1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/includes/module.inc b/includes/module.inc
index f25331730..fecb9c68a 100644
--- a/includes/module.inc
+++ b/includes/module.inc
@@ -129,6 +129,30 @@ function module_rebuild_cache() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Parse Drupal meta file format.
+ * Uses ini parser provided by php's parse_ini_file().
+ * You should not use the meta files to store module specific settings:
+ * user <code>variable_get()</code> and <code>variable_set()</code> for those.
+ *
+ * Files should use the ini format to specify values:
+ *   key = "value"
+ *   key2 = value2
+ *
+ * @param $filename
+ *   The file we are parsing.  Accepts file with relative or absolute path.
+ * @return
+ *   The meta data array.
+ */
+function module_parse_meta_file($filename) {
+  $metadata = array();
+
+  if (file_exists($filename)) {
+    $metadata = parse_ini_file($filename);
+  }
+  return $metadata;
+}
+
+/**
  * Determine whether a given module exists.
  *
  * @param $module