js-yaml

js-yaml

YAML 1.2 parser and serializer for JavaScript.

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• Supports the YAML 1.2 and YAML 1.1 specifications.
• Passes the entire YAML Test Suite.

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Install

npm install js-yaml

Usage

import { load } from 'js-yaml'

try {
  const document = load('greeting: hello')
  console.log(document.greeting)
} catch (e) {
  console.error(e)
}

import { dump } from 'js-yaml'

const source = dump({ greeting: 'hello' })
console.log(source)

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