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[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools manpage}]
[vset YAML_VERSION 0.3.9]
[manpage_begin yaml n [vset YAML_VERSION]]
[see_also base64]
[see_also huddle]
[see_also json]
[keywords {data exchange}]
[keywords huddle]
[keywords parsing]
[keywords {text processing}]
[keywords yaml]
[copyright {2008 KATO Kanryu <kanryu6@users.sourceforge.net>}]
[moddesc   {YAML processing}]
[titledesc {YAML Format Encoder/Decoder}]
[require Tcl 8.4]
[require yaml [opt [vset YAML_VERSION]]]
[description]
[para]

The [package yaml] package provides a simple Tcl-only library for parsing the
YAML [uri http://www.yaml.org/] data exchange format as specified in
[uri http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.1/].

[para]
The [package yaml] package returns
data as a Tcl [cmd dict].  Either the [package dict] package or Tcl 8.5 is
required for use.

[section COMMANDS]

[list_begin definitions]

[call [cmd ::yaml::yaml2dict] [opt [arg options]] [arg txt]]
[call [cmd ::yaml::yaml2huddle] [opt [arg options]] [arg txt]]

Parse yaml formatted text [arg txt] into a Tcl dict/huddle and return the value.

[list_begin options]
[opt_def [const -file]]

[arg txt] is a filename of YAML-stream.

[opt_def [const -stream]]

[arg txt] is just a YAML-stream.

[opt_def "[const -types] [arg list]"]

The [arg list] is a type list for the yaml-scalar types.(e.g. !!str !!timestamp !!integer !!true ...)

[example { -types {timestamp integer null true false}}
]
In this case, if a string matched "timestamp", converted to the TCL internal timestamp.(e.g. "2001-12-15T02:59:43.1Z" => 1008385183)

[opt_def "[const -m:true] [arg param]"]

The [arg param] is two elements of list for the value of true, and considered strings.

[example { -m:true {1 {true on + yes y}}}
]
In this case, the string "yes" found in YAML Stream, automatically converted 1.

[opt_def "[const -m:false] [arg param]"]

The [arg param] is two elements of list for the value of false, and considered strings.

[example { -m:false {0 {false off - no n}}}
]

[opt_def "[const -m:null] [arg param]"]

The [arg param] is two elements of list for the value of null, and considered strings.

[example { -m:null {"" {null nil "" ~}}}
]

[opt_def [const -validate]]

Experiment,old: Output stream contains YAML's-tag, each node.

[example {% puts [::yaml::load -validate {[aaa, bbb]}]
=>
!!seq {{!!str aaa} {!!str bbb}}
}]
[list_end]

[call [cmd ::yaml::setOption] [opt [arg options]]]
Change implicit options for the library.
Now, the params are the same as [cmd ::yaml::yaml2dict].
Arguments of[cmd ::yaml::yaml2dict] is more priority than this setting.

[call [cmd ::yaml::dict2yaml] [arg dict] [opt [arg indent]] [opt [arg wordwrap]]]
[call [cmd ::yaml::list2yaml] [arg list] [opt [arg indent]] [opt [arg wordwrap]]]
[call [cmd ::yaml::huddle2yaml] [arg huddle] [opt [arg indent]] [opt [arg wordwrap]]]
Convert a dict/list/huddle object into YAML stream.

[list_begin definitions]
[def indent]
spaces indent of each block node.
currently default is 2.

[def wordwrap]
word wrap for YAML stream.
currently default is 40.
[list_end]

[list_end]
[para]

[section EXAMPLES]
[para]

An example of a yaml stream converted to Tcl.  A yaml stream is returned as a
single item with multiple elements.

[para]
[example {{
--- !<tag:clarkevans.com,2002:invoice>
invoice: 34843
date   : 2001-01-23
bill-to: &id001
    given  : Chris
    family : Dumars
    address:
        lines: |
            458 Walkman Dr.
            Suite #292
        city    : Royal Oak
        state   : MI
        postal  : 48046
ship-to: *id001
product:
    - sku         : BL394D
      quantity    : 4
      description : Basketball
      price       : 450.00
    - sku         : BL4438H
      quantity    : 1
      description : Super Hoop
      price       : 2392.00
tax  : 251.42
total: 4443.52
comments:
    Late afternoon is best.
    Backup contact is Nancy
    Billsmer @ 338-4338.
}
=>
invoice 34843 date 2001-01-23 bill-to {given Chris family Dumars address {lines {458 Walkman Dr.
Suite #292
} city {Royal Oak} state MI postal 48046}} ship-to {given Chris family Dumars address {lines {458 Walkman Dr.
Suite #292
} city {Royal Oak} state MI postal 48046}} product {{sku BL394D quantity 4 description Basketball price 450.00} {sku BL4438H quantity 1 description {Super Hoop} price 2392.00}} tax 251.42 total 4443.52 comments {Late afternoon is best. Backup contact is Nancy Billsmer @ 338-4338.}}]
[para]

An example of a yaml object converted to Tcl.  A yaml object is returned as a
multi-element list (a dict).

[para]
[example {{
---
- [name        , hr, avg  ]
- [Mark McGwire, 65, 0.278]
- [Sammy Sosa  , 63, 0.288]
-
  Mark McGwire: {hr: 65, avg: 0.278}
  Sammy Sosa: { hr: 63, avg: 0.288}
}
=>
{name hr avg} {{Mark McGwire} 65 0.278} {{Sammy Sosa} 63 0.288} {{Mark McGwire} {hr 65 avg 0.278} {Sammy Sosa} {hr 63 avg 0.288}}
}]

[section LIMITATIONS]

[para]
tag parser not implemented. currentry, tags are merely ignored.

[para]
Only Anchor => Aliases ordering. back alias-referring is not supported.

[para]
Too many braces, or too few braces.

[para]
Not enough character set of line feeds. Please use only "\n" as line breaks.

[vset CATEGORY yaml]
[include ../doctools2base/include/feedback.inc]
[manpage_end]