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+/**
+ * @file cpptoml.h
+ * @author Chase Geigle
+ * @date May 2013
+ */
+
+#ifndef CPPTOML_H
+#define CPPTOML_H
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <clocale>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#if __cplusplus > 201103L
+#define CPPTOML_DEPRECATED(reason) [[deprecated(reason)]]
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+#define CPPTOML_DEPRECATED(reason) __attribute__((deprecated(reason)))
+#elif defined(__GNUG__)
+#define CPPTOML_DEPRECATED(reason) __attribute__((deprecated))
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if _MSC_VER < 1910
+#define CPPTOML_DEPRECATED(reason) __declspec(deprecated)
+#else
+#define CPPTOML_DEPRECATED(reason) [[deprecated(reason)]]
+#endif
+#endif
+
+namespace cpptoml
+{
+class writer; // forward declaration
+class base;   // forward declaration
+#if defined(CPPTOML_USE_MAP)
+// a std::map will ensure that entries a sorted, albeit at a slight
+// performance penalty relative to the (default) unordered_map
+using string_to_base_map = std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<base>>;
+#else
+// by default an unordered_map is used for best performance as the
+// toml specification does not require entries to be sorted
+using string_to_base_map
+    = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<base>>;
+#endif
+
+// if defined, `base` will retain type information in form of an enum class
+// such that static_cast can be used instead of dynamic_cast
+// #define CPPTOML_NO_RTTI
+
+template <class T>
+class option
+{
+  public:
+    option() : empty_{true}
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+    option(T value) : empty_{false}, value_(std::move(value))
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+    explicit operator bool() const
+    {
+        return !empty_;
+    }
+
+    const T& operator*() const
+    {
+        return value_;
+    }
+
+    const T* operator->() const
+    {
+        return &value_;
+    }
+
+    template <class U>
+    T value_or(U&& alternative) const
+    {
+        if (!empty_)
+            return value_;
+        return static_cast<T>(std::forward<U>(alternative));
+    }
+
+  private:
+    bool empty_;
+    T value_;
+};
+
+struct local_date
+{
+    int year = 0;
+    int month = 0;
+    int day = 0;
+};
+
+struct local_time
+{
+    int hour = 0;
+    int minute = 0;
+    int second = 0;
+    int microsecond = 0;
+};
+
+struct zone_offset
+{
+    int hour_offset = 0;
+    int minute_offset = 0;
+};
+
+struct local_datetime : local_date, local_time
+{
+};
+
+struct offset_datetime : local_datetime, zone_offset
+{
+    static inline struct offset_datetime from_zoned(const struct tm& t)
+    {
+        offset_datetime dt;
+        dt.year = t.tm_year + 1900;
+        dt.month = t.tm_mon + 1;
+        dt.day = t.tm_mday;
+        dt.hour = t.tm_hour;
+        dt.minute = t.tm_min;
+        dt.second = t.tm_sec;
+
+        char buf[16];
+        strftime(buf, 16, "%z", &t);
+
+        int offset = std::stoi(buf);
+        dt.hour_offset = offset / 100;
+        dt.minute_offset = offset % 100;
+        return dt;
+    }
+
+    CPPTOML_DEPRECATED("from_local has been renamed to from_zoned")
+    static inline struct offset_datetime from_local(const struct tm& t)
+    {
+        return from_zoned(t);
+    }
+
+    static inline struct offset_datetime from_utc(const struct tm& t)
+    {
+        offset_datetime dt;
+        dt.year = t.tm_year + 1900;
+        dt.month = t.tm_mon + 1;
+        dt.day = t.tm_mday;
+        dt.hour = t.tm_hour;
+        dt.minute = t.tm_min;
+        dt.second = t.tm_sec;
+        return dt;
+    }
+};
+
+CPPTOML_DEPRECATED("datetime has been renamed to offset_datetime")
+typedef offset_datetime datetime;
+
+class fill_guard
+{
+  public:
+    fill_guard(std::ostream& os) : os_(os), fill_{os.fill()}
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+    ~fill_guard()
+    {
+        os_.fill(fill_);
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::ostream& os_;
+    std::ostream::char_type fill_;
+};
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const local_date& dt)
+{
+    fill_guard g{os};
+    os.fill('0');
+
+    using std::setw;
+    os << setw(4) << dt.year << "-" << setw(2) << dt.month << "-" << setw(2)
+       << dt.day;
+
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const local_time& ltime)
+{
+    fill_guard g{os};
+    os.fill('0');
+
+    using std::setw;
+    os << setw(2) << ltime.hour << ":" << setw(2) << ltime.minute << ":"
+       << setw(2) << ltime.second;
+
+    if (ltime.microsecond > 0)
+    {
+        os << ".";
+        int power = 100000;
+        for (int curr_us = ltime.microsecond; curr_us; power /= 10)
+        {
+            auto num = curr_us / power;
+            os << num;
+            curr_us -= num * power;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const zone_offset& zo)
+{
+    fill_guard g{os};
+    os.fill('0');
+
+    using std::setw;
+
+    if (zo.hour_offset != 0 || zo.minute_offset != 0)
+    {
+        if (zo.hour_offset > 0)
+        {
+            os << "+";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            os << "-";
+        }
+        os << setw(2) << std::abs(zo.hour_offset) << ":" << setw(2)
+           << std::abs(zo.minute_offset);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        os << "Z";
+    }
+
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const local_datetime& dt)
+{
+    return os << static_cast<const local_date&>(dt) << "T"
+              << static_cast<const local_time&>(dt);
+}
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const offset_datetime& dt)
+{
+    return os << static_cast<const local_datetime&>(dt)
+              << static_cast<const zone_offset&>(dt);
+}
+
+template <class T, class... Ts>
+struct is_one_of;
+
+template <class T, class V>
+struct is_one_of<T, V> : std::is_same<T, V>
+{
+};
+
+template <class T, class V, class... Ts>
+struct is_one_of<T, V, Ts...>
+{
+    const static bool value
+        = std::is_same<T, V>::value || is_one_of<T, Ts...>::value;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+class value;
+
+template <class T>
+struct valid_value
+    : is_one_of<T, std::string, int64_t, double, bool, local_date, local_time,
+                local_datetime, offset_datetime>
+{
+};
+
+template <class T, class Enable = void>
+struct value_traits;
+
+template <class T>
+struct valid_value_or_string_convertible
+{
+
+    const static bool value = valid_value<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value
+                              || std::is_convertible<T, std::string>::value;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct value_traits<T, typename std::enable_if<
+                           valid_value_or_string_convertible<T>::value>::type>
+{
+    using value_type = typename std::conditional<
+        valid_value<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value,
+        typename std::decay<T>::type, std::string>::type;
+
+    using type = value<value_type>;
+
+    static value_type construct(T&& val)
+    {
+        return value_type(val);
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct value_traits<
+    T,
+    typename std::enable_if<
+        !valid_value_or_string_convertible<T>::value
+        && std::is_floating_point<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value>::type>
+{
+    using value_type = typename std::decay<T>::type;
+
+    using type = value<double>;
+
+    static value_type construct(T&& val)
+    {
+        return value_type(val);
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct value_traits<
+    T, typename std::enable_if<
+           !valid_value_or_string_convertible<T>::value
+           && !std::is_floating_point<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value
+           && std::is_signed<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value>::type>
+{
+    using value_type = int64_t;
+
+    using type = value<int64_t>;
+
+    static value_type construct(T&& val)
+    {
+        if (val < (std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::min)())
+            throw std::underflow_error{"constructed value cannot be "
+                                       "represented by a 64-bit signed "
+                                       "integer"};
+
+        if (val > (std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max)())
+            throw std::overflow_error{"constructed value cannot be represented "
+                                      "by a 64-bit signed integer"};
+
+        return static_cast<int64_t>(val);
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct value_traits<
+    T, typename std::enable_if<
+           !valid_value_or_string_convertible<T>::value
+           && std::is_unsigned<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value>::type>
+{
+    using value_type = int64_t;
+
+    using type = value<int64_t>;
+
+    static value_type construct(T&& val)
+    {
+        if (val > static_cast<uint64_t>((std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max)()))
+            throw std::overflow_error{"constructed value cannot be represented "
+                                      "by a 64-bit signed integer"};
+
+        return static_cast<int64_t>(val);
+    }
+};
+
+class array;
+class table;
+class table_array;
+
+template <class T>
+struct array_of_trait
+{
+    using return_type = option<std::vector<T>>;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct array_of_trait<array>
+{
+    using return_type = option<std::vector<std::shared_ptr<array>>>;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+inline std::shared_ptr<typename value_traits<T>::type> make_value(T&& val);
+inline std::shared_ptr<array> make_array();
+
+namespace detail
+{
+template <class T>
+inline std::shared_ptr<T> make_element();
+}
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<table> make_table();
+inline std::shared_ptr<table_array> make_table_array(bool is_inline = false);
+
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+/// Base type used to store underlying data type explicitly if RTTI is disabled
+enum class base_type
+{
+    NONE,
+    STRING,
+    LOCAL_TIME,
+    LOCAL_DATE,
+    LOCAL_DATETIME,
+    OFFSET_DATETIME,
+    INT,
+    FLOAT,
+    BOOL,
+    TABLE,
+    ARRAY,
+    TABLE_ARRAY
+};
+
+/// Type traits class to convert C++ types to enum member
+template <class T>
+struct base_type_traits;
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<std::string>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::STRING;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<local_time>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::LOCAL_TIME;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<local_date>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::LOCAL_DATE;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<local_datetime>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::LOCAL_DATETIME;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<offset_datetime>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::OFFSET_DATETIME;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<int64_t>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::INT;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<double>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::FLOAT;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<bool>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::BOOL;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<table>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::TABLE;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<array>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::ARRAY;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct base_type_traits<table_array>
+{
+    static const base_type type = base_type::TABLE_ARRAY;
+};
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * A generic base TOML value used for type erasure.
