Read/ write ini files in javascript
This post talks about reading and writing the ini files with the following examples
Read ini file into memory
Adding ini dependency
Create a nodejs application using the npm init -y command.
Please install the npm ini library using the npm install ini command.
This will be included in package.json as follows
"dependencies": {
"ini": "^1.3.5"
}
for yarn and bower-based projects, please add the following dependency
yarn add ini
bower install ini
Sample INI data example file
Following is the ini example file which is used as a base for parse, reading, and writing the data to it.
;config.toml
; Created by Franc
[Author]
name=Franc
updateDate=20-03-2020.
[database]
driverclass = com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
dbName = mydatabase
port = 3306
username = root
password =
Read/parse INI file in JavaScript
Import fs and ini library into the application requires a statement
const fs = require('fs');
const ini = require('ini');
const config = ini.parse(fs.readFileSync('./config.ini', 'utf-8'));
console.log(config);
and Output is
{
Author: {
name: 'Franc',
updateDate: '20-03-2020.'
},
database: {
driverclass: 'com.mysql.jdbc.Driver',
dbName: 'mydatabase',
port: '3306',
username: 'root',
password: ''
}
}