commit 30b054df31598fd9aff4aebb8739cdba553f2c3f
Author: Edward Shen <code@eddie.sh>
Date:   Thu Feb 18 12:49:47 2021 -0500

    Complete initial parser

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/target
+Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "serde-git-config"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Edward Shen <code@eddie.sh>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = "1.0"
+nom = "6"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+serde_derive = "1.0"
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diff --git a/src/de.rs b/src/de.rs
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+use std::ops::{AddAssign, MulAssign, Neg};
+
+use crate::values::Boolean;
+use crate::{
+    error::{Error, Result},
+    values::PeekParse,
+};
+use serde::de::{
+    self, DeserializeSeed, EnumAccess, IntoDeserializer, MapAccess, SeqAccess, VariantAccess,
+    Visitor,
+};
+
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+pub struct Deserializer<'de> {
+    // This string starts with the input data and characters are truncated off
+    // the beginning as data is parsed.
+    input: &'de str,
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> {
+    // By convention, `Deserializer` constructors are named like `from_xyz`.
+    // That way basic use cases are satisfied by something like
+    // `serde_json::from_str(...)` while advanced use cases that require a
+    // deserializer can make one with `serde_json::Deserializer::from_str(...)`.
+    pub fn from_str(input: &'de str) -> Self {
+        Deserializer { input }
+    }
+}
+
+// By convention, the public API of a Serde deserializer is one or more
+// `from_xyz` methods such as `from_str`, `from_bytes`, or `from_reader`
+// depending on what Rust types the deserializer is able to consume as input.
+//
+// This basic deserializer supports only `from_str`.
+pub fn from_str<'a, T>(s: &'a str) -> Result<T>
+where
+    T: Deserialize<'a>,
+{
+    let mut deserializer = Deserializer::from_str(s);
+    let t = T::deserialize(&mut deserializer)?;
+    if deserializer.input.is_empty() {
+        Ok(t)
+    } else {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> {
+    fn peek(&mut self) -> Result<char> {
+        self.input.chars().next().ok_or(Error::Eof)
+    }
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Result<char> {
+        let ch = self.peek()?;
+        self.input = &self.input[ch.len_utf8()..];
+        Ok(ch)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_bool(&mut self) -> Result<bool> {
+        let (value, size) = Boolean::peek_parse(self.input)?;
+        self.input = &self.input[size..];
+        Ok(value)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_unsigned<T>(&mut self) -> Result<T> {
+        self.parse_int(true)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_signed<T>(&mut self) -> Result<T> {
+        self.parse_int(false)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_int<T>(&mut self, positive_only: bool) -> Result<T> {
+        self.consume_whitespace()?;
+
+        match self.next()? {
+            c @ '0'..='9' => {
+                let mut significand = (c as u8 - b'0') as u64;
+
+                loop {
+                    match self.peek()? {
+                        c @ '0'..='9' => {
+                            let digit = (c as u8 - b'0') as u64;
+
+                            if significand.wrapping_mul(10).wrapping_add(digit) < u64::MAX {}
+
+                            let _ = self.next();
+                            significand = significand * 10 + digit;
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            // return self.parse_number(positive, significand);
+                            todo!()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ => Err(Error::InvalidInteger),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn consume_whitespace(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        loop {
+            match self.peek()? {
+                ' ' | '\n' | '\t' | '\r' => {
+                    let _ = self.next();
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de, 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut Deserializer<'de> {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn deserialize_any<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        match self.peek()? {
+            _ => todo!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_bool<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_bool(self.parse_bool()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_i8<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_i8(self.parse_signed()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_i16<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_i16(self.parse_signed()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_i32<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_i32(self.parse_signed()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_i64<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_i64(self.parse_signed()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_u8<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_u8(self.parse_unsigned()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_u16<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_u16(self.parse_unsigned()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_u32<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_u32(self.parse_unsigned()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_u64<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_u64(self.parse_unsigned()?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_f32<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.deserialize_f64(visitor)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_f64<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        unimplemented!("Cannot deserialize into a float value! Use a integer variant instead.")
