/*!
\mainpage toml++
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\tableofcontents
\section mainpage-features Features
- Supports the latest [TOML](https://toml.io/) release ([v1.0.0](https://toml.io/en/v1.0.0)), plus
optional support for some unreleased TOML features
- Supports serializing to JSON
- Proper UTF-8 handling (incl. BOM)
- C++17 (plus some C++20 features where available, e.g. experimental support for char8_t strings)
- Header-only (optional!)
- Doesn't require RTTI
- Works with or without exceptions
- Tested on Clang (6+), GCC (7+) and MSVC (VS2019)
- Tested on x64, x86 and ARM
\section mainpage-api-documentation API documentation
You're looking at it! Browse the docs using the links at the top of the page.
You can search from anywhere by pressing the TAB key.
\section mainpage-example Basic examples
\subsection mainpage-example-parsing-files Parsing files
Call toml::parse_file() and work with the toml::table you get back, or handle any toml::parse_error that gets thrown:
\cpp
#include
#include
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
toml::table tbl;
try
{
tbl = toml::parse_file(argv[1]);
std::cout << tbl << "\n";
}
catch (const toml::parse_error& err)
{
std::cerr << "Parsing failed:\n" << err << "\n";
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
\ecpp
\see
- toml::parse_file()
- toml::table
- toml::parse_error
\subsection mainpage-example-parsing-strings Parsing strings and iostreams
Call toml::parse() and work with the toml::table you get back, or handle any toml::parse_error that gets thrown:
\godbolt{NsR-xf}
\cpp
#include
#include
#include
using namespace std::string_view_literals;
int main()
{
static constexpr std::string_view some_toml = R"(
[library]
name = "toml++"
authors = ["Mark Gillard "]
cpp = 17
)"sv;
try
{
// parse directly from a string view:
{
toml::table tbl = toml::parse(some_toml);
std::cout << tbl << "\n";
}
// parse from a string stream:
{
std::stringstream ss{ std::string{ some_toml } };
toml::table tbl = toml::parse(ss);
std::cout << tbl << "\n";
}
}
catch (const toml::parse_error& err)
{
std::cerr << "Parsing failed:\n" << err << "\n";
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
\ecpp
\out
[library]
authors = [ 'Mark Gillard ' ]
cpp = 17
name = 'toml++'
[library]
authors = [ 'Mark Gillard ' ]
cpp = 17
name = 'toml++'
\eout
\see
- toml::parse_file()
- toml::table
- toml::parse_error
\subsection mainpage-example-parsing-without-exceptions Handling errors without exceptions
Can't (or won't) use exceptions? That's fine too. You can disable exceptions in your compiler flags and/or
explicitly disable the library's use of them by setting the option \ref TOML_EXCEPTIONS to `0`. In either case,
the parsing functions return a toml::parse_result instead of a toml::table:
\cpp
#include
#define TOML_EXCEPTIONS 0 // only necessary if you've left them enabled in your compiler
#include
int main()
{
toml::parse_result result = toml::parse_file("configuration.toml");
if (!result)
{
std::cerr << "Parsing failed:\n" << result.error() << "\n";
return 1;
}
do_stuff_with_your_config(std::move(result).table()); // 'steal' the table from the result
return 0;
}
\ecpp
\subsection mainpage-example-custom-error-formatting Custom error formatting
The examples above use an overloaded `operator<<` with ostreams to print basic error messages, and look like this:
\out
Error while parsing key: expected bare key starting character or string delimiter, saw '?'
