!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!
!   CP2K: A general program to perform molecular dynamics simulations                              !
!   Copyright 2000-2025 CP2K developers group <https://cp2k.org>                                   !
!                                                                                                  !
!   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later                                                      !
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief objects that represent the structure of input sections and the data
!>      contained in an input section
!> \par History
!>      06.2004 created [fawzi]
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
MODULE input_section_types

   USE cp_linked_list_input,            ONLY: &
        cp_sll_val_create, cp_sll_val_dealloc, cp_sll_val_get_el_at, cp_sll_val_get_length, &
        cp_sll_val_get_rest, cp_sll_val_insert_el_at, cp_sll_val_next, cp_sll_val_p_type, &
        cp_sll_val_rm_el_at, cp_sll_val_set_el_at, cp_sll_val_type
   USE cp_log_handling,                 ONLY: cp_to_string
   USE cp_parser_types,                 ONLY: default_section_character
   USE input_keyword_types,             ONLY: keyword_describe,&
                                              keyword_p_type,&
                                              keyword_release,&
                                              keyword_retain,&
                                              keyword_type,&
                                              keyword_typo_match,&
                                              write_keyword_xml
   USE input_val_types,                 ONLY: lchar_t,&
                                              no_t,&
                                              val_create,&
                                              val_duplicate,&
                                              val_get,&
                                              val_release,&
                                              val_type,&
                                              val_write
   USE kinds,                           ONLY: default_path_length,&
                                              default_string_length,&
                                              dp
   USE print_messages,                  ONLY: print_message
   USE reference_manager,               ONLY: get_citation_key
   USE string_utilities,                ONLY: a2s,&
                                              substitute_special_xml_tokens,&
                                              typo_match,&
                                              uppercase
#include "../base/base_uses.f90"

   IMPLICIT NONE
   PRIVATE

   LOGICAL, PRIVATE, PARAMETER :: debug_this_module = .TRUE.
   CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER, PRIVATE :: moduleN = 'input_section_types'

   PUBLIC :: section_type
   PUBLIC :: section_create, section_release, section_describe, &
             section_get_subsection, section_get_keyword, &
             section_add_keyword, section_add_subsection
   PUBLIC :: section_get_subsection_index, section_get_keyword_index

   PUBLIC :: section_vals_type
   PUBLIC :: section_vals_create, section_vals_retain, section_vals_release, &
             section_vals_get, section_vals_get_subs_vals, section_vals_val_get, section_vals_list_get, &
             section_vals_write, section_vals_add_values, section_vals_get_subs_vals2, &
             section_vals_val_set, section_vals_val_unset, section_vals_get_subs_vals3, &
             section_vals_set_subs_vals, section_vals_duplicate, section_vals_remove_values
   PUBLIC :: write_section_xml

   PUBLIC :: section_get_ival, &
             section_get_ivals, &
             section_get_rval, &
             section_get_lval
   PUBLIC :: section_typo_match, typo_match_section, typo_matching_rank, typo_matching_line

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief represent a pointer to a section (to make arrays of pointers)
!> \param section the pointer to the section
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   TYPE section_p_type
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER :: section => NULL()
   END TYPE section_p_type

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief represent a section of the input file
!> \note
!>      - frozen: if the section has been frozen (and no keyword/subsections
!>        can be added)
!>      - repeats: if the section can be repeated more than once in the same
!>        context
!>      - ref_count: reference count (see doc/ReferenceCounting.html)
!>      - n_keywords: the number of keywords in this section
!>      - name: name of the section
!>      - location where in the source code (file and line) the section is created
!>      - description: description of the section
!>      - citations: references to literature associated to this section
!>      - keywords: array with the keywords of this section (might be
!>        oversized)
!>      - subsections: sections contained in this section
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   TYPE section_type
      LOGICAL :: frozen = .FALSE., repeats = .FALSE.
      INTEGER :: ref_count = 0, n_keywords = 0, n_subsections = 0
      CHARACTER(len=default_string_length)        :: name = ""
      CHARACTER(len=default_string_length)        :: location = ""
      CHARACTER, DIMENSION(:), POINTER              :: description => Null()
      CHARACTER(LEN=:), ALLOCATABLE               :: deprecation_notice
      INTEGER, POINTER, DIMENSION(:)              :: citations => NULL()
      TYPE(keyword_p_type), DIMENSION(:), POINTER :: keywords => NULL()
      TYPE(section_p_type), POINTER, DIMENSION(:) :: subsections => NULL()
   END TYPE section_type

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief repesents a pointer to a parsed section (to make arrays of pointers)
!> \param section_vals the pointer to the parsed section
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   TYPE section_vals_p_type
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER :: section_vals => NULL()
   END TYPE section_vals_p_type

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief stores the values of a section
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   TYPE section_vals_type
      INTEGER :: ref_count = 0
      INTEGER, POINTER, DIMENSION(:)                     :: ibackup => NULL()
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                         :: section => NULL()
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_p_type), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER   :: values => NULL()
      TYPE(section_vals_p_type), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER :: subs_vals => NULL()
   END TYPE section_vals_type

   TYPE(section_type), POINTER, SAVE                                :: typo_match_section => NULL()
   INTEGER, PARAMETER                                               :: n_typo_matches = 5
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(n_typo_matches)                               :: typo_matching_rank = 0
   CHARACTER(LEN=default_string_length*5), DIMENSION(n_typo_matches):: typo_matching_line = ""

CONTAINS

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief creates a list of keywords
!> \param section the list to be created
!> \param location from where in the source code section_create() is called
!> \param name ...
!> \param description ...
!> \param n_keywords hint about the number of keywords, defaults to 10
!> \param n_subsections a hint about how many sections will be added to this
!>        structure, defaults to 0
!> \param repeats if this section can repeat (defaults to false)
!> \param citations ...
!> \param deprecation_notice show this warning that the section is deprecated
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_create(section, location, name, description, n_keywords, &
                             n_subsections, repeats, citations, deprecation_notice)

      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: location, name, description
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: n_keywords, n_subsections
      LOGICAL, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: repeats
      INTEGER, DIMENSION(:), INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL        :: citations
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL             :: deprecation_notice

      INTEGER                                            :: i, my_n_keywords, my_n_subsections, n

      CPASSERT(.NOT. ASSOCIATED(section))
      my_n_keywords = 10
      IF (PRESENT(n_keywords)) my_n_keywords = n_keywords
      my_n_subsections = 0
      IF (PRESENT(n_subsections)) my_n_subsections = n_subsections

      ALLOCATE (section)
      section%ref_count = 1

      section%n_keywords = 0
      section%n_subsections = 0
      section%location = location

      CPASSERT(LEN_TRIM(name) > 0)
      section%name = name
      CALL uppercase(section%name)

      n = LEN_TRIM(description)
      ALLOCATE (section%description(n))
      DO i = 1, n
         section%description(i) = description(i:i)
      END DO

      section%frozen = .FALSE.
      section%repeats = .FALSE.
      IF (PRESENT(repeats)) section%repeats = repeats

      NULLIFY (section%citations)
      IF (PRESENT(citations)) THEN
         ALLOCATE (section%citations(SIZE(citations)))
         section%citations = citations
      END IF

      ALLOCATE (section%keywords(-1:my_n_keywords))
      DO i = -1, my_n_keywords
         NULLIFY (section%keywords(i)%keyword)
      END DO

      ALLOCATE (section%subsections(my_n_subsections))
      DO i = 1, my_n_subsections
         NULLIFY (section%subsections(i)%section)
      END DO

      IF (PRESENT(deprecation_notice)) THEN
         section%deprecation_notice = TRIM(deprecation_notice)
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_create

