[Boost-users] Multiple instance of options

18 Sep 2013

      Need to parse an "ini" file which configures one or more sensors.

The sensors can be of the same type and are identified by
"name", "type" and an "id"

Some configuration items are for all sensors
Other configuration tiems are only for some sensors.

[sensor]
     SensorName="Outdoor Temp"
     SensorType=1    # Temp Sensor
     SensorID=1000
     SerialNumber="12344"
     Active=1
     Device="/dev/ttyUSB01"

[sensor]
     SensorName="Indoor Temp"
     SensorType=1    # Temp Sensor
     SensorID=1001
     SerialNumber="12345"
     Active=1
     Device="/dev/USB02"

[sensor]
     SensorName="Light"
     SensorType=2    # Light Sensor
     SensorID=1002
     SerialNumber="12349"
     Active=1
     Device="/dev/ttyUSB02"
     MaxLumen="500"

Is having multiple identical section names possible with boost program 
options?

It is of course possible to do

[sensor_1]
...
[sensor_2]
...
[sensor_3]
...

but that is not so nice looking,
and you get a hard limit on the number
of sensors you can attach.

Ideas?

BR
Ulf Samuelsson