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_char<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.deserialize_str(visitor)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_str<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_string<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.deserialize_str(visitor)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_bytes<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_byte_buf<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_option<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_unit<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_unit()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_unit_struct<V>(self, _name: &'static str, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_unit()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_newtype_struct<V>(self, name: &'static str, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_newtype_struct(self)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_seq<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_tuple<V>(self, _len: usize, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.deserialize_seq(visitor)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_tuple_struct<V>(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        _len: usize,
+        visitor: V,
+    ) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.deserialize_seq(visitor)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_map<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.consume_whitespace()?;
+        Ok(visitor.visit_map(self)?)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_struct<V>(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        _fields: &'static [&'static str],
+        visitor: V,
+    ) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        visitor.visit_map(self)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_enum<V>(
+        self,
+        name: &'static str,
+        variants: &'static [&'static str],
+        visitor: V,
+    ) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_identifier<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_ignored_any<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de, 'a> MapAccess<'de> for Deserializer<'de> {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn next_key_seed<K>(&mut self, seed: K) -> Result<Option<K::Value>>
+    where
+        K: DeserializeSeed<'de>,
+    {
+        // A map section is ended when another section begins or we hit EOL.
+        // Therefore, we only check if a next section begins or in the case of
+        // EOL indicate that we're done.
+        if self.peek().unwrap_or('[') == '[' {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        seed.deserialize(self).map(Some)
+    }
+
+    fn next_value_seed<V>(&mut self, seed: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    where
+        V: DeserializeSeed<'de>,
+    {
+        seed.deserialize(self)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod deserialize {
+    use crate::from_str;
+    use serde_derive::Deserialize;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unit() {
+        #[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)]
+        struct Test;
+        assert_eq!(Test, from_str("").unwrap());
+        assert_eq!((), from_str("").unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn float() {
+        from_str::<f64>("").unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn basic() {
+        #[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)]
+        struct Config {
+            user: User,
+        }
+
+        #[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)]
+        struct User {
+            email: String,
+            name: String,
+        }
+
+        let expected = Config {
+            user: User {
+                email: "code@eddie.sh".to_string(),
+                name: "Edward Shen".to_string(),
+            },
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            expected,
+            from_str("[user]\nemail=code@eddie.sh\nname=Edward Shen\n").unwrap()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
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+use std::fmt::{self, Display};
+
+use serde::{de, ser};
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+// This is a bare-bones implementation. A real library would provide additional
+// information in its error type, for example the line and column at which the
+// error occurred, the byte offset into the input, or the current key being
+// processed.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Error {
+    Message(String),
+    Eof,
+    InvalidInteger,
+    InvalidBoolean(String),
+}
+
+impl ser::Error for Error {
+    fn custom<T: Display>(msg: T) -> Self {
+        Error::Message(msg.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl de::Error for Error {
+    fn custom<T: Display>(msg: T) -> Self {
+        Error::Message(msg.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Error::Message(msg) => formatter.write_str(msg),
+            Error::Eof => formatter.write_str("unexpected end of input"),
+            Error::InvalidInteger => formatter.write_str("invalid integer given"),
+            Error::InvalidBoolean(_) => formatter.write_str("invalid boolean given"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
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+// mod de;
+mod error;
+// mod ser;
+pub mod parser;
+mod values;
+
+// pub use de::{from_str, Deserializer};
+pub use error::{Error, Result};
+// pub use ser::{to_string, Serializer};
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
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+use crate::values::{Boolean, TrueVariant, Value};
+use nom::bytes::complete::{escaped, tag, take_till, take_while};
+use nom::character::complete::{char, none_of, one_of};
+use nom::character::{is_newline, is_space};
+use nom::combinator::{map, opt};
+use nom::error::{Error as NomError, ErrorKind};
+use nom::multi::many1;
+use nom::sequence::delimited;
+use nom::IResult;
+use nom::{branch::alt, multi::many0};
+
+/// An event is any syntactic event that occurs in the config.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum Event<'a> {
+    Comment(Comment<'a>),
+    Key(&'a str),
+    /// Represents any token used to signify a new line character. On Unix
+    /// platforms, this is typically just `\n`, but can be any valid newline
+    /// sequence.