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief retains the given keyword list (see doc/ReferenceCounting.html)
!> \param section the list to retain
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_retain(section)

      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section))
      CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)
      section%ref_count = section%ref_count + 1

   END SUBROUTINE section_retain

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief releases the given keyword list (see doc/ReferenceCounting.html)
!> \param section the list to release
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE section_release(section)

      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section

      INTEGER                                            :: i

      IF (ASSOCIATED(section)) THEN
         CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)
         section%ref_count = section%ref_count - 1
         IF (section%ref_count == 0) THEN
            IF (ASSOCIATED(section%citations)) THEN
               DEALLOCATE (section%citations)
            END IF
            IF (ASSOCIATED(section%keywords)) THEN
               DO i = -1, UBOUND(section%keywords, 1)
                  CALL keyword_release(section%keywords(i)%keyword)
               END DO
               DEALLOCATE (section%keywords)
            END IF
            section%n_keywords = 0
            IF (ASSOCIATED(section%subsections)) THEN
               DO i = 1, SIZE(section%subsections)
                  CALL section_release(section%subsections(i)%section)
               END DO
               DEALLOCATE (section%subsections)
            END IF
            DEALLOCATE (section%description)
            DEALLOCATE (section)
         END IF
         NULLIFY (section)
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_release

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief collects additional information on the section for IO + documentation
!> \param section ...
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION get_section_info(section) RESULT(message)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN)                     :: section
      CHARACTER(LEN=default_path_length)                 :: message

      INTEGER                                            :: length

      message = " "
      length = LEN_TRIM(a2s(section%description))
      IF (length > 0) THEN
         IF (section%description(length) /= ".") THEN
            message = "."
         END IF
      END IF
      IF (section%repeats) THEN
         message = TRIM(message)//" This section can be repeated."
      ELSE
         message = TRIM(message)//" This section can not be repeated."
      END IF

   END FUNCTION get_section_info

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief prints a description of the given section
!> \param section the section to describe
!> \param unit_nr the unit to write to
!> \param level the level of output: 0: just section name, 1:keywords,
!>        then see keyword_describe :-)
!> \param hide_root if the name of the first section should be hidden
!>        (defaults to false).
!> \param recurse ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE section_describe(section, unit_nr, level, hide_root, recurse)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN), POINTER            :: section
      INTEGER, INTENT(in)                                :: unit_nr, level
      LOGICAL, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: hide_root
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: recurse

      CHARACTER(LEN=default_path_length)                 :: message
      INTEGER                                            :: ikeyword, isub, my_recurse
      LOGICAL                                            :: my_hide_root

      IF (unit_nr > 0) THEN
         my_hide_root = .FALSE.
         IF (PRESENT(hide_root)) my_hide_root = hide_root
         my_recurse = 0
         IF (PRESENT(recurse)) my_recurse = recurse
         IF (ASSOCIATED(section)) THEN
            CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)

            IF (.NOT. my_hide_root) &
               WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="('*** section &',A,' ***')") TRIM(ADJUSTL(section%name))
            IF (level > 1) THEN
               message = get_section_info(section)
               CALL print_message(TRIM(a2s(section%description))//TRIM(message), unit_nr, 0, 0, 0)
            END IF
            IF (level > 0) THEN
               IF (ASSOCIATED(section%keywords(-1)%keyword)) THEN
                  CALL keyword_describe(section%keywords(-1)%keyword, unit_nr, &
                                        level)
               END IF
               IF (ASSOCIATED(section%keywords(0)%keyword)) THEN
                  CALL keyword_describe(section%keywords(0)%keyword, unit_nr, &
                                        level)
               END IF
               DO ikeyword = 1, section%n_keywords
                  CALL keyword_describe(section%keywords(ikeyword)%keyword, unit_nr, &
                                        level)
               END DO
            END IF
            IF (section%n_subsections > 0 .AND. my_recurse >= 0) THEN
               IF (.NOT. my_hide_root) &
                  WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="('** subsections **')")
               DO isub = 1, section%n_subsections
                  IF (my_recurse > 0) THEN
                     CALL section_describe(section%subsections(isub)%section, unit_nr, &
                                           level, recurse=my_recurse - 1)
                  ELSE
                     WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="(1X,A)") section%subsections(isub)%section%name
                  END IF
               END DO
            END IF
            IF (.NOT. my_hide_root) &
               WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="('*** &end section ',A,' ***')") TRIM(ADJUSTL(section%name))
         ELSE
            WRITE (unit_nr, "(a)") '<section *null*>'
         END IF
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_describe

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the index of requested subsection (-1 if not found)
!> \param section the root section
!> \param subsection_name the name of the subsection you want to get
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
!> \note
!>      private utility function
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_subsection_index(section, subsection_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN)                     :: section
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(IN)                       :: subsection_name
      INTEGER                                            :: res

      CHARACTER(len=default_string_length)               :: upc_name
      INTEGER                                            :: isub

      CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)
      res = -1
      upc_name = subsection_name
      CALL uppercase(upc_name)
      DO isub = 1, section%n_subsections
         CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section%subsections(isub)%section))
         IF (section%subsections(isub)%section%name == upc_name) THEN
            res = isub
            EXIT
         END IF
      END DO

   END FUNCTION section_get_subsection_index

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the requested subsection
!> \param section the root section
!> \param subsection_name the name of the subsection you want to get
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_subsection(section, subsection_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN)                     :: section
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(IN)                       :: subsection_name
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: res

      INTEGER                                            :: isub

      isub = section_get_subsection_index(section, subsection_name)
      IF (isub > 0) THEN
         res => section%subsections(isub)%section
      ELSE
         NULLIFY (res)
      END IF

   END FUNCTION section_get_subsection

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the index of the requested keyword (or -2 if not found)
!> \param section the section the keyword is in
!> \param keyword_name the keyword you are interested in
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
!> \note
!>      private utility function
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_keyword_index(section, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN)                     :: section
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(IN)                       :: keyword_name
      INTEGER                                            :: res

      INTEGER                                            :: ik, in
      CHARACTER(len=default_string_length)               :: upc_name

      CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)
      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section%keywords))
      res = -2
      upc_name = keyword_name
      CALL uppercase(upc_name)
      DO ik = -1, 0
         IF (ASSOCIATED(section%keywords(ik)%keyword)) THEN
            IF (section%keywords(ik)%keyword%names(1) == upc_name) THEN
               res = ik
            END IF
         END IF
      END DO
      IF (res == -2) THEN
         k_search_loop: DO ik = 1, section%n_keywords
            CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section%keywords(ik)%keyword))
            DO in = 1, SIZE(section%keywords(ik)%keyword%names)
               IF (section%keywords(ik)%keyword%names(in) == upc_name) THEN
                  res = ik
                  EXIT k_search_loop
               END IF
            END DO
         END DO k_search_loop
      END IF

   END FUNCTION section_get_keyword_index

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the requested keyword
!> \param section the section the keyword is in
!> \param keyword_name the keyword you are interested in
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE FUNCTION section_get_keyword(section, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN)                     :: section
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(IN)                       :: keyword_name
      TYPE(keyword_type), POINTER                        :: res

      INTEGER                                            :: ik, my_index

      IF (INDEX(keyword_name, "%") /= 0) THEN
         my_index = INDEX(keyword_name, "%") + 1
         CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section%subsections))
         DO ik = LBOUND(section%subsections, 1), UBOUND(section%subsections, 1)
            IF (section%subsections(ik)%section%name == keyword_name(1:my_index - 2)) EXIT
         END DO
         CPASSERT(ik <= UBOUND(section%subsections, 1))
         res => section_get_keyword(section%subsections(ik)%section, keyword_name(my_index:))
      ELSE
         ik = section_get_keyword_index(section, keyword_name)
         IF (ik == -2) THEN
            NULLIFY (res)
         ELSE
            res => section%keywords(ik)%keyword
         END IF
      END IF

