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presenting ConfigMap which is a StringMap Tree very much similar to KeyValues.

Difference is that it only works with strings as values and stringmaps as sections.


API:

ConfigMap(const char[] filename);

int GetSize(const char[] key_path);

int Get(const char[] key_path, char[] buffer, int buf_size);

ConfigMap GetSection(const char[] key_path);

KeyValType GetKeyValType(const char[] key_path);

int GetInt(const char[] key_path, int& i, int base=10);

int GetFloat(const char[] key_path, float& f);

stock void DeleteCfg(ConfigMap& cfg, bool clear_only=false);

Accessing values and sections is easy:

assume this config:

"root" {
    "value1"    "howdy"
    "section1" {
        "value1"    "hi"
    }
    
    "section2" {
        "subsection1" {
            "value1"    "bonjour"
        }
    }
}

to access the value "howdy", use the key path string: "root.value1"
to access the value "hi", use the key path string: "root.section1.value1"
to access the value "bonjour", use the key path string: "root.section2.subsection1.value1"

to reduce having to use these key path strings all the time on frequently used subsections, use `GetSection` to save the ConfigMap of a subsection, there is no need to free the instance to the subsection.

Download Link
Tutorial on how to use it.

Features:
Iterating key-values by number.
Retrieving keys in a performant manner.
Partial string interpolation.
Math parsing with custom variables.