+    Newline(&'a str),
+    ///
+    Value(Value<'a>),
+    /// Any value that isn't completed. This occurs when the value is continued
+    /// onto the next line. A Newline event is guaranteed after, followed by
+    /// either another ValueNotDone or a ValueDone.
+    ValueNotDone(&'a str),
+    /// The last line of a value which was continued onto another line.
+    ValueDone(&'a str),
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct Section<'a> {
+    section_header: SectionHeader<'a>,
+    items: Vec<Event<'a>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct SectionHeader<'a> {
+    name: &'a str,
+    subsection_name: Option<&'a str>,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct Comment<'a> {
+    comment_tag: char,
+    comment: &'a str,
+}
+
+pub struct Parser<'a> {
+    init_comments: Vec<Comment<'a>>,
+    sections: Vec<Section<'a>>,
+}
+
+pub fn parse(input: &str) -> Result<Parser<'_>, ()> {
+    let (i, comments) = many0(comment)(input).unwrap();
+    let (i, sections) = many1(section)(i).unwrap();
+
+    Ok(Parser {
+        init_comments: comments,
+        sections,
+    })
+}
+
+fn comment<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, Comment<'a>> {
+    let i = i.trim_start();
+    let (i, comment_tag) = one_of(";#")(i)?;
+    let (i, comment) = take_till(is_char_newline)(i)?;
+    Ok((
+        i,
+        Comment {
+            comment_tag,
+            comment,
+        },
+    ))
+}
+
+fn section<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, Section<'a>> {
+    let (i, section_header) = section_header(i)?;
+    // need alt here for eof?
+    let (i, items) = many1(alt((
+        map(section_body, |(key, values)| {
+            let mut vec = vec![Event::Key(key)];
+            vec.extend(values);
+            vec
+        }),
+        map(comment, |comment| vec![Event::Comment(comment)]),
+    )))(i)?;
+    Ok((
+        i,
+        Section {
+            section_header,
+            items: items.into_iter().flatten().collect(),
+        },
+    ))
+}
+
+fn section_header<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, SectionHeader<'a>> {
+    let (i, _) = char('[')(i)?;
+    // No spaces must be between section name and section start
+    let (i, name) = take_while(|c: char| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '-' || c == '.')(i)?;
+
+    if let Ok((i, _)) = char::<_, NomError<&str>>(']')(i) {
+        // Either section does not have a subsection or using deprecated
+        // subsection syntax at this point.
+        let header = match name.rfind('.') {
+            Some(index) => SectionHeader {
+                name: &name[..index],
+                subsection_name: Some(&name[index + 1..]),
+            },
+            None => SectionHeader {
+                name: name,
+                subsection_name: None,
+            },
+        };
+
+        return Ok((i, header));
+    }
+
+    // Section header must be using modern subsection syntax at this point.
+
+    let (i, _) = take_spaces(i)?;
+
+    let (i, subsection_name) = delimited(
+        char('"'),
+        opt(escaped(none_of("\"\\\n\0"), '\\', one_of(r#""\"#))),
+        tag("\"]"),
+    )(i)?;
+
+    Ok((
+        i,
+        SectionHeader {
+            name: name,
+            // We know that there's some section name here, so if we get an
+            // empty vec here then we actually parsed an empty section name.
+            subsection_name: subsection_name.or(Some("")),
+        },
+    ))
+}
+
+fn take_spaces<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, &'a str> {
+    take_while(|c: char| c.is_ascii() && is_space(c as u8))(i)
+}
+
+fn section_body<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, (&'a str, Vec<Event<'a>>)> {
+    let i = i.trim_start();
+    // maybe need to check for [ here
+    let (i, name) = config_name(i)?;
+    let (i, _) = take_spaces(i)?;
+    let (i, value) = config_value(i)?;
+
+    Ok((i, (name, value)))
+}
+
+/// Parses the config name of a config pair. Assumes the input has already been
+/// trimmed of any leading whitespace.