   END FUNCTION section_get_keyword

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief adds a keyword to the given section
!> \param section the section to which the keyword should be added
!> \param keyword the keyword to add
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_add_keyword(section, keyword)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(INOUT)                  :: section
      TYPE(keyword_type), INTENT(IN), POINTER            :: keyword

      INTEGER                                            :: i, j, k
      TYPE(keyword_p_type), DIMENSION(:), POINTER        :: new_keywords

      CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)
      CPASSERT(.NOT. section%frozen)
      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(keyword))
      CPASSERT(keyword%ref_count > 0)
      CALL keyword_retain(keyword)
      IF (keyword%names(1) == "_SECTION_PARAMETERS_") THEN
         CALL keyword_release(section%keywords(-1)%keyword)
         section%keywords(-1)%keyword => keyword
      ELSE IF (keyword%names(1) == "_DEFAULT_KEYWORD_") THEN
         CALL keyword_release(section%keywords(0)%keyword)
         section%keywords(0)%keyword => keyword
      ELSE
         DO k = 1, SIZE(keyword%names)
            DO i = 1, section%n_keywords
               DO j = 1, SIZE(section%keywords(i)%keyword%names)
                  IF (keyword%names(k) == section%keywords(i)%keyword%names(j)) THEN
                     CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                                   "trying to add a keyword with a name ("// &
                                   TRIM(keyword%names(k))//") that was already used in section " &
                                   //TRIM(section%name))
                  END IF
               END DO
            END DO
         END DO

         IF (UBOUND(section%keywords, 1) == section%n_keywords) THEN
            ALLOCATE (new_keywords(-1:section%n_keywords + 10))
            DO i = -1, section%n_keywords
               new_keywords(i)%keyword => section%keywords(i)%keyword
            END DO
            DO i = section%n_keywords + 1, UBOUND(new_keywords, 1)
               NULLIFY (new_keywords(i)%keyword)
            END DO
            DEALLOCATE (section%keywords)
            section%keywords => new_keywords
         END IF
         section%n_keywords = section%n_keywords + 1
         section%keywords(section%n_keywords)%keyword => keyword
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_add_keyword

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief adds a subsection to the given section
!> \param section to section to which you want to add a subsection
!> \param subsection the subsection to add
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_add_subsection(section, subsection)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(INOUT)                  :: section
      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN), POINTER            :: subsection

      INTEGER                                            :: i
      TYPE(section_p_type), DIMENSION(:), POINTER        :: new_subsections

      CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)
      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(subsection))
      CPASSERT(subsection%ref_count > 0)
      IF (SIZE(section%subsections) < section%n_subsections + 1) THEN
         ALLOCATE (new_subsections(section%n_subsections + 10))
         DO i = 1, section%n_subsections
            new_subsections(i)%section => section%subsections(i)%section
         END DO
         DO i = section%n_subsections + 1, SIZE(new_subsections)
            NULLIFY (new_subsections(i)%section)
         END DO
         DEALLOCATE (section%subsections)
         section%subsections => new_subsections
      END IF
      DO i = 1, section%n_subsections
         IF (subsection%name == section%subsections(i)%section%name) &
            CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                          "trying to add a subsection with a name ("// &
                          TRIM(subsection%name)//") that was already used in section " &
                          //TRIM(section%name))
      END DO
      CALL section_retain(subsection)
      section%n_subsections = section%n_subsections + 1
      section%subsections(section%n_subsections)%section => subsection

   END SUBROUTINE section_add_subsection

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief creates a object where to store the values of a section
!> \param section_vals the parsed section that will be created
!> \param section the structure of the section that you want to parse
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE section_vals_create(section_vals, section)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section

      INTEGER                                            :: i

      CPASSERT(.NOT. ASSOCIATED(section_vals))
      ALLOCATE (section_vals)
      section_vals%ref_count = 1
      CALL section_retain(section)
      section_vals%section => section
      section%frozen = .TRUE.
      ALLOCATE (section_vals%values(-1:section%n_keywords, 0))
      ALLOCATE (section_vals%subs_vals(section%n_subsections, 1))
      DO i = 1, section%n_subsections
         NULLIFY (section_vals%subs_vals(i, 1)%section_vals)
         CALL section_vals_create(section_vals%subs_vals(i, 1)%section_vals, &
                                  section=section%subsections(i)%section)
      END DO

      NULLIFY (section_vals%ibackup)

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_create

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief retains the given section values (see doc/ReferenceCounting.html)
!> \param section_vals the object to retain
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_retain(section_vals)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals))
      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      section_vals%ref_count = section_vals%ref_count + 1

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_retain

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief releases the given object
!> \param section_vals the section_vals to release
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE section_vals_release(section_vals)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals

      INTEGER                                            :: i, j
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: vals
      TYPE(val_type), POINTER                            :: el

      IF (ASSOCIATED(section_vals)) THEN
         CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
         section_vals%ref_count = section_vals%ref_count - 1
         IF (section_vals%ref_count == 0) THEN
            CALL section_release(section_vals%section)
            DO j = 1, SIZE(section_vals%values, 2)
               DO i = -1, UBOUND(section_vals%values, 1)
                  vals => section_vals%values(i, j)%list
                  DO WHILE (cp_sll_val_next(vals, el_att=el))
                     CALL val_release(el)
                  END DO
                  CALL cp_sll_val_dealloc(section_vals%values(i, j)%list)
               END DO
            END DO
            DEALLOCATE (section_vals%values)
            DO j = 1, SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 2)
               DO i = 1, SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 1)
                  CALL section_vals_release(section_vals%subs_vals(i, j)%section_vals)
               END DO
            END DO
            DEALLOCATE (section_vals%subs_vals)
            IF (ASSOCIATED(section_vals%ibackup)) THEN
               DEALLOCATE (section_vals%ibackup)
            END IF
            DEALLOCATE (section_vals)
         END IF
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_release

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns various attributes about the section_vals
!> \param section_vals the section vals you want information from
!> \param ref_count ...
!> \param n_repetition number of repetitions of the section
!> \param n_subs_vals_rep number of repetitions of the subsections values
!>        (max(1,n_repetition))
!> \param section ...
!> \param explicit if the section was explicitly present in
!> \author fawzi
!> \note     For the other arguments see the attributes of section_vals_type
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_get(section_vals, ref_count, n_repetition, &
                               n_subs_vals_rep, section, explicit)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      INTEGER, INTENT(out), OPTIONAL                     :: ref_count, n_repetition, n_subs_vals_rep
      TYPE(section_type), OPTIONAL, POINTER              :: section
      LOGICAL, INTENT(out), OPTIONAL                     :: explicit

      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      IF (PRESENT(ref_count)) ref_count = section_vals%ref_count
      IF (PRESENT(section)) section => section_vals%section
      IF (PRESENT(n_repetition)) n_repetition = SIZE(section_vals%values, 2)
      IF (PRESENT(n_subs_vals_rep)) n_subs_vals_rep = SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 2)
      IF (PRESENT(explicit)) explicit = (SIZE(section_vals%values, 2) > 0)

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_get

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the values of the requested subsection
!> \param section_vals the root section
!> \param subsection_name the name of the requested subsection
!> \param i_rep_section index of the repetition of section_vals from which
!>        you want to extract the subsection (defaults to 1)
!> \param can_return_null if the results can be null (defaults to false)
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE FUNCTION section_vals_get_subs_vals(section_vals, subsection_name, &
                                                 i_rep_section, can_return_null) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(IN)                       :: subsection_name
      INTEGER, INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_section
      LOGICAL, INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL                      :: can_return_null
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: res

