diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ProjectConf.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ProjectConf.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import ClassVar, Self
+
+class ProjectConf:
+
+    class Error(ValueError):
+        pass
+
+    __SECTION_RE: ClassVar[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(
+        r'^\s*\[([^\]]+)\]\s*(?:#.*)?$',
+    )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __parse_key_value_section(cls, raw_section: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+
+        ret: dict[str, str] = {}
+        pending_line: str | None = None
+
+        for line_number, physical_line in enumerate(
+            raw_section.splitlines(),
+            start = 1,
+        ):
+            line = cls.__strip_comment_outside_quotes(physical_line).rstrip()
+
+            if not line.strip() and pending_line is None:
+                continue
+
+            is_continued = line.endswith('\\')
+
+            if is_continued:
+                line = line[:-1]
+
+            if pending_line is None:
+                pending_line = line
+            else:
+                pending_line += line.lstrip()
+
+            if is_continued:
+                continue
+
+            logical_line = pending_line.strip()
+            pending_line = None
+
+            if not logical_line:
+                continue
+
+            if '=' not in logical_line:
+                raise cls.Error(
+                    f'Line {line_number} is not an assignment: {physical_line!r}',
+                )
+
+            key, value = logical_line.split('=', 1)
+            key = key.strip()
+
+            if not key:
+                raise cls.Error(f'Line {line_number} has an empty key')
+
+            ret[key] = value.strip()
+
+        if pending_line is not None:
+            raise cls.Error('Section ends with an unfinished continuation')
+
+        return ret
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def __strip_comment_outside_quotes(line: str) -> str:
+
+        in_quotes = False
+
+        for index, char in enumerate(line):
+            if char == '"':
+                in_quotes = not in_quotes
+                continue
+
+            if char != '#' or in_quotes:
+                continue
+
+            return line[:index]
+
+        return line
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __split_value(cls, value: str) -> list[str]:
+
+        if value == '':
+            return []
+
+        ret: list[str] = []
+        start = 0
+        in_quotes = False
+
+        for index, char in enumerate(value):
+            if char == '"':
+                in_quotes = not in_quotes
+                continue
+
+            if char != ',' or in_quotes:
+                continue
+
+            elem = cls.__unquote(value[start:index].strip())
+            if elem:
+                ret.append(elem)
+            start = index + 1
+
+        if in_quotes:
+            raise cls.Error(f'Unclosed quote in value: {value!r}')
+
+        last = cls.__unquote(value[start:].strip())
+        if last:
+            ret.append(last)
+        return ret
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def __unquote(value: str) -> str:
+
+        if len(value) < 2:
+            return value
+
+        if value[0] != '"':
+            return value
+
+        if value[-1] != '"':
+            return value
+
+        return value[1:-1]
+
+    # -- Public API
+
+    def __init__(self, sections: dict[str, str]) -> None:
+
+        self.__sections = sections
+        self.__parsed_cache: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def read(cls, path: str) -> Self:
+
+        text = Path(path).read_text(encoding = 'utf-8')
+
+        sections: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+        current_section: str | None = None
+        current_lines: list[str] = []
+
+        def __flush() -> None:
+
+            nonlocal current_section, current_lines
+
+            if current_section is not None:
+                sections.setdefault(current_section, []).append(
+                    ''.join(current_lines),
+                )
+
+            current_lines = []
+
+        for line in text.splitlines(keepends = True):
+            match = cls.__SECTION_RE.match(line.rstrip('\r\n'))
+
+            if not match:
+                if current_section is not None:
+                    current_lines.append(line)
+
+                continue
+
+            __flush()
+            current_section = match.group(1).strip()
+
+        __flush()
+
+        ret = cls(
+            {
+                name: ''.join(section_parts)
+                for name, section_parts in sections.items()
+            }
+        )
+
+        return ret
+
+    def get_section(self, section: str) -> str | None:
+
+        return self.__sections.get(section)
+
+    def get_str(self, section: str, key: str) -> str:
+
+        ret = self.get_str_or_none(section, key)
+
+        if ret is None:
+            raise self.Error(f'Missing key {section}.{key}')
+
+        return ret
+
+    def get_str_or_none(self, section: str, key: str) -> str | None:
+
+        value = self.__get_value_or_none(section, key)
+
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+
+        return self.__unquote(value)
+
+    def get_list(self, section: str, key: str) -> list[str]:
+
+        ret = self.get_list_or_none(section, key)
+
+        if ret is None:
+            raise self.Error(f'Missing key {section}.{key}')
+
+        return ret
+
+    def get_list_or_none(self, section: str, key: str) -> list[str] | None:
+
+        value = self.__get_value_or_none(section, key)
+
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+
+        return self.__split_value(value)
+
+    def __get_value_or_none(self, section: str, key: str) -> str | None:
+
+        raw_section = self.__sections.get(section)
+
+        if raw_section is None:
+            return None
+
+        if section not in self.__parsed_cache:
+            try:
+                self.__parsed_cache[section] = self.__parse_key_value_section(
+                    raw_section,
+                )
+            except self.Error as exc:
+                raise self.Error(
+                    f'Section {section!r} cannot be parsed as key-value pairs',
+                ) from exc
+
+        return self.__parsed_cache[section].get(key)