SimpleIni (PACMAN-945) (IEC-141)

[diplfranzhoepfinger]

Related area

Component https://github.com/brofield/simpleini

Is your feature request related to a problem?

https://github.com/brofield/simpleini

Describe the solution you'd like

would like this as a ESP Component

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Additional context

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[igrr]

There is one ini-related component contributed by @leeebo already: https://components.espressif.com/components/leeebo/esp-inih.

(Note, however, the version is 0.0.2, and it hasn't been updated with the latest upstream releases, so I don't know how future-proof it is.)

[diplfranzhoepfinger]

There is one ini-related component contributed by @leeebo already: https://components.espressif.com/components/leeebo/esp-inih.

totally true, i use it a lot.
cool lib.

but it can ONLY read *.ini.
not write.

(Note, however, the version is 0.0.2, and it hasn't been updated with the latest upstream releases, so I don't know how future-proof it is.)

ah, OK.. @leeebo might be easily able to update it.

[leeebo]

The upstream inih only support parsing .ini file, I don't think it will offer write support.

This requirement comes from the esp-box project, We chose ini to better interact with the PC. The esp-box as USB flash drive, and there is a virtual ini file in it. Users can modify the ini file through PC editor, and then esp-box parses and uses these configuration items.

@diplfranzhoepfinger any write use cases from your side?

[diplfranzhoepfinger]

The upstream inih only support parsing .ini file, I don't think it will offer write support.

no, it does not.

@diplfranzhoepfinger any write use cases from your side?

yes, and i was able to get simpleini running on a ESP32S3.

it does already write ini Files.
and read of course.

[diplfranzhoepfinger]

just found that in the GTK Project there is a alternate Lib for INI Writing and reading:

https://docs.gtk.org/glib/struct.KeyFile.html

but maybe it is less portable and more Memory intensive ?

Thanks,
Franz

[diplfranzhoepfinger]

@igrr
@leeebo

i made you a Demo here:
https://github.com/DiplomInformatikerFranzHoepfinger/SimpleIni_on_esp32

i uses the https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/tree/master/examples/protocols/http_server/file_serving
to enable a easy access to the ini File.

it writes the followings keys:

[test-Sec]
test-key = ffffffffffffffff
test-key3 = fefefefefefefefe

Thanks go out to Peter Wegscheider for contributing its Wrapper (settingsIni.cpp) under the MIT License.

Regards,
Franz