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