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.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/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.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);
+}
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
