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+--- Reads configuration files into a Lua table. <p>
+--  Understands INI files, classic Unix config files, and simple
+-- delimited columns of values. <p>
+-- <pre class=example>
+--    # test.config
+--    # Read timeout in seconds
+--    read.timeout=10
+--    # Write timeout in seconds
+--    write.timeout=5
+--    #acceptable ports
+--    ports = 1002,1003,1004
+--
+--        -- readconfig.lua
+--    require 'pl'
+--    local t = config.read 'test.config'
+--    print(pretty.write(t))
+--
+--    ### output #####
+--   {
+--      ports = {
+--        1002,
+--        1003,
+--        1004
+--      },
+--      write_timeout = 5,
+--      read_timeout = 10
+--    }
+-- </pre>
+-- See the Guide for further <a href="../../index.html#config">discussion</a>
+-- @class module
+-- @name pl.config
+
+local type,tonumber,ipairs,io, table = _G.type,_G.tonumber,_G.ipairs,_G.io,_G.table
+
+local function split(s,re)
+    local res = {}
+    local t_insert = table.insert
+    re = '[^'..re..']+'
+    for k in s:gmatch(re) do t_insert(res,k) end
+    return res
+end
+
+local function strip(s)
+    return s:gsub('^%s+',''):gsub('%s+$','')
+end
+
+local function strip_quotes (s)
+    return s:gsub("['\"](.*)['\"]",'%1')
+end
+
+local config = {}
+
+--- like io.lines(), but allows for lines to be continued with '\'.
+-- @param file a file-like object (anything where read() returns the next line) or a filename.
+-- Defaults to stardard input.
+-- @return an iterator over the lines, or nil
+-- @return error 'not a file-like object' or 'file is nil'
+function config.lines(file)
+    local f,openf,err
+    local line = ''
+    if type(file) == 'string' then
+        f,err = io.open(file,'r')
+        if not f then return nil,err end
+        openf = true
+    else
+        f = file or io.stdin
+        if not file.read then return nil, 'not a file-like object' end
+    end
+    if not f then return nil, 'file is nil' end
+    return function()
+        local l = f:read()
+        while l do
+            -- does the line end with '\'?
+            local i = l:find '\\%s*$'
+            if i then -- if so,
+                line = line..l:sub(1,i-1)
+            elseif line == '' then
+                return l
+            else
+                l = line..l
+                line = ''
+                return l
+            end
+            l = f:read()
+        end
+        if openf then f:close() end
+    end
+end
+
+--- read a configuration file into a table
+-- @param file either a file-like object or a string, which must be a filename
+-- @param cnfg a configuration table that may contain these fields:
+-- <ul>
+-- <li> variablilize make names into valid Lua identifiers (default true)</li>
+-- <li> convert_numbers try to convert values into numbers (default true)</li>
+-- <li> trim_space ensure that there is no starting or trailing whitespace with values (default true)</li>
+-- <li> trim_quotes remove quotes from strings (default false)</li>
+-- <li> list_delim delimiter to use when separating columns (default ',')</li>
+-- </ul>
+-- @return a table containing items, or nil
+-- @return error message (same as @{config.lines}
+function config.read(file,cnfg)
+    local f,openf,err
+    cnfg = cnfg or {}
+    local function check_cnfg (var,def)
+        local val = cnfg[var]
+        if val == nil then return def else return val end
+    end
+    local t = {}
+    local top_t = t
+    local variablilize = check_cnfg ('variabilize',true)
+    local list_delim = check_cnfg('list_delim',',')
+    local convert_numbers = check_cnfg('convert_numbers',true)
+    local trim_space = check_cnfg('trim_space',true)
+    local trim_quotes = check_cnfg('trim_quotes',false)
+    local ignore_assign = check_cnfg('ignore_assign',false)
+
+    local function process_name(key)
+        if variablilize then
+            key = key:gsub('[^%w]','_')
+        end
+        return key
+    end
+
+    local function process_value(value)
+        if list_delim and value:find(list_delim) then
+            value = split(value,list_delim)
+            for i,v in ipairs(value) do
+                value[i] = process_value(v)
+            end
+        elseif convert_numbers and value:find('^[%d%+%-]') then
+            local val = tonumber(value)
+            if val then value = val end
+        end
+        if type(value) == 'string' then
+           if trim_space then value = strip(value) end
+           if trim_quotes then value = strip_quotes(value) end
+        end
+        return value
+    end
+
+    local iter,err = config.lines(file)
+    if not iter then return nil,err end
+    for line in iter do
+        -- strips comments
+        local ci = line:find('%s*[#;]')
+        if ci then line = line:sub(1,ci-1) end
+        -- and ignore blank lines
+        if  line:find('^%s*$') then
+        elseif line:find('^%[') then -- section!
+            local section = process_name(line:match('%[([^%]]+)%]'))
+            t = top_t
+            t[section] = {}
+            t = t[section]
+        else
+            local i1,i2 = line:find('%s*=%s*')
+            if i1 and not ignore_assign then -- key,value assignment
+                local key = process_name(line:sub(1,i1-1))
+                local value = process_value(line:sub(i2+1))
+                t[key] = value
+            else -- a plain list of values...
+                t[#t+1] = process_value(line)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return top_t
+end
+
+return config