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# tomlc99
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# tomlc99
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TOML in c99; v0.5.0 compliant.
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TOML in c99; v0.5.0 compliant.
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## Usage
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# Usage
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Please see the `toml.h` file for details. What follows is a simple example that
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Please see the `toml.h` file for details. What follows is a simple example that
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parses this config file:
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parses this config file:
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```
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```toml
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[server]
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[server]
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host = "www.example.com"
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host = "www.example.com"
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port = 80
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port = 80
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```
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```
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For each config param, the code first extracts a raw value and then
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The steps for getting values from our file is usually :
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convert it to a string or integer depending on context.
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```
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1. Parse the whole TOML file.
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2. Get a single table from the file.
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3. Find a value from the table.
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4. Convert that value to the appropriate type (I.E. string, int).
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5. Then, free up that memory if needed.
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Below is an example of parsing the values from the example table.
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1. Parse the whole TOML file.
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```c
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FILE* fp;
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FILE* fp;
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toml_table_t* conf;
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toml_table_t* conf;
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toml_table_t* server;
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const char* raw;
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char* host;
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int64_t port;
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char errbuf[200];
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char errbuf[200];
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/* open file and parse */
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/* Open the file. */
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if (0 == (fp = fopen(FNAME, "r"))) {
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if (0 == (fp = fopen("path/to/file.toml", "r"))) {
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return handle_error();
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return handle_error();
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}
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}
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/* Run the file through the parser. */
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conf = toml_parse_file(fp, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
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conf = toml_parse_file(fp, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
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fclose(fp);
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if (0 == conf) {
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if (0 == conf) {
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return handle_error();
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return handle_error();
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}
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}
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/* locate the [server] table */
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fclose(fp);
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/* Alternatively, use `toml_parse` which takes a string rather than a file. */
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conf = toml_parse("A null terminated string that is TOML\0", errbuf, sizeof(errbuf);
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```
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2. Get a single table from the file.
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```c
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toml_table_t* server;
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/* Locate the [server] table. */
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if (0 == (server = toml_table_in(conf, "server"))) {
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if (0 == (server = toml_table_in(conf, "server"))) {
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return handle_error();
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return handle_error();
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}
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}
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```
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/* extract host config value */
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3. Find a value from the table.
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4. Convert that value to the appropriate type (I.E. string, int).
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```c
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const char* raw;
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char* host;
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int64_t port;
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/* Extract 'host' config value. */
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if (0 == (raw = toml_raw_in(server, "host"))) {
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if (0 == (raw = toml_raw_in(server, "host"))) {
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return handle_error();
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return handle_error();
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}
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}
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/* Convert the raw value into a string. */
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if (toml_rtos(raw, &host)) {
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if (toml_rtos(raw, &host)) {
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return handle_error();
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return handle_error();
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}
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}
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/* extract port config value */
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/* Extract 'port' config value. */
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if (0 == (raw = toml_raw_in(server, "port"))) {
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if (0 == (raw = toml_raw_in(server, "port"))) {
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return handle_error();
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return handle_error();
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}
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}
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/* Convert the raw value into an int. */
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if (toml_rtoi(raw, &port)) {
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if (toml_rtoi(raw, &port)) {
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return handle_error();
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return handle_error();
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}
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}
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/* done with conf */
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toml_free(conf);
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/* use host and port */
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do_work(host, port);
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/* clean up */
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free(host);
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```
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```
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5. Then, free up that memory if needed.
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# Building
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```c
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/* Use `toml_free` on the table returned from `toml_parse[_file]`. */
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toml_free(conf);
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/* Free any values returned from `toml_rto*`. */
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free(host);
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free(port);
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```
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## Building
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A normal *make* suffices. Alternately, you can also simply include the
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A normal *make* suffices. Alternately, you can also simply include the
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`toml.c` and `toml.h` files in your project.
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`toml.c` and `toml.h` files in your project.
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# Testing
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## Testing
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To test against the standard test set provided by BurntSushi/toml-test:
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To test against the standard test set provided by BurntSushi/toml-test:
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```
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```sh
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% make
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% make
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% cd test1
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% cd test1
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% bash build.sh # do this once
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% bash build.sh # do this once
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To test against the standard test set provided by iarna/toml:
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To test against the standard test set provided by iarna/toml:
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```
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```sh
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% make
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% make
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% cd test2
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% cd test2
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% bash build.sh # do this once
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% bash build.sh # do this once
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