(s);
+    while (isspace((int)*s) && *s) s++;
+    while (last > s) {
+        if (!isspace((int)*(last-1)))
+            break ;
+        last -- ;
+    }
+    *last = (char)0;
+
+    memmove(dest,s,last - s + 1);
+    return last - s;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Default error callback for iniparser: wraps `fprintf(stderr, ...)`.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int default_error_callback(const char *format, ...)
+{
+  int ret;
+  va_list argptr;
+  va_start(argptr, format);
+  ret = vfprintf(stderr, format, argptr);
+  va_end(argptr);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static int (*iniparser_error_callback)(const char*, ...) = default_error_callback;
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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 *, ...))
+{
+  if (errback) {
+    iniparser_error_callback = errback;
+  } else {
+    iniparser_error_callback = default_error_callback;
+  }
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int i ;
+    int nsec ;
+
+    if (d==NULL) return -1 ;
+    nsec=0 ;
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (strchr(d->key[i], ':')==NULL) {
+            nsec ++ ;
+        }
+    }
+    return nsec ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int i ;
+    int foundsec ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || n<0) return NULL ;
+    foundsec=0 ;
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (strchr(d->key[i], ':')==NULL) {
+            foundsec++ ;
+            if (foundsec>n)
+                break ;
+        }
+    }
+    if (foundsec<=n) {
+        return NULL ;
+    }
+    return d->key[i] ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int     i ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || f==NULL) return ;
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (d->val[i]!=NULL) {
+            fprintf(f, "[%s]=[%s]\n", d->key[i], d->val[i]);
+        } else {
+            fprintf(f, "[%s]=UNDEF\n", d->key[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    return ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int          i ;
+    int          nsec ;
+    const char * secname ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || f==NULL) return ;
+
+    nsec = iniparser_getnsec(d);
+    if (nsec<1) {
+        /* No section in file: dump all keys as they are */
+        for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+            if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+                continue ;
+            fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", d->key[i], d->val[i]);
+        }
+        return ;
+    }
+    for (i=0 ; i<nsec ; i++) {
+        secname = iniparser_getsecname(d, i) ;
+        iniparser_dumpsection_ini(d, secname, f);
+    }
+    fprintf(f, "\n");
+    return ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int     j ;
+    char    keym[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    int     seclen ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || f==NULL) return ;
+    if (! iniparser_find_entry(d, s)) return ;
+
+    seclen  = (int)strlen(s);
+    fprintf(f, "\n[%s]\n", s);
+    sprintf(keym, "%s:", s);
+    for (j=0 ; j<d->size ; j++) {
+        if (d->key[j]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (!strncmp(d->key[j], keym, seclen+1)) {
+            fprintf(f,
+                    "%-30s = %s\n",
+                    d->key[j]+seclen+1,
+                    d->val[j] ? d->val[j] : "");
+        }
+    }
+    fprintf(f, "\n");
+    return ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int     seclen, nkeys ;
+    char    keym[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    int j ;
+
+    nkeys = 0;
+
+    if (d==NULL) return nkeys;
+    if (! iniparser_find_entry(d, s)) return nkeys;
+
+    seclen  = (int)strlen(s);
+    strlwc(s, keym, sizeof(keym));
+    keym[seclen] = ':';
+
+    for (j=0 ; j<d->size ; j++) {
+        if (d->key[j]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (!strncmp(d->key[j], keym, seclen+1))
+            nkeys++;
+    }
+
+    return nkeys;
+
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int i, j, seclen ;
+    char keym[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+
+    if (d==NULL || keys==NULL) return NULL;
+    if (! iniparser_find_entry(d, s)) return NULL;
+
+    seclen  = (int)strlen(s);
+    strlwc(s, keym, sizeof(keym));
+    keym[seclen] = ':';
+
+    i = 0;
+
+    for (j=0 ; j<d->size ; j++) {
+        if (d->key[j]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (!strncmp(d->key[j], keym, seclen+1)) {
+            keys[i] = d->key[j];
+            i++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 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)
+{
+    const char * lc_key ;
+    const char * sval ;
+    char tmp_str[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+
+    if (d==NULL || key==NULL)
+        return def ;
+
+    lc_key = strlwc(key, tmp_str, sizeof(tmp_str));
+    sval = dictionary_get(d, lc_key, def);
+    return sval ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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   long 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()
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+long int iniparser_getlongint(const dictionary * d, const char * key, long int notfound)
+{
+    const char * str ;
+
+    str = iniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
+    if (str==INI_INVALID_KEY) return notfound ;
+    return strtol(str, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    return (int)iniparser_getlongint(d, key, 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)
+{
+    const char * str ;
+
+    str = iniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
+    if (str==INI_INVALID_KEY) return notfound ;
+    return atof(str);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int          ret ;
+    const char * c ;
+
+    c = iniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
+    if (c==INI_INVALID_KEY) return notfound ;
+    if (c[0]=='y' || c[0]=='Y' || c[0]=='1' || c[0]=='t' || c[0]=='T') {
