fs_read_key_values.rs

fs_read_key_values.rs

use std::io;
use std::fs;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Create a dummy config.toml file for demonstration purposes
    fs::write("config.toml", "key = \"value\"\nother_key = 123\nanother_string_key = \"hello world\"")?;

    let contents = fs::read_to_string("config.toml")?;
    println!("Contents of config.toml:\n{}", contents);
    println!("------------------------------------");

    // Variables to store the extracted values
    let mut key_value: Option<String> = None;
    let mut other_key_value: Option<i32> = None;
    let mut another_string_key_value: Option<String> = None;

    // Iterate over each line in the contents
    for line in contents.lines() {
        // Trim whitespace from the line
        let trimmed_line = line.trim();

        // Skip empty lines or lines that might be comments (starting with #)
        if trimmed_line.is_empty() || trimmed_line.starts_with('#') {
            continue;
        }

        // Split the line by the first '='
        if let Some((key_part, value_part)) = trimmed_line.split_once('=') {
            let key = key_part.trim();
            let raw_value = value_part.trim();

            match key {
                "key" => {
                    // Remove quotes from the string value
                    let value = raw_value.trim_matches('"');
                    key_value = Some(value.to_string());
                }
                "other_key" => {
                    // Parse the string to an integer
                    other_key_value = Some(raw_value.parse::<i32>()?);
                }
                "another_string_key" => {
                    // Remove quotes from the string value
                    let value = raw_value.trim_matches('"');
                    another_string_key_value = Some(value.to_string());
                }
                _ => {
                    // Handle unknown keys if necessary
                    eprintln!("Warning: Unknown key found in config: {}", key);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Now, access the assigned values
    println!("Extracted Values:");
    if let Some(val) = key_value {
        println!("key = \"{}\"", val);
    } else {
        println!("key not found or could not be parsed.");
    }

    if let Some(val) = other_key_value {
        println!("other_key = {}", val);
    } else {
        println!("other_key not found or could not be parsed.");
    }

    if let Some(val) = another_string_key_value {
        println!("another_string_key = \"{}\"", val);
    } else {
        println!("another_string_key not found or could not be parsed.");
    }


    Ok(())
}