+fn config_name<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, &'a str> {
+    if i.is_empty() {
+        return Err(nom::Err::Error(NomError {
+            input: i,
+            code: ErrorKind::NonEmpty,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    if !i.chars().nth(0).unwrap().is_alphabetic() {
+        return Err(nom::Err::Error(NomError {
+            input: i,
+            code: ErrorKind::Alpha,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    take_while(|c: char| c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '-')(i)
+}
+
+fn config_value<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, Vec<Event<'a>>> {
+    if let (i, Some(_)) = opt(char('='))(i)? {
+        let (i, _) = take_spaces(i)?;
+        value_impl(i)
+    } else {
+        Ok((
+            i,
+            vec![Event::Value(Value::Boolean(Boolean::True(
+                TrueVariant::Implicit,
+            )))],
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+fn value_impl<'a>(i: &'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, Vec<Event<'a>>> {
+    // I wrote this code and don't know how it works.
+    //
+    // Even after sleeping on it I still don't know how it works.
+
+    let mut events = vec![];
+    let mut parsed_index: usize = 0;
+    let mut offset: usize = 0;
+
+    let mut was_prev_char_escape_char = false;
+    // This is required to ignore comment markers if they're in a quote.
+    let mut is_in_quotes = false;
+    // Used to determine if we return a Value or Value{Not,}Done
+    let mut partial_value_found = false;
+
+    for (index, c) in i.as_bytes().iter().enumerate() {
+        if was_prev_char_escape_char {
+            was_prev_char_escape_char = false;
+            match c {
+                // We're escaping a newline, which means we've found a
+                // continuation.
+                b'\n' => {
+                    partial_value_found = true;
+                    events.push(Event::ValueNotDone(&i[offset..index - 1]));
+                    events.push(Event::Newline(&i[index..index + 1]));
+                    offset = index + 1;
+                    parsed_index = 0;
+                }
+                b't' | b'\\' | b'n' | b'"' => (),
+                _ => {
+                    return Err(nom::Err::Error(NomError {
+                        input: i,
+                        code: ErrorKind::Escaped,
+                    }));
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            match c {
+                b'\n' => {
+                    parsed_index = index;
+                    break;
+                }
+                b';' | b'#' if !is_in_quotes => {
+                    parsed_index = index;
+                    break;
+                }
+                b'\\' => was_prev_char_escape_char = true,
+                b'"' => is_in_quotes = !is_in_quotes,
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if parsed_index == 0 {
+        parsed_index = i.len();
+    }
+
+    // Handle incomplete escape
+    if was_prev_char_escape_char {
+        return Err(nom::Err::Error(NomError {
+            input: i,
+            code: ErrorKind::Escaped,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // Handle incomplete quotes
+    if is_in_quotes {
+        return Err(nom::Err::Error(NomError {
+            input: i,
+            code: ErrorKind::Tag,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    let remainder_value = &i[offset..parsed_index].trim_end();
+    if partial_value_found {
+        events.push(Event::ValueDone(remainder_value));
+    } else {
+        events.push(Event::Value(Value::from_str(remainder_value)));
+    }
+
+    Ok((&i[parsed_index..], events))
+}
+
+fn is_char_newline(c: char) -> bool {
+    c.is_ascii() && is_newline(c as u8)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod parse {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn fully_consumed<T>(t: T) -> (&'static str, T) {
+        ("", t)
+    }
+
+    mod comments {
+        use super::super::*;
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn semicolon() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                comment("; this is a semicolon comment").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Comment {
+                    comment_tag: ';',
+                    comment: " this is a semicolon comment",
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn octothorpe() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                comment("# this is an octothorpe comment").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Comment {
+                    comment_tag: '#',
+                    comment: " this is an octothorpe comment",
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn multiple_markers() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                comment("###### this is an octothorpe comment").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Comment {
+                    comment_tag: '#',
+                    comment: "##### this is an octothorpe comment",
+                })
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    mod section_headers {
+        use super::super::*;
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn no_subsection() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section_header("[hello]").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(SectionHeader {
+                    name: "hello",
+                    subsection_name: None
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn modern_subsection() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section_header(r#"[hello "world"]"#).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(SectionHeader {
+                    name: "hello",
+                    subsection_name: Some("world")
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn escaped_subsection() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section_header(r#"[hello "foo\\bar\""]"#).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(SectionHeader {
+                    name: "hello",
+                    subsection_name: Some(r#"foo\\bar\""#)
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn deprecated_subsection() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section_header(r#"[hello.world]"#).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(SectionHeader {
