new init mechanism

.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[paper]
+port: 4002
+
+[DEFAULT]
+host: 127.0.0.1
+so: ./bin/qib.0.0.2
+load: ib.q
+cast: `host`so`port!"SSJ"

ib.q

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ u.oe:{u.o string[x],":",u.fmt y}
 ///////////////  End of Utilities  ////////
 
 
-.ib,:(`:./bin/qib.0.0.2 2:(`LoadLibrary;1))`       / requests
+.ib,:(hsym[x.so] 2:(`LoadLibrary;1))`              / requests
 .ib.cb:()!();                                      / callbacks function!code
 
 \d .ib

ini.q

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/ q ini.q [initfile] [section]
+.utl.require"qutil/opts.q"
+.utl.require"qutil/config_parse.q"
+
+.utl.addArg["S";".ini";0;                          / [initfile] cmdline arg
+  (`x;{.utl.parseConfig hsym x})]
+.utl.addArg["*";"";0;                              / [section] cmdline arg: selects section of file or first section
+  {.[`x;();@;] $[count x;x;first key get `x]}]
+.utl.parseArgs[]                                   / parse declarations above
+
+x:{                                                / cast: keys as symbols, values according to "cast" key
+  `cast _x!$[99h=type z;"*"^z x;"*"]$y
+  }[`$key x;value x;eval parse x"cast"]
+
+if[count x`load;                                  / load files, if provided via "load" key
+  {system"l ",x}each " " vs x`load];
+
+
+/ output: global var x holding a dictionary of typed program parameters

test/test_qib.q

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 \l test/fixtures/timer.q
 \l test/fixtures/ty.q
-\l tree.q
+\l test/fixtures/tree.q
 
 paperCfg:{
   .tst.mock[`.utl.arg.posArgs;()];
   .tst.mock[`.utl.arg.boolOpts;()];
   .tst.mock[`.utl.arg.regOpts;()];
   .tst.mock[`.utl.arg.regDefOpts;()];
-  .tst.mock[`.utl.arg.args ; (
-    "--cfg";".qib";"--profile";"paper")];
-  system"l cfg.q";
+  .tst.mock[`.utl.arg.args ; (".ini";"paper")];
+  system"l ini.q";
   }
 
 mockCallbacks:{
@@ -62,16 +61,15 @@ mockCallbacks[];
   before {
     };
   should["support configuration from file"]{
-    Cfg.host mustmatch `127.0.0.1;
-    Cfg.port mustmatch 4002;
-    Cfg.profile mustmatch `paper;
+    x.host mustmatch `127.0.0.1;
+    x.port mustmatch 4002;
     };
   should["start disconnected"]{
     0b musteq .ib.isConnected[];
     };
   should["connect and disconnect successfully"]{
     must[;"connect"]
-      .ib.connect[ Cfg.host;Cfg.port;1i];
+      .ib.connect[x.host;x.port;1i];
     mustReturn[`connectAck];
     .ib.isConnected[] must "show connected status";
     -14 -19 -11h mustmatch type each
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ mockCallbacks[];
     mustReturn[`symbolSamples];
     };
   should["get exchange source of the quote"]{
-    .ib.reqSmartComponents[1;"a6"];
+    .ib.reqSmartComponents[1;"a6"];                / only testable when exchange is open
     mustReturn[`smartComponents];
     };
   should["request bond details"]{