C++ Basic INI Reader

I made this INI Reader for fun because I was bored and I wanted to work on my C++, Cmake, and GTest skills. I'm sure there are a variety of bugs. Known bugs are below. I'll fix them whenever I get a chance. Feel free to use any of the code or improve on the code. I only ask that I be credited if the code is used or modified. The code was written for C++ 20 because it makes use of the std::map.contains() method.

Basic Usage Example:

Add the folder to your project and follow the main CMakeLists.txt file and the library CMakeLists.txt in the IniReader folder to link the library to your project.

Include / Preprocessor Directive:

#include <IniReader/ini_reader.h>

Initialization and getting data

Example INI File called testing.ini:

[Database]
Host = 127.0.0.1
Username = mike
Password = testing

[Debug]
Build = Version 1.0.0
Type = DEBUG
Installed-By = Michael Amaya

[Random]
Rsa-Key = 239523425923952394d2h34h2h4gg52g5
Rsa-Directory = /users/michaela/Desktop/testing
Random-Mode = 15

Example code usage:

IniReader reader {"testing.ini"};
std::cout << "Rsa-Directory: " << reader.getSection("Random")->at("Rsa-Directory") << '\n';
std::cout << "Installed-By: " << reader.getSection("Debug")->at("Installed-By") << '\n';

// Prints:
// /users/michaela/Desktop/testing
// Michael Amaya

Known Bugs

This is supposed to be a fun project so I won't work on this too much. I'll get around to fixing my bugs when I'm bored and get a chance.

✅ means issue is fixed.

⬜ means issue needs to be fixed.

• ⬜ Equal signs in the value of a key/value pair cause program to crash/act unexpectedly.
• ⬜ On Windows (10), string trimmer does not work properly. Probably has something to do with the fact they use \r\n to make newlines. It causes the sections, keys, and values to have an extra character.

Compatibility

✅ means working

❌ means not working

⬜ means haven't tested

This was tested on the following machines/compilers:

• ✅ Mac OS 10.x - 11.4 (Apple Clang 12.0.0)
• ❌ Windows 10 (MinGW G++ 10.2.0)
• ⬜ Linux