jc/docs/parsers/ini.md

[Home](https://kellyjonbrazil.github.io/jc/)
<a id="jc.parsers.ini"></a>

# jc.parsers.ini

jc - JSON Convert INI file parser

Parses standard INI files.

- Delimiter can be `=` or `:`. Missing values are supported.
- Comment prefix can be `#` or `;`. Comments must be on their own line.
- If duplicate keys are found, only the last value will be used.
- If any section names have the same name as a top-level key, the top-level
  key will be overwritten by the section data.

> Note: Values starting and ending with double or single quotation marks
> will have the marks removed. If you would like to keep the quotation
> marks, use the `-r` command-line argument or the `raw=True` argument in
> `parse()`.

Usage (cli):

    $ cat foo.ini | jc --ini

Usage (module):

    import jc
    result = jc.parse('ini', ini_file_output)

Schema:

INI document converted to a dictionary - see the python configparser
standard library documentation for more details.

    {
      "<key1>":               string,
      "<key2>":               string,
      "<section1>": {
        "<key1>":             string,
        "<key2>":             string
      },
      "<section2>": {
        "<key1>":             string,
        "<key2>":             string
      }
    }

Examples:

    $ cat example.ini
    foo = fiz
    bar = buz

    [section1]
    fruit = apple
    color = blue

    [section2]
    fruit = pear
    color = green

    $ cat example.ini | jc --ini -p
    {
      "foo": "fiz",
      "bar": "buz",
      "section1": {
        "fruit": "apple",
        "color": "blue"
      },
      "section2": {
        "fruit": "pear",
        "color": "green"
      }
    }

<a id="jc.parsers.ini.parse"></a>

### parse

```python
def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False)
```

Main text parsing function

Parameters:

    data:        (string)  text data to parse
    raw:         (boolean) unprocessed output if True
    quiet:       (boolean) suppress warning messages if True

Returns:

    Dictionary representing the INI file.

### Parser Information
Compatibility:  linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd

Version 2.0 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)