+                    name: "hello",
+                    subsection_name: Some("world")
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn empty_legacy_subsection_name() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section_header(r#"[hello.]"#).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(SectionHeader {
+                    name: "hello",
+                    subsection_name: Some("")
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn empty_modern_subsection_name() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section_header(r#"[hello ""]"#).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(SectionHeader {
+                    name: "hello",
+                    subsection_name: Some("")
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn newline_in_header() {
+            assert!(section_header("[hello\n]").is_err())
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn null_byte_in_header() {
+            assert!(section_header("[hello\0]").is_err())
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn right_brace_in_subsection_name() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section_header(r#"[hello "]"]"#).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(SectionHeader {
+                    name: "hello",
+                    subsection_name: Some("]")
+                })
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    mod config_name {
+        use super::super::*;
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn just_name() {
+            assert_eq!(config_name("name").unwrap(), fully_consumed("name"));
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn must_start_with_alphabetic() {
+            assert!(config_name("4aaa").is_err());
+            assert!(config_name("-aaa").is_err());
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn cannot_be_empty() {
+            assert!(config_name("").is_err())
+        }
+    }
+
+    mod value_no_continuation {
+        use super::super::*;
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn no_comment() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(vec![Event::Value(Value::Other("hello"))])
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn no_comment_newline() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello\na").unwrap(),
+                ("\na", vec![Event::Value(Value::Other("hello"))])
+            )
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn no_comment_is_trimmed() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello").unwrap(),
+                value_impl("hello               ").unwrap()
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn semicolon_comment_not_consumed() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello;world").unwrap(),
+                (";world", vec![Event::Value(Value::Other("hello")),])
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn octothorpe_comment_not_consumed() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello#world").unwrap(),
+                ("#world", vec![Event::Value(Value::Other("hello")),])
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn values_with_comments_are_trimmed() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello#world").unwrap(),
+                value_impl("hello             #world").unwrap(),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello;world").unwrap(),
+                value_impl("hello             ;world").unwrap(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn trans_escaped_comment_marker_not_consumed() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl(r##"hello"#"world; a"##).unwrap(),
+                (
+                    "; a",
+                    vec![Event::Value(Value::Other(r##"hello"#"world"##)),]
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn complex_test() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl(r#"value";";ahhhh"#).unwrap(),
+                (";ahhhh", vec![Event::Value(Value::Other(r#"value";""#)),])
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn garbage_after_continution_is_err() {
+            assert!(value_impl("hello \\afwjdls").is_err());
+        }
+    }
+
+    mod value_continuation {
+        use super::super::*;
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn simple_continuation() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("hello\\\nworld").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(vec![
+                    Event::ValueNotDone("hello"),
+                    Event::Newline("\n"),
+                    Event::ValueDone("world")
+                ])
+            );
+        }
+        #[test]
+        fn complex_continuation_with_leftover_comment() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("1    \"\\\"\\\na ; e \"\\\"\\\nd # \"b\t ; c").unwrap(),
+                (
+                    "# \"b\t ; c",
+                    vec![
+                        Event::ValueNotDone(r#"1    "\""#),
+                        Event::Newline("\n"),
+                        Event::ValueNotDone(r#"a ; e "\""#),
+                        Event::Newline("\n"),
+                        Event::ValueDone("d"),
+                    ]
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn quote_split_over_two_lines_with_leftover_comment() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                value_impl("\"\\\n;\";a").unwrap(),
+                (
+                    ";a",
+                    vec![
+                        Event::ValueNotDone("\""),
+                        Event::Newline("\n"),
+                        Event::ValueDone(";\""),
+                    ]
+                )
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    mod section {
+        use super::super::*;
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn simple_section() {
+            let section_data = r#"[hello]
+            a = b
+            c
+            d = "lol""#;
+            assert_eq!(
+                section(section_data).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Section {
+                    section_header: SectionHeader {
+                        name: "hello",
+                        subsection_name: None,
+                    },
