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✨️ This README is fine, but the <a href="https://marzer.github.io/tomlplusplus/">toml++ homepage</a> is better. ✨️

Library features

Header-only (optional!)
Module support
Supports the latest TOML release (v1.0.0), plus optional support for some unreleased TOML features
Passes all tests in the toml-test suite
Supports serializing to JSON and YAML
Proper UTF-8 handling (incl. BOM)
C++17 (plus some C++20 features where available, e.g. experimental support for char8_t strings)
Doesn't require RTTI
Works with or without exceptions
Tested on Clang (8+), GCC (8+) and MSVC (VS2019)
Tested on x64, x86 and ARM

Basic usage

ℹ️ The following example favours brevity. If you'd prefer full API documentation and lots of specific code
snippets instead, visit the project homepage

Given a TOML file configuration.toml containing the following:

toml
[library]
name = "toml++"
authors = ["Mark Gillard <mark.gillard@outlook.com.au>"]

[dependencies]
cpp = 17

Reading it in C++ is easy with toml++:

cpp
#include <toml++/toml.hpp>

using namespace std::literals;

auto config = toml::parse_file( "configuration.toml" );

// get key-value pairs
std::string_view library_name = config["library"]["name"].value_or(""sv);
std::string_view library_author = config["library"]["authors"][0].value_or(""sv);
int64_t depends_on_cpp_version = config["dependencies"]["cpp"].value_or(0);

// modify the data
config.insert_or_assign("alternatives", toml::array{
    "cpptoml",
    "toml11",
    "Boost.TOML"
});

// use a visitor to iterate over heterogenous data
config.for_each([](auto& key, auto& value)
{
    std::cout << value << "\n";
    if constexpr (toml::is_string<decltype(value)>)
        do_something_with_string_values(value);
});

// you can also iterate more 'traditionally' using a ranged-for
for (auto&& [k, v] : config)
{
    // ...
}

// re-serialize as TOML
std::cout << config << "\n";

// re-serialize as JSON
std::cout << toml::json_formatter{ config } << "\n";

// re-serialize as YAML
std::cout << toml::yaml_formatter{ config } << "\n";

You'll find some more code examples in the examples directory, and plenty more as part of the API documentation.

Adding toml++ to your project

toml++ comes in two flavours: Single-header and Regular. The API is the same for both.

🍦️ Single-header flavour

Drop toml.hpp wherever you like in your source tree
There is no step two

🍨️ Regular flavour

Clone the repository
Add tomlplusplus/include to your include paths, or for optional module support add tomlplusplus/modules as well and enable TOMLPLUSPLUS_BUILD_MODULES
#include <toml++/toml.hpp> (or import tomlplusplus;)

Conan

Add tomlplusplus/3.4.0 to your conanfile.

DDS

Add tomlpp to your package.json5, e.g.:

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depends: [
    'tomlpp^3.4.0',
]

ℹ️ What is DDS?

Tipi.build

tomlplusplus can be easily used in tipi.build projects by adding the following entry to your .tipi/deps:

json
{
	"marzer/tomlplusplus": {}
}

Vcpkg

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vcpkg install tomlplusplus

Meson

You can install the wrap with:

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meson wrap install tomlplusplus

After that, you can use it like a regular dependency:

meson
tomlplusplus_dep = dependency('tomlplusplus')

You can also add it as a subproject directly.

CMake FetchContent

cmake
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
    tomlplusplus
    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus.git
    GIT_TAG        v3.4.0
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(tomlplusplus)
# Example add library: target_link_libraries(MyApp tomlplusplus::tomlplusplus)

ℹ️ What is FetchContent?

Git submodules

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git submodule add --depth 1 https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus.git tomlplusplus

Other environments and package managers

The C++ tooling ecosystem is a fractal nightmare of unbridled chaos so naturally I'm not up-to-speed with all of the
available packaging and integration options. I'm always happy to see new ones supported, though! If there's some
integration you'd like to see and have the technical know-how to make it happen, feel free to
make a pull request.

What about dependencies?

If you just want to consume toml++ as a regular library then you don't have any dependencies to worry about.
There's a few test-related dependencies to be aware of if you're working on the library, though.
See CONTRIBUTING for information.

Configuration

A number of configurable options are exposed in the form of preprocessor #defines Most likely you
won't need to mess with these at all, but if you do, set them before including toml++.

