yaml

Use yaml for parsing YAML, writing YAML, converting to or from JSON, and editing map values.

import "std:yaml"

Example

import "std:yaml"

auto data = yaml.parse("name: Ada")
log data["name"]

API reference

yaml

Method	Returns	Notes
yaml.parse(source: any)	any	Parses input data.
yaml.stringify(data: any)	string	Serializes an OSL value as YAML.
yaml.toJSON(yamlData: any)	string	Parses YAML and returns JSON text.
yaml.fromJSON(jsonData: any)	any	Parses a JSON object, returning null for invalid input.
yaml.get(data: any, key: any)	any	Returns the value at the string-converted key.
yaml.set(data: object, key: any, value: any)	object	Sets a value at the string-converted key.
yaml.merge(data1: object, data2: object)	object	Clones the first map and recursively merges nested maps from the second.
yaml.keys(data: object)	array	Returns all keys.
yaml.values(data: object)	array	Collects all values using the standard map iterator.
yaml.has(data: object, key: any)	boolean
yaml.delete(data: object, key: any)	object	Deletes a value.

Notes

• Prefer import "std:yaml"; the older import "osl/yaml" spelling remains supported.

Behavior and limits

Anchors, aliases, duplicate keys, non-string map keys, multiple documents, and excessive nesting produce defined results or return an error instead of panicking.