Configparser

Configparser parses configuration files compatible with Python's ConfigParser

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'configparser'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install configparser

Usage

$ cat test/simple.cfg
test1=hi
test2 = hello
[first_section]
mytest=55
yourtest = 99
#nothere=notthere
myboolean
[second section]
myway=or the
highway
require 'configparser'
cp = ConfigParser.new('test/simple.cfg')
puts cp.to_s
test1: hi
test2: hello
[first_section]
myboolean
mytest: 55
yourtest: 99
[second section]
myway: or the highway
$ cat test/complex.cfg
global1=default-$(global3)
global2=strange-$(global1)
global3=whatever
[section1]
local1=$(global2)-$(local2)-local
local2=yodel
[section2]
local1=hotel
local2=recent $(local1)
local3=un$(resolvable)
cp = ConfigParser.new('test/complex.cfg')
puts cp['global2']
puts cp['section1']['local1']
puts cp['section2']['local2']
puts cp['section2']['local3']
strange-default-whatever
strange-default-whatever-yodel-local
recent hotel
un$(resolvable)

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request