# ndevilla/iniparser

ini file parser

Repository: https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iniparser
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/iniparser/iniparser
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-19T21:22:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5857, "days_push": 45, "days_rel": 563, "gap_med": 20.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1071, forks 433 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:28.295463+00:00)

## What it is
A small, dependency-free C library for parsing INI configuration files, around 1500 lines of code in four files. It is fully re-entrant, portable pedantic C, and builds as static or shared libraries via CMake.

## Use cases
- parse ini config files from C
- read application settings from an ini file
- embed a lightweight ini parser in a C project
- load configuration without external dependencies
- write and modify ini files programmatically in C

## When to choose
- you need a tiny, portable ini parser in C with no dependencies
- you want a re-entrant parser that is easy to make thread-safe
- you need a mature, widely packaged ini library

## When to avoid
- you need hierarchical or typed configuration formats like YAML, TOML, or JSON
- you want built-in thread safety without adding your own mutex
- you need a parser in a language other than C

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: parsers, developer-tools, files
- platform: c, cross-platform, windows
- tags: ini, config-files, cmake, no-dependencies, reentrant, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ndevilla/iniparser (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.295463+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 2026-08-30T06:53:51.607205+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.295463+00:00, sha 62ffb6f577bb)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.com/iniparser/iniparser (fetched 2026-08-29T12:55:56.605174+00:00, sha d759187f003f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.