+ */
+class base : public std::enable_shared_from_this<base>
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~base() = default;
+
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<base> clone() const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the given TOML element is a value.
+     */
+    virtual bool is_value() const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the given TOML element is a table.
+     */
+    virtual bool is_table() const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the TOML element into a table.
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<table> as_table()
+    {
+        if (is_table())
+            return std::static_pointer_cast<table>(shared_from_this());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Determines if the TOML element is an array of "leaf" elements.
+     */
+    virtual bool is_array() const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the TOML element to an array.
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<array> as_array()
+    {
+        if (is_array())
+            return std::static_pointer_cast<array>(shared_from_this());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the given TOML element is an array of tables.
+     */
+    virtual bool is_table_array() const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the TOML element into a table array.
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<table_array> as_table_array()
+    {
+        if (is_table_array())
+            return std::static_pointer_cast<table_array>(shared_from_this());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to coerce the TOML element into a concrete TOML value
+     * of type T.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    std::shared_ptr<value<T>> as();
+
+    template <class T>
+    std::shared_ptr<const value<T>> as() const;
+
+    template <class Visitor, class... Args>
+    void accept(Visitor&& visitor, Args&&... args) const;
+
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    base_type type() const
+    {
+        return type_;
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    base(const base_type t) : type_(t)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+  private:
+    const base_type type_ = base_type::NONE;
+
+#else
+  protected:
+    base()
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+#endif
+};
+
+/**
+ * A concrete TOML value representing the "leaves" of the "tree".
+ */
+template <class T>
+class value : public base
+{
+    struct make_shared_enabler
+    {
+        // nothing; this is a private key accessible only to friends
+    };
+
+    template <class U>
+    friend std::shared_ptr<typename value_traits<U>::type>
+    cpptoml::make_value(U&& val);
+
+  public:
+    static_assert(valid_value<T>::value, "invalid value type");
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> clone() const override;
+
+    value(const make_shared_enabler&, const T& val) : value(val)
+    {
+        // nothing; note that users cannot actually invoke this function
+        // because they lack access to the make_shared_enabler.
+    }
+
+    bool is_value() const override
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the data associated with this value.
+     */
+    T& get()
+    {
+        return data_;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the data associated with this value. Const version.
+     */
+    const T& get() const
+    {
+        return data_;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    T data_;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a value from the given data.
+     */
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    value(const T& val) : base(base_type_traits<T>::type), data_(val)
+    {
+    }
+#else
+    value(const T& val) : data_(val)
+    {
+    }
+#endif
+
+    value(const value& val) = delete;
+    value& operator=(const value& val) = delete;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+std::shared_ptr<typename value_traits<T>::type> make_value(T&& val)
+{
+    using value_type = typename value_traits<T>::type;
+    using enabler = typename value_type::make_shared_enabler;
+    return std::make_shared<value_type>(
+        enabler{}, value_traits<T>::construct(std::forward<T>(val)));
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline std::shared_ptr<value<T>> base::as()
+{
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    if (type() == base_type_traits<T>::type)
+        return std::static_pointer_cast<value<T>>(shared_from_this());
+    else
+        return nullptr;
+#else
+    return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<value<T>>(shared_from_this());
+#endif
+}
+
+// special case value<double> to allow getting an integer parameter as a
+// double value
+template <>
+inline std::shared_ptr<value<double>> base::as()
+{
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    if (type() == base_type::FLOAT)
+        return std::static_pointer_cast<value<double>>(shared_from_this());
+
+    if (type() == base_type::INT)
+    {
+        auto v = std::static_pointer_cast<value<int64_t>>(shared_from_this());
+        return make_value<double>(static_cast<double>(v->get()));
+    }
+#else
+    if (auto v = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<value<double>>(shared_from_this()))
+        return v;
+
+    if (auto v = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<value<int64_t>>(shared_from_this()))
+        return make_value<double>(static_cast<double>(v->get()));
+#endif
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline std::shared_ptr<const value<T>> base::as() const
+{
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    if (type() == base_type_traits<T>::type)
+        return std::static_pointer_cast<const value<T>>(shared_from_this());
+    else
+        return nullptr;
+#else
+    return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const value<T>>(shared_from_this());
+#endif
+}
+
+// special case value<double> to allow getting an integer parameter as a
+// double value
+template <>
+inline std::shared_ptr<const value<double>> base::as() const
+{
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    if (type() == base_type::FLOAT)
+        return std::static_pointer_cast<const value<double>>(
+            shared_from_this());
+
+    if (type() == base_type::INT)
+    {
+        auto v = as<int64_t>();
+        // the below has to be a non-const value<double> due to a bug in
+        // libc++: https://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=18843
+        return make_value<double>(static_cast<double>(v->get()));
+    }
+#else
+    if (auto v
+        = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const value<double>>(shared_from_this()))
+        return v;
+
+    if (auto v = as<int64_t>())
+    {
+        // the below has to be a non-const value<double> due to a bug in
+        // libc++: https://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=18843
+        return make_value<double>(static_cast<double>(v->get()));
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Exception class for array insertion errors.
+ */
+class array_exception : public std::runtime_error
+{
+  public:
+    array_exception(const std::string& err) : std::runtime_error{err}
+    {
+    }
+};
+
+class array : public base
+{
+  public:
+    friend std::shared_ptr<array> make_array();
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> clone() const override;
+
+    virtual bool is_array() const override
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    using size_type = std::size_t;
+
+    /**
+     * arrays can be iterated over
+     */
+    using iterator = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<base>>::iterator;
+
+    /**
+     * arrays can be iterated over.  Const version.
+     */
+    using const_iterator = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<base>>::const_iterator;
+
+    iterator begin()
+    {
+        return values_.begin();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator begin() const
+    {
+        return values_.begin();
+    }
+
+    iterator end()
+    {
+        return values_.end();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator end() const
+    {
+        return values_.end();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains the array (vector) of base values.
+     */
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<base>>& get()
+    {
+        return values_;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains the array (vector) of base values. Const version.
+     */
+    const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<base>>& get() const
+    {
+        return values_;
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> at(size_t idx) const
+    {
+        return values_.at(idx);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains an array of value<T>s. Note that elements may be
+     * nullptr if they cannot be converted to a value<T>.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<value<T>>> array_of() const
+    {
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<value<T>>> result(values_.size());
+
+        std::transform(values_.begin(), values_.end(), result.begin(),
+                       [&](std::shared_ptr<base> v) { return v->as<T>(); });
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a option<vector<T>>. The option will be empty if the array
+     * contains values that are not of type T.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    inline typename array_of_trait<T>::return_type get_array_of() const
+    {
+        std::vector<T> result;
+        result.reserve(values_.size());
+
+        for (const auto& val : values_)
+        {
+            if (auto v = val->as<T>())
+                result.push_back(v->get());
+            else
+                return {};
+        }
+
+        return {std::move(result)};
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains an array of arrays. Note that elements may be nullptr
+     * if they cannot be converted to a array.
+     */
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<array>> nested_array() const
+    {
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<array>> result(values_.size());
+
+        std::transform(values_.begin(), values_.end(), result.begin(),
+                       [&](std::shared_ptr<base> v) -> std::shared_ptr<array> {
+                           if (v->is_array())
+                               return std::static_pointer_cast<array>(v);
+                           return std::shared_ptr<array>{};
+                       });
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a value to the end of the array
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    void push_back(const std::shared_ptr<value<T>>& val)
+    {
+        if (values_.empty() || values_[0]->as<T>())
+        {
+            values_.push_back(val);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw array_exception{"Arrays must be homogenous."};
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add an array to the end of the array
+     */
+    void push_back(const std::shared_ptr<array>& val)
+    {
+        if (values_.empty() || values_[0]->is_array())
+        {
+            values_.push_back(val);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw array_exception{"Arrays must be homogenous."};
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience function for adding a simple element to the end
+     * of the array.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    void push_back(T&& val, typename value_traits<T>::type* = 0)
+    {
+        push_back(make_value(std::forward<T>(val)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Insert a value into the array
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    iterator insert(iterator position, const std::shared_ptr<value<T>>& value)
+    {
+        if (values_.empty() || values_[0]->as<T>())
+        {
+            return values_.insert(position, value);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw array_exception{"Arrays must be homogenous."};
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Insert an array into the array
+     */
+    iterator insert(iterator position, const std::shared_ptr<array>& value)
+    {
+        if (values_.empty() || values_[0]->is_array())
+        {
+            return values_.insert(position, value);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw array_exception{"Arrays must be homogenous."};
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience function for inserting a simple element in the array
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    iterator insert(iterator position, T&& val,
+                    typename value_traits<T>::type* = 0)
+    {
+        return insert(position, make_value(std::forward<T>(val)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Erase an element from the array
+     */
+    iterator erase(iterator position)
+    {
+        return values_.erase(position);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the array
+     */
+    void clear()
+    {
+        values_.clear();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reserve space for n values.
+     */
+    void reserve(size_type n)
+    {
+        values_.reserve(n);
+    }
+
+  private:
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    array() : base(base_type::ARRAY)
+    {
+        // empty
+    }
+#else
+    array() = default;
+#endif
+
+    template <class InputIterator>
+    array(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end) : values_{begin, end}
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+    array(const array& obj) = delete;
+    array& operator=(const array& obj) = delete;
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<base>> values_;
+};
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<array> make_array()
+{
+    struct make_shared_enabler : public array
+    {
+        make_shared_enabler()
+        {
+            // nothing
+        }
+    };
+
+    return std::make_shared<make_shared_enabler>();
+}
+
+namespace detail
+{
+template <>
+inline std::shared_ptr<array> make_element<array>()
+{
+    return make_array();
+}
+} // namespace detail
+
+/**
+ * Obtains a option<vector<T>>. The option will be empty if the array
+ * contains values that are not of type T.