+                    items: vec![
+                        Event::Key("a"),
+                        Event::Value(Value::from_str("b")),
+                        Event::Key("c"),
+                        Event::Value(Value::Boolean(Boolean::True(TrueVariant::Implicit))),
+                        Event::Key("d"),
+                        Event::Value(Value::from_str("\"lol\""))
+                    ]
+                })
+            )
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn section_single_line() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section("[hello] c").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Section {
+                    section_header: SectionHeader {
+                        name: "hello",
+                        subsection_name: None,
+                    },
+                    items: vec![
+                        Event::Key("c"),
+                        Event::Value(Value::Boolean(Boolean::True(TrueVariant::Implicit)))
+                    ]
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn section_very_commented() {
+            let section_data = r#"[hello] ; commentA
+            a = b # commentB
+            ; commentC
+            ; commentD
+            c = d"#;
+            assert_eq!(
+                section(section_data).unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Section {
+                    section_header: SectionHeader {
+                        name: "hello",
+                        subsection_name: None,
+                    },
+                    items: vec![
+                        Event::Comment(Comment {
+                            comment_tag: ';',
+                            comment: " commentA",
+                        }),
+                        Event::Key("a"),
+                        Event::Value(Value::from_str("b")),
+                        Event::Comment(Comment {
+                            comment_tag: '#',
+                            comment: " commentB",
+                        }),
+                        Event::Comment(Comment {
+                            comment_tag: ';',
+                            comment: " commentC",
+                        }),
+                        Event::Comment(Comment {
+                            comment_tag: ';',
+                            comment: " commentD",
+                        }),
+                        Event::Key("c"),
+                        Event::Value(Value::from_str("d")),
+                    ]
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn complex_continuation() {
+            // This test is absolute hell. Good luck if this fails.
+            assert_eq!(
+                section("[section] a = 1    \"\\\"\\\na ; e \"\\\"\\\nd # \"b\t ; c").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Section {
+                    section_header: SectionHeader {
+                        name: "section",
+                        subsection_name: None,
+                    },
+                    items: vec![
+                        Event::Key("a"),
+                        Event::ValueNotDone(r#"1    "\""#),
+                        Event::Newline("\n"),
+                        Event::ValueNotDone(r#"a ; e "\""#),
+                        Event::Newline("\n"),
+                        Event::ValueDone("d"),
+                        Event::Comment(Comment {
+                            comment_tag: '#',
+                            comment: " \"b\t ; c"
+                        })
+                    ]
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn quote_split_over_two_lines() {
+            assert_eq!(
+                section("[section \"a\"] b =\"\\\n;\";a").unwrap(),
+                fully_consumed(Section {
+                    section_header: SectionHeader {
+                        name: "section",
+                        subsection_name: Some("a")
+                    },
+                    items: vec![
+                        Event::Key("b"),
+                        Event::ValueNotDone("\""),
+                        Event::Newline("\n"),
+                        Event::ValueDone(";\""),
+                        Event::Comment(Comment {
+                            comment: "a",
+                            comment_tag: ';'
+                        })
+                    ]
+                })
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ser.rs b/src/ser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aeeca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use ser::SerializeSeq;
+use serde::{de::MapAccess, ser, Serialize};
+
+pub struct Serializer {
+    output: String,
+}
+
+pub fn to_string<T>(value: &T) -> Result<String>
+where
+    T: Serialize,
+{
+    let mut serializer = Serializer {
+        output: String::new(),
+    };
+    value.serialize(&mut serializer)?;
+    Ok(serializer.output)
+}
+
+impl<'a> ser::Serializer for &'a mut Serializer {
+    type Ok = ();
+    type Error = Error;
+    type SerializeSeq = Self;
+    type SerializeTuple = Self;
+    type SerializeTupleStruct = Self;
+    type SerializeTupleVariant = Self;
+    type SerializeMap = Self;
+    type SerializeStruct = Self;
+    type SerializeStructVariant = Self;
+
+    fn serialize_bool(self, v: bool) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.output += if v { "true" } else { "false" };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i8(self, v: i8) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.serialize_i64(i64::from(v))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i16(self, v: i16) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.serialize_i64(i64::from(v))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i32(self, v: i32) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.serialize_i64(i64::from(v))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i64(self, v: i64) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.output += &v.to_string();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u8(self, v: u8) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.serialize_u64(u64::from(v))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u16(self, v: u16) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.serialize_u64(u64::from(v))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u32(self, v: