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+/***************************************************************************
+                          parseINIConfigFile.h  -  description
+                             -------------------
+    begin                : Feb 1, 2020
+    copyright            : (C) 2020 by Tomas Oberhuber et al.
+    email                : tomas.oberhuber@fjfi.cvut.cz
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/* See Copyright Notice in tnl/Copyright */
+
+// Implemented by: Jakub KlinkovskĂ˝
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <set>
+
+#include <TNL/Config/ConfigDescription.h>
+#include <TNL/Config/ParameterContainer.h>
+#include <TNL/Config/parseCommandLine.h>    // for addDefaultValues and checkEnumValues
+
+#include "iniparser.hpp"
+
+namespace TNL {
+namespace Config {
+
+ParameterContainer
+parseINIConfigFile( const std::string& configPath,
+                    const ConfigDescription& description )
+{
+    ParameterContainer parameters;
+
+    INI::File file;
+    if( ! file.Load( configPath ) )
+        throw std::runtime_error( file.LastResult().GetErrorDesc() );
+
+    // aggregated sets
+    std::set< std::string > undefinedOptions;
+
+    // iterate over all entries in the global section
+    const INI::Section* section = file.GetSection( "" );
+    for( auto e = section->ValuesBegin(); e != section->ValuesEnd(); e++ ) {
+        const std::string name = e->first;
+        const auto* entryBase = description.getEntry( name );
+        if( entryBase == nullptr ) {
+            undefinedOptions.insert( name );
+            continue;
+        }
+        const std::string entryType = entryBase->getUIEntryType();
+        const auto value = e->second;
+        if( value.AsString().empty() )
+            throw std::runtime_error( "Missing value for the parameter " + name + "." );
+
+        if( entryType == "bool" ) {
+            parameters.addParameter< bool >( name, value.AsBool() );
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "integer" ) {
+            const auto v = value.AsT< Integer >();
+            const ConfigEntry< Integer >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< Integer >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, v );
+            parameters.addParameter< Integer >( name, v );
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "unsigned integer" ) {
+            const auto v = value.AsT< UnsignedInteger >();
+            const ConfigEntry< UnsignedInteger >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< UnsignedInteger >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, v );
+            parameters.addParameter< UnsignedInteger >( name, v );
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "real" ) {
+            const auto v = value.AsDouble();
+            const ConfigEntry< double >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< double >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, v );
+            parameters.addParameter< double >( name, v );
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "string" ) {
+            const auto v = value.AsString();
+            const ConfigEntry< std::string >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< std::string >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, v );
+            parameters.addParameter< std::string >( name, v );
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "list of bool" ) {
+            const auto list = value.AsArray().ToVector< bool >();
+            parameters.addList< bool >( name, list );
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "list of integer" ) {
+            const auto list = value.AsArray().ToVector< Integer >();
+            const ConfigEntry< Integer >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< Integer >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, list );
+            parameters.addList< Integer >( name, list );
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "list of unsigned integer" ) {
+            const auto list = value.AsArray().ToVector< UnsignedInteger >();
+            const ConfigEntry< UnsignedInteger >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< UnsignedInteger >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, list );
+            parameters.addList< UnsignedInteger >( name, list );
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "list of real" ) {
+            const auto list = value.AsArray().ToVector< double >();
+            const ConfigEntry< double >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< double >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, list );
+            parameters.addList< double >( name, list );
+        }
+        else if( entryType == "list of string" ) {
+            const auto list = value.AsArray().ToVector< std::string >();
+            const ConfigEntry< std::string >& entry = dynamic_cast< const ConfigEntry< std::string >& >( *entryBase );
+            checkEnumValues( entry, name, list );
+            parameters.addList< std::string >( name, list );
+        }
+        else
+            // this will not happen if all entry types are handled above
+            throw std::runtime_error( "Function parseINIConfigFil encountered unsupported entry type: " + entryType );
+    }
+
+    if( ! undefinedOptions.empty() ) {
+        std::string msg = "The configuration file contains the following options which are not defined in the program:\n";
+        for( auto option : undefinedOptions )
+            msg += " - " + option + "\n";
+        throw std::runtime_error( msg );
+    }
+
+    // add default values to the parameters
+    addDefaultValues( description, parameters );
+
+    return parameters;
+}
+
+} // namespace Config
+} // namespace TNL