Manage ini files

salt.states.ini_manage.options_absent(name, sections=None, separator='=')

/home/saltminion/api-paste.ini:
  ini.options_absent:
    - separator: '='
    - sections:
        test:
          - testkey
          - secondoption
        test1:
          - testkey1

options present in file and not specified in sections dict will be untouched

changes dict will contain the list of changes made

salt.states.ini_manage.options_present(name, sections=None, separator='=', strict=False)

/home/saltminion/api-paste.ini:
  ini.options_present:
    - separator: '='
    - strict: True
    - sections:
        test:
          testkey: 'testval'
          secondoption: 'secondvalue'
        test1:
          testkey1: 'testval121'

options present in file and not specified in sections dict will be untouched, unless strict: True flag is used

changes dict will contain the list of changes made

salt.states.ini_manage.sections_absent(name, sections=None, separator='=')

/home/saltminion/api-paste.ini:
  ini.sections_absent:
    - separator: '='
    - sections:
        - test
        - test1

options present in file and not specified in sections will be deleted changes dict will contain the sections that changed

salt.states.ini_manage.sections_present(name, sections=None, separator='=')

/home/saltminion/api-paste.ini:
  ini.sections_present:
    - separator: '='
    - sections:
        - section_one
        - section_two

This will only create empty sections. To also create options, use options_present state

options present in file and not specified in sections will be deleted changes dict will contain the sections that changed