First step towards the v0.5 API. New configfile routines in use.

Configfile adapted. For drivers: configfile routines are available.

server/configfile.h

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+#ifndef CONFIGFILE_H
+#define CONFIGFILE_H
+
+/*
+ * Defines routines to read ini-file-like files.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GNU General Public License. Refer to the
+ * COPYING file distributed with this package
+ *
+ * (c) 2001 Joris Robijn
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+int config_read_file( char *filename );
+// Opens the specified file and reads everything into memory.
+// Returns -1 on parsing errors.
+// Returns -2 if the file could not be opened or a read error occured.
+// Returns -16 if a malloc went wrong.
+
+int config_read_string( char *sectionname, char *str );
+// Reads everything in the string into memory.
+// Returns -1 on parsing errors.
+// Returns -16 if a malloc went wrong.
+
+unsigned char config_get_bool( char *sectionname, char *keyname,
+		int skip, unsigned char default_value );
+// Tries to interpret a value in the config file as a boolean.
+// 0, false, no, n = false
+// 1, true, yes, y = true
+// If the key is not found or cannot be interpreted, the given default value is
+// returned.
+// The skip value can be used to iterate over multiple values with the same
+// key. Should be 0 to get the first one, 1 for the second etc. and -1 for the
+// last.
+
+long int config_get_int( char *sectionname, char *keyname,
+		int skip, long int default_value );
+// Tries to interpret a value in the config file as an integer.
+
+double config_get_float( char *sectionname, char *keyname,
+		int skip, double default_value );
+// Tries to interpret a value in the config file as a float.
+
+char *config_get_string( char * sectionname, char * keyname,
+		int skip, char * default_value );
+// Returns a pointer to the string associated with the specified key.
+// The string should never be modified, but for example immediately be
+// copied.
+
+int config_has_section( char *sectionname );
+// Checks if a specified section exists.
+// Returns whether it exists.
+
+int config_has_key( char *sectionname, char *keyname );
+// Checks if a specified key within the specified section exists.
+// Returns the number of times the key exists.
+
+void config_clear();
+// Clears all data stored by the config_read_* functions.
+// Should be called if the config should be reread.
+
+#endif