+ */
+template <>
+inline typename array_of_trait<array>::return_type
+array::get_array_of<array>() const
+{
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<array>> result;
+    result.reserve(values_.size());
+
+    for (const auto& val : values_)
+    {
+        if (auto v = val->as_array())
+            result.push_back(v);
+        else
+            return {};
+    }
+
+    return {std::move(result)};
+}
+
+class table;
+
+class table_array : public base
+{
+    friend class table;
+    friend std::shared_ptr<table_array> make_table_array(bool);
+
+  public:
+    std::shared_ptr<base> clone() const override;
+
+    using size_type = std::size_t;
+
+    /**
+     * arrays can be iterated over
+     */
+    using iterator = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<table>>::iterator;
+
+    /**
+     * arrays can be iterated over.  Const version.
+     */
+    using const_iterator = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<table>>::const_iterator;
+
+    iterator begin()
+    {
+        return array_.begin();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator begin() const
+    {
+        return array_.begin();
+    }
+
+    iterator end()
+    {
+        return array_.end();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator end() const
+    {
+        return array_.end();
+    }
+
+    virtual bool is_table_array() const override
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<table>>& get()
+    {
+        return array_;
+    }
+
+    const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<table>>& get() const
+    {
+        return array_;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a table to the end of the array
+     */
+    void push_back(const std::shared_ptr<table>& val)
+    {
+        array_.push_back(val);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Insert a table into the array
+     */
+    iterator insert(iterator position, const std::shared_ptr<table>& value)
+    {
+        return array_.insert(position, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Erase an element from the array
+     */
+    iterator erase(iterator position)
+    {
+        return array_.erase(position);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the array
+     */
+    void clear()
+    {
+        array_.clear();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reserve space for n tables.
+     */
+    void reserve(size_type n)
+    {
+        array_.reserve(n);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not the table array is declared inline. This mostly
+     * matters for parsing, where statically defined arrays cannot be
+     * appended to using the array-of-table syntax.
+     */
+    bool is_inline() const
+    {
+        return is_inline_;
+    }
+
+  private:
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    table_array(bool is_inline = false)
+        : base(base_type::TABLE_ARRAY), is_inline_(is_inline)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+#else
+    table_array(bool is_inline = false) : is_inline_(is_inline)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+#endif
+
+    table_array(const table_array& obj) = delete;
+    table_array& operator=(const table_array& rhs) = delete;
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<table>> array_;
+    const bool is_inline_ = false;
+};
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<table_array> make_table_array(bool is_inline)
+{
+    struct make_shared_enabler : public table_array
+    {
+        make_shared_enabler(bool mse_is_inline) : table_array(mse_is_inline)
+        {
+            // nothing
+        }
+    };
+
+    return std::make_shared<make_shared_enabler>(is_inline);
+}
+
+namespace detail
+{
+template <>
+inline std::shared_ptr<table_array> make_element<table_array>()
+{
+    return make_table_array(true);
+}
+} // namespace detail
+
+// The below are overloads for fetching specific value types out of a value
+// where special casting behavior (like bounds checking) is desired
+
+template <class T>
+typename std::enable_if<!std::is_floating_point<T>::value
+                            && std::is_signed<T>::value,
+                        option<T>>::type
+get_impl(const std::shared_ptr<base>& elem)
+{
+    if (auto v = elem->as<int64_t>())
+    {
+        if (v->get() < (std::numeric_limits<T>::min)())
+            throw std::underflow_error{
+                "T cannot represent the value requested in get"};
+
+        if (v->get() > (std::numeric_limits<T>::max)())
+            throw std::overflow_error{
+                "T cannot represent the value requested in get"};
+
+        return {static_cast<T>(v->get())};
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+
+template <class T>
+typename std::enable_if<!std::is_same<T, bool>::value
+                            && std::is_unsigned<T>::value,
+                        option<T>>::type
+get_impl(const std::shared_ptr<base>& elem)
+{
+    if (auto v = elem->as<int64_t>())
+    {
+        if (v->get() < 0)
+            throw std::underflow_error{"T cannot store negative value in get"};
+
+        if (static_cast<uint64_t>(v->get()) > (std::numeric_limits<T>::max)())
+            throw std::overflow_error{
+                "T cannot represent the value requested in get"};
+
+        return {static_cast<T>(v->get())};
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+
+template <class T>
+typename std::enable_if<!std::is_integral<T>::value
+                            || std::is_same<T, bool>::value,
+                        option<T>>::type
+get_impl(const std::shared_ptr<base>& elem)
+{
+    if (auto v = elem->as<T>())
+    {
+        return {v->get()};
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents a TOML keytable.
+ */
+class table : public base
+{
+  public:
+    friend class table_array;
+    friend std::shared_ptr<table> make_table();
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> clone() const override;
+
+    /**
+     * tables can be iterated over.
+     */
+    using iterator = string_to_base_map::iterator;
+
+    /**
+     * tables can be iterated over. Const version.
+     */
+    using const_iterator = string_to_base_map::const_iterator;
+
+    iterator begin()
+    {
+        return map_.begin();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator begin() const
+    {
+        return map_.begin();
+    }
+
+    iterator end()
+    {
+        return map_.end();
+    }
+
+    const_iterator end() const
+    {
+        return map_.end();
+    }
+
+    bool is_table() const override
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool empty() const
+    {
+        return map_.empty();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if this key table contains the given key.
+     */
+    bool contains(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        return map_.find(key) != map_.end();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if this key table contains the given key. Will
+     * resolve "qualified keys". Qualified keys are the full access
+     * path separated with dots like "grandparent.parent.child".
+     */
+    bool contains_qualified(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        return resolve_qualified(key);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains the base for a given key.
+     * @throw std::out_of_range if the key does not exist
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<base> get(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        return map_.at(key);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains the base for a given key. Will resolve "qualified
+     * keys". Qualified keys are the full access path separated with
+     * dots like "grandparent.parent.child".
+     *
+     * @throw std::out_of_range if the key does not exist
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<base> get_qualified(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        std::shared_ptr<base> p;
+        resolve_qualified(key, &p);
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a table for a given key, if possible.
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<table> get_table(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (contains(key) && get(key)->is_table())
+            return std::static_pointer_cast<table>(get(key));
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a table for a given key, if possible. Will resolve
+     * "qualified keys".
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<table> get_table_qualified(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (contains_qualified(key) && get_qualified(key)->is_table())
+            return std::static_pointer_cast<table>(get_qualified(key));
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains an array for a given key.
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<array> get_array(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (!contains(key))
+            return nullptr;
+        return get(key)->as_array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains an array for a given key. Will resolve "qualified keys".
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<array> get_array_qualified(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (!contains_qualified(key))
+            return nullptr;
+        return get_qualified(key)->as_array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a table_array for a given key, if possible.
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<table_array> get_table_array(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (!contains(key))
+            return nullptr;
+        return get(key)->as_table_array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a table_array for a given key, if possible. Will resolve
+     * "qualified keys".
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<table_array>
+    get_table_array_qualified(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (!contains_qualified(key))
+            return nullptr;
+        return get_qualified(key)->as_table_array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function that attempts to get a value corresponding
+     * to the template parameter from a given key.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    option<T> get_as(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return get_impl<T>(get(key));
+        }
+        catch (const std::out_of_range&)
+        {
+            return {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function that attempts to get a value corresponding
+     * to the template parameter from a given key. Will resolve "qualified
+     * keys".
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    option<T> get_qualified_as(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return get_impl<T>(get_qualified(key));
+        }
+        catch (const std::out_of_range&)
+        {
+            return {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function that attempts to get an array of values of a given
+     * type corresponding to the template parameter for a given key.
+     *
+     * If the key doesn't exist, doesn't exist as an array type, or one or
+     * more keys inside the array type are not of type T, an empty option
+     * is returned. Otherwise, an option containing a vector of the values
+     * is returned.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    inline typename array_of_trait<T>::return_type
+    get_array_of(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (auto v = get_array(key))
+        {
+            std::vector<T> result;
+            result.reserve(v->get().size());
+
+            for (const auto& b : v->get())
+            {
+                if (auto val = b->as<T>())
+                    result.push_back(val->get());
+                else
+                    return {};
+            }
+            return {std::move(result)};
+        }
+
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function that attempts to get an array of values of a given
+     * type corresponding to the template parameter for a given key. Will
+     * resolve "qualified keys".
+     *
+     * If the key doesn't exist, doesn't exist as an array type, or one or
+     * more keys inside the array type are not of type T, an empty option
+     * is returned. Otherwise, an option containing a vector of the values
+     * is returned.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    inline typename array_of_trait<T>::return_type
+    get_qualified_array_of(const std::string& key) const
+    {
+        if (auto v = get_array_qualified(key))
+        {
+            std::vector<T> result;
+            result.reserve(v->get().size());
+
+            for (const auto& b : v->get())
+            {
+                if (auto val = b->as<T>())
+                    result.push_back(val->get());
+                else
+                    return {};
+            }
+            return {std::move(result)};
+        }
+
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds an element to the keytable.
+     */
+    void insert(const std::string& key, const std::shared_ptr<base>& value)
+    {
+        map_[key] = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience shorthand for adding a simple element to the
+     * keytable.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    void insert(const std::string& key, T&& val,
+                typename value_traits<T>::type* = 0)
+    {
+        insert(key, make_value(std::forward<T>(val)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes an element from the table.
+     */
+    void erase(const std::string& key)
+    {
+        map_.erase(key);
+    }
+
+  private:
+#if defined(CPPTOML_NO_RTTI)
+    table() : base(base_type::TABLE)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+#else
+    table()
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+#endif
+
+    table(const table& obj) = delete;
+    table& operator=(const table& rhs) = delete;
+
+    std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& value,
+                                   char separator) const
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> result;
+        std::string::size_type p = 0;
+        std::string::size_type q;
+        while ((q = value.find(separator, p)) != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            result.emplace_back(value, p, q - p);
+            p = q + 1;
+        }
+        result.emplace_back(value, p);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    // If output parameter p is specified, fill it with the pointer to the
+    // specified entry and throw std::out_of_range if it couldn't be found.
