+static bt_value *ini_parse_value(struct ini_parsing_state *state);
+
+/*
+ * Parse the current and following tokens as an array. Arrays are formatted as
+ * an opening `[`, a list of comma-separated values and a closing `]`. For
+ * convenience we support an optional trailing comma, after the last value.
+ *
+ * The current token of the parser must be the opening square bracket of the
+ * array.
+ */
+static
+bt_value *ini_parse_array(struct ini_parsing_state *state)
+{
+ /* The [ character must have already been ingested. */
+ BT_ASSERT(g_scanner_cur_token(state->scanner) == G_TOKEN_CHAR);
+ BT_ASSERT(g_scanner_cur_value(state->scanner).v_char == '[');
+
+ bt_value *array_value;
+ GTokenType token_type;
+
+ array_value = bt_value_array_create ();
+ token_type = g_scanner_get_next_token(state->scanner);
+
+ /* While the current token is not a ]... */
+ while (!(token_type == G_TOKEN_CHAR && g_scanner_cur_value(state->scanner).v_char == ']')) {
+ /* Parse the item... */
+ bt_value *item_value;
+ bt_value_status status;
+
+ item_value = ini_parse_value(state);
+ if (!item_value) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ /* ... and add it to the result array. */
+ status = bt_value_array_append_element(array_value, item_value);
+ BT_VALUE_PUT_REF_AND_RESET(item_value);
+
+ if (status != BT_VALUE_STATUS_OK) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Ingest the token following the value, it should be either a
+ * comma or closing square brace.
+ */
+ token_type = g_scanner_get_next_token(state->scanner);
+
+ if (token_type == G_TOKEN_CHAR && g_scanner_cur_value(state->scanner).v_char == ',') {
+ /*
+ * Ingest the token following the comma. If it happens
+ * to be a closing square bracket, we'll exit the loop
+ * and we are done (we allow trailing commas).
+ * Otherwise, we are ready for the next ini_parse_value call.
+ */
+ token_type = g_scanner_get_next_token(state->scanner);
+ } else if (token_type != G_TOKEN_CHAR || g_scanner_cur_value(state->scanner).v_char != ']') {
+ ini_append_error_expecting(state, state->scanner, ", or ]");
+ goto error;
+ }
+ }
+
+ goto end;
+
+error:
+ BT_VALUE_PUT_REF_AND_RESET(array_value);
+
+end:
+ return array_value;
+}
+