# rickyah/ini-parser

Read/Write an INI file the easy way!

Repository: https://github.com/rickyah/ini-parser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ini-parser
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: c-sharp, unity3d, ini, mono, cli, configuration, config, configuration-management, configuration-file, config-management, iniparser, ini-parser, dotnet, unity-scripts, unity3d-games, nuget, monodevelop
Last push: 2023-07-02T18:59:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5045, "days_push": 1158, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1031, forks 250 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.111620+00:00)

## What it is
A C# library for reading and writing INI configuration files, compatible with .NET, Mono, and Unity3d. It stores INI data in nested dictionaries and supports customizable parsing behavior and merging of INI files, sections, or key subsets.

## Use cases
- read and write ini config files in c#
- parse ini files in a unity3d game
- load configuration from an ini file in .net
- merge two ini files or sections
- customize ini parsing rules for non-standard ini formats
- modify a key value in an ini section and save it

## When to choose
- your .NET, Mono, or Unity project needs simple INI file handling
- you want a dependency-free, portable pure C# parser
- you need to merge INI files or customize parser behavior

## When to avoid
- you need a more expressive config format like YAML, TOML, or JSON
- you are not working in a .NET-based language
- you need hierarchical or typed configuration

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: parser, configuration-management, serialization
- domain: developer-tools, files, backend
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform, cli
- tags: ini, c-sharp, unity3d, mono, nuget, config-files

## Member repositories
- rickyah/ini-parser (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.111620+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:29.310277+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rickyah/ini-parser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.111620+00:00, sha 0eb5e305c6d1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.