+    //
+    // Otherwise, just return true if the entry could be found or false
+    // otherwise and do not throw.
+    bool resolve_qualified(const std::string& key,
+                           std::shared_ptr<base>* p = nullptr) const
+    {
+        auto parts = split(key, '.');
+        auto last_key = parts.back();
+        parts.pop_back();
+
+        auto cur_table = this;
+        for (const auto& part : parts)
+        {
+            cur_table = cur_table->get_table(part).get();
+            if (!cur_table)
+            {
+                if (!p)
+                    return false;
+
+                throw std::out_of_range{key + " is not a valid key"};
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!p)
+            return cur_table->map_.count(last_key) != 0;
+
+        *p = cur_table->map_.at(last_key);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    string_to_base_map map_;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Helper function that attempts to get an array of arrays for a given
+ * key.
+ *
+ * If the key doesn't exist, doesn't exist as an array type, or one or
+ * more keys inside the array type are not of type T, an empty option
+ * is returned. Otherwise, an option containing a vector of the values
+ * is returned.
+ */
+template <>
+inline typename array_of_trait<array>::return_type
+table::get_array_of<array>(const std::string& key) const
+{
+    if (auto v = get_array(key))
+    {
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<array>> result;
+        result.reserve(v->get().size());
+
+        for (const auto& b : v->get())
+        {
+            if (auto val = b->as_array())
+                result.push_back(val);
+            else
+                return {};
+        }
+
+        return {std::move(result)};
+    }
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function that attempts to get an array of arrays for a given
+ * key. Will resolve "qualified keys".
+ *
+ * If the key doesn't exist, doesn't exist as an array type, or one or
+ * more keys inside the array type are not of type T, an empty option
+ * is returned. Otherwise, an option containing a vector of the values
+ * is returned.
+ */
+template <>
+inline typename array_of_trait<array>::return_type
+table::get_qualified_array_of<array>(const std::string& key) const
+{
+    if (auto v = get_array_qualified(key))
+    {
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<array>> result;
+        result.reserve(v->get().size());
+
+        for (const auto& b : v->get())
+        {
+            if (auto val = b->as_array())
+                result.push_back(val);
+            else
+                return {};
+        }
+
+        return {std::move(result)};
+    }
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<table> make_table()
+{
+    struct make_shared_enabler : public table
+    {
+        make_shared_enabler()
+        {
+            // nothing
+        }
+    };
+
+    return std::make_shared<make_shared_enabler>();
+}
+
+namespace detail
+{
+template <>
+inline std::shared_ptr<table> make_element<table>()
+{
+    return make_table();
+}
+} // namespace detail
+
+template <class T>
+std::shared_ptr<base> value<T>::clone() const
+{
+    return make_value(data_);
+}
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<base> array::clone() const
+{
+    auto result = make_array();
+    result->reserve(values_.size());
+    for (const auto& ptr : values_)
+        result->values_.push_back(ptr->clone());
+    return result;
+}
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<base> table_array::clone() const
+{
+    auto result = make_table_array(is_inline());
+    result->reserve(array_.size());
+    for (const auto& ptr : array_)
+        result->array_.push_back(ptr->clone()->as_table());
+    return result;
+}
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<base> table::clone() const
+{
+    auto result = make_table();
+    for (const auto& pr : map_)
+        result->insert(pr.first, pr.second->clone());
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Exception class for all TOML parsing errors.
+ */
+class parse_exception : public std::runtime_error
+{
+  public:
+    parse_exception(const std::string& err) : std::runtime_error{err}
+    {
+    }
+
+    parse_exception(const std::string& err, std::size_t line_number)
+        : std::runtime_error{err + " at line " + std::to_string(line_number)}
+    {
+    }
+};
+
+inline bool is_number(char c)
+{
+    return c >= '0' && c <= '9';
+}
+
+inline bool is_hex(char c)
+{
+    return is_number(c) || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper object for consuming expected characters.
+ */
+template <class OnError>
+class consumer
+{
+  public:
+    consumer(std::string::iterator& it, const std::string::iterator& end,
+             OnError&& on_error)
+        : it_(it), end_(end), on_error_(std::forward<OnError>(on_error))
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+    void operator()(char c)
+    {
+        if (it_ == end_ || *it_ != c)
+            on_error_();
+        ++it_;
+    }
+
+    template <std::size_t N>
+    void operator()(const char (&str)[N])
+    {
+        std::for_each(std::begin(str), std::end(str) - 1,
+                      [&](char c) { (*this)(c); });
+    }
+
+    void eat_or(char a, char b)
+    {
+        if (it_ == end_ || (*it_ != a && *it_ != b))
+            on_error_();
+        ++it_;
+    }
+
+    int eat_digits(int len)
+    {
+        int val = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+        {
+            if (!is_number(*it_) || it_ == end_)
+                on_error_();
+            val = 10 * val + (*it_++ - '0');
+        }
+        return val;
+    }
+
+    void error()
+    {
+        on_error_();
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::string::iterator& it_;
+    const std::string::iterator& end_;
+    OnError on_error_;
+};
+
+template <class OnError>
+consumer<OnError> make_consumer(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                const std::string::iterator& end,
+                                OnError&& on_error)
+{
+    return consumer<OnError>(it, end, std::forward<OnError>(on_error));
+}
+
+// replacement for std::getline to handle incorrectly line-ended files
+// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6089231/getting-std-ifstream-to-handle-lf-cr-and-crlf
+namespace detail
+{
+inline std::istream& getline(std::istream& input, std::string& line)
+{
+    line.clear();
+
+    std::istream::sentry sentry{input, true};
+    auto sb = input.rdbuf();
+
+    while (true)
+    {
+        auto c = sb->sbumpc();
+        if (c == '\r')
+        {
+            if (sb->sgetc() == '\n')
+                c = sb->sbumpc();
+        }
+
+        if (c == '\n')
+            return input;
+
+        if (c == std::istream::traits_type::eof())
+        {
+            if (line.empty())
+                input.setstate(std::ios::eofbit);
+            return input;
+        }
+
+        line.push_back(static_cast<char>(c));
+    }
+}
+} // namespace detail
+
+/**
+ * The parser class.
+ */
+class parser
+{
+  public:
+    /**
+     * Parsers are constructed from streams.
+     */
+    parser(std::istream& stream) : input_(stream)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+    parser& operator=(const parser& parser) = delete;
+
+    /**
+     * Parses the stream this parser was created on until EOF.
+     * @throw parse_exception if there are errors in parsing
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<table> parse()
+    {
+        std::shared_ptr<table> root = make_table();
+
+        table* curr_table = root.get();
+
+        while (detail::getline(input_, line_))
+        {
+            line_number_++;
+            auto it = line_.begin();
+            auto end = line_.end();
+            consume_whitespace(it, end);
+            if (it == end || *it == '#')
+                continue;
+            if (*it == '[')
+            {
+                curr_table = root.get();
+                parse_table(it, end, curr_table);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                parse_key_value(it, end, curr_table);
+                consume_whitespace(it, end);
+                eol_or_comment(it, end);
+            }
+        }
+        return root;
+    }
+
+  private:
+#if defined _MSC_VER
+    __declspec(noreturn)
+#elif defined __GNUC__
+    __attribute__((noreturn))
+#endif
+        void throw_parse_exception(const std::string& err)
+    {
+        throw parse_exception{err, line_number_};
+    }
+
+    void parse_table(std::string::iterator& it,
+                     const std::string::iterator& end, table*& curr_table)
+    {
+        // remove the beginning keytable marker
+        ++it;
+        if (it == end)
+            throw_parse_exception("Unexpected end of table");
+        if (*it == '[')
+            parse_table_array(it, end, curr_table);
+        else
+            parse_single_table(it, end, curr_table);
+    }
+
+    void parse_single_table(std::string::iterator& it,
+                            const std::string::iterator& end,
+                            table*& curr_table)
+    {
+        if (it == end || *it == ']')
+            throw_parse_exception("Table name cannot be empty");
+
+        std::string full_table_name;
+        bool inserted = false;
+
+        auto key_end = [](char c) { return c == ']'; };
+
+        auto key_part_handler = [&](const std::string& part) {
+            if (part.empty())
+                throw_parse_exception("Empty component of table name");
+
+            if (!full_table_name.empty())
+                full_table_name += '.';
+            full_table_name += part;
+
+            if (curr_table->contains(part))
+            {
+#if !defined(__PGI)
+                auto b = curr_table->get(part);
+#else
+                // Workaround for PGI compiler
+                std::shared_ptr<base> b = curr_table->get(part);
+#endif
+                if (b->is_table())
+                    curr_table = static_cast<table*>(b.get());
+                else if (b->is_table_array())
+                    curr_table = std::static_pointer_cast<table_array>(b)
+                                     ->get()
+                                     .back()
+                                     .get();
+                else
+                    throw_parse_exception("Key " + full_table_name
+                                          + "already exists as a value");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                inserted = true;
+                curr_table->insert(part, make_table());
+                curr_table = static_cast<table*>(curr_table->get(part).get());
+            }
+        };
+
+        key_part_handler(parse_key(it, end, key_end, key_part_handler));
+
+        if (it == end)
+            throw_parse_exception(
+                "Unterminated table declaration; did you forget a ']'?");
+
+        if (*it != ']')
+        {
+            std::string errmsg{"Unexpected character in table definition: "};
+            errmsg += '"';
+            errmsg += *it;
+            errmsg += '"';
+            throw_parse_exception(errmsg);
+        }
+
+        // table already existed
+        if (!inserted)
+        {
+            auto is_value
+                = [](const std::pair<const std::string&,
+                                     const std::shared_ptr<base>&>& p) {
+                      return p.second->is_value();
+                  };
+
+            // if there are any values, we can't add values to this table
+            // since it has already been defined. If there aren't any
+            // values, then it was implicitly created by something like
+            // [a.b]
+            if (curr_table->empty()
+                || std::any_of(curr_table->begin(), curr_table->end(),
