If you're looking for a configuration file format, you might want to try IOD (short for "INI on drugs"). IOD is basically INI, with more precise specification and some extra features. If you are not using any of the extra features, you're practically using the good ol' INI format.

IOD tries to capitalize on the INI's popularity and simple syntax, and on top of that tries to define more precisely the format and to add some features that makes it more convenient and powerful to use.

Format is more precise. Because there is no sin…