MCFG/2

MCFG/2 is a reworking of my original mcfg library and format.

Building

MCFG/2'S recommended way of building is to use mariebuild, if you do not have a version of mariebuild installed which is compatible with the build file format you can use the provided scripts/build.bash script.

NOTE: Before you can build using either of the provided methods, you should run the scripts/setup.bash script!

Overview

Basic Library Usage

For a more detailed guide for using this library, see the files in doc/usage/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include "mcfg.h"
#include "mcfg_util.h"

int main(void) {
  char path[] = "tests/number_types.mcfg";

  mcfg_file_t file;
  mcfg_err_t ret = mcfg_parse_file(path, &file);

  if (ret != MCFG_OK) {
    fprintf(stderr, "failed to parse file: %s\n", mcfg_err_string(ret));
    return ret;
  }

  mcfg_field_t *field = mcfg_get_field_by_path(&file, mcfg_parse_path("/test/numbers/u32_12312312"));
  printf("value = %lu\n", mcfg_data_as_u32(*field));

  return 0;
}

Structuring

MCFG/2 files are always structured into sectors and sections. Sectors sit at the top level and contain sections, within sections fields can be declared. Sectors and sections have to be terminated using the end keyword.

Example:

sector foo
  section bar
    str my_field 'foobar'
  end
end

Datatypes

• Number Types
  • bool
  • u8, u16, u32
  • i8, i16, i32
• Strings (multiline too!)
• Lists of the previous datatypes (multiline too!)

Field Embedding

MCFG/2 supports embedding fields within string fields using the following syntax: $(FIELD_NAME). Fields from within the same section can be embedded by simply inserting their name. If they come from another section they require an absolute path to them.

Example:

sector sec1
  section origin
    str some_field 'some value'
  end
end

sector sec2
  section dest
    str some_other_field 'origin: $(/sec1/origin/some_field)'
  end
end

Dynamically generated fields can be inserted by wrapping their name between percentage-signs.

Example: str some_field 'dynamic field value: $(%some_dynamic_field%)'

Repository Structure

• src/ – Implementation Sourcecode
• include/ – Headers for public Library Interface
• misc/ – Miscellaneous things
• scripts/ – Different scripts
• tests/ – Test / Example files
• README.md
• LICENSE
• build.mb
• .gitignore