+                               is_value))
+            {
+                throw_parse_exception("Redefinition of table "
+                                      + full_table_name);
+            }
+        }
+
+        ++it;
+        consume_whitespace(it, end);
+        eol_or_comment(it, end);
+    }
+
+    void parse_table_array(std::string::iterator& it,
+                           const std::string::iterator& end, table*& curr_table)
+    {
+        ++it;
+        if (it == end || *it == ']')
+            throw_parse_exception("Table array name cannot be empty");
+
+        auto key_end = [](char c) { return c == ']'; };
+
+        std::string full_ta_name;
+        auto key_part_handler = [&](const std::string& part) {
+            if (part.empty())
+                throw_parse_exception("Empty component of table array name");
+
+            if (!full_ta_name.empty())
+                full_ta_name += '.';
+            full_ta_name += part;
+
+            if (curr_table->contains(part))
+            {
+#if !defined(__PGI)
+                auto b = curr_table->get(part);
+#else
+                // Workaround for PGI compiler
+                std::shared_ptr<base> b = curr_table->get(part);
+#endif
+
+                // if this is the end of the table array name, add an
+                // element to the table array that we just looked up,
+                // provided it was not declared inline
+                if (it != end && *it == ']')
+                {
+                    if (!b->is_table_array())
+                    {
+                        throw_parse_exception("Key " + full_ta_name
+                                              + " is not a table array");
+                    }
+
+                    auto v = b->as_table_array();
+
+                    if (v->is_inline())
+                    {
+                        throw_parse_exception("Static array " + full_ta_name
+                                              + " cannot be appended to");
+                    }
+
+                    v->get().push_back(make_table());
+                    curr_table = v->get().back().get();
+                }
+                // otherwise, just keep traversing down the key name
+                else
+                {
+                    if (b->is_table())
+                        curr_table = static_cast<table*>(b.get());
+                    else if (b->is_table_array())
+                        curr_table = std::static_pointer_cast<table_array>(b)
+                                         ->get()
+                                         .back()
+                                         .get();
+                    else
+                        throw_parse_exception("Key " + full_ta_name
+                                              + " already exists as a value");
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // if this is the end of the table array name, add a new
+                // table array and a new table inside that array for us to
+                // add keys to next
+                if (it != end && *it == ']')
+                {
+                    curr_table->insert(part, make_table_array());
+                    auto arr = std::static_pointer_cast<table_array>(
+                        curr_table->get(part));
+                    arr->get().push_back(make_table());
+                    curr_table = arr->get().back().get();
+                }
+                // otherwise, create the implicitly defined table and move
+                // down to it
+                else
+                {
+                    curr_table->insert(part, make_table());
+                    curr_table
+                        = static_cast<table*>(curr_table->get(part).get());
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        key_part_handler(parse_key(it, end, key_end, key_part_handler));
+
+        // consume the last "]]"
+        auto eat = make_consumer(it, end, [this]() {
+            throw_parse_exception("Unterminated table array name");
+        });
+        eat(']');
+        eat(']');
+
+        consume_whitespace(it, end);
+        eol_or_comment(it, end);
+    }
+
+    void parse_key_value(std::string::iterator& it, std::string::iterator& end,
+                         table* curr_table)
+    {
+        auto key_end = [](char c) { return c == '='; };
+
+        auto key_part_handler = [&](const std::string& part) {
+            // two cases: this key part exists already, in which case it must
+            // be a table, or it doesn't exist in which case we must create
+            // an implicitly defined table
+            if (curr_table->contains(part))
+            {
+                auto val = curr_table->get(part);
+                if (val->is_table())
+                {
+                    curr_table = static_cast<table*>(val.get());
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    throw_parse_exception("Key " + part
+                                          + " already exists as a value");
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                auto newtable = make_table();
+                curr_table->insert(part, newtable);
+                curr_table = newtable.get();
+            }
+        };
+
+        auto key = parse_key(it, end, key_end, key_part_handler);
+
+        if (curr_table->contains(key))
+            throw_parse_exception("Key " + key + " already present");
+        if (it == end || *it != '=')
+            throw_parse_exception("Value must follow after a '='");
+        ++it;
+        consume_whitespace(it, end);
+        curr_table->insert(key, parse_value(it, end));
+        consume_whitespace(it, end);
+    }
+
+    template <class KeyEndFinder, class KeyPartHandler>
+    std::string
+    parse_key(std::string::iterator& it, const std::string::iterator& end,
+              KeyEndFinder&& key_end, KeyPartHandler&& key_part_handler)
+    {
+        // parse the key as a series of one or more simple-keys joined with '.'
+        while (it != end && !key_end(*it))
+        {
+            auto part = parse_simple_key(it, end);
+            consume_whitespace(it, end);
+
+            if (it == end || key_end(*it))
+            {
+                return part;
+            }
+
+            if (*it != '.')
+            {
+                std::string errmsg{"Unexpected character in key: "};
+                errmsg += '"';
+                errmsg += *it;
+                errmsg += '"';
+                throw_parse_exception(errmsg);
+            }
+
+            key_part_handler(part);
+
+            // consume the dot
+            ++it;
+        }
+
+        throw_parse_exception("Unexpected end of key");
+    }
+
+    std::string parse_simple_key(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                 const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        consume_whitespace(it, end);
+
+        if (it == end)
+            throw_parse_exception("Unexpected end of key (blank key?)");
+
+        if (*it == '"' || *it == '\'')
+        {
+            return string_literal(it, end, *it);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            auto bke = std::find_if(it, end, [](char c) {
+                return c == '.' || c == '=' || c == ']';
+            });
+            return parse_bare_key(it, bke);
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::string parse_bare_key(std::string::iterator& it,
+                               const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        if (it == end)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Bare key missing name");
+        }
+
+        auto key_end = end;
+        --key_end;
+        consume_backwards_whitespace(key_end, it);
+        ++key_end;
+        std::string key{it, key_end};
+
+        if (std::find(it, key_end, '#') != key_end)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Bare key " + key + " cannot contain #");
+        }
+
+        if (std::find_if(it, key_end,
+                         [](char c) { return c == ' ' || c == '\t'; })
+            != key_end)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Bare key " + key
+                                  + " cannot contain whitespace");
+        }
+
+        if (std::find_if(it, key_end,
+                         [](char c) { return c == '[' || c == ']'; })
+            != key_end)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Bare key " + key
+                                  + " cannot contain '[' or ']'");
+        }
+
+        it = end;
+        return key;
+    }
+
+    enum class parse_type
+    {
+        STRING = 1,
+        LOCAL_TIME,
+        LOCAL_DATE,
+        LOCAL_DATETIME,
+        OFFSET_DATETIME,
+        INT,
+        FLOAT,
+        BOOL,
+        ARRAY,
+        INLINE_TABLE
+    };
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> parse_value(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                      std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        parse_type type = determine_value_type(it, end);
+        switch (type)
+        {
+            case parse_type::STRING:
+                return parse_string(it, end);
+            case parse_type::LOCAL_TIME:
+                return parse_time(it, end);
+            case parse_type::LOCAL_DATE:
+            case parse_type::LOCAL_DATETIME:
+            case parse_type::OFFSET_DATETIME:
+                return parse_date(it, end);
+            case parse_type::INT:
+            case parse_type::FLOAT:
+                return parse_number(it, end);
+            case parse_type::BOOL:
+                return parse_bool(it, end);
+            case parse_type::ARRAY:
+                return parse_array(it, end);
+            case parse_type::INLINE_TABLE:
+                return parse_inline_table(it, end);
+            default:
+                throw_parse_exception("Failed to parse value");
+        }
+    }
+
+    parse_type determine_value_type(const std::string::iterator& it,
+                                    const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        if (it == end)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Failed to parse value type");
+        }
+        if (*it == '"' || *it == '\'')
+        {
+            return parse_type::STRING;
+        }
+        else if (is_time(it, end))
+        {
+            return parse_type::LOCAL_TIME;
+        }
+        else if (auto dtype = date_type(it, end))
+        {
+            return *dtype;
+        }
+        else if (is_number(*it) || *it == '-' || *it == '+'
+                 || (*it == 'i' && it + 1 != end && it[1] == 'n'
+                     && it + 2 != end && it[2] == 'f')
+                 || (*it == 'n' && it + 1 != end && it[1] == 'a'
+                     && it + 2 != end && it[2] == 'n'))
+        {
+            return determine_number_type(it, end);
+        }
+        else if (*it == 't' || *it == 'f')
+        {
+            return parse_type::BOOL;
+        }
+        else if (*it == '[')
+        {
+            return parse_type::ARRAY;
+        }
+        else if (*it == '{')
+        {
+            return parse_type::INLINE_TABLE;
+        }
+        throw_parse_exception("Failed to parse value type");
+    }
+
+    parse_type determine_number_type(const std::string::iterator& it,
+                                     const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        // determine if we are an integer or a float
+        auto check_it = it;
+        if (*check_it == '-' || *check_it == '+')
+            ++check_it;
+
+        if (check_it == end)
+            throw_parse_exception("Malformed number");
+
+        if (*check_it == 'i' || *check_it == 'n')
+            return parse_type::FLOAT;
+
+        while (check_it != end && is_number(*check_it))
+            ++check_it;
+        if (check_it != end && *check_it == '.')