      INTEGER                                            :: irep, isection, my_index
      LOGICAL                                            :: is_path, my_can_return_null

      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)

      my_can_return_null = .FALSE.
      IF (PRESENT(can_return_null)) my_can_return_null = can_return_null
      NULLIFY (res)
      irep = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irep = i_rep_section

      ! prepare for recursive parsing of subsections. i_rep_section will be used for last section
      my_index = INDEX(subsection_name, "%")
      IF (my_index .EQ. 0) THEN
         is_path = .FALSE.
         my_index = LEN_TRIM(subsection_name)
      ELSE
         is_path = .TRUE.
         irep = 1
         my_index = my_index - 1
      END IF

      CPASSERT(irep <= SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 2))

      isection = section_get_subsection_index(section_vals%section, subsection_name(1:my_index))
      IF (isection > 0) res => section_vals%subs_vals(isection, irep)%section_vals
      IF (.NOT. (ASSOCIATED(res) .OR. my_can_return_null)) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "could not find subsection "//TRIM(subsection_name(1:my_index))//" in section "// &
                       TRIM(section_vals%section%name)//" at ")
      IF (is_path .AND. ASSOCIATED(res)) THEN
         res => section_vals_get_subs_vals(res, subsection_name(my_index + 2:LEN_TRIM(subsection_name)), &
                                           i_rep_section, can_return_null)
      END IF

   END FUNCTION section_vals_get_subs_vals

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the values of the n-th non default subsection (null if no
!>      such section exists (not so many non default section))
!> \param section_vals the root section
!> \param i_section index of the section
!> \param i_rep_section index of the repetition of section_vals from which
!>        you want to extract the subsection (defaults to 1)
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_vals_get_subs_vals2(section_vals, i_section, i_rep_section) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals
      INTEGER, INTENT(in)                                :: i_section
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_section
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: res

      INTEGER                                            :: i, irep, isect_att

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals))
      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      NULLIFY (res)
      irep = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irep = i_rep_section
      CPASSERT(irep <= SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 2))
      isect_att = 0
      DO i = 1, section_vals%section%n_subsections
         IF (SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals(i, irep)%section_vals%values, 2) > 0) THEN
            isect_att = isect_att + 1
            IF (isect_att == i_section) THEN
               res => section_vals%subs_vals(i, irep)%section_vals
               EXIT
            END IF
         END IF
      END DO
   END FUNCTION section_vals_get_subs_vals2

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the values of the n-th non default subsection (null if no
!>      such section exists (not so many non default section))
!> \param section_vals the root section
!> \param subsection_name ...
!> \param i_rep_section index of the repetition of section_vals from which
!>        you want to extract the subsection (defaults to 1)
!> \return ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_vals_get_subs_vals3(section_vals, subsection_name, &
                                        i_rep_section) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN)                       :: subsection_name
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_section
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: res

      INTEGER                                            :: i_section, irep

      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      NULLIFY (res)
      irep = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irep = i_rep_section
      CPASSERT(irep <= SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 2))
      i_section = section_get_subsection_index(section_vals%section, subsection_name)
      res => section_vals%subs_vals(i_section, irep)%section_vals

   END FUNCTION section_vals_get_subs_vals3

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief adds the place to store the values of a repetition of the section
!> \param section_vals the section you want to extend
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_add_values(section_vals)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(INOUT)             :: section_vals

      INTEGER                                            :: i, j
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_p_type), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER  :: new_values
      TYPE(section_vals_p_type), DIMENSION(:, :), &
         POINTER                                         :: new_sps

      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      ALLOCATE (new_values(-1:UBOUND(section_vals%values, 1), SIZE(section_vals%values, 2) + 1))
      DO j = 1, SIZE(section_vals%values, 2)
         DO i = -1, UBOUND(section_vals%values, 1)
            new_values(i, j)%list => section_vals%values(i, j)%list
         END DO
      END DO
      DEALLOCATE (section_vals%values)
      section_vals%values => new_values
      j = SIZE(new_values, 2)
      DO i = -1, UBOUND(new_values, 1)
         NULLIFY (new_values(i, j)%list)
      END DO

      IF (SIZE(new_values, 2) > 1) THEN
         ALLOCATE (new_sps(SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 1), &
                           SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 2) + 1))
         DO j = 1, SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 2)
            DO i = 1, SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 1)
               new_sps(i, j)%section_vals => section_vals%subs_vals(i, j)%section_vals
            END DO
         END DO
         DEALLOCATE (section_vals%subs_vals)
         section_vals%subs_vals => new_sps
         j = SIZE(new_sps, 2)
         DO i = 1, SIZE(new_sps, 1)
            NULLIFY (new_sps(i, j)%section_vals)
            CALL section_vals_create(new_sps(i, SIZE(new_sps, 2))%section_vals, &
                                     section=section_vals%section%subsections(i)%section)
         END DO
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_add_values

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief removes the values of a repetition of the section
!> \param section_vals the section you want to extend
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_remove_values(section_vals)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals

      INTEGER                                            :: i, j
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_p_type), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER  :: new_values
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: vals
      TYPE(val_type), POINTER                            :: el

      IF (ASSOCIATED(section_vals)) THEN
         CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
         NULLIFY (el, vals)
         ! Allocate a null 0 dimension array of values
         ALLOCATE (new_values(-1:section_vals%section%n_keywords, 0))
         ! Release old values
         DO j = 1, SIZE(section_vals%values, 2)
            DO i = -1, UBOUND(section_vals%values, 1)
               vals => section_vals%values(i, j)%list
               DO WHILE (cp_sll_val_next(vals, el_att=el))
                  CALL val_release(el)
               END DO
               CALL cp_sll_val_dealloc(section_vals%values(i, j)%list)
            END DO
         END DO
         DEALLOCATE (section_vals%values)
         section_vals%values => new_values
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_remove_values

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_cval(section_vals, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      CHARACTER(LEN=default_string_length)               :: res

      CALL section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword_name, c_val=res)

   END FUNCTION section_get_cval

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_rval(section_vals, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      REAL(kind=dp)                                      :: res

      CALL section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword_name, r_val=res)

   END FUNCTION section_get_rval

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_rvals(section_vals, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      REAL(kind=dp), DIMENSION(:), POINTER               :: res

      CALL section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword_name, r_vals=res)

   END FUNCTION section_get_rvals

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_ival(section_vals, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      INTEGER                                            :: res

      CALL section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword_name, i_val=res)

   END FUNCTION section_get_ival

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_ivals(section_vals, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      INTEGER, DIMENSION(:), POINTER                     :: res

      CALL section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword_name, i_vals=res)

   END FUNCTION section_get_ivals

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION section_get_lval(section_vals, keyword_name) RESULT(res)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      LOGICAL                                            :: res

      CALL section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword_name, l_val=res)

