char value[CFG_VALUE_LEN]; /**< Value */
};
+/** Configuration file operation optional arguments */
+struct rte_cfgfile_parameters {
+ /** Config file comment character; one of '!', '#', '%', ';', '@' */
+ char comment_character;
+};
+
+/**@{ cfgfile load operation flags */
+enum {
+ /**
+ * Indicates that the file supports key value entries before the first
+ * defined section. These entries can be accessed in the "GLOBAL"
+ * section.
+ */
+ CFG_FLAG_GLOBAL_SECTION = 1,
+
+ /**
+ * Indicates that file supports key value entries where the value can
+ * be zero length (e.g., "key=").
+ */
+ CFG_FLAG_EMPTY_VALUES = 2,
+};
+/**@} */
+
+/** Defines the default comment character used for parsing config files. */
+#define CFG_DEFAULT_COMMENT_CHARACTER ';'
+
/**
* Open config file
*
* @param filename
* Config file name
* @param flags
-* Config file flags, Reserved for future use. Must be set to 0.
+* Config file flags
* @return
* Handle to configuration file on success, NULL otherwise
*/
struct rte_cfgfile *rte_cfgfile_load(const char *filename, int flags);
+/**
+ * Open config file with specified optional parameters.
+ *
+ * @param filename
+ * Config file name
+ * @param flags
+ * Config file flags
+ * @param params
+ * Additional configuration attributes. Must be configured with desired
+ * values prior to invoking this API.
+ * @return
+ * Handle to configuration file on success, NULL otherwise
+ */
+struct rte_cfgfile *rte_cfgfile_load_with_params(const char *filename,
+ int flags, const struct rte_cfgfile_parameters *params);
+
+/**
+ * Create new cfgfile instance with empty sections and entries
+ *
+ * @param flags
+ * - CFG_FLAG_GLOBAL_SECTION
+ * Indicates that the file supports key value entries before the first
+ * defined section. These entries can be accessed in the "GLOBAL"
+ * section.
+ * - CFG_FLAG_EMPTY_VALUES
+ * Indicates that file supports key value entries where the value can
+ * be zero length (e.g., "key=").
+ * @return
+ * Handle to cfgfile instance on success, NULL otherwise
+ */
+struct rte_cfgfile *rte_cfgfile_create(int flags);
+
+/**
+ * Add section in cfgfile instance.
+ *
+ * @param cfg
+ * Pointer to the cfgfile structure.
+ * @param sectionname
+ * Section name which will be add to cfgfile.
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, -ENOMEM if can't add section
+ */
+int
+rte_cfgfile_add_section(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg, const char *sectionname);
+
+/**
+ * Add entry to specified section in cfgfile instance.
+ *
+ * @param cfg
+ * Pointer to the cfgfile structure.
+ * @param sectionname
+ * Given section name to add an entry.
+ * @param entryname
+ * Entry name to add.
+ * @param entryvalue
+ * Entry value to add.
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, -EEXIST if entry already exist, -EINVAL if bad argument
+ */
+int rte_cfgfile_add_entry(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg,
+ const char *sectionname, const char *entryname,
+ const char *entryvalue);
+
+/**
+ * Update value of specified entry name in given section in config file
+ *
+ * @param cfg
+ * Config file
+ * @param sectionname
+ * Section name
+ * @param entryname
+ * Entry name to look for the value change
+ * @param entryvalue
+ * New entry value. Can be also an empty string if CFG_FLAG_EMPTY_VALUES = 1
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, -EINVAL if bad argument
+ */
+int rte_cfgfile_set_entry(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg, const char *sectionname,
+ const char *entryname, const char *entryvalue);
+
+/**
+ * Save object cfgfile to file on disc
+ *
+ * @param cfg
+ * Config file structure
+ * @param filename
+ * File name to save data
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, errno otherwise
+ */
+int rte_cfgfile_save(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg, const char *filename);
+
/**
* Get number of sections in config file
*
int rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg,
const char *sectionname);
+/**
+* Get number of entries in given config file section
+*
+* The index of a section is the same as the index of its name in the
+* result of rte_cfgfile_sections. This API can be used when there are
+* multiple sections with the same name.
+*
+* @param cfg
+* Config file
+* @param sectionname
+* Section name
+* @param index
+* Section index
+* @return
+* Number of entries in section on success, -1 otherwise
+*/
+int rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries_by_index(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg,
+ char *sectionname,
+ int index);
+
/**
* Get section entries as key-value pairs
*