(error occurred at line 2, column 5)
\eout
In order to keep the library as small as possible I haven't bent over backwards to support things like custom
colouring of the text in TTY environments, et cetera. That being said, the library provides the requisite information
for you to build these yourself if necessary via toml::parse_error's source() and description() members:
\cpp
toml::table tbl;
try
{
tbl = toml::parse_file("configuration.toml");
}
catch (const toml::parse_error& err)
{
std::cerr
<< "Error parsing file '" << *err.source().path
<< "':\n" << err.description()
<< "\n (" << err.source().begin << ")\n";
return 1;
}
\ecpp
\see
- toml::parse_error
- toml::source_region
- toml::source_position
\subsection mainpage-example-manipulations Working with TOML data
A TOML document is a tree of values, arrays and tables, represented as the toml::value, toml::array
and toml::table, respectively. All three inherit from toml::node, and can be easily accessed via
the toml::node_view:
\godbolt{7z6GGW}
\cpp
#include
#include
using namespace std::string_view_literals;
int main()
{
static constexpr auto source = R"(
str = "hello world"
numbers = [ 1, 2, 3, "four", 5.0 ]
vegetables = [ "tomato", "onion", "mushroom", "lettuce" ]
minerals = [ "quartz", "iron", "copper", "diamond" ]
[animals]
cats = [ "tiger", "lion", "puma" ]
birds = [ "macaw", "pigeon", "canary" ]
fish = [ "salmon", "trout", "carp" ]
)"sv;
toml::table tbl = toml::parse(source);
// different ways of directly querying data
std::optional str1 = tbl["str"].value();
std::optional str2 = tbl["str"].value();
std::string_view str3 = tbl["str"].value_or(""sv);
std::string& str4 = tbl["str"].ref(); // ~~dangerous~~
std::cout << *str1 << "\n";
std::cout << *str2 << "\n";
std::cout << str3 << "\n";
std::cout << str4 << "\n";
// get a toml::node_view of the element 'numbers' using operator[]
auto numbers = tbl["numbers"];
std::cout << "table has 'numbers': " << !!numbers << "\n";
std::cout << "numbers is an: " << numbers.type() << "\n";
std::cout << "numbers: " << numbers << "\n";
// get the underlying array object to do some more advanced stuff
if (toml::array* arr = numbers.as_array())
{
for (toml::node& elem : *arr)
{
// visitation helps deal with the polymorphic nature of TOML data
elem.visit([](auto&& el) noexcept
{
if constexpr (toml::is_number)
(*el)++;
else if constexpr (toml::is_string)
el = "five"sv;
});
}
// arrays are very similar to std::vector
arr->push_back(7);
arr->emplace_back(8, 9);
std::cout << "numbers: " << numbers << "\n";
}
// node-views can be chained to quickly query deeper
std::cout << "cats: " << tbl["animals"]["cats"] << "\n";
std::cout << "fish[1]: " << tbl["animals"]["fish"][1] << "\n";
// ...even if the element doesn't exist
std::cout << "dinosaurs: " << tbl["animals"]["dinosaurs"] << "\n"; //no dinosaurs :(
return 0;
}
\ecpp
\out
hello world
hello world
hello world
hello world
table has 'numbers': 1
numbers is an: array
numbers: [ 1, 2, 3, 'four', 5.0 ]
numbers: [ 2, 3, 4, 'five', 6.0, 7, [ 8, 9 ] ]
cats: [ 'tiger', 'lion', 'puma' ]
fish[1]: 'trout'
dinosaurs:
\eout
\see
- toml::node
- toml::node_view
- toml::value
- toml::array
- toml::table
\subsection mainpage-example-serialization Serializing as TOML and JSON
All toml++ data types have overloaded `operator<<` for ostreams, so 'serializing' a set of TOML data to actual
TOML is done just by printing it to an ostream. Converting it to JSON is done in the same way,
but via a toml::json_formatter.
\godbolt{MMNoW4}
\cpp
#include
#include
int main()
{
auto tbl = toml::table{{
{ "lib", "toml++" },
{ "cpp", toml::array{ 17, 20, "and beyond" } },
{ "toml", toml::array{ "1.0.0", "and beyond" } },
{ "repo", "https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus/" },
{ "author", toml::table{{
{ "name", "Mark Gillard" },
{ "github", "https://github.com/marzer" },
{ "twitter", "https://twitter.com/marzer8789" }
}}
},
}};
// serializing as TOML
std::cout << "###### TOML ######" << "\n\n";
std::cout << tbl << "\n\n";
// serializing as JSON using toml::json_formatter:
std::cout << "###### JSON ######" << "\n\n";
std::cout << toml::json_formatter{ tbl } << "\n\n";
return 0;
}
\ecpp
\out
###### TOML ######
cpp = [ 17, 20, 'and beyond' ]
lib = 'toml++'
repo = 'https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus/'
toml = [ '1.0.0', 'and beyond' ]
[author]
github = 'https://github.com/marzer'
name = 'Mark Gillard'
twitter = 'https://twitter.com/marzer8789'
###### JSON ######
{
"author" : {
"github" : "https://github.com/marzer",
"name" : "Mark Gillard",
"twitter" : "https://twitter.com/marzer8789"
},
"cpp" : [
17,
20,
"and beyond"
],
"lib" : "toml++",
"repo" : "https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus/",
"toml" : [
"1.0.0",
"and beyond"
]
}
\eout
\see
- toml::default_formatter
- toml::json_formatter
\subsection mainpage-example-speed-up-compilation Speeding up compilation
Because toml++ is a header-only library of nontrivial size you might find that compilation times noticeably
increase after you add it to your project, especially if you add the library's header somewhere that's visible from
a large number of translation units. You can counter this by disabling header-only mode and explicitly controlling
where the library's implementation is compiled.