+        {
+            ++check_it;
+            while (check_it != end && is_number(*check_it))
+                ++check_it;
+            return parse_type::FLOAT;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return parse_type::INT;
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<value<std::string>> parse_string(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                                     std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto delim = *it;
+        assert(delim == '"' || delim == '\'');
+
+        // end is non-const here because we have to be able to potentially
+        // parse multiple lines in a string, not just one
+        auto check_it = it;
+        ++check_it;
+        if (check_it != end && *check_it == delim)
+        {
+            ++check_it;
+            if (check_it != end && *check_it == delim)
+            {
+                it = ++check_it;
+                return parse_multiline_string(it, end, delim);
+            }
+        }
+        return make_value<std::string>(string_literal(it, end, delim));
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<value<std::string>>
+    parse_multiline_string(std::string::iterator& it,
+                           std::string::iterator& end, char delim)
+    {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+
+        auto is_ws = [](char c) { return c == ' ' || c == '\t'; };
+
+        bool consuming = false;
+        std::shared_ptr<value<std::string>> ret;
+
+        auto handle_line = [&](std::string::iterator& local_it,
+                               std::string::iterator& local_end) {
+            if (consuming)
+            {
+                local_it = std::find_if_not(local_it, local_end, is_ws);
+
+                // whole line is whitespace
+                if (local_it == local_end)
+                    return;
+            }
+
+            consuming = false;
+
+            while (local_it != local_end)
+            {
+                // handle escaped characters
+                if (delim == '"' && *local_it == '\\')
+                {
+                    auto check = local_it;
+                    // check if this is an actual escape sequence or a
+                    // whitespace escaping backslash
+                    ++check;
+                    consume_whitespace(check, local_end);
+                    if (check == local_end)
+                    {
+                        consuming = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    ss << parse_escape_code(local_it, local_end);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // if we can end the string
+                if (std::distance(local_it, local_end) >= 3)
+                {
+                    auto check = local_it;
+                    // check for """
+                    if (*check++ == delim && *check++ == delim
+                        && *check++ == delim)
+                    {
+                        local_it = check;
+                        ret = make_value<std::string>(ss.str());
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                ss << *local_it++;
+            }
+        };
+
+        // handle the remainder of the current line
+        handle_line(it, end);
+        if (ret)
+            return ret;
+
+        // start eating lines
+        while (detail::getline(input_, line_))
+        {
+            ++line_number_;
+
+            it = line_.begin();
+            end = line_.end();
+
+            handle_line(it, end);
+
+            if (ret)
+                return ret;
+
+            if (!consuming)
+                ss << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        throw_parse_exception("Unterminated multi-line basic string");
+    }
+
+    std::string string_literal(std::string::iterator& it,
+                               const std::string::iterator& end, char delim)
+    {
+        ++it;
+        std::string val;
+        while (it != end)
+        {
+            // handle escaped characters
+            if (delim == '"' && *it == '\\')
+            {
+                val += parse_escape_code(it, end);
+            }
+            else if (*it == delim)
+            {
+                ++it;
+                consume_whitespace(it, end);
+                return val;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                val += *it++;
+            }
+        }
+        throw_parse_exception("Unterminated string literal");
+    }
+
+    std::string parse_escape_code(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                  const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        ++it;
+        if (it == end)
+            throw_parse_exception("Invalid escape sequence");
+        char value;
+        if (*it == 'b')
+        {
+            value = '\b';
+        }
+        else if (*it == 't')
+        {
+            value = '\t';
+        }
+        else if (*it == 'n')
+        {
+            value = '\n';
+        }
+        else if (*it == 'f')
+        {
+            value = '\f';
+        }
+        else if (*it == 'r')
+        {
+            value = '\r';
+        }
+        else if (*it == '"')
+        {
+            value = '"';
+        }
+        else if (*it == '\\')
+        {
+            value = '\\';
+        }
+        else if (*it == 'u' || *it == 'U')
+        {
+            return parse_unicode(it, end);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Invalid escape sequence");
+        }
+        ++it;
+        return std::string(1, value);
+    }
+
+    std::string parse_unicode(std::string::iterator& it,
+                              const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        bool large = *it++ == 'U';
+        auto codepoint = parse_hex(it, end, large ? 0x10000000 : 0x1000);
+
+        if ((codepoint > 0xd7ff && codepoint < 0xe000) || codepoint > 0x10ffff)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception(
+                "Unicode escape sequence is not a Unicode scalar value");
+        }
+
+        std::string result;
+        // See Table 3-6 of the Unicode standard
+        if (codepoint <= 0x7f)
+        {
+            // 1-byte codepoints: 00000000 0xxxxxxx
+            // repr: 0xxxxxxx
+            result += static_cast<char>(codepoint & 0x7f);
+        }
+        else if (codepoint <= 0x7ff)
+        {
+            // 2-byte codepoints: 00000yyy yyxxxxxx
+            // repr: 110yyyyy 10xxxxxx
+            //
+            // 0x1f = 00011111
+            // 0xc0 = 11000000
+            //
+            result += static_cast<char>(0xc0 | ((codepoint >> 6) & 0x1f));
+            //
+            // 0x80 = 10000000
+            // 0x3f = 00111111
+            //
+            result += static_cast<char>(0x80 | (codepoint & 0x3f));
+        }
+        else if (codepoint <= 0xffff)
+        {
+            // 3-byte codepoints: zzzzyyyy yyxxxxxx
+            // repr: 1110zzzz 10yyyyyy 10xxxxxx
+            //
+            // 0xe0 = 11100000
+            // 0x0f = 00001111
+            //
+            result += static_cast<char>(0xe0 | ((codepoint >> 12) & 0x0f));
+            result += static_cast<char>(0x80 | ((codepoint >> 6) & 0x1f));
+            result += static_cast<char>(0x80 | (codepoint & 0x3f));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // 4-byte codepoints: 000uuuuu zzzzyyyy yyxxxxxx
+            // repr: 11110uuu 10uuzzzz 10yyyyyy 10xxxxxx
+            //
+            // 0xf0 = 11110000
+            // 0x07 = 00000111
+            //
+            result += static_cast<char>(0xf0 | ((codepoint >> 18) & 0x07));
+            result += static_cast<char>(0x80 | ((codepoint >> 12) & 0x3f));
+            result += static_cast<char>(0x80 | ((codepoint >> 6) & 0x3f));
+            result += static_cast<char>(0x80 | (codepoint & 0x3f));
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t parse_hex(std::string::iterator& it,
+                       const std::string::iterator& end, uint32_t place)
+    {
+        uint32_t value = 0;
+        while (place > 0)
+        {
+            if (it == end)
+                throw_parse_exception("Unexpected end of unicode sequence");
+
+            if (!is_hex(*it))
+                throw_parse_exception("Invalid unicode escape sequence");
+
+            value += place * hex_to_digit(*it++);
+            place /= 16;
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t hex_to_digit(char c)
+    {
+        if (is_number(c))
+            return static_cast<uint32_t>(c - '0');
+        return 10
+               + static_cast<uint32_t>(c
+                                       - ((c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') ? 'a' : 'A'));
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> parse_number(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                       const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto check_it = it;
+        auto check_end = find_end_of_number(it, end);
+
+        auto eat_sign = [&]() {
+            if (check_it != end && (*check_it == '-' || *check_it == '+'))
+                ++check_it;
+        };
+
+        auto check_no_leading_zero = [&]() {
+            if (check_it != end && *check_it == '0' && check_it + 1 != check_end
+                && check_it[1] != '.')
