--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/core/ini.cc	Tue Nov 07 13:52:13 2023 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "core/ini.h"
+
+namespace INI {
+
+/* this should be in some ini.cc or whatever */
+std::string GetIniString(const mINI::INIStructure& ini, const std::string& section,
+	                              const std::string& value, const std::string& def) {
+	if (!ini.has(section) || !ini.get(section).has(value))
+		return def;
+	return ini.get(section).get(value); // ack
+}
+
+}
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