Allow empty key values

[UnixGuru]

Describe the feature

We have a condition where our INI files have something like this example:

[section]
Key1=value1
Key2=
Key3=value3

We use code something like:

for _, section := cfg.Sections() {
// deal with some of the sections, per key, then...
for _, key := section.Keys() {
for _, value := key.ValueWithShadows() {

You get the idea. Anyway, we never see "Key2".
What I would like to have is an option where I get "Key2" with an empty string as the value.

Describe the solution you'd like

We'd like some sort of option we could add into the LoadSources, something like:

cfg, err := ini.LoadSources(ini.LoadOptions{AllowBlankValues: true, AllowShadows: true, SkipUnrecognizableLines: true, SpaceBeforeInlineComment: true}, outbytes.Bytes())

With a default of false, you keep the current way of not handling blank values.

Describe alternatives you've considered

As a work around, part of our syntax for the value allows some options, we enclose in curly braces, so we can make the INI parse with something like

[section]
Key1=value1
Key2={}
Key3=value3

Now, I get Key2 with a value of "{}". It would be nice not to have to have to do this.

So, if we could get a new LoadOptions setting, that would be groovy.

Additional context

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