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[feat] Render to INI-style formats

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Description

I know your bandwidth is limited, just putting it out there. I would love to see support for INI-like formats, such as systemd configuration files or even just plain ini files.

Here are the INI-style formats I can think of:

- [x] [Microsoft INI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file), implemented in #149
- [ ] [Freedesktop desktop entry](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/)
- [ ] [Freedesktop systemd config](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.syntax.html)
- [ ] [Editorconfig](https://spec.editorconfig.org)

Feel free to suggest more and I'll add them to the list

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Research direction

Review the issue's listed targets—Freedesktop desktop entries, Freedesktop systemd configuration, and Editorconfig—and compare them with the implementation in #149 for Microsoft INI. Before starting, clarify which format is in scope; done would mean that the selected format is supported and covered by the project's existing validation or rendering checks.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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