   END FUNCTION section_get_lval

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the requested value
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name the name of the keyword you want
!> \param i_rep_section which repetition of the section you are interested in
!>        (defaults to 1)
!> \param i_rep_val which repetition of the keyword/val you are interested in
!>        (defaults to 1)
!> \param n_rep_val returns number of val available
!> \param val ...
!> \param l_val ,i_val,r_val,c_val: returns the logical,integer,real or
!>        character value
!> \param i_val ...
!> \param r_val ...
!> \param c_val ...
!> \param l_vals ,i_vals,r_vals,c_vals: returns the logical,integer,real or
!>        character arrays. The val reamins the owner of the array
!> \param i_vals ...
!> \param r_vals ...
!> \param c_vals ...
!> \param explicit ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword_name, i_rep_section, &
                                   i_rep_val, n_rep_val, val, l_val, i_val, r_val, c_val, l_vals, i_vals, r_vals, &
                                   c_vals, explicit)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN), TARGET        :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_section, i_rep_val
      INTEGER, INTENT(out), OPTIONAL                     :: n_rep_val
      TYPE(val_type), OPTIONAL, POINTER                  :: val
      LOGICAL, INTENT(out), OPTIONAL                     :: l_val
      INTEGER, INTENT(out), OPTIONAL                     :: i_val
      REAL(KIND=DP), INTENT(out), OPTIONAL               :: r_val
      CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(out), OPTIONAL            :: c_val
      LOGICAL, DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER           :: l_vals
      INTEGER, DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER           :: i_vals
      REAL(KIND=DP), DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER     :: r_vals
      CHARACTER(LEN=default_string_length), &
         DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER                 :: c_vals
      LOGICAL, INTENT(out), OPTIONAL                     :: explicit

      INTEGER                                            :: ik, irk, irs, len_key, my_index, &
                                                            tmp_index
      LOGICAL                                            :: valRequested
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: vals
      TYPE(keyword_type), POINTER                        :: keyword
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: s_vals
      TYPE(val_type), POINTER                            :: my_val

      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)

      my_index = INDEX(keyword_name, '%') + 1
      len_key = LEN_TRIM(keyword_name)
      IF (my_index > 1) THEN
         DO
            tmp_index = INDEX(keyword_name(my_index:len_key), "%")
            IF (tmp_index <= 0) EXIT
            my_index = my_index + tmp_index
         END DO
         s_vals => section_vals_get_subs_vals(section_vals, keyword_name(1:my_index - 2))
      ELSE
         s_vals => section_vals
      END IF

      irk = 1
      irs = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irs = i_rep_section
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_val)) irk = i_rep_val
      IF (PRESENT(val)) NULLIFY (val)
      IF (PRESENT(explicit)) explicit = .FALSE.
      section => s_vals%section
      valRequested = PRESENT(l_val) .OR. PRESENT(i_val) .OR. PRESENT(r_val) .OR. &
                     PRESENT(c_val) .OR. PRESENT(l_vals) .OR. PRESENT(i_vals) .OR. &
                     PRESENT(r_vals) .OR. PRESENT(c_vals)
      ik = section_get_keyword_index(s_vals%section, keyword_name(my_index:len_key))
      IF (ik == -2) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "section "//TRIM(section%name)//" does not contain keyword "// &
                       TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key)))
      keyword => section%keywords(ik)%keyword
      IF (.NOT. (irs > 0 .AND. irs <= SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2))) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "section repetition requested ("//cp_to_string(irs)// &
                       ") out of bounds (1:"//cp_to_string(SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2)) &
                       //")")
      NULLIFY (my_val)
      IF (PRESENT(n_rep_val)) n_rep_val = 0
      IF (irs <= SIZE(s_vals%values, 2)) THEN ! the section was parsed
         vals => s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list
         IF (PRESENT(n_rep_val)) n_rep_val = cp_sll_val_get_length(vals)
         IF (.NOT. ASSOCIATED(vals)) THEN
            ! this keyword was not parsed
            IF (ASSOCIATED(keyword%default_value)) THEN
               my_val => keyword%default_value
               IF (PRESENT(n_rep_val)) n_rep_val = 1
            END IF
         ELSE
            my_val => cp_sll_val_get_el_at(s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list, &
                                           irk)
            IF (PRESENT(explicit)) explicit = .TRUE.
         END IF
      ELSE IF (ASSOCIATED(keyword%default_value)) THEN
         IF (PRESENT(n_rep_val)) n_rep_val = 1
         my_val => keyword%default_value
      END IF
      IF (PRESENT(val)) val => my_val
      IF (valRequested) THEN
         IF (.NOT. ASSOCIATED(my_val)) &
            CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                          "Value requested, but no value set getting value from "// &
                          "keyword "//TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key))//" of section "// &
                          TRIM(section%name))
         CALL val_get(my_val, l_val=l_val, i_val=i_val, r_val=r_val, &
                      c_val=c_val, l_vals=l_vals, i_vals=i_vals, r_vals=r_vals, &
                      c_vals=c_vals)
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_val_get

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief returns the requested list
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name the name of the keyword you want
!> \param i_rep_section which repetition of the section you are interested in
!>        (defaults to 1)
!> \param list ...
!> \author Joost VandeVondele
!> \note
!>      - most useful if the full list is needed anyway, so that faster iteration can be used
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_list_get(section_vals, keyword_name, i_rep_section, &
                                    list)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN), POINTER       :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      INTEGER, OPTIONAL                                  :: i_rep_section
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: list

      INTEGER                                            :: ik, irs, len_key, my_index, tmp_index
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: s_vals

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals))
      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      NULLIFY (list)
      my_index = INDEX(keyword_name, '%') + 1
      len_key = LEN_TRIM(keyword_name)
      IF (my_index > 1) THEN
         DO
            tmp_index = INDEX(keyword_name(my_index:len_key), "%")
            IF (tmp_index <= 0) EXIT
            my_index = my_index + tmp_index
         END DO
         s_vals => section_vals_get_subs_vals(section_vals, keyword_name(1:my_index - 2))
      ELSE
         s_vals => section_vals
      END IF

      irs = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irs = i_rep_section
      section => s_vals%section
      ik = section_get_keyword_index(s_vals%section, keyword_name(my_index:len_key))
      IF (ik == -2) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "section "//TRIM(section%name)//" does not contain keyword "// &
                       TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key)))
      IF (.NOT. (irs > 0 .AND. irs <= SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2))) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "section repetition requested ("//cp_to_string(irs)// &
                       ") out of bounds (1:"//cp_to_string(SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2)) &
                       //")")
      list => s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_list_get

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief sets the requested value
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name the name of the keyword you want (can be a path
!>        separated by '%')
!> \param i_rep_section isection which repetition of the section you are
!>        nterested in (defaults to 1)
!> \param i_rep_val which repetition of the keyword/val you are interested in
!>        (defaults to 1)
!> \param val ...
!> \param l_val ,i_val,r_val,c_val: sets the logical,integer,real or
!>        character value
!> \param i_val ...
!> \param r_val ...
!> \param c_val ...
!> \param l_vals_ptr ,i_vals_ptr,r_vals,c_vals: sets the logical,integer,real or
!>        character arrays. The val becomes the owner of the array
!> \param i_vals_ptr ...
!> \param r_vals_ptr ...
!> \param c_vals_ptr ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_val_set(section_vals, keyword_name, i_rep_section, i_rep_val, &
                                   val, l_val, i_val, r_val, c_val, l_vals_ptr, i_vals_ptr, r_vals_ptr, c_vals_ptr)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_section, i_rep_val
      TYPE(val_type), OPTIONAL, POINTER                  :: val
      LOGICAL, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: l_val
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: i_val
      REAL(KIND=DP), INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                :: r_val
      CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in), OPTIONAL             :: c_val
      LOGICAL, DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER           :: l_vals_ptr
      INTEGER, DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER           :: i_vals_ptr
      REAL(KIND=DP), DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER     :: r_vals_ptr
      CHARACTER(LEN=default_string_length), &
         DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, POINTER                 :: c_vals_ptr

      INTEGER                                            :: ik, irk, irs, len_key, my_index, &
                                                            tmp_index
      LOGICAL                                            :: valSet
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: vals
      TYPE(keyword_type), POINTER                        :: keyword
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: s_vals
      TYPE(val_type), POINTER                            :: my_val, old_val

