diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e0c463a..2e4b033 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ libccan_a_SOURCES = \
 	ccan/array_size/array_size.h \
 	ccan/minmax/minmax.h \
 	ccan/short_types/short_types.h \
-	ccan/endian/endian.h
+	ccan/endian/endian.h \
+	ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.h \
+	ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.c \
+	ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.h \
+	ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.c
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES += libutil.a
 libutil_a_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/ccan/ciniparser/LICENSE b/ccan/ciniparser/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..2354d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccan/ciniparser/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../licenses/BSD-MIT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.c b/ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..527f837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,480 @@
+/* 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.c
+ *  @author N. Devillard
+ *  @date Sep 2007
+ *  @version 3.0
+ *  @brief Parser for ini files.
+ */
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.h>
+
+#define ASCIILINESZ      (1024)
+#define INI_INVALID_KEY  ((char*) NULL)
+
+/**
+ * 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 s String to convert.
+ * @return ptr to statically allocated string.
+ *
+ * This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string
+ * containing a lowercased version of the input string. Do not free
+ * or modify the returned string! Since the returned string is statically
+ * allocated, it will be modified at each function call (not re-entrant).
+ */
+static char *strlwc(const char *s)
+{
+	static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	int i;
+
+	if (s == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; s[i] && i < ASCIILINESZ; i++)
+		l[i] = tolower(s[i]);
+	l[i] = '\0';
+	return l;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Remove blanks at the beginning and the end of a string.
+ * @param s String to parse.
+ * @return ptr to statically allocated string.
+ *
+ * This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string,
+ * which is identical to the input string, except that all blank
+ * characters at the end and the beg. of the string have been removed.
+ * Do not free or modify the returned string! Since the returned string
+ * is statically allocated, it will be modified at each function call
+ * (not re-entrant).
+ */
+static char *strstrip(const char *s)
+{
+	static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	unsigned int i, numspc;
+
+	if (s == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	while (isspace(*s))
+		s++;
+
+	for (i = numspc = 0; s[i] && i < ASCIILINESZ; i++) {
+		l[i] = s[i];
+		if (isspace(l[i]))
+			numspc++;
+		else
+			numspc = 0;
+	}
+	l[i - numspc] = '\0';
+	return l;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @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 ciniparser_line(char *input_line, char *section,
+	char *key, char *value)
+{
+	line_status sta;
+	char line[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	int	 len;
+
+	strcpy(line, strstrip(input_line));
+	len = (int) strlen(line);
+
+	if (len < 1) {
+		/* Empty line */
+		sta = LINE_EMPTY;
+	} else if (line[0] == '#') {
+		/* Comment line */
+		sta = LINE_COMMENT;
+	} else if (line[0] == '[' && line[len-1] == ']') {
+		/* Section name */
+		sscanf(line, "[%[^]]", section);
+		strcpy(section, strstrip(section));
+		strcpy(section, strlwc(section));
+		sta = LINE_SECTION;
+	} else if (sscanf (line, "%[^=] = \"%[^\"]\"", key, value) == 2
+		   ||  sscanf (line, "%[^=] = '%[^\']'", key, value) == 2
+		   ||  sscanf (line, "%[^=] = %[^;#]", key, value) == 2) {
+		/* Usual key=value, with or without comments */
+		strcpy(key, strstrip(key));
+		strcpy(key, strlwc(key));
+		strcpy(value, 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=#
+		 */
+		strcpy(key, strstrip(key));
+		strcpy(key, strlwc(key));
+		value[0] = 0;
+		sta = LINE_VALUE;
+	} else {
+		/* Generate syntax error */
+		sta = LINE_ERROR;
+	}
+	return sta;
+}
+
+/* The remaining public functions are documented in ciniparser.h */
+
+int ciniparser_getnsec(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;
+}
+
+char *ciniparser_getsecname(dictionary *d, int n)
+{
+	int i;
+	int foundsec;
+
+	if (d == NULL || n < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (n == 0)
+		n ++;
+
+	foundsec = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < d->size; i++) {
+		if (d->key[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+		if (! strchr(d->key[i], ':')) {
+			foundsec++;
+			if (foundsec >= n)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (foundsec == n) {
+		return d->key[i];
+	}
+
+	return (char *) NULL;
+}
+
+void ciniparser_dump(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;
+}
+
+void ciniparser_dump_ini(dictionary *d, FILE *f)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	char keym[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	int nsec;
+	char *secname;
+	int seclen;
+
+	if (d == NULL || f == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	memset(keym, 0, ASCIILINESZ + 1);
+
+	nsec = ciniparser_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 = ciniparser_getsecname(d, i);
+		seclen  = (int)strlen(secname);
+		fprintf(f, "\n[%s]\n", secname);
+		snprintf(keym, ASCIILINESZ + 1, "%s:", secname);
