--INI READER BY:spk77(https://forum.cockos.com/member.php?u=49553): START=========================================
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function get_ini_value(ini_file_name, section, key)
  local section_found = false
  local key_found = false
  for line in io.lines(ini_file_name) do
    -- Try to find the section
    if not section_found and line == "[" .. section .. "]" then
      section_found = true
    end

    -- Section was found, but it has no keys (-> return and show error message)
    if section_found and starts_with(line, "[") and line ~= "[" .. section .. "]" then
      -- if section_found and not key_found then reaper.ShowConsoleMsg("Couldn't find key: " .. key .. "\n") end
      return false
    end
    
    -- Section found -> try to find the key
    if section_found then
      if not starts_with(line, ";") then
        local temp_line = line:match("([^=]+)")
        if temp_line ~= nil and temp_line:trim() ~= nil then
          temp_line = temp_line:trim()
          if temp_line == key then
            key_found = true
            
            -- Key found -> Try to get the value
            local val = ({line:split("=")})[2]
            -- No value set for this key -> return an empty string
            if val == nil then
              val = ""
            end
            return val:trim()
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
  
  -- Section was not found
  if not section_found then 
    -- reaper.ShowConsoleMsg("Couldn't find section: " .. section .. "\n")
    return false
  end
  if not key_found then 
    -- if section_found and not key_found then reaper.ShowConsoleMsg("Couldn't find key: " .. key .. "\n") end
  return false
  end
end


-- String functions from Haywoods DROPP Script..
function starts_with(text,prefix)
  return string.sub(text, 1, string.len(prefix)) == prefix
end

function string:split(sep)
  return self:match("([^" .. sep .. "]+)[" .. sep .. "]+(.+)")
end

function string:trim()
  return self:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$")
end
--INI READER by spk77(https://forum.cockos.com/member.php?u=49553): END ==========================================
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