+            {
+                throw_parse_exception("Numbers may not have leading zeros");
+            }
+        };
+
+        auto eat_digits = [&](bool (*check_char)(char)) {
+            auto beg = check_it;
+            while (check_it != end && check_char(*check_it))
+            {
+                ++check_it;
+                if (check_it != end && *check_it == '_')
+                {
+                    ++check_it;
+                    if (check_it == end || !check_char(*check_it))
+                        throw_parse_exception("Malformed number");
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (check_it == beg)
+                throw_parse_exception("Malformed number");
+        };
+
+        auto eat_hex = [&]() { eat_digits(&is_hex); };
+
+        auto eat_numbers = [&]() { eat_digits(&is_number); };
+
+        if (check_it != end && *check_it == '0' && check_it + 1 != check_end
+            && (check_it[1] == 'x' || check_it[1] == 'o' || check_it[1] == 'b'))
+        {
+            ++check_it;
+            char base = *check_it;
+            ++check_it;
+            if (base == 'x')
+            {
+                eat_hex();
+                return parse_int(it, check_it, 16);
+            }
+            else if (base == 'o')
+            {
+                auto start = check_it;
+                eat_numbers();
+                auto val = parse_int(start, check_it, 8, "0");
+                it = start;
+                return val;
+            }
+            else // if (base == 'b')
+            {
+                auto start = check_it;
+                eat_numbers();
+                auto val = parse_int(start, check_it, 2);
+                it = start;
+                return val;
+            }
+        }
+
+        eat_sign();
+        check_no_leading_zero();
+
+        if (check_it != end && check_it + 1 != end && check_it + 2 != end)
+        {
+            if (check_it[0] == 'i' && check_it[1] == 'n' && check_it[2] == 'f')
+            {
+                auto val = std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
+                if (*it == '-')
+                    val = -val;
+                it = check_it + 3;
+                return make_value(val);
+            }
+            else if (check_it[0] == 'n' && check_it[1] == 'a'
+                     && check_it[2] == 'n')
+            {
+                auto val = std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
+                if (*it == '-')
+                    val = -val;
+                it = check_it + 3;
+                return make_value(val);
+            }
+        }
+
+        eat_numbers();
+
+        if (check_it != end
+            && (*check_it == '.' || *check_it == 'e' || *check_it == 'E'))
+        {
+            bool is_exp = *check_it == 'e' || *check_it == 'E';
+
+            ++check_it;
+            if (check_it == end)
+                throw_parse_exception("Floats must have trailing digits");
+
+            auto eat_exp = [&]() {
+                eat_sign();
+                check_no_leading_zero();
+                eat_numbers();
+            };
+
+            if (is_exp)
+                eat_exp();
+            else
+                eat_numbers();
+
+            if (!is_exp && check_it != end
+                && (*check_it == 'e' || *check_it == 'E'))
+            {
+                ++check_it;
+                eat_exp();
+            }
+
+            return parse_float(it, check_it);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return parse_int(it, check_it);
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<value<int64_t>> parse_int(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                              const std::string::iterator& end,
+                                              int base = 10,
+                                              const char* prefix = "")
+    {
+        std::string v{it, end};
+        v = prefix + v;
+        v.erase(std::remove(v.begin(), v.end(), '_'), v.end());
+        it = end;
+        try
+        {
+            return make_value<int64_t>(std::stoll(v, nullptr, base));
+        }
+        catch (const std::invalid_argument& ex)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Malformed number (invalid argument: "
+                                  + std::string{ex.what()} + ")");
+        }
+        catch (const std::out_of_range& ex)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Malformed number (out of range: "
+                                  + std::string{ex.what()} + ")");
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<value<double>> parse_float(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                               const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        std::string v{it, end};
+        v.erase(std::remove(v.begin(), v.end(), '_'), v.end());
+        it = end;
+        char decimal_point = std::localeconv()->decimal_point[0];
+        std::replace(v.begin(), v.end(), '.', decimal_point);
+        try
+        {
+            return make_value<double>(std::stod(v));
+        }
+        catch (const std::invalid_argument& ex)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Malformed number (invalid argument: "
+                                  + std::string{ex.what()} + ")");
+        }
+        catch (const std::out_of_range& ex)
+        {
+            throw_parse_exception("Malformed number (out of range: "
+                                  + std::string{ex.what()} + ")");
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<value<bool>> parse_bool(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                            const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto eat = make_consumer(it, end, [this]() {
+            throw_parse_exception("Attempted to parse invalid boolean value");
+        });
+
+        if (*it == 't')
+        {
+            eat("true");
+            return make_value<bool>(true);
+        }
+        else if (*it == 'f')
+        {
+            eat("false");
+            return make_value<bool>(false);
+        }
+
+        eat.error();
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    std::string::iterator find_end_of_number(std::string::iterator it,
+                                             std::string::iterator end)
+    {
+        auto ret = std::find_if(it, end, [](char c) {
+            return !is_number(c) && c != '_' && c != '.' && c != 'e' && c != 'E'
+                   && c != '-' && c != '+' && c != 'x' && c != 'o' && c != 'b';
+        });
+        if (ret != end && ret + 1 != end && ret + 2 != end)
+        {
+            if ((ret[0] == 'i' && ret[1] == 'n' && ret[2] == 'f')
+                || (ret[0] == 'n' && ret[1] == 'a' && ret[2] == 'n'))
+            {
+                ret = ret + 3;
+            }
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    std::string::iterator find_end_of_date(std::string::iterator it,
+                                           std::string::iterator end)
+    {
+        auto end_of_date = std::find_if(it, end, [](char c) {
+            return !is_number(c) && c != '-';
+        });
+        if (end_of_date != end && *end_of_date == ' ' && end_of_date + 1 != end
+            && is_number(end_of_date[1]))
+            end_of_date++;
+        return std::find_if(end_of_date, end, [](char c) {
+            return !is_number(c) && c != 'T' && c != 'Z' && c != ':'
+                   && c != '-' && c != '+' && c != '.';
+        });
+    }
+
+    std::string::iterator find_end_of_time(std::string::iterator it,
+                                           std::string::iterator end)
+    {
+        return std::find_if(it, end, [](char c) {
+            return !is_number(c) && c != ':' && c != '.';
+        });
+    }
+
+    local_time read_time(std::string::iterator& it,
+                         const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto time_end = find_end_of_time(it, end);
+
+        auto eat = make_consumer(
+            it, time_end, [&]() { throw_parse_exception("Malformed time"); });
+
+        local_time ltime;
+
+        ltime.hour = eat.eat_digits(2);
+        eat(':');
+        ltime.minute = eat.eat_digits(2);
+        eat(':');
+        ltime.second = eat.eat_digits(2);
+
+        int power = 100000;
+        if (it != time_end && *it == '.')
+        {
+            ++it;
+            while (it != time_end && is_number(*it))
+            {
+                ltime.microsecond += power * (*it++ - '0');
+                power /= 10;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (it != time_end)
+            throw_parse_exception("Malformed time");
+
+        return ltime;
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<value<local_time>>
+    parse_time(std::string::iterator& it, const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        return make_value(read_time(it, end));
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> parse_date(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                     const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto date_end = find_end_of_date(it, end);
+
+        auto eat = make_consumer(
+            it, date_end, [&]() { throw_parse_exception("Malformed date"); });
+
+        local_date ldate;
+        ldate.year = eat.eat_digits(4);
+        eat('-');
+        ldate.month = eat.eat_digits(2);
+        eat('-');
+        ldate.day = eat.eat_digits(2);
+
+        if (it == date_end)
+            return make_value(ldate);
+
+        eat.eat_or('T', ' ');
+
+        local_datetime ldt;
+        static_cast<local_date&>(ldt) = ldate;
+        static_cast<local_time&>(ldt) = read_time(it, date_end);
+
+        if (it == date_end)
+            return make_value(ldt);
+
+        offset_datetime dt;
+        static_cast<local_datetime&>(dt) = ldt;
+
+        int hoff = 0;
+        int moff = 0;
+        if (*it == '+' || *it == '-')
+        {
+            auto plus = *it == '+';
+            ++it;
+
+            hoff = eat.eat_digits(2);
+            dt.hour_offset = (plus) ? hoff : -hoff;
+            eat(':');
+            moff = eat.eat_digits(2);
+            dt.minute_offset = (plus) ? moff : -moff;
+        }
+        else if (*it == 'Z')
+        {
+            ++it;
+        }
+
+        if (it != date_end)
+            throw_parse_exception("Malformed date");
+
+        return make_value(dt);
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<base> parse_array(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                      std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        // this gets ugly because of the "homogeneity" restriction:
+        // arrays can either be of only one type, or contain arrays
+        // (each of those arrays could be of different types, though)
+        //
+        // because of the latter portion, we don't really have a choice
+        // but to represent them as arrays of base values...
+        ++it;
+
+        // ugh---have to read the first value to determine array type...
+        skip_whitespace_and_comments(it, end);
+
+        // edge case---empty array
+        if (*it == ']')
+        {
+            ++it;
+            return make_array();
+        }
+
+        auto val_end = std::find_if(
+            it, end, [](char c) { return c == ',' || c == ']' || c == '#'; });
+        parse_type type = determine_value_type(it, val_end);
+        switch (type)
+        {
+            case parse_type::STRING:
+                return parse_value_array<std::string>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::LOCAL_TIME:
+                return parse_value_array<local_time>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::LOCAL_DATE:
+                return parse_value_array<local_date>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::LOCAL_DATETIME:
+                return parse_value_array<local_datetime>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::OFFSET_DATETIME:
+                return parse_value_array<offset_datetime>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::INT:
+                return parse_value_array<int64_t>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::FLOAT:
+                return parse_value_array<double>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::BOOL:
+                return parse_value_array<bool>(it, end);
+            case parse_type::ARRAY:
+                return parse_object_array<array>(&parser::parse_array, '[', it,
+                                                 end);
+            case parse_type::INLINE_TABLE:
+                return parse_object_array<table_array>(
+                    &parser::parse_inline_table, '{', it, end);
+            default:
+                throw_parse_exception("Unable to parse array");
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <class Value>
+    std::shared_ptr<array> parse_value_array(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                             std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto arr = make_array();
+        while (it != end && *it != ']')
+        {
+            auto val = parse_value(it, end);
+            if (auto v = val->as<Value>())
+                arr->get().push_back(val);
+            else
+                throw_parse_exception("Arrays must be homogeneous");
+            skip_whitespace_and_comments(it, end);
+            if (*it != ',')
+                break;
+            ++it;
+            skip_whitespace_and_comments(it, end);
+        }
+        if (it != end)
+            ++it;
+        return arr;
+    }
+
+    template <class Object, class Function>
+    std::shared_ptr<Object> parse_object_array(Function&& fun, char delim,
+                                               std::string::iterator& it,
+                                               std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto arr = detail::make_element<Object>();
+
+        while (it != end && *it != ']')
+        {
+            if (*it != delim)
+                throw_parse_exception("Unexpected character in array");
+
+            arr->get().push_back(((*this).*fun)(it, end));
+            skip_whitespace_and_comments(it, end);
+
+            if (it == end || *it != ',')
+                break;
+
+            ++it;
+            skip_whitespace_and_comments(it, end);
+        }
+
+        if (it == end || *it != ']')
+            throw_parse_exception("Unterminated array");
+
+        ++it;
+        return arr;
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<table> parse_inline_table(std::string::iterator& it,
+                                              std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto tbl = make_table();
+        do
+        {
+            ++it;
+            if (it == end)
+                throw_parse_exception("Unterminated inline table");
+
+            consume_whitespace(it, end);
+            if (it != end && *it != '}')
+            {
+                parse_key_value(it, end, tbl.get());
+                consume_whitespace(it, end);
+            }
+        } while (*it == ',');
+
+        if (it == end || *it != '}')
+            throw_parse_exception("Unterminated inline table");
+
+        ++it;
+        consume_whitespace(it, end);
+
+        return tbl;
+    }
+
+    void skip_whitespace_and_comments(std::string::iterator& start,
+                                      std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        consume_whitespace(start, end);
+        while (start == end || *start == '#')
+        {
+            if (!detail::getline(input_, line_))
+                throw_parse_exception("Unclosed array");
+            line_number_++;
+            start = line_.begin();
+            end = line_.end();
+            consume_whitespace(start, end);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void consume_whitespace(std::string::iterator& it,
+                            const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        while (it != end && (*it == ' ' || *it == '\t'))
+            ++it;
+    }
+
+    void consume_backwards_whitespace(std::string::iterator& back,
+                                      const std::string::iterator& front)
+    {
+        while (back != front && (*back == ' ' || *back == '\t'))
+            --back;
+    }
+
+    void eol_or_comment(const std::string::iterator& it,
+                        const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        if (it != end && *it != '#')
+            throw_parse_exception("Unidentified trailing character '"
+                                  + std::string{*it}
+                                  + "'---did you forget a '#'?");
+    }
+
+    bool is_time(const std::string::iterator& it,
+                 const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto time_end = find_end_of_time(it, end);
+        auto len = std::distance(it, time_end);
+
+        if (len < 8)
+            return false;
+
+        if (it[2] != ':' || it[5] != ':')
+            return false;
+
+        if (len > 8)
+            return it[8] == '.' && len > 9;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    option<parse_type> date_type(const std::string::iterator& it,
+                                 const std::string::iterator& end)
+    {
+        auto date_end = find_end_of_date(it, end);
+        auto len = std::distance(it, date_end);
+
+        if (len < 10)
+            return {};
+
+        if (it[4] != '-' || it[7] != '-')
+            return {};
+
+        if (len >= 19 && (it[10] == 'T' || it[10] == ' ')
+            && is_time(it + 11, date_end))
+        {
+            // datetime type
+            auto time_end = find_end_of_time(it + 11, date_end);
+            if (time_end == date_end)
+                return {parse_type::LOCAL_DATETIME};
+            else
+                return {parse_type::OFFSET_DATETIME};
+        }
+        else if (len == 10)
+        {
+            // just a regular date
+            return {parse_type::LOCAL_DATE};
+        }
+
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::istream& input_;
+    std::string line_;
+    std::size_t line_number_ = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to parse a file as a TOML file. Returns the root table.
