Drupal get module info?

Question

Is there any function in Drupal like get_module_info('MODULE_NAME') or I should parse info file?

Answer 1

drupal_parse_info_file() is the closest function, but it takes a file path, not a module name, so you have to convert the name into the path first:

$path = drupal_get_path('module', $name) . '/' . $name . '.info';
$info = drupal_parse_info_file($path);

Answer 2

A somewhat easier method (drupal 7 and up) is to use the system_get_info function.