Re: [Yaml-core] Inline Collections

[Brian I. <in...@tt...>]

On 29/11/01 12:48 +0200, Oren Ben-Kiki wrote:
> > > That's giving up a lot! And I'm still for using '=' rather 
> > than ':' for
> > > key/value :-)
> > 
> > BTW,
> > 
> > You are suggesting ',', ';' and '=' *just* for inline 
> > collections, right?
> > 
> > (Not that I like them :-)
> 
> Nope, I suggest replacing the current '-' for series with ','; replacing '?'
> for ';' and ':' for '='.

Crikey! I'm not willing to doom yaml to poor asthetics. 

> So you end up in effect with two competing multi-line forms. Using ';= means
> that the in-line and multi-line forms are compatible:

OK

> in-line =
>  , ; a key = a value; another key = another value;
>  , , a foo item, a bar item, a baz item,
>  , , 1, 2, 3.12,
> multi-line =
>  , ; a key = a value
>   ; another key = another value
>   "the ;" : is optional
>  , , a foo item
>   , a bar item
>   , a baz item
>  ,
>   , 1
>   , 2
>   , 3.12
> 
> Switching between in-line and multi-line would be a matter of
> joining/breaking lines, that's all.

Interesting concept but what a butt ugly mess. That stuff's got a face that
only a parent could like ;)

Hmmm. I really think we should drop inline collections because we have a
damn nice YAML, but just to play around ...

in-line =>
 ; a key => a value, another key => another value,
 ; ; a foo item; a bar item; a baz item;
 ; ; 1; 2; 3.12;

Nevermind, still a bloody mess.

Oren, I see where you are trying to go, but I think you're sacrificing
rule #1 of YAML. This would never pass the Clark's girlfriend test.
Well, actually she's probably a YAML expert by now ;)


Cheers, Brian