+ * Throws a parse_exception if the file cannot be opened.
+ */
+inline std::shared_ptr<table> parse_file(const std::string& filename)
+{
+#if defined(BOOST_NOWIDE_FSTREAM_INCLUDED_HPP)
+    boost::nowide::ifstream file{filename.c_str()};
+#elif defined(NOWIDE_FSTREAM_INCLUDED_HPP)
+    nowide::ifstream file{filename.c_str()};
+#else
+    std::ifstream file{filename};
+#endif
+    if (!file.is_open())
+        throw parse_exception{filename + " could not be opened for parsing"};
+    parser p{file};
+    return p.parse();
+}
+
+template <class... Ts>
+struct value_accept;
+
+template <>
+struct value_accept<>
+{
+    template <class Visitor, class... Args>
+    static void accept(const base&, Visitor&&, Args&&...)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T, class... Ts>
+struct value_accept<T, Ts...>
+{
+    template <class Visitor, class... Args>
+    static void accept(const base& b, Visitor&& visitor, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        if (auto v = b.as<T>())
+        {
+            visitor.visit(*v, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            value_accept<Ts...>::accept(b, std::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                        std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * base implementation of accept() that calls visitor.visit() on the concrete
+ * class.
+ */
+template <class Visitor, class... Args>
+void base::accept(Visitor&& visitor, Args&&... args) const
+{
+    if (is_value())
+    {
+        using value_acceptor
+            = value_accept<std::string, int64_t, double, bool, local_date,
+                           local_time, local_datetime, offset_datetime>;
+        value_acceptor::accept(*this, std::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                               std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    else if (is_table())
+    {
+        visitor.visit(static_cast<const table&>(*this),
+                      std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    else if (is_array())
+    {
+        visitor.visit(static_cast<const array&>(*this),
+                      std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    else if (is_table_array())
+    {
+        visitor.visit(static_cast<const table_array&>(*this),
+                      std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Writer that can be passed to accept() functions of cpptoml objects and
+ * will output valid TOML to a stream.
+ */
+class toml_writer
+{
+  public:
+    /**
+     * Construct a toml_writer that will write to the given stream
+     */
+    toml_writer(std::ostream& s, const std::string& indent_space = "\t")
+        : stream_(s), indent_(indent_space), has_naked_endline_(false)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+
+  public:
+    /**
+     * Output a base value of the TOML tree.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    void visit(const value<T>& v, bool = false)
+    {
+        write(v);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Output a table element of the TOML tree
+     */
+    void visit(const table& t, bool in_array = false)
+    {
+        write_table_header(in_array);
+        std::vector<std::string> values;
+        std::vector<std::string> tables;
+
+        for (const auto& i : t)
+        {
+            if (i.second->is_table() || i.second->is_table_array())
+            {
+                tables.push_back(i.first);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                values.push_back(i.first);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < values.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            path_.push_back(values[i]);
+
+            if (i > 0)
+                endline();
+
+            write_table_item_header(*t.get(values[i]));
+            t.get(values[i])->accept(*this, false);
+            path_.pop_back();
+        }
+
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < tables.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            path_.push_back(tables[i]);
+
+            if (values.size() > 0 || i > 0)
+                endline();
+
+            write_table_item_header(*t.get(tables[i]));
+            t.get(tables[i])->accept(*this, false);
+            path_.pop_back();
+        }
+
+        endline();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Output an array element of the TOML tree
+     */
+    void visit(const array& a, bool = false)
+    {
+        write("[");
+
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < a.get().size(); ++i)
+        {
+            if (i > 0)
+                write(", ");
+
+            if (a.get()[i]->is_array())
+            {
+                a.get()[i]->as_array()->accept(*this, true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                a.get()[i]->accept(*this, true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        write("]");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Output a table_array element of the TOML tree
+     */
+    void visit(const table_array& t, bool = false)
+    {
+        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < t.get().size(); ++j)
+        {
+            if (j > 0)
+                endline();
+
+            t.get()[j]->accept(*this, true);
+        }
+
+        endline();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Escape a string for output.
+     */
+    static std::string escape_string(const std::string& str)
+    {
+        std::string res;
+        for (auto it = str.begin(); it != str.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            if (*it == '\b')
+            {
+                res += "\\b";
+            }
+            else if (*it == '\t')
+            {
+                res += "\\t";
+            }
+            else if (*it == '\n')
+            {
+                res += "\\n";
+            }
+            else if (*it == '\f')
+            {
+                res += "\\f";
+            }
+            else if (*it == '\r')
+            {
+                res += "\\r";
+            }
+            else if (*it == '"')
+            {
+                res += "\\\"";
+            }
+            else if (*it == '\\')
+            {
+                res += "\\\\";
+            }
+            else if (static_cast<uint32_t>(*it) <= UINT32_C(0x001f))
+            {
+                res += "\\u";
+                std::stringstream ss;
+                ss << std::hex << static_cast<uint32_t>(*it);
+                res += ss.str();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                res += *it;
+            }
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    /**
+     * Write out a string.
+     */
+    void write(const value<std::string>& v)
+    {
+        write("\"");
+        write(escape_string(v.get()));
+        write("\"");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write out a double.
+     */
+    void write(const value<double>& v)
+    {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << std::showpoint
+           << std::setprecision(std::numeric_limits<double>::max_digits10)
+           << v.get();
+
+        auto double_str = ss.str();
+        auto pos = double_str.find("e0");
+        if (pos != std::string::npos)
+            double_str.replace(pos, 2, "e");
+        pos = double_str.find("e-0");
+        if (pos != std::string::npos)
+            double_str.replace(pos, 3, "e-");
+
+        stream_ << double_str;
+        has_naked_endline_ = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write out an integer, local_date, local_time, local_datetime, or
+     * offset_datetime.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    typename std::enable_if<
+        is_one_of<T, int64_t, local_date, local_time, local_datetime,
+                  offset_datetime>::value>::type
+    write(const value<T>& v)
+    {
+        write(v.get());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write out a boolean.
+     */
+    void write(const value<bool>& v)
+    {
+        write((v.get() ? "true" : "false"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write out the header of a table.
+     */
+    void write_table_header(bool in_array = false)
+    {
+        if (!path_.empty())
+        {
+            indent();
+
+            write("[");
+
+            if (in_array)
+            {
+                write("[");
+            }
+
+            for (unsigned int i = 0; i < path_.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                if (i > 0)
+                {
+                    write(".");
+                }
+
+                if (path_[i].find_first_not_of("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcde"
+                                               "fghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"
+                                               "_-")
+                    == std::string::npos)
+                {
+                    write(path_[i]);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    write("\"");
+                    write(escape_string(path_[i]));
+                    write("\"");
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (in_array)
+            {
+                write("]");
+            }
+
+            write("]");
+            endline();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write out the identifier for an item in a table.
+     */
+    void write_table_item_header(const base& b)
+    {
+        if (!b.is_table() && !b.is_table_array())
+        {
+            indent();
+
+            if (path_.back().find_first_not_of("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcde"
+                                               "fghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"
+                                               "_-")
+                == std::string::npos)
+            {
+                write(path_.back());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                write("\"");
+                write(escape_string(path_.back()));
+                write("\"");
+            }
+
+            write(" = ");
+        }
+    }
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * Indent the proper number of tabs given the size of
+     * the path.
+     */
+    void indent()
+    {
+        for (std::size_t i = 1; i < path_.size(); ++i)
+            write(indent_);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write a value out to the stream.
+     */
+    template <class T>
+    void write(const T& v)
+    {
+        stream_ << v;
+        has_naked_endline_ = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write an endline out to the stream
+     */
+    void endline()
+    {
+        if (!has_naked_endline_)
+        {
+            stream_ << "\n";
+            has_naked_endline_ = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::ostream& stream_;
+    const std::string indent_;
+    std::vector<std::string> path_;
+    bool has_naked_endline_;
+};
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const base& b)
+{
+    toml_writer writer{stream};
+    b.accept(writer);
+    return stream;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const value<T>& v)
+{
+    toml_writer writer{stream};
+    v.accept(writer);
+    return stream;
+}
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const table& t)
+{
+    toml_writer writer{stream};
+    t.accept(writer);
+    return stream;
+}
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const table_array& t)
+{
+    toml_writer writer{stream};
+    t.accept(writer);
+    return stream;
+}
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const array& a)
+{
+    toml_writer writer{stream};
+    a.accept(writer);
+    return stream;
+}
+} // namespace cpptoml
+#endif // CPPTOML_H