A little bash functions set to work with *.ini files

ini_edit

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# param_1: string | param_2: file
is_option_in_file () {
  if [[ ! -z "$1" && ! -z "$2" ]]; then
    egrep -q "$1" "$2"

    if [[ $? = '0' ]]
    then
      echo '1'
    else
      echo '0'
    fi
  fi
}

# param_1: string | param_2: file
get_option_line_number () {
  if [[ ! -z "$1" && ! -z "$2" ]]; then
   echo $(egrep -n "$1" "$2" | cut -f1 -d:)
  fi
}

# param_1: option | param_2: value | param_3: file
ini_set_option () {
  local ini_file="$3";
  local ini_option="^$1.*$";
  local original_option="$1"
  local new_option_value="$2"

  if [ $( is_option_in_file "$ini_option" "$ini_file" ) = "1" ]; then
    echo "Changed $1 value to $2 in the lines: " $(get_option_line_number "$ini_option" "$ini_file")
    sed -i -e "s/$ini_option/$original_option = $new_option_value/g" $ini_file
  else
    echo "$original_option = $new_option_value " >> $ini_file
  fi
}

# param_1: option | param_2: file
ini_comment_option () {
  local ini_file="$2";
  local ini_option="^$1.*$";

  if [ $( is_option_in_file "$ini_option" "$ini_file" ) = "1" ]; then
    echo "Commented $1 option in the lines: " $(get_option_line_number "$ini_option" "$ini_file")
    sed -i -e "s/\($ini_option\)/;\1/g" $ini_file
  fi
}

# param_1: option | param_2: file
ini_uncomment_option () {
  local ini_file="$2";
  local ini_option="^;$1.*$";

  if [ $( is_option_in_file "$ini_option" "$ini_file" ) = "1" ]; then
    echo "Uncommented $1 option in the lines: " $(get_option_line_number "$ini_option" "$ini_file")
    sed -i -e "/$ini_option/ s/^;//" $ini_file
  fi
}

# =============== Examples ================

# Set any options' values by name || add if they aren't exist
ini_set_option 'soap.wsdl_cache_ttl' '100500' '/etc/php5/cli/php.ini'
ini_set_option 'soap.wsdl_cache_ttl' '"Hey there!"' '/etc/php5/cli/php.ini'
read -t 20 -p " ⏎ "

# Escape any special chars if you think they could interfere
ini_set_option 'soap\.wsdl_cache_ttl' '86400' "/etc/php5/cli/php.ini"
read -t 20 -p " ⏎ "

# Comment & uncomment options by name
ini_comment_option 'soap.wsdl_cache_ttl' "/etc/php5/cli/php.ini"
read -t 20 -p " ⏎ "
ini_uncomment_option 'soap.wsdl_cache_ttl' "/etc/php5/cli/php.ini"

sudo_ini_edit

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# param_1: string | param_2: file
is_option_in_file () {
  if [[ ! -z "$1" && ! -z "$2" ]]; then
    sudo egrep -q "$1" "$2"

    if [[ $? = '0' ]]
    then
      echo '1'
    else
      echo '0'
    fi
  fi
}

# param_1: string | param_2: file
get_option_line_number () {
  if [[ ! -z "$1" && ! -z "$2" ]]; then
   echo $(sudo egrep -n "$1" "$2" | sudo cut -f1 -d:)
  fi
}

# param_1: option | param_2: value | param_3: file
ini_set_option () {
  local ini_file="$3";
  local ini_option="^$1.*$";
  local original_option="$1"
  local new_option_value="$2"

  if [ $( is_option_in_file "$ini_option" "$ini_file" ) = "1" ]; then
    echo "Changed $1 value to $2 in the lines: " $(get_option_line_number "$ini_option" "$ini_file")
    sudo sed -i -e "s/$ini_option/$original_option = $new_option_value/g" $ini_file
  else
    echo "$original_option = $new_option_value " | sudo tee -a $ini_file
  fi
}

# param_1: option | param_2: file
ini_comment_option () {
  local ini_file="$2";
  local ini_option="^$1.*$";

  if [ $( is_option_in_file "$ini_option" "$ini_file" ) = "1" ]; then
    echo "Commented $1 option in the lines: " $(get_option_line_number "$ini_option" "$ini_file")
    sudo sed -i -e "s/\($ini_option\)/;\1/g" $ini_file
  fi
}

# param_1: option | param_2: file
ini_uncomment_option () {
  local ini_file="$2";
  local ini_option="^;$1.*$";

  if [ $( is_option_in_file "$ini_option" "$ini_file" ) = "1" ]; then
    echo "Uncommented $1 option in the lines: " $(get_option_line_number "$ini_option" "$ini_file")
    sudo sed -i -e "/$ini_option/ s/^;//" $ini_file
  fi
}

[example]
ini="can have multiple sections"
[soap]
ini="does not have to have unique keys in a file, only within a section"
wsdl_cache_ttl=3600
[REST]
wsdl_cache_ttl=1234
also = 'if [ ! -z "$1" ] && [ ! -z "$2" ]; then echo "more portable"; fi '