u32) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.serialize_u64(u64::from(v))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u64(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.output += &v.to_string();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_f32(self, v: f32) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.serialize_f64(f64::from(v))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_f64(self, v: f64) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.output += &v.to_string();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_char(self, v: char) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.output += &v.to_string();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_str(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        self.output += v;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_bytes(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_none(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_some<T: ?Sized>(self, value: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok>
+    where
+        T: Serialize,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_unit(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_unit_struct(self, name: &'static str) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_unit_variant(
+        self,
+        name: &'static str,
+        variant_index: u32,
+        variant: &'static str,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_newtype_struct<T: ?Sized>(self, name: &'static str, value: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok>
+    where
+        T: Serialize,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_newtype_variant<T: ?Sized>(
+        self,
+        name: &'static str,
+        variant_index: u32,
+        variant: &'static str,
+        value: &T,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Ok>
+    where
+        T: Serialize,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_seq(self, len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self::SerializeSeq> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_tuple(self, len: usize) -> Result<Self::SerializeTuple> {
+        self.serialize_seq(Some(len))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_tuple_struct(
+        self,
+        name: &'static str,
+        len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::SerializeTupleStruct> {
+        self.serialize_seq(Some(len))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_tuple_variant(
+        self,
+        name: &'static str,
+        variant_index: u32,
+        variant: &'static str,
+        len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::SerializeTupleVariant> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_map(self, len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self::SerializeMap> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_struct(self, name: &'static str, len: usize) -> Result<Self::SerializeStruct> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_struct_variant(
+        self,
+        name: &'static str,
+        variant_index: u32,
+        variant: &'static str,
+        len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::SerializeStructVariant> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/values.rs b/src/values.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0747f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/values.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+use std::convert::{Infallible, TryFrom};
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum Value<'a> {
+    Boolean(Boolean),
+    Integer(Integer),
+    Color(Color),
+    Other(&'a str),
+}
+
+impl<'a> Value<'a> {
+    pub fn from_str(s: &'a str) -> Self {
+        Self::Other(s)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum Boolean {
+    True(TrueVariant),
+    False(FalseVariant),
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum TrueVariant {
+    Yes,
+    On,
+    True,
+    One,
+    /// For variables defined without a `= <value>`.
+    Implicit,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&str> for TrueVariant {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value {
+            "yes" => Ok(Self::Yes),
+            "on" => Ok(Self::On),
+            "true" => Ok(Self::True),
+            "one" => Ok(Self::One),
+            _ => Err(()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum FalseVariant {
+    No,
+    Off,
+    False,
+    Zero,
+    EmptyString,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&str> for FalseVariant {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value {
+            "no" => Ok(Self::No),
+            "off" => Ok(Self::Off),
+            "false" => Ok(Self::False),
+            "zero" => Ok(Self::Zero),
+            "" => Ok(Self::EmptyString),
+            _ => Err(()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&str> for Boolean {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let value = value.to_lowercase();
+        let value = value.as_str();
+        if let Ok(v) = TrueVariant::try_from(value) {
+            return Ok(Self::True(v));
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(v) = FalseVariant::try_from(value) {
+            return Ok(Self::False(v));
+        }
+
+        Err(())
+    }
+}
+
+// todo!()
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct Integer {}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct Color {
+    foreground: ColorValue,
+    background: Option<ColorValue>,
+    attributes: Vec<ColorAttribute>,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+enum ColorValue {
+    Normal,
+    Black,
+    BrightBlack,
+    Red,
+    BrightRed,
+    Green,
+    BrightGreen,
+    Yellow,
+    BrightYellow,
+    Blue,
+    BrightBlue,
+    Magenta,
+    BrightMagenta,
+    Cyan,
+    BrightCyan,
+    White,
+    BrightWhite,
+    Ansi(u8),
+    Rgb(u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+enum ColorAttribute {
+    Bold,
+    NoBold,
+    Dim,
+    NoDim,
+    Ul,
+    NoUl,
+    Blink,
+    NoBlink,
+    Reverse,
+    NoReverse,
+    Italic,
+    NoItalic,
+    Strike,
+    NoStrike,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+struct Pathname<'a>(&'a str);