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Damien Cassou

Any configuration file parsing library

Hi,

I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files. I have no
configuration format yet so I'm open. I was thinking of a typical INI
format:

[section1]
param1=value1
param2=value2

[section2]
param1=value3
...

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Sven Van Caekenberghe-2

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

There is INIFile in the Configuration Browser.
But I know nothing about it, Torsten wrote it I guess.

On 28 Nov 2013, at 14:39, Damien Cassou <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files. I have no
> configuration format yet so I'm open. I was thinking of a typical INI
> format:
>
> [section1]
> param1=value1
> param2=value2
>
> [section2]
> param1=value3
> ...
>
> --
> Damien Cassou
> http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st
>
> "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
> losing enthusiasm."
> Winston Churchill
>

philippeback

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

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map.squeak.org/package/3b80fe5d-5762-4e52-9943-f98d6f35851b

On Thursday, November 28, 2013, Damien Cassou wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files. I have no
configuration format yet so I'm open. I was thinking of a typical INI
format:

[section1]
param1=value1
param2=value2

[section2]
param1=value3
...

--
Damien Cassou
http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
losing enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill

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philippeback

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

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On Thursday, November 28, 2013, Damien Cassou wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files. I have no
configuration format yet so I'm open. I was thinking of a typical INI
format:

[section1]
param1=value1
param2=value2

[section2]
param1=value3
...

--
Damien Cassou
http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
losing enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill

---

Philippe Back

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Mob: +32(0) 478 650 140 | Fax: +32 (0) 70 408 027

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Damien Cassou

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

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On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Damien Cassou <[hidden email]> wrote:
> I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files.

My colleagues thought using STON could be a good idea. Would you use
STON to write a configuration file?

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Damien Cassou
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"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
losing enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill

Sven Van Caekenberghe-2

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

Hi Damien,

On 28 Nov 2013, at 15:10, Damien Cassou <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Damien Cassou <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files.
>
>
> My colleagues thought using STON could be a good idea. Would you use
> STON to write a configuration file?

Yes, definitively. If you write it out with the pretty print option, it is quite readable/editable. You can also both read and write.

If non-smalltalkers are involved, JSON is a simpler alternative that requires more work from your side.

Sven

> --
> Damien Cassou
> http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st
>
> "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
> losing enthusiasm."
> Winston Churchill
>

Göran Krampe

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

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Hi!

On 11/28/2013 02:39 PM, Damien Cassou wrote:

In Gjallar we used the ini format and it often works just fine for
"settings". :)

But just to throw in something from the sideline, Tirade is also quite
nifty:

"Section 1"
param1: 'value1'.
param2: 123.

"Section 2"
blabla: $a.

...as you can see it is "just Smalltalk messages". One disadvantage of
Tirade
would be that you need to remember the "." at the end of each message.

An advantage is that you don't need to "parse it", you just implement
the messages in some class and then you can use the the reader in Tirade
to just "feed" those messages to that object.

More info: http://goran.krampe.se/category/tirade/

regards, Göran

Esteban A. Maringolo

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

Why not a simple JSON file?

It's utter simple to parse.

Esteban A. Maringolo

2013/11/28 Göran Krampe <[hidden email]>

Hi!

On 11/28/2013 02:39 PM, Damien Cassou wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files. I have no
configuration format yet so I'm open. I was thinking of a typical INI
format:

[section1]
param1=value1
param2=value2

[section2]
param1=value3
...

In Gjallar we used the ini format and it often works just fine for "settings". :)

But just to throw in something from the sideline, Tirade is also quite nifty:

"Section 1"
param1: 'value1'.
param2: 123.

"Section 2"
blabla: $a.

...as you can see it is "just Smalltalk messages". One disadvantage of Tirade
would be that you need to remember the "." at the end of each message.

An advantage is that you don't need to "parse it", you just implement the messages in some class and then you can use the the reader in Tirade to just "feed" those messages to that object.

More info: http://goran.krampe.se/category/tirade/

regards, Göran

Göran Krampe

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

On 11/28/2013 04:37 PM, Esteban A. Maringolo wrote:
> Why not a simple JSON file?
>
> It's utter simple to parse.

That was already mentioned :)

Although in many cases an ini file is easier for non-devs than a JSON
file. No, really, it is. Really. :)

regards, Göran

Stéphane Ducasse

Re: Any configuration file parsing library

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Use Ston it is cool and simple.

Stef

On Nov 28, 2013, at 3:10 PM, Damien Cassou <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Damien Cassou <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> I'm looking for a library to parse configuration files.
>
>
> My colleagues thought using STON could be a good idea. Would you use
> STON to write a configuration file?
>
> --
> Damien Cassou
> http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st
>
> "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
> losing enthusiasm."
> Winston Churchill
>