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Advanced INI file reader for PHP.

Problem:

You cannot define and read deeper array structures with internal "parse_ini_file" implementation:

[group1]
property1 = value1
property2 = value2
property3 = value3

[group2]
property1 = value1
property2 = value2
property3 = value3

"Advini" extends the internal "parse_ini_file" with several ingredients.

It supports:

• defining complex keys and sections

   category/property = value

• importing any INI file

   property = @import[ default.ini ]

• including constants (from INI file)

   property = << key >> 

• calling methods before setting

   property:sha1 = geheim1234 

Defining complex keys and sections

Usage:

[{key1}/{key2}(...)]
key3/key4(...) = value

PHP:

use JBR\Advini\Advini;

$ini = new Advini();

$configuration = $ini->getFromFile("local.ini");
var_dump($configuration);

INI:

[category/subcategory]
key = value

Resulted output:

array(
    "category" => array(
        "subcategory" => array(
            "key" => "value"
        )
    )
)

Importing any INI file

Usage:

{key} = @import[ [file] ]

PHP:

use JBR\Advini\Advini;
 
$ini = new Advini();
$configuration = $ini->getFromFile("local.ini");
var_dump($configuration);

INI "local.ini":

category = @import[ import.ini ]

INI "import.ini":

[subcategory]
key = value

Resulted output:

array(
    "category" => array(
        "subcategory" => array(
            "key" => "value"
        )
    )
)

Including constants

Usage:

{key} = << [constant] >>

PHP:

use JBR\Advini\Advini;
use JBR\Advini\Instructor\ConstantInstructor;

$ini = new Advini();
$const = $ini->getInstructor(ConstantInstructor::class);
$const->setConstantsFromFile("constants.ini");
$configuration = $ini->getFromFile("local.ini");
var_dump($configuration);

INI "constants.ini":

[category/subcategory]
key = value

INI "local.ini":

[category/subcategory]
key = << key >>

Resulted output:

array(
    "category" => array(
        "subcategory" => array(
            "key" => "value"
        )
    )
)

Calling methods before setting

Usage:

{key}:{method}(...) = {value}

PHP:

use JBR\Advini\Advini;
use JBR\Advini\Methods\Base;

$ini = new Advini(new Base());

try {
    $configuration = $ini->getFromFile("local.ini");
    var_dump($configuration);
} catch (AdviniException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}

INI "local.ini":

[category/subcategory]
key1:integer = "foobar"
key2:string = 123
key3:md5 = "secret"

Resulted output:

array(
    "category" => array(
        "subcategory" => array(
            "key1" => 0,
            "key2" => "123",
            "key3" => "5ebe2294ecd0e0f08eab7690d2a6ee69"
        )
    )
)

Or calling by sections:

Usage:

[{section}:{method}]
{key} = {value}

INI "local.ini":

[category/subcategory:serialize]
key1:integer = "foobar"
key2:string = 123
key3:md5 = "secret"

Resulted output:

array(
    "category" => array(
        "subcategory" => "a:3:{s:4:"key1";i:0;s:4:"key2";s:3:"123";s:4:"key3";s:32:"5ebe2294ecd0e0f08eab7690d2a6ee69";}"
    )
)