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals))
      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)

      my_index = INDEX(keyword_name, '%') + 1
      len_key = LEN_TRIM(keyword_name)
      IF (my_index > 1) THEN
         DO
            tmp_index = INDEX(keyword_name(my_index:len_key), "%")
            IF (tmp_index <= 0) EXIT
            my_index = my_index + tmp_index
         END DO
         s_vals => section_vals_get_subs_vals(section_vals, keyword_name(1:my_index - 2))
      ELSE
         s_vals => section_vals
      END IF

      irk = 1
      irs = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irs = i_rep_section
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_val)) irk = i_rep_val
      section => s_vals%section
      ik = section_get_keyword_index(s_vals%section, keyword_name(my_index:len_key))
      IF (ik == -2) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "section "//TRIM(section%name)//" does not contain keyword "// &
                       TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key)))
      ! Add values..
      DO
         IF (irs <= SIZE(s_vals%values, 2)) EXIT
         CALL section_vals_add_values(s_vals)
      END DO
      IF (.NOT. (irs > 0 .AND. irs <= SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2))) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "section repetition requested ("//cp_to_string(irs)// &
                       ") out of bounds (1:"//cp_to_string(SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2)) &
                       //")")
      keyword => s_vals%section%keywords(ik)%keyword
      NULLIFY (my_val)
      IF (PRESENT(val)) my_val => val
      valSet = PRESENT(l_val) .OR. PRESENT(i_val) .OR. PRESENT(r_val) .OR. &
               PRESENT(c_val) .OR. PRESENT(l_vals_ptr) .OR. PRESENT(i_vals_ptr) .OR. &
               PRESENT(r_vals_ptr) .OR. PRESENT(c_vals_ptr)
      IF (ASSOCIATED(my_val)) THEN
         ! check better?
         IF (valSet) &
            CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                          " both val and values present, in setting "// &
                          "keyword "//TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key))//" of section "// &
                          TRIM(section%name))
      ELSE
         ! ignore ?
         IF (.NOT. valSet) &
            CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                          " empty value in setting "// &
                          "keyword "//TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key))//" of section "// &
                          TRIM(section%name))
         CPASSERT(valSet)
         IF (keyword%type_of_var == lchar_t) THEN
            CALL val_create(my_val, lc_val=c_val, lc_vals_ptr=c_vals_ptr)
         ELSE
            CALL val_create(my_val, l_val=l_val, i_val=i_val, r_val=r_val, &
                            c_val=c_val, l_vals_ptr=l_vals_ptr, i_vals_ptr=i_vals_ptr, &
                            r_vals_ptr=r_vals_ptr, &
                            c_vals_ptr=c_vals_ptr, enum=keyword%enum)
         END IF
         CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(my_val))
         CPASSERT(my_val%type_of_var == keyword%type_of_var)
      END IF
      vals => s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list
      IF (irk == -1) THEN
         CALL cp_sll_val_insert_el_at(vals, my_val, index=-1)
      ELSE IF (irk <= cp_sll_val_get_length(vals)) THEN
         IF (irk <= 0) &
            CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                          "invalid irk "//TRIM(ADJUSTL(cp_to_string(irk)))// &
                          " in keyword "//TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key))//" of section "// &
                          TRIM(section%name))
         old_val => cp_sll_val_get_el_at(vals, index=irk)
         CALL val_release(old_val)
         CALL cp_sll_val_set_el_at(vals, value=my_val, index=irk)
      ELSE IF (irk > cp_sll_val_get_length(vals) + 1) THEN
         ! change?
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "cannot add extra keyword repetitions to keyword" &
                       //TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key))//" of section "// &
                       TRIM(section%name))
      ELSE
         CALL cp_sll_val_insert_el_at(vals, my_val, index=irk)
      END IF
      s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list => vals
      NULLIFY (my_val)
   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_val_set

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief unsets (removes) the requested value (if it is a keyword repetitions
!>      removes the repetition, so be careful: the repetition indices bigger
!>      than the actual change.
!> \param section_vals ...
!> \param keyword_name the name of the keyword you want (can be a path
!>        separated by '%')
!> \param i_rep_section which repetition of the section you are interested in
!>        (defaults to 1)
!> \param i_rep_val which repetition of the keyword/val you are interested in
!>        (defaults to 1)
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_val_unset(section_vals, keyword_name, i_rep_section, i_rep_val)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: keyword_name
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_section, i_rep_val

      INTEGER                                            :: ik, irk, irs, len_key, my_index, &
                                                            tmp_index
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: pos
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: s_vals
      TYPE(val_type), POINTER                            :: old_val

      NULLIFY (pos)
      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals))
      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)

      my_index = INDEX(keyword_name, '%') + 1
      len_key = LEN_TRIM(keyword_name)
      IF (my_index > 1) THEN
         DO
            tmp_index = INDEX(keyword_name(my_index:len_key), "%")
            IF (tmp_index <= 0) EXIT
            my_index = my_index + tmp_index
         END DO
         s_vals => section_vals_get_subs_vals(section_vals, keyword_name(1:my_index - 2))
      ELSE
         s_vals => section_vals
      END IF

      irk = 1
      irs = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irs = i_rep_section
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_val)) irk = i_rep_val
      section => s_vals%section
      ik = section_get_keyword_index(s_vals%section, keyword_name(my_index:len_key))
      IF (ik == -2) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "section "//TRIM(section%name)//" does not contain keyword "// &
                       TRIM(keyword_name(my_index:len_key)))
      ! ignore unset of non set values
      IF (irs <= SIZE(s_vals%values, 2)) THEN
         IF (.NOT. (irs > 0 .AND. irs <= SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2))) &
            CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                          "section repetition requested ("//cp_to_string(irs)// &
                          ") out of bounds (1:"//cp_to_string(SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2)) &
                          //")")
         IF (irk == -1) THEN
            pos => cp_sll_val_get_rest(s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list, iter=-1)
         ELSE
            pos => cp_sll_val_get_rest(s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list, iter=irk - 1)
         END IF
         IF (ASSOCIATED(pos)) THEN
            old_val => cp_sll_val_get_el_at(s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list, index=irk)
            CALL val_release(old_val)
            CALL cp_sll_val_rm_el_at(s_vals%values(ik, irs)%list, index=irk)
         END IF
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_val_unset

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief writes the values in the given section in a way that is suitable to
!>      the automatic parsing
!> \param section_vals the section to write out
!> \param unit_nr the unit where to write to
!> \param hide_root ...
!> \param hide_defaults ...
!> \author fawzi
!> \note
!>      skips required sections which weren't read
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE section_vals_write(section_vals, unit_nr, hide_root, hide_defaults)

      TYPE(section_vals_type), INTENT(IN)                :: section_vals
      INTEGER, INTENT(in)                                :: unit_nr
      LOGICAL, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: hide_root, hide_defaults

      INTEGER, PARAMETER                                 :: incr = 2

      CHARACTER(len=default_string_length)               :: myfmt
      INTEGER                                            :: i_rep_s, ik, isec, ival, nr, nval
      INTEGER, SAVE                                      :: indent = 1
      LOGICAL                                            :: defaultSection, explicit, &
                                                            my_hide_defaults, my_hide_root
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: new_pos, vals
      TYPE(keyword_type), POINTER                        :: keyword
      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: sval
      TYPE(val_type), POINTER                            :: val

      my_hide_root = .FALSE.
      my_hide_defaults = .TRUE.
      IF (PRESENT(hide_root)) my_hide_root = hide_root
      IF (PRESENT(hide_defaults)) my_hide_defaults = hide_defaults