+        ret = 1 ;
+    } else if (c[0]=='n' || c[0]=='N' || c[0]=='0' || c[0]=='f' || c[0]=='F') {
+        ret = 0 ;
+    } else {
+        ret = notfound ;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    int found=0 ;
+    if (iniparser_getstring(ini, entry, INI_INVALID_KEY)!=INI_INVALID_KEY) {
+        found = 1 ;
+    }
+    return found ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    char tmp_str[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    return dictionary_set(ini, strlwc(entry, tmp_str, sizeof(tmp_str)), 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)
+{
+    char tmp_str[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    dictionary_unset(ini, strlwc(entry, tmp_str, sizeof(tmp_str)));
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Load a single line from an INI file
+  @param    input_line  Input line, may be concatenated multi-line input
+  @param    section     Output space to store section
+  @param    key         Output space to store key
+  @param    value       Output space to store value
+  @return   line_status value
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static line_status iniparser_line(
+    const char * input_line,
+    char * section,
+    char * key,
+    char * value)
+{
+    line_status sta ;
+    char * line = NULL;
+    size_t      len ;
+
+    line = xstrdup(input_line);
+    len = strstrip(line);
+
+    sta = LINE_UNPROCESSED ;
+    if (len<1) {
+        /* Empty line */
+        sta = LINE_EMPTY ;
+    } else if (line[0]=='#' || line[0]==';') {
+        /* Comment line */
+        sta = LINE_COMMENT ;
+    } else if (line[0]=='[' && line[len-1]==']') {
+        /* Section name */
+        sscanf(line, "[%[^]]", section);
+        strstrip(section);
+        strlwc(section, section, len);
+        sta = LINE_SECTION ;
+    } else if (sscanf (line, "%[^=] = \"%[^\"]\"", key, value) == 2
+           ||  sscanf (line, "%[^=] = '%[^\']'",   key, value) == 2) {
+        /* Usual key=value with quotes, with or without comments */
+        strstrip(key);
+        strlwc(key, key, len);
+        /* Don't strip spaces from values surrounded with quotes */
+        sta = LINE_VALUE ;
+    } else if (sscanf (line, "%[^=] = %[^;#]", key, value) == 2) {
+        /* Usual key=value without quotes, with or without comments */
+        strstrip(key);
+        strlwc(key, key, len);
+        strstrip(value);
+        /*
+         * sscanf cannot handle '' or "" as empty values
+         * this is done here
+         */
+        if (!strcmp(value, "\"\"") || (!strcmp(value, "''"))) {
+            value[0]=0 ;
+        }
+        sta = LINE_VALUE ;
+    } else if (sscanf(line, "%[^=] = %[;#]", key, value)==2
+           ||  sscanf(line, "%[^=] %[=]", key, value) == 2) {
+        /*
+         * Special cases:
+         * key=
+         * key=;
+         * key=#
+         */
+        strstrip(key);
+        strlwc(key, key, len);
+        value[0]=0 ;
+        sta = LINE_VALUE ;
+    } else {
+        /* Generate syntax error */
+        sta = LINE_ERROR ;
+    }
+
+    free(line);
+    return sta ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    FILE * in ;
+
+    char line    [ASCIILINESZ+1] ;
+    char section [ASCIILINESZ+1] ;
+    char key     [ASCIILINESZ+1] ;
+    char tmp     [(ASCIILINESZ * 2) + 2] ;
+    char val     [ASCIILINESZ+1] ;
+
+    int  last=0 ;
+    int  len ;
+    int  lineno=0 ;
+    int  errs=0;
+    int  mem_err=0;
+
+    dictionary * dict ;
+
+    if ((in=fopen(ininame, "r"))==NULL) {
+        iniparser_error_callback("iniparser: cannot open %s\n", ininame);
+        return NULL ;
+    }
+
+    dict = dictionary_new(0) ;
+    if (!dict) {
+        fclose(in);
+        return NULL ;
+    }
+
+    memset(line,    0, ASCIILINESZ);
+    memset(section, 0, ASCIILINESZ);
+    memset(key,     0, ASCIILINESZ);
+    memset(val,     0, ASCIILINESZ);
+    last=0 ;
+
+    while (fgets(line+last, ASCIILINESZ-last, in)!=NULL) {
+        lineno++ ;
+        len = (int)strlen(line)-1;
+        if (len<=0)
+            continue;
+        /* Safety check against buffer overflows */
+        if (line[len]!='\n' && !feof(in)) {
+            iniparser_error_callback(
+              "iniparser: input line too long in %s (%d)\n",
+              ininame,
+              lineno);
+            dictionary_del(dict);
+            fclose(in);
+            return NULL ;
+        }
+        /* Get rid of \n and spaces at end of line */
+        while ((len>=0) &&
+                ((line[len]=='\n') || (isspace(line[len])))) {
+            line[len]=0 ;
+            len-- ;
+        }
+        if (len < 0) { /* Line was entirely \n and/or spaces */
+            len = 0;
+        }
+        /* Detect multi-line */
+        if (line[len]=='\\') {
+            /* Multi-line value */
+            last=len ;
+            continue ;
+        } else {
+            last=0 ;
+        }
+        switch (iniparser_line(line, section, key, val)) {
+            case LINE_EMPTY:
+            case LINE_COMMENT:
+            break ;
+
+            case LINE_SECTION:
+            mem_err = dictionary_set(dict, section, NULL);
+            break ;
+
+            case LINE_VALUE:
+            sprintf(tmp, "%s:%s", section, key);
+            mem_err = dictionary_set(dict, tmp, val);
+            break ;
+
+            case LINE_ERROR:
+            iniparser_error_callback(
+              "iniparser: syntax error in %s (%d):\n-> %s\n",
+              ininame,
+              lineno,
+              line);
+            errs++ ;
+            break;
+
+            default:
+            break ;
+        }
+        memset(line, 0, ASCIILINESZ);
+        last=0;
+        if (mem_err<0) {
+            iniparser_error_callback("iniparser: memory allocation failure\n");
+            break ;
+        }
+    }
+    if (errs) {
+        dictionary_del(dict);
+        dict = NULL ;
+    }
+    fclose(in);
+    return dict ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @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)
+{
+    dictionary_del(d);
+}