+		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;
+}
+
+char *ciniparser_getstring(dictionary *d, const char *key, char *def)
+{
+	char *lc_key;
+	char *sval;
+
+	if (d == NULL || key == NULL)
+		return def;
+
+	lc_key = strlwc(key);
+	sval = dictionary_get(d, lc_key, def);
+
+	return sval;
+}
+
+int ciniparser_getint(dictionary *d, const char *key, int notfound)
+{
+	char *str;
+
+	str = ciniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
+
+	if (str == INI_INVALID_KEY)
+		return notfound;
+
+	return (int) strtol(str, NULL, 10);
+}
+
+double ciniparser_getdouble(dictionary *d, const char *key, double notfound)
+{
+	char *str;
+
+	str = ciniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
+
+	if (str == INI_INVALID_KEY)
+		return notfound;
+
+	return atof(str);
+}
+
+int ciniparser_getboolean(dictionary *d, const char *key, int notfound)
+{
+	char *c;
+	int ret;
+
+	c = ciniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
+	if (c == INI_INVALID_KEY)
+		return notfound;
+
+	switch(c[0]) {
+	case 'y': case 'Y': case '1': case 't': case 'T':
+		ret = 1;
+		break;
+	case 'n': case 'N': case '0': case 'f': case 'F':
+		ret = 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = notfound;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int ciniparser_find_entry(dictionary *ini, char *entry)
+{
+	int found = 0;
+
+	if (ciniparser_getstring(ini, entry, INI_INVALID_KEY) != INI_INVALID_KEY) {
+		found = 1;
+	}
+
+	return found;
+}
+
+int ciniparser_set(dictionary *d, char *entry, char *val)
+{
+	return dictionary_set(d, strlwc(entry), val);
+}
+
+void ciniparser_unset(dictionary *ini, char *entry)
+{
+	dictionary_unset(ini, strlwc(entry));
+}
+
+dictionary *ciniparser_load(const char *ininame)
+{
+	FILE *in;
+	char line[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	char section[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	char key[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	char tmp[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	char val[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+	int  last = 0, len, lineno = 0, errs = 0;
+	dictionary *dict;
+
+	if ((in = fopen(ininame, "r")) == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ciniparser: cannot open %s\n", ininame);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	dict = dictionary_new(0);
+	if (!dict) {
+		fclose(in);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	memset(line, 0, ASCIILINESZ + 1);
+	memset(section, 0, ASCIILINESZ + 1);
+	memset(key, 0, ASCIILINESZ + 1);
+	memset(val, 0, ASCIILINESZ + 1);
+	last = 0;
+
+	while (fgets(line+last, ASCIILINESZ-last, in)!=NULL) {
+		lineno++;
+		len = (int) strlen(line)-1;
+		/* Safety check against buffer overflows */
+		if (line[len] != '\n') {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+					"ciniparser: 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--;
+		}
+
+		/* Detect multi-line */
+		if (len >= 0 && line[len] == '\\') {
+			/* Multi-line value */
+			last = len;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		switch (ciniparser_line(line, section, key, val)) {
+		case LINE_EMPTY:
+		case LINE_COMMENT:
+			break;
+
+		case LINE_SECTION:
+			errs = dictionary_set(dict, section, NULL);
+			break;
+
+		case LINE_VALUE:
+			snprintf(tmp, ASCIILINESZ + 1, "%s:%s", section, key);
+			errs = dictionary_set(dict, tmp, val);
+			break;
+
+		case LINE_ERROR:
+			fprintf(stderr, "ciniparser: syntax error in %s (%d):\n",
+					ininame, lineno);
+			fprintf(stderr, "-> %s\n", line);
+			errs++;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		memset(line, 0, ASCIILINESZ);
+		last = 0;
+		if (errs < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "ciniparser: memory allocation failure\n");
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (errs) {
+		dictionary_del(dict);
+		dict = NULL;
+	}
+
+	fclose(in);
+
+	return dict;
+}
+
+void ciniparser_freedict(dictionary *d)
+{
+	dictionary_del(d);
+}
+
+/** @}
+ */
diff --git a/ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.h b/ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b61c1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccan/ciniparser/ciniparser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+#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, 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 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
+/** @}
+ */
diff --git a/ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.c b/ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.c
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+/* 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.
+ * information 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(const 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, const 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, const 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, const 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;
+}
+
+/** @}
+ */
diff --git a/ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.h b/ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a94ea1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccan/ciniparser/dictionary.h
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+#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.
+ * information 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(const 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, const 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, const 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, const 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
+/** @}
+ */