      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      IF (unit_nr > 0) THEN
         CALL section_vals_get(section_vals, explicit=explicit, n_repetition=nr, section=section)
         IF (explicit .OR. (.NOT. my_hide_defaults)) THEN
            DO i_rep_s = 1, nr
               IF (.NOT. my_hide_root) THEN
                  WRITE (UNIT=myfmt, FMT="(I0,A1)") indent, "X"
                  IF (ASSOCIATED(section%keywords(-1)%keyword)) THEN
                     WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="("//TRIM(myfmt)//",A)", ADVANCE="NO") &
                        default_section_character//TRIM(ADJUSTL(section%name))
                  ELSE
                     WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="("//TRIM(myfmt)//",A)") &
                        default_section_character//TRIM(ADJUSTL(section%name))
                  END IF
               END IF
               defaultSection = (SIZE(section_vals%values, 2) == 0)
               IF (.NOT. defaultSection) THEN
                  IF (.NOT. my_hide_root) indent = indent + incr
                  WRITE (UNIT=myfmt, FMT="(I0,A1)") indent, "X"
                  DO ik = -1, section%n_keywords
                     keyword => section%keywords(ik)%keyword
                     IF (ASSOCIATED(keyword)) THEN
                        IF (keyword%type_of_var /= no_t .AND. keyword%names(1) (1:2) /= "__") THEN
                           CALL section_vals_val_get(section_vals, keyword%names(1), &
                                                     i_rep_s, n_rep_val=nval)
                           IF (i_rep_s <= SIZE(section_vals%values, 2)) THEN
                              ! Section was parsed
                              vals => section_vals%values(ik, i_rep_s)%list
                              DO ival = 1, nval
                                 IF (ival == 1) THEN
                                    new_pos => vals
                                 ELSE
                                    new_pos => new_pos%rest
                                 END IF
                                 IF (.NOT. ASSOCIATED(new_pos)) THEN
                                    ! this keyword was not parsed
                                    IF (ASSOCIATED(keyword%default_value)) THEN
                                       val => keyword%default_value
                                       IF (my_hide_defaults) CYCLE
                                    END IF
                                 ELSE
                                    val => new_pos%first_el
                                 END IF
                                 IF (keyword%names(1) /= '_DEFAULT_KEYWORD_' .AND. &
                                     keyword%names(1) /= '_SECTION_PARAMETERS_') THEN
                                    WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="("//TRIM(myfmt)//",A)", ADVANCE="NO") &
                                       TRIM(keyword%names(1))
                                 ELSE IF (keyword%names(1) == '_DEFAULT_KEYWORD_' .AND. &
                                          keyword%type_of_var /= lchar_t) THEN
                                    WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="("//TRIM(myfmt)//")", ADVANCE="NO")
                                 END IF
                                 CALL val_write(val, unit_nr=unit_nr, unit=keyword%unit, fmt=myfmt)
                              END DO
                           ELSE IF (ASSOCIATED(keyword%default_value)) THEN
                              ! Section was not parsed but default for the keywords may exist
                              IF (my_hide_defaults) CYCLE
                              val => keyword%default_value
                              IF (keyword%names(1) /= '_DEFAULT_KEYWORD_' .AND. &
                                  keyword%names(1) /= '_SECTION_PARAMETERS_') THEN
                                 WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="("//TRIM(myfmt)//",A)", ADVANCE="NO") &
                                    TRIM(keyword%names(1))
                              ELSE IF (keyword%names(1) == '_DEFAULT_KEYWORD_' .AND. &
                                       keyword%type_of_var /= lchar_t) THEN
                                 WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="("//TRIM(myfmt)//")", ADVANCE="NO")
                              END IF
                              CALL val_write(val, unit_nr=unit_nr, unit=keyword%unit, fmt=myfmt)
                           END IF
                        END IF
                     END IF
                  END DO
                  IF (ASSOCIATED(section_vals%subs_vals)) THEN
                     DO isec = 1, SIZE(section_vals%subs_vals, 1)
                        sval => section_vals%subs_vals(isec, i_rep_s)%section_vals
                        IF (ASSOCIATED(sval)) THEN
                           CALL section_vals_write(sval, unit_nr=unit_nr, hide_defaults=hide_defaults)
                        END IF
                     END DO
                  END IF
               END IF
               IF (.NOT. my_hide_root) THEN
                  indent = indent - incr
                  WRITE (UNIT=myfmt, FMT="(I0,A1)") indent, "X"
                  WRITE (UNIT=unit_nr, FMT="("//TRIM(myfmt)//",A)") &
                     default_section_character//"END "//TRIM(ADJUSTL(section%name))
               END IF
            END DO
         END IF
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_write

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief writes the values in the given section in xml
!> \param section ...
!> \param level ...
!> \param unit_number ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE write_section_xml(section, level, unit_number)

      TYPE(section_type), POINTER                        :: section
      INTEGER, INTENT(IN)                                :: level, unit_number

      CHARACTER(LEN=3)                                   :: repeats
      CHARACTER(LEN=8)                                   :: short_string
      INTEGER                                            :: i, l0, l1, l2

      IF (ASSOCIATED(section)) THEN

         CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)

         ! Indentation for current level, next level, etc.

         l0 = level
         l1 = level + 1
         l2 = level + 2

         IF (section%repeats) THEN
            repeats = "yes"
         ELSE
            repeats = "no "
         END IF

         WRITE (UNIT=unit_number, FMT="(A)") &
            REPEAT(" ", l0)//"<SECTION repeats="""//TRIM(repeats)//""">", &
            REPEAT(" ", l1)//"<NAME>"//TRIM(section%name)//"</NAME>", &
            REPEAT(" ", l1)//"<DESCRIPTION>"// &
            TRIM(substitute_special_xml_tokens(a2s(section%description))) &
            //"</DESCRIPTION>"

         IF (ALLOCATED(section%deprecation_notice)) &
            WRITE (UNIT=unit_number, FMT="(A)") REPEAT(" ", l1)//"<DEPRECATION_NOTICE>"// &
            TRIM(substitute_special_xml_tokens(section%deprecation_notice)) &
            //"</DEPRECATION_NOTICE>"

         IF (ASSOCIATED(section%citations)) THEN
            DO i = 1, SIZE(section%citations, 1)
               short_string = ""
               WRITE (UNIT=short_string, FMT="(I8)") section%citations(i)
               WRITE (UNIT=unit_number, FMT="(A)") &
                  REPEAT(" ", l1)//"<REFERENCE>", &
                  REPEAT(" ", l2)//"<NAME>"//TRIM(get_citation_key(section%citations(i)))//"</NAME>", &
                  REPEAT(" ", l2)//"<NUMBER>"//TRIM(ADJUSTL(short_string))//"</NUMBER>", &
                  REPEAT(" ", l1)//"</REFERENCE>"
            END DO
         END IF

         WRITE (UNIT=unit_number, FMT="(A)") &
            REPEAT(" ", l1)//"<LOCATION>"//TRIM(section%location)//"</LOCATION>"

         DO i = -1, section%n_keywords
            IF (ASSOCIATED(section%keywords(i)%keyword)) THEN
               CALL write_keyword_xml(section%keywords(i)%keyword, l1, unit_number)
            END IF
         END DO

         DO i = 1, section%n_subsections
            CALL write_section_xml(section%subsections(i)%section, l1, unit_number)
         END DO

         WRITE (UNIT=unit_number, FMT="(A)") REPEAT(" ", l0)//"</SECTION>"

      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE write_section_xml

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param section ...
!> \param section_name ...
!> \param unknown_string ...
!> \param location_string ...
!> \param matching_rank ...
!> \param matching_string ...
!> \param bonus ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE section_typo_match(section, section_name, unknown_string, location_string, &
                                           matching_rank, matching_string, bonus)

