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FILE MANIPULATION CODE

Class for INI Files
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    2002-07-27

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    Version 3.0.0

    More functions, more options!

    Class name: ini

    - close ([ Resource link_identifier ])
    - connect (String file)
    - drop_key (String section, String key [, Resource link_identifier])
    - drop_section (String section [, Resource link_identifier])
    - get_keys(String section, [Resource link_identifier])
    - get_section ([Resource link_identifier])
    - key_exists (String section, String key, [Resource link_identifier])
    - section_exists (String section, [Resource link_identifier])
    - read (String section, String key, [Resource link_identifier])
    - write (String section [, String key [, String value [, Resource Link_Identifier]]])

    By : jorgen

    <?php

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    //
    // INI-functions
    // Jorgen Horstink
    //
    // Class for reading and writing to INI files
    // (c) Copyright 2002 Next Avenue, The Netherlands
    //
    // All rights reserved.
    //
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    error_reporting(E_ALL);

    class ini
    {
    var $ini_data = array (); // Array to store all ini data
    var $ini_data_files = array (); // Array to store all file names
    var $crlf = "\n"; // "Carriage return", SEE function connect
    var $f_temp = "tempA9B4E3F4C9_"; // The temporary file, SEE function connect
    var $set_waiting_limit = 10; // The maximum waiting time in seconds, SEE function connect

    // Return: Link_Identifier (integer)
    function connect($file)
    {
    $temp = $this->f_temp;
    $this->f_temp .= $file;

    $t = 0; // Set the counter var

    // While another file is bussy... wait wait wait
    while (@is_array(file($this->f_temp)))
    {
    $t++;

    // IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
    //
    // If someone does not use the function Close, the temporary file will not be deleted.
    // But if you open the file for the second time, the function Connect notices that
    // the temporary file already exists. So the functions 'thinks' some other file is busy. But
    // that is not true, the file has not been deleted.
    // To solve this problem, the function writes the timestamp in the temporary file. When the
    // function notices that the file already exists, it checks whether or not the last opened
    // timestamp is too old. If the timestamp is too old, the function notices that the function
    // Close probably is not used. So the function deletes the temporary file and goes on...
    //
    // IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT

    // Get the time out of the file, when the last time the script is parsed
    $time = file($this->f_temp);
    // If the time is too old, delete the file and break the while-statement
    if ((time() - $this->set_waiting_limit) > $time[0])
    {
    unlink($this->f_temp);
    break;
    }

    sleep(1); // Check every second...
    if ($t > $this->set_waiting_limit) break;
    }

    // Create the temporary file
    $fp = fopen($this->f_temp, "w+");
    fwrite($fp, time());
    fclose($fp);

    $this->f_temp = $temp;

    // If the file does not exist, return -1
    if (!file_exists($file))
    return (-1);

    // Check whether or not there already is a connection with the selected file
    for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($this->ini_data_files); $i++)
    if ($this->ini_data_files[$i] == $file)
    return ($i);

    // Get all ini data and store it in an Array
    $ini_array = parse_ini_file($file, TRUE);
    // Add the Array to ini_data[]
    $this->ini_data[] = $ini_array;
    // Store the filename in $ini_data_files[]
    $this->ini_data_files[] = $file;

    // Return the new Link_Identifier
    return (sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1);
    }

    // Return: Boolean
    function close($link = "")
    {
    $data_string = "";

    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    // Get all ini data corresponding to the Link_Identifier
    $get_data_from_array = $this->ini_data[$link];
    $array_keys = array_keys($get_data_from_array);

    // Build the new String...
    for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($get_data_from_array); $i++)
    {
    $get_data_from_key = $get_data_from_array[$array_keys[$i]];
    $key_array_keys = array_keys($get_data_from_key);
    $data_string .= "[" . $array_keys[$i] . "]" . $this->crlf;
    for ($j = 0; $j < sizeof($key_array_keys); $j++)
    $data_string .= $key_array_keys[$j] . "=" . $get_data_from_key[$key_array_keys[$j]] . $this->crlf;
    }

    // Get the filename
    $filename = $this->ini_data_files[$link];
    // If the file does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!file_exists($filename))
    return (FALSE);

    @unlink($this->f_temp . $filename);

    // Try to write all data into the file
    $fp = fopen($filename, "w+");
    fwrite($fp, $data_string);
    fclose($fp);

    // Delete the old data
    unset($this->ini_data[$link]);

    // Delete the old filename
    unset($this->ini_data_files[$link]);

    return (TRUE);
    }

    // Return: Boolean
    function drop_key($section, $key, $link)
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    // If the section does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!$this->section_exists($section))
    return (FALSE);

    // If the key does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!$this->key_exists($section, $key))
    return (FALSE);

    // Unset the key in the chosen section
    unset($this->ini_data[$link][$section][$key]);
    return (TRUE);
    }

    // Return: Boolean
    function drop_section($section, $link)
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    // If the section does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!$this->section_exists($section))
    return (FALSE);

    // Unset the section
    unset($this->ini_data[$link][$section]);
    return (TRUE);
    }

    // Return: Array
    function get_keys($section, $link = "")
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    // If the section does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!$this->section_exists($section, $link))
    return (FALSE);

    // Get all keys and return them
    $get_data = $this->ini_data[$link][$section];

    return(array_keys($get_data));
    }

    // Return: Array
    function get_sections($link = "")
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    $get_data = $this->ini_data[$link];
    return(array_keys($get_data));
    }

    // Return: Boolean
    function key_exists($section, $key, $link = "")
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    // If the section does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!$this->section_exists($section, $link))
    return (FALSE);

    // Get all keys
    $keys = $this->get_keys($section, $link);

    for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($keys); $i++)
    if ($keys[$i] == $key)
    return (TRUE);

    // If no section is found, return FALSE
    return (FALSE);
    }

    // Return: Boolean
    function section_exists($section, $link = "")
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    // Get all sections
    $sections = $this->get_sections($link);

    // Check whether or not the section exists
    for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($sections); $i++)
    if ($sections[$i] == $section)
    return (TRUE);

    // If no section is found, return FALSE
    return (FALSE);
    }

    // Return: String
    function read($section, $key, $link = "")
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    // If the section does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!$this->section_exists($section, $link))
    return (FALSE);

    // If the key does not exist, return FALSE
    if (!$this->key_exists($section, $key, $link))
    return (FALSE);

    return ($this->ini_data[$link][$section][$key]);
    }

    // Return: Boolean
    function write($section, $key = "", $value = "", $link = "")
    {
    // If the parameter $link is empty, get the last Link_Identifier
    if (empty($link))
    $link = sizeof($this->ini_data) - 1;

    // If there is no connection to any INI file, return FALSE
    if (sizeof($this->ini_data) == 0)
    return (FALSE);

    if (empty($section))
    return (FALSE);

    // If the section does not exist, make a new section
    if (!$this->section_exists($section))
    $this->ini_data[$link][$section] = array ();

    // If the key is not empty...
    if (!empty($key))
    $this->ini_data[$link][$section][$key] = $value;

    return (TRUE);
    }

    }

    // Make a new instance of the Class...
    $ini = new ini;

    ?>
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