Option	Type	Description	Default
`TOML_ASSERT(expr)`	function macro	Sets the assert function used by the library.	`assert()`
`TOML_CALLCONV`	define	Calling convention to apply to exported free/static functions.	undefined
`TOML_CONFIG_HEADER`	string literal	Includes the given header file before the rest of the library.	undefined
`TOML_DISABLE_CONDITIONAL_NOEXCEPT_LAMBDA`	boolean	Disables the conditional `noexcept`'s of internal lambda's. Needed for MSVC's "legacy lambda processor".	`0`
`TOML_ENABLE_FORMATTERS`	boolean	Enables the formatters. Set to `0` if you don't need them to improve compile times and binary size.	`1`
`TOML_ENABLE_FLOAT16`	boolean	Enables support for the built-in `_Float16` type.	per compiler settings
`TOML_ENABLE_PARSER`	boolean	Enables the parser. Set to `0` if you don't need it to improve compile times and binary size.	`1`
`TOML_ENABLE_UNRELEASED_FEATURES`	boolean	Enables support for unreleased TOML language features.	`0`
`TOML_ENABLE_WINDOWS_COMPAT`	boolean	Enables support for transparent conversion between wide and narrow strings.	`1` on Windows
`TOML_EXCEPTIONS`	boolean	Sets whether the library uses exceptions.	per compiler settings
`TOML_EXPORTED_CLASS`	define	API export annotation to add to classes.	undefined
`TOML_EXPORTED_MEMBER_FUNCTION`	define	API export annotation to add to non-static class member functions.	undefined
`TOML_EXPORTED_FREE_FUNCTION`	define	API export annotation to add to free functions.	undefined
`TOML_EXPORTED_STATIC_FUNCTION`	define	API export annotation to add to static functions.	undefined
`TOML_HEADER_ONLY`	boolean	Disable this to explicitly control where toml++'s implementation is compiled (e.g. as part of a library).	`1`
`TOML_IMPLEMENTATION`	define	Define this to enable compilation of the library's implementation when `TOML_HEADER_ONLY` == `0`.	undefined
`TOML_OPTIONAL_TYPE`	type name	Overrides the `optional<T>` type used by the library if you need something better than std::optional.	undefined
`TOML_SMALL_FLOAT_TYPE`	type name	If your codebase has a custom 'small float' type (e.g. half-precision), this tells toml++ about it.	undefined
`TOML_SMALL_INT_TYPE`	type name	If your codebase has a custom 'small integer' type (e.g. 24-bits), this tells toml++ about it.	undefined

ℹ️ A number of these have ABI implications; the library uses inline namespaces to prevent you from accidentally
linking incompatible combinations together.

TOML Language Support

At any given time the library aims to support whatever the most recently-released version of TOML is, with opt-in
support for a number of unreleased features from the TOML master and some sane cherry-picks from the
TOML issues list where the discussion strongly indicates inclusion in a near-future release.

The library advertises the most recent numbered language version it fully supports via the preprocessor
defines TOML_LANG_MAJOR, TOML_LANG_MINOR and TOML_LANG_PATCH.

Unreleased language features:

#516: Allow newlines and trailing commas in inline tables
#562: Allow hex floating-point values
#644: Support + in key names
#671: Local time of day format should support 09:30 as opposed to 09:30:00
#687: Relax bare key restrictions to allow additional unicode characters
#790: Include an \e escape code sequence (shorthand for \u001B)
#796: Include an \xHH escape code sequence
#891: Allow non-English scripts for unquoted keys

ℹ️ #define TOML_ENABLE_UNRELEASED_FEATURES 1 to enable these features (see Configuration).

🔹️ TOML v1.0.0:

All features supported, including:

#356: Allow leading zeros in the exponent part of a float
#567: Control characters are not permitted in comments
#571: Allow raw tabs inside strings
#665: Make arrays heterogeneous
#766: Allow comments before commas in arrays

🔹️ TOML v0.5.0:

All features supported.

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Either by reporting issues or submitting pull requests.
If you wish to submit a pull request, please see CONTRIBUTING for all the details you need to get going.

License and Attribution

toml++ is licensed under the terms of the MIT license - see LICENSE.

UTF-8 decoding is performed using a state machine based on Bjoern Hoehrmann's 'Flexible and Economical UTF-8 Decoder'.

With thanks to:

@a-is - Fixed a bug
@beastle9end - Made Windows.h include bypass
@bjadamson - Reported some bugs and helped design a new feature
@bobfang1992 - Reported a bug and created a wrapper in python
@capuanob - Integrated this project into OSSFuzz
@danielbodorin - Fixed stack overflow from deeply nested arrays/inline tables
@davidstone - Fixed bug in CMake for modules support
@GiulioRomualdi - Added cmake+meson support
@jonestristand - Designed and implemented the toml::paths feature
@kcsaul - Fixed a bug
@levicki - Helped design some new features
@mikomikotaishi - Added support for C++20 modules
@moorereason - Reported a whole bunch of bugs
@mosra - Created the awesome m.css used to generate the API docs
@N-Dekker - Added a workaround for the legacy lambda processor of MSVC 2019/2022, added get_line
@ned14 - Reported a bunch of bugs and helped design some new features
@okureta - Reported a bug
@prince-chrismc - Added toml++ to ConanCenter, and fixed some typos
@rbrugo - Helped design a new feature
@Reedbeta - Fixed a bug and added additional Visual Studio debugger native visualizers
@Ryan-rsm-McKenzie - Add natvis file to cmake install script
@Scrumplex - Tweaked the build scripts
@shdnx - Fixed a bug on GCC 8.2.0 and some meson config issues
@sneves - Helped fix a number of parser bugs
@sobczyk - Reported some bugs
@std-any-emplace - Reported some bugs
@Tachi107 - Made some tweaks to meson.build, added compile_library build option
@traversaro - Added vcpkg support and reported a bunch of bugs
@tyler92 - Fixed stack overflow that occurred during fuzzing tests
@whiterabbit963 - Fixed a bug with value_or conversions
@ximion - Added support for installation with meson
@rafal-c - Added a formatting flag
@jfsimoneau - Fixed a meson option
@ShereeMorphett - Fixed reinterpret_cast usage
@SAY-5 - Fixed a parser bug

Contact

For bug reports and feature requests please consider using the issues system here on GitHub. For anything else
though you're welcome to reach out via other means. In order of likely response time: