@mdaemon/ini-file-cache, A library for reading, writing, and watching ini files for changes

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Install

$ npm install @mdaemon/ini-file-cache --save

Node CommonJS

   const IniFileCache = require("@mdaemon/ini-file-cache");

Node Modules

   import IniFileCache from "@mdaemon/ini-file-cache";

IniFileCache

// Create a new IniFileCache instance
const iniCache = new IniFileCache("/path/to/file/", "config.ini");

// Read a value from the ini file
const value = iniCache.get("section", "key", "defaultValue");
console.log(value);

// Write a value to the ini file
iniCache.set("section", "key", "new value");

// Save changes to the file
iniCache.save();

// Watch for changes in the ini file
iniCache.watch();

// Stop watching the file
iniCache.unwatch();

// Get all sections
const sections = iniCache.getSections();
console.log(sections);

// Get all keys in a section
const keys = iniCache.getKeys("section");
console.log(keys);

// Check if a section exists
const sectionExists = iniCache.hasSection("section");
console.log(sectionExists);

// Check if a key exists in a section
const keyExists = iniCache.hasKey("section", "key");
console.log(keyExists);

// Remove a key from a section
iniCache.removeKey("section", "key");

// Remove an entire section
iniCache.removeSection("section");

// Reload the file from disk
iniCache.reload();

iniCahe.listener.on("change", (filename) => { });

iniCache.listener.on("error", (error) => { });

iniCache.listener.on("reload", (filePath) => { });

iniCache.listener.on("save", (filePath) => { });

License

Published under the LGPL-2.1 license.

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