1 files changed, 75 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/plumbing/format/config/encoder.go b/plumbing/format/config/encoder.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88bdf65
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+++ b/plumbing/format/config/encoder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+)
+
+// An Encoder writes config files to an output stream.
+type Encoder struct {
+	w io.Writer
+}
+
+// NewEncoder returns a new encoder that writes to w.
+func NewEncoder(w io.Writer) *Encoder {
+	return &Encoder{w}
+}
+
+// Encode writes the config in git config format to the stream of the encoder.
+func (e *Encoder) Encode(cfg *Config) error {
+	for _, s := range cfg.Sections {
+		if err := e.encodeSection(s); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) encodeSection(s *Section) error {
+	if len(s.Options) > 0 {
+		if err := e.printf("[%s]\n", s.Name); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := e.encodeOptions(s.Options); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, ss := range s.Subsections {
+		if err := e.encodeSubsection(s.Name, ss); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) encodeSubsection(sectionName string, s *Subsection) error {
+	//TODO: escape
+	if err := e.printf("[%s \"%s\"]\n", sectionName, s.Name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := e.encodeOptions(s.Options); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) encodeOptions(opts Options) error {
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if err := e.printf("\t%s = %s\n", o.Key, o.Value); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) printf(msg string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(e.w, msg, args...)
+	return err
+}