      TYPE(section_type), INTENT(IN), POINTER            :: section
      CHARACTER(LEN=*)                                   :: section_name, unknown_string, &
                                                            location_string
      INTEGER, DIMENSION(:), INTENT(INOUT)               :: matching_rank
      CHARACTER(LEN=*), DIMENSION(:), INTENT(INOUT)      :: matching_string
      INTEGER, INTENT(IN)                                :: bonus

      CHARACTER(LEN=LEN(matching_string(1)))             :: line
      INTEGER                                            :: i, imatch, imax, irank, newbonus

      IF (ASSOCIATED(section)) THEN
         CPASSERT(section%ref_count > 0)
         imatch = typo_match(TRIM(section%name), TRIM(unknown_string))
         IF (imatch > 0) THEN
            imatch = imatch + bonus
            WRITE (UNIT=line, FMT='(T2,A)') &
               " subsection "//TRIM(ADJUSTL(section%name))// &
               " in section "//TRIM(ADJUSTL(location_string))
            imax = SIZE(matching_rank, 1)
            irank = imax + 1
            DO I = imax, 1, -1
               IF (imatch > matching_rank(I)) irank = i
            END DO
            IF (irank <= imax) THEN
               matching_rank(irank + 1:imax) = matching_rank(irank:imax - 1)
               matching_string(irank + 1:imax) = matching_string(irank:imax - 1)
               matching_rank(irank) = imatch
               matching_string(irank) = line
            END IF
         END IF

         IF (section_name == section%name) THEN
            newbonus = 10
         ELSE
            newbonus = 0
         END IF

         DO i = -1, section%n_keywords
            IF (ASSOCIATED(section%keywords(i)%keyword)) THEN
               CALL keyword_typo_match(section%keywords(i)%keyword, unknown_string, location_string// &
                                       "%"//TRIM(section%name), matching_rank, matching_string, newbonus)
            END IF
         END DO

         DO i = 1, section%n_subsections
            CALL section_typo_match(section%subsections(i)%section, section_name, unknown_string, &
                                    location_string//"%"//TRIM(section%name), matching_rank, matching_string, newbonus)
         END DO

      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE section_typo_match

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief replaces of the requested subsection with the one given
!> \param section_vals the root section
!> \param subsection_name the name of the subsection to replace
!> \param new_section_vals the new section_vals to use
!> \param i_rep_section index of the repetition of section_vals of which
!>        you want to replace the subsection (defaults to 1)
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_set_subs_vals(section_vals, subsection_name, &
                                         new_section_vals, i_rep_section)
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals
      CHARACTER(len=*), INTENT(in)                       :: subsection_name
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: new_section_vals
      INTEGER, INTENT(in), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_section

      INTEGER                                            :: irep, isection, len_key, my_index, &
                                                            tmp_index
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: s_vals

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals))
      CPASSERT(section_vals%ref_count > 0)
      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(new_section_vals))
      CPASSERT(new_section_vals%ref_count > 0)

      irep = 1
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_section)) irep = i_rep_section

      my_index = INDEX(subsection_name, '%') + 1
      len_key = LEN_TRIM(subsection_name)
      IF (my_index > 1) THEN
         DO
            tmp_index = INDEX(subsection_name(my_index:len_key), "%")
            IF (tmp_index <= 0) EXIT
            my_index = my_index + tmp_index
         END DO
         s_vals => section_vals_get_subs_vals(section_vals, subsection_name(1:my_index - 2))
      ELSE
         s_vals => section_vals
      END IF

      CPASSERT(irep <= SIZE(s_vals%subs_vals, 2))

      isection = section_get_subsection_index(s_vals%section, subsection_name(my_index:LEN_TRIM(subsection_name)))
      IF (isection <= 0) &
         CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                       "could not find subsection "//subsection_name(my_index:LEN_TRIM(subsection_name))//" in section "// &
                       TRIM(section_vals%section%name)//" at ")
      CALL section_vals_retain(new_section_vals)
      CALL section_vals_release(s_vals%subs_vals(isection, irep)%section_vals)
      s_vals%subs_vals(isection, irep)%section_vals => new_section_vals

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_set_subs_vals

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief creates a deep copy from section_vals_in to section_vals_out
!> \param section_vals_in the section_vals to copy
!> \param section_vals_out the section_vals to create
!> \param i_rep_start ...
!> \param i_rep_end ...
!> \author fawzi
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE section_vals_duplicate(section_vals_in, section_vals_out, &
                                     i_rep_start, i_rep_end)
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals_in, section_vals_out
      INTEGER, INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_start, i_rep_end

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals_in))
      CPASSERT(.NOT. ASSOCIATED(section_vals_out))
      CALL section_vals_create(section_vals_out, section_vals_in%section)
      CALL section_vals_copy(section_vals_in, section_vals_out, i_rep_start, i_rep_end)
   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_duplicate

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief deep copy from section_vals_in to section_vals_out
!> \param section_vals_in the section_vals to copy
!> \param section_vals_out the section_vals where to copy
!> \param i_rep_low ...
!> \param i_rep_high ...
!> \author fawzi
!> \note
!>      private, only works with a newly initialized section_vals_out
! **************************************************************************************************
   RECURSIVE SUBROUTINE section_vals_copy(section_vals_in, section_vals_out, &
                                          i_rep_low, i_rep_high)
      TYPE(section_vals_type), POINTER                   :: section_vals_in, section_vals_out
      INTEGER, INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL                      :: i_rep_low, i_rep_high

      INTEGER                                            :: iend, irep, isec, istart, ival
      TYPE(cp_sll_val_type), POINTER                     :: v1, v2
      TYPE(val_type), POINTER                            :: el

      NULLIFY (v2, el)

      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals_in))
      CPASSERT(ASSOCIATED(section_vals_out))
      !  IF(.NOT. ASSOCIATED(section_vals_in%section, section_vals_out%section))&
      !     CPABORT("")

      istart = 1
      iend = SIZE(section_vals_in%values, 2)
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_low)) istart = i_rep_low
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_high)) iend = i_rep_high
      DO irep = istart, iend
         CALL section_vals_add_values(section_vals_out)
         DO ival = LBOUND(section_vals_in%values, 1), UBOUND(section_vals_in%values, 1)
            v1 => section_vals_in%values(ival, irep)%list
            IF (ASSOCIATED(v1)) THEN
               CALL val_duplicate(v1%first_el, el)
               CALL cp_sll_val_create(v2, el)
               NULLIFY (el)
               section_vals_out%values(ival, irep - istart + 1)%list => v2
               DO
                  IF (.NOT. ASSOCIATED(v1%rest)) EXIT
                  v1 => v1%rest
                  CALL val_duplicate(v1%first_el, el)
                  CALL cp_sll_val_create(v2%rest, first_el=el)
                  NULLIFY (el)
                  v2 => v2%rest
               END DO
            END IF
         END DO
      END DO
      IF (.NOT. PRESENT(i_rep_low) .AND. (.NOT. PRESENT(i_rep_high))) THEN
         IF (.NOT. (SIZE(section_vals_in%values, 2) == SIZE(section_vals_out%values, 2))) &
            CPABORT("")
         IF (.NOT. (SIZE(section_vals_in%subs_vals, 2) == SIZE(section_vals_out%subs_vals, 2))) &
            CPABORT("")
      END IF
      iend = SIZE(section_vals_in%subs_vals, 2)
      IF (PRESENT(i_rep_high)) iend = i_rep_high
      DO irep = istart, iend
         DO isec = 1, SIZE(section_vals_in%subs_vals, 1)
            CALL section_vals_copy(section_vals_in%subs_vals(isec, irep)%section_vals, &
                                   section_vals_out%subs_vals(isec, irep - istart + 1)%section_vals)
         END DO
      END DO

   END SUBROUTINE section_vals_copy

END MODULE input_section_types