Step 1: Set \ref TOML_HEADER_ONLY to [code]0[/code] before including toml++
This must be the same everywhere, so either set it as a global `#define` in your build system, or
do it manually before including toml++ in some global header that's used everywhere in your project:
\cpp
// global_header_that_includes_toml++.h
#define TOML_HEADER_ONLY 0
#include
\ecpp
Step 2: Define \ref TOML_IMPLEMENTATION before including toml++ in one specific translation unit
\cpp
// some_code_file.cpp
#define TOML_IMPLEMENTATION
#include "global_header_that_includes_toml++.h"
\ecpp
Bonus Step: Disable the parser if you don't need it
If all you need to do is serialize some code-generated TOML and don't actually need the parser at all you can
set \ref TOML_PARSER to `0` to disable the parser altogether. This can yield fairly significant compilation
speedups since the parser accounts for a good chunk of the library's code.
\see \ref configuration
\section mainpage-adding-lib Adding toml++ to your project
\m_class{m-note m-default}
The library comes in two flavours, [emoji icecream] Single-header
and [emoji sundae] Regular. The API is the same for both.
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-old-school "The old fashioned way"
Clone \github{marzer/tomlplusplus, the repository} from GitHub, and then:
[emoji icecream] Single-header flavour
1. Drop `toml.hpp` wherever you like in your source tree
2. There is no step two
[emoji sundae] Regular flavour
1. Add `tomlplusplus/include` to your include paths
2. `#include `
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-conan Conan
Add `tomlplusplus/2.5.0` to your conanfile.
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-dds DDS
Add `tomlpp` to your `package.json5`, e.g.:
\bash
depends: [
'tomlpp^2.5.0',
]
\ebash
\see [What is DDS?](https://dds.pizza/)
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-meson Meson
The library supports being added as a subproject in the meson build system.
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-vcpkg Vcpkg
\bash
vcpkg install tomlplusplus
\ebash
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-cmake-fetch-content CMake FetchContent
\code{.cmake}
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
tomlplusplus
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus.git
GIT_TAG v2.5.0
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(tomlplusplus)
\endcode
\see [What is FetchContent?](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FetchContent.html)
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-other Other environments and package managers
toml++ is a fairly new project and I'm not up-to-speed with all of the available packaging and integration options
in the C++ ecosystem. I'm also a cmake novice, for better or worse. If there's an integration option missing
be assured that I fully support it being added, and welcome pull requests!
\subsection mainpage-adding-lib-python Special mention: Python
There exists a python wrapper library built around toml++ called
\github{bobfang1992/pytomlpp, pytomlpp} which is, at the time of writing, the only natively-compiled TOML library
available for python, and thus much faster than many of the alternatives:
\out
Parsing data.toml 5000 times:
pytomlpp: 0.662 s
toml: 5.277 s (7.9x slower)
qtoml: 8.020 s (12.1x slower)
tomlkit: 32.898 s (49.6x slower)
\eout
Install it using `pip`:
\bash
pip install pytomlpp
\ebash
Note that I'm not the owner of that project so if you wish to report a bug relating to the python
implementation, please do so at their repository, not on the main toml++ one.
\section mainpage-configuration Library configuration options
The library exposes a number of configuration options in the form of compiler `#defines`. Things like
changing the `optional` type, disabling header-only mode, et cetera. The full list of
configurables can be found on the \ref configuration page.
\see \ref configuration
\section mainpage-contributing Contributing
Contributions are very welcome! Either by \github{marzer/tomlplusplus/issues, reporting issues}
or submitting pull requests. If you wish to submit a pull request,
please see \github{marzer/tomlplusplus/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md, CONTRIBUTING}
for all the details you need to get going.
\section mainpage-license License
toml++ is licensed under the terms of the MIT license - see
[LICENSE](https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus/blob/master/LICENSE).
\m_class{m-note m-default}
If you're using the single-header version of the library you don't need to explicitly distribute the license file;
it is embedded in the preamble at the top of the header.
\section mainpage-contact Contacting the author
For bug reports and feature requests please use the \github{marzer/tomlplusplus/issues, Github Issues}
system. For anything else you're welcome to reach out via other means. In order of likely response speed:
- Twitter: [marzer8789](https://twitter.com/marzer8789)
- Email: [mark.gillard@outlook.com.au](mailto:mark.gillard@outlook.com.au)
- Facebook: [marzer](https://www.facebook.com/marzer)
- LinkedIn: [marzer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marzer/)
*/