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panda843/ini
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Matomo/Ini
==========

[](#matomoini)

Read and write INI configurations.

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c0c9a52fd91aef4ceca971a4abec74733cc10adc3441b65887f5eef080fb6653/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f6d61746f6d6f2d6f72672f636f6d706f6e656e742d696e692e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.com/matomo-org/component-ini)[![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/482024b07cf89a11e84b019381ef144a2836402109702947a60c23b9efba75a3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f6d61746f6d6f2d6f72672f636f6d706f6e656e742d696e692e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/matomo/component-ini)[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/82d1e34cbbf680534774c75fd80612c292499d8c771db40878c645ebd3c92268/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646d2f6d61746f6d6f2f696e692e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/matomo/ini)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require panda843/ini
```

Why?
----

[](#why)

PHP provides a `parse_ini_file()` function to read INI files.

This component provides the following benefits over the built-in function:

- allows to write INI files
- classes can be used with dependency injection and mocked in unit tests
- throws exceptions instead of PHP errors
- better type supports:
    - parses boolean values (`true`/`false`, `on`/`off`, `yes`/`no`) to real PHP booleans ([instead of strings `"1"` and `""`](http://3v4l.org/JuvOT))
    - parses null to PHP `null` ([instead of an empty string](http://3v4l.org/KSoj2))
- works even if `parse_ini_file()` or `parse_ini_string()` is disabled in `php.ini` by falling back on an alternate implementation (can happen on some shared hosts)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Read

[](#read)

```
$reader = new IniReader();

// Read a string
$array = $reader->readString($string);

// Read a file
$array = $reader->readFile('config.ini');
```

#### Troubleshooting

[](#troubleshooting)

**unexpected BOOL\_TRUE in Unknown on line X**

The PHP default implementation of read\_ini\_file does not allow bool-ish values as keys in when reading ini files.

Data like `yes = "Yes"` results in the following error:

```
Syntax error in INI configuration: syntax error, unexpected BOOL_TRUE in Unknown on line 6

```

To prevent from that error, please switch to the custom ini reader implementation by using:

```
$reader = new IniReader();
$reader->setUseNativeFunction(false);
```

### Write

[](#write)

```
$writer = new IniWriter();

// Write to a string
$string = $writer->writeToString($array);

// Write to a file
$writer->writeToFile('config.ini', $array);
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The Ini component is released under the [LGPL v3.0](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0/).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

To run the unit tests:

```
vendor/bin/phpunit

```

To run the performance tests:

```
php vendor/bin/phpbench run tests/PerformanceTest --report=default

```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~159 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

18

Last Release

1444d ago

Major Versions

1.0.6 → 2.0.02018-02-14

1.0.8 → 2.0.22020-01-12

2.0.2 → 3.0.02021-06-17

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.3

3.0.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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