alini is a simple parser for INI files written in C.

alini is generally used this way:

1. Create a parser using alini_parser_create().
2. Set the callback that will be called when a key/value pair is found using alini_parser_setcallback_foundkvpair().
3. Start the parser using alini_parser_start().
4. Cleanup by disposing the parser using alini_parser_dispose().

Example:

alini_parser_t *parser;
alini_parser_create(&parser, "config.ini");
alini_parser_setcallback_foundkvpair(parser, &mycallback);
alini_parser_start(parser);
alini_parser_dispose(parser);

Where mycallback is defined as follows:

void mycallback(alini_parser_t *parser, char *section, char *key, char *value) {
   // ...
}

To "step" the parser, i.e. have it parse the next key/value pair and call the callback, use alini_parser_step(). Generally, this should not be necessary; you can always use alini_parser_start() instead.

To stop the parsing process, use alini_parser_halt(). No further callbacks will be called.

The parser should not be disposed in a callback method; it should instead be deallocated afterwards.

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