A frequently used Delphi class is TStringList.

#include "pch.h"

#include "d7_string_list.h"
#include "System.Classes.h"
#include "System.SysUtils.h"
#include "OnLeavingScope.h"

using namespace std;
using namespace d2c_system;
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Classes;
using namespace System::Sysutils;

namespace D7_string_list
{

bool CheckStageList()
{
  bool result = false;
  TStringList* Stages = nullptr;
  Stages = new TStringList();
  {
    auto olsLambda = onLeavingScope([&] 
    {
      delete Stages;
    });
    Stages->Add(L"scan");
    Stages->Add(L"emit");
    Stages->Insert(1, L"validate");
    Stages->Exchange(0, 2);
    result = (Stages->ReadPropertyCount() == 3) && ((*Stages)[0] == L"emit") && ((*Stages)[1] == L"validate") && ((*Stages)[2] == L"scan") && (Stages->IndexOf(L"validate") == 1) && (Stages->IndexOf(L"missing") == -1);
  }
  return result;
}

bool CheckOptionValues()
{
  bool result = false;
  TStringList* Options = nullptr;
  Options = new TStringList();
  {
    auto olsLambda = onLeavingScope([&] 
    {
      delete Options;
    });
    Options->WritePropertyValues(L"mode", L"safe");
    Options->WritePropertyValues(L"workers", L"6");
    Options->WritePropertyValues(L"trace", L"off");
    result = (Options->ReadPropertyNames(0) == L"mode") && (Options->ReadPropertyValues(L"mode") == L"safe") && (Options->ReadPropertyValues(L"workers") == L"6") && (Options->ReadPropertyValues(L"trace") == L"off");
  }
  return result;
}

bool CheckDelimitedFields()
{
  bool result = false;
  TStringList* Fields = nullptr;
  Fields = new TStringList();
  {
    auto olsLambda = onLeavingScope([&] 
    {
      delete Fields;
    });
    Fields->WritePropertyDelimiter(L';');
    Fields->WritePropertyQuoteChar(L'\"');
    Fields->WritePropertyStrictDelimiter(true);
    Fields->WritePropertyDelimitedText(L"alpha;\"two words\";omega");
    result = (Fields->ReadPropertyCount() == 3) && ((*Fields)[0] == L"alpha") && ((*Fields)[1] == L"two words") && ((*Fields)[2] == L"omega");
  }
  return result;
}

bool CheckFileRoundTrip()
{
  bool result = false;
  TStringList* SourceLines = nullptr;
  TStringList* LoadedLines = nullptr;
  String FileName;
  FileName = L"d7_string_list.tmp";
  SourceLines = new TStringList();
  LoadedLines = new TStringList();
  {
    auto olsLambda = onLeavingScope([&] 
    {
      delete LoadedLines;
      delete SourceLines;
      if(FileExists(FileName))
        DeleteFile(FileName);
    });
    SourceLines->Add(L"first=alpha");
    SourceLines->Add(L"second=beta");
    SourceLines->SaveToFile(FileName);
    LoadedLines->LoadFromFile(FileName);
    result = (LoadedLines->ReadPropertyCount() == 2) && (LoadedLines->ReadPropertyValues(L"first") == L"alpha") && (LoadedLines->ReadPropertyValues(L"second") == L"beta");
  }
  return result;
}

bool RunStringListChecks()
{
  bool result = false;
  bool CheckResult1 = false;
  bool CheckResult2 = false;
  bool CheckResult3 = false;
  bool CheckResult4 = false;
  CheckResult1 = CheckStageList();
  result = CheckResult1;
  CheckResult2 = CheckOptionValues();
  result = result && CheckResult2;
  CheckResult3 = CheckDelimitedFields();
  result = result && CheckResult3;
  CheckResult4 = CheckFileRoundTrip();
  result = result && CheckResult4;
  return result;
}

}  // namespace D7_string_list

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unit d7_string_list;

interface

function RunStringListChecks: Boolean;

implementation

uses
  System.Classes,
  System.SysUtils;

function CheckStageList: Boolean;
var
  Stages: TStringList;
begin
  Stages := TStringList.Create;
  try
    Stages.Add('scan');
    Stages.Add('emit');
    Stages.Insert(1, 'validate');
    Stages.Exchange(0, 2);

    Result :=
      (Stages.Count = 3) and
      (Stages[0] = 'emit') and
      (Stages[1] = 'validate') and
      (Stages[2] = 'scan') and
      (Stages.IndexOf('validate') = 1) and
      (Stages.IndexOf('missing') = -1);
  finally
    Stages.Free;
  end;
end;

function CheckOptionValues: Boolean;
var
  Options: TStringList;
begin
  Options := TStringList.Create;
  try
    Options.Values['mode'] := 'safe';
    Options.Values['workers'] := '6';
    Options.Values['trace'] := 'off';

    Result :=
      (Options.Names[0] = 'mode') and
      (Options.Values['mode'] = 'safe') and
      (Options.Values['workers'] = '6') and
      (Options.Values['trace'] = 'off');
  finally
    Options.Free;
  end;
end;

function CheckDelimitedFields: Boolean;
var
  Fields: TStringList;
begin
  Fields := TStringList.Create;
  try
    Fields.Delimiter := ';';
    Fields.QuoteChar := '"';
    Fields.StrictDelimiter := True;
    Fields.DelimitedText := 'alpha;"two words";omega';

    Result :=
      (Fields.Count = 3) and
      (Fields[0] = 'alpha') and
      (Fields[1] = 'two words') and
      (Fields[2] = 'omega');
  finally
    Fields.Free;
  end;
end;

function CheckFileRoundTrip: Boolean;
var
  SourceLines: TStringList;
  LoadedLines: TStringList;
  FileName: string;
begin
  FileName := 'd7_string_list.tmp';
  SourceLines := TStringList.Create;
  LoadedLines := TStringList.Create;
  try
    SourceLines.Add('first=alpha');
    SourceLines.Add('second=beta');
    SourceLines.SaveToFile(FileName);
    LoadedLines.LoadFromFile(FileName);

    Result :=
      (LoadedLines.Count = 2) and
      (LoadedLines.Values['first'] = 'alpha') and
      (LoadedLines.Values['second'] = 'beta');
  finally
    LoadedLines.Free;
    SourceLines.Free;
    if FileExists(FileName) then
      DeleteFile(FileName);
  end;
end;

function RunStringListChecks: Boolean;
var
  CheckResult1: Boolean;
  CheckResult2: Boolean;
  CheckResult3: Boolean;
  CheckResult4: Boolean;
begin
  CheckResult1 := CheckStageList;
  Result := CheckResult1;

  CheckResult2 := CheckOptionValues;
  Result := Result and CheckResult2;

  CheckResult3 := CheckDelimitedFields;
  Result := Result and CheckResult3;

  CheckResult4 := CheckFileRoundTrip;
  Result := Result and CheckResult4;
end;

end.