Task: Add docs on keys with dots

Adds documentation on how to use a key lookup indicator for dealing
with keys that have dots when specifying a path as part of create,
read, and write commands.

Resolves: #22
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kenjones 2017-09-25 22:36:49 -04:00
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<li class="md-nav__item">
<a href="#keys-with-dots" title="Keys with dots" class="md-nav__link">
Keys with dots
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</ul>
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</li>
<li class="md-nav__item">
<a href="#keys-with-dots" title="Keys with dots" class="md-nav__link">
Keys with dots
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<pre><code class="bash">cat create_instructions.yaml | yaml n -s -
</code></pre>
<h3 id="keys-with-dots">Keys with dots<a class="headerlink" href="#keys-with-dots" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<p>When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.</p>
<pre><code class="yaml">b:
foo.bar: 7
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="bash">yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="bash">yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9
</code></pre>
<p>Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.</p>

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},
{
"location": "/read/",
"text": "yaml r \nyaml_file|json_file\n \npath\n\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nBasic\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nFrom Stdin\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yaml r - b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nSplat\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\n---\nbob:\n item1:\n cats: bananas\n item2:\n cats: apples\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml bob.*.cats\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\n- bananas\n- apples\n\n\n\n\nHandling '.