- infos = Information about simpleini plugin is in keys below
- infos/author = Markus Raab elekt.nosp@m.ra@l.nosp@m.ibele.nosp@m.ktra.nosp@m..org
- infos/licence = BSD
- infos/provides = storage/properties
- infos/needs = code binary
- infos/placements = getstorage setstorage
- infos/status = maintained unittest nodep concept obsolete 3000
- infos/description = Very simple storage plugin which stores data in a basic properties file format
This plugin reads and writes files written in a basic line-oriented ini-like format. It is very simplistic without sections, the toml plugin and for specifications the ni plugin should be preferred. Since the simpleini plugin requires the GNU C library it will not work on operating systems that use another C library such as macOS.
It is quite suitable to export configuration if you want line-by-line key, value pairs without sections or metadata. (Thus +3000 in status)
kdb export system:/samba simpleini
The only parameter simpleini supports is format which allows you to change the syntax of individual lines. The format is a string with any characters where only % has special meaning:
% in an even number N are escaped and represent N/2 %, e.g. %%%% are actually %% in the resulting format.- The first unescaped
% represents the key.
- The second unescaped
% represents the value.
The default is % = %.
For example, if you want every key to be marked %:key value you would use:
kdb export -c "format=%%:% %" system:/samba simpleini
#> %:key value
#> %:key2 value2
- Lines in a different format (e.g. comments) are discarded.
- The order per line must be key and then value: the plugin cannot be used if the value is first
- Whitespace before and after keynames are trimmed (but not for value)
- Delimiting symbols cannot be part of the key.
- The last occurrence of the same key wins (others are discarded).
- The parent Key cannot be used.
- This plugin needs the code and binary plugins. A code plugin is used for the escape character for some symbols (but does not respect user-defined
format) and the binary plugin is used to handle binary values.
Mount the plugin:
kdb mount -d /etc/samba/smb.conf system:/samba ccode simpleini
- will be excluded in macOS
- cannot parse entries where key or value is missing
