INI configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to read configuration parameters from INI files. You can use IniConfigurationExtensions.AddIniFile extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add INI configuration provider to the configuration builder.
$ dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IniINI configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to read configuration parameters from INI files. You can use IniConfigurationExtensions.AddIniFile extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add INI configuration provider to the configuration builder.
using System;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// Build a configuration object from INI file
IConfiguration config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
.AddIniFile("appsettings.ini")
.Build();
// Get a configuration section
IConfigurationSection section = config.GetSection("Settings");
// Read configuration values
Console.WriteLine($"Server: {section["Server"]}");
Console.WriteLine($"Database: {section["Database"]}");
}
}
To run this example, include an appsettings.ini file with the following content in your project:
[Settings]
Server=example.com
Database=Northwind
You can include a configuration file using a code like this in your .csproj file:
<ItemGroup>
<Content Include="appsettings.ini">
<CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
</Content>
</ItemGroup>
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Ini is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.