{"id":13332,"library":"ini-parser","title":"INI File Parser","description":"ini-parser is a minimalist CommonJS module designed for parsing `.ini` configuration files into JavaScript objects. Currently at version 0.0.2, it was last published over a decade ago (August 2014) and is considered abandoned and unmaintained. It offers synchronous and asynchronous methods for parsing INI files from disk (`parseFileSync`, `parseFile`) and a synchronous method for parsing INI strings (`parse`). Due to its age, it lacks modern features, bug fixes, security updates, and official TypeScript definitions. It is explicitly a CommonJS-only package, making it incompatible with pure ESM projects without a CommonJS wrapper.","status":"abandoned","version":"0.0.2","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":"git@github.com:rawiroaisen/node-ini-parser","tags":["javascript","ini","linux","configration","parser","files"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install ini-parser","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add ini-parser","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add ini-parser","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"This package is CommonJS-only and does not support ES Modules directly. Attempting to use 'import' will result in a runtime error.","wrong":"import parser from 'ini-parser';","symbol":"parser","correct":"const parser = require('ini-parser');"},{"note":"The `parse` method is accessed via the default export object. Direct destructuring from `require()` or calling it without assigning the module to a variable first is not the intended use.","wrong":"const parsedData = require('ini-parser').parse(iniString);","symbol":"parser.parse","correct":"const parsedData = parser.parse(iniString);"},{"note":"The `parseFile` method uses Node.js-style callbacks, not Promises, which is typical for packages from its era.","wrong":"parser.parseFile('./config.ini').then(data => { /* ... */ });","symbol":"parser.parseFile","correct":"parser.parseFile('./config.ini', (err, data) => { /* handle result */ });"}],"quickstart":{"code":"const parser = require('ini-parser');\nconst fs = require('fs');\n\n// Create a dummy INI file for demonstration\nconst iniContent = `\n[Server]\nHost=localhost\nPort=8080\nDebug=true\n\n[Database]\nType=MySQL\nUser=root\nPassword=secret\n`;\n\nfs.writeFileSync('config.ini', iniContent);\n\n// 1. Parse a string synchronously\nconst parsedString = parser.parse(iniContent);\nconsole.log('Parsed from string:', parsedString);\n\n// 2. Parse a file synchronously\ntry {\n  const parsedFile = parser.parseFileSync('config.ini');\n  console.log('Parsed from file (sync):', parsedFile);\n} catch (error) {\n  console.error('Error parsing file synchronously:', error.message);\n}\n\n// 3. Parse a file asynchronously\nparser.parseFile('config.ini', (error, data) => {\n  if (error) {\n    console.error('Error parsing file asynchronously:', error.message);\n    return;\n  }\n  console.log('Parsed from file (async):', data);\n});\n\n// Clean up the dummy file\nfs.unlinkSync('config.ini');","lang":"javascript","description":"Demonstrates parsing INI content from a string and from a file, using both synchronous and asynchronous file reading methods."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Migrate to a maintained INI parsing library such as 'ini', '@jedmao/ini-parser', or 'js-ini-parser' which offer active development, better features, and security.","message":"This package is abandoned and has not been updated in over a decade (since August 2014). It contains unpatched vulnerabilities, lacks support for modern JavaScript features, and will not receive any further maintenance or bug fixes.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"0.0.2"},{"fix":"Use a CommonJS-compatible environment or bundler, or switch to an INI parser that explicitly supports ES Modules.","message":"The package is CommonJS-only and relies on `require()`. It is not directly compatible with ES Modules (`import`) without explicit tooling or a CommonJS wrapper.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.0.2"},{"fix":"Create a `declarations.d.ts` file with `declare module 'ini-parser';` or use a modern INI parser with built-in TypeScript support like `js-ini-parser` or `@jedmao/ini-parser`.","message":"There are no official TypeScript type definitions available for this package. Using it in a TypeScript project will require manual type declarations or using it with `any` types.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.0.2"},{"fix":"Ensure the callback function for `parseFile` properly checks its first argument for an `Error` object. Consider wrapping it in a Promise for modern async/await usage if migration isn't an option.","message":"Error handling for `parseFile` is callback-based and requires explicit checks for `error` in the callback signature. It does not use Promises.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.0.2"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-19T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Verify that the file path is correct and the application has read permissions for the file and directory.","cause":"The specified file path for `parseFile` or `parseFileSync` does not exist or is inaccessible.","error":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'path/to/nonexistent.ini'"},{"fix":"Ensure the module is assigned to a variable (e.g., `const parser = require('ini-parser');`) and then methods are called on that variable (e.g., `parser.parse(string)`).","cause":"Attempting to call `parse` or other methods directly on the `require('ini-parser')` call, or the variable holding the imported module is incorrectly referenced.","error":"TypeError: parser.parse is not a function"}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null,"pypi_latest":null,"cli_name":"","cli_version":null}