Example with basic types

January 10, 2012 · View on GitHub


hash:   string: some text   number: 12345   array_of_bool: [on, off, true, false, yes, no]   ruby symbol: :symbol   array:     - item one     - item two --> {     "hash" => {                "number" => 12345,         "array_of_bool" => [             [0] true,             [1] false,             [2] true,             [3] false,             [4] true,             [5] false         ],                 "array" => [             [0] "item one",             [1] "item two"         ],                "string" => "some text",           "ruby symbol" => :symbol     } }

Example with array of hash :


  • key:   sub_key: value --> [     [0] {         "sub_key" => "value",             "key" => nil     } ]

Example with array of hash of hash (nb: double indent) :


  • key:     sub_key: value --> [     [0] {         "key" => {             "sub_key" => "value"         }     } ]

Example with value and hash anchors and aliases:


key_one: &anchor_val 123 key_two: &anchor   sub_key: *anchor_val key_three: *anchor --> {     "key_three" => {         "sub_key" => 123     },       "key_two" => {         "sub_key" => 123     },       "key_one" => 123 }

Example with hash anchor and flow merges


key_one: &anchor   sub_key_one: value one   sub_key_two: value two key_two:   sub_key_three: value three   <<: *anchor --> {     "key_two" => {         "sub_key_three" => "value three",           "sub_key_two" => "value two",           "sub_key_one" => "value one"     },     "key_one" => {         "sub_key_two" => "value two",         "sub_key_one" => "value one"     } }

Example with hash anchor and flow merges and collision


key_one: &anchor   sub_key_one: value one   sub_key_two: value two key_two:   sub_key_two: new_value_before_anchor   <<: *anchor   sub_key_two: new_value_after_anchor   sub_key_three: value three --> {     "key_two" => {         "sub_key_three" => "value three",           "sub_key_two" => "new_value_after_anchor",           "sub_key_one" => "value one"     },     "key_one" => {         "sub_key_two" => "value two",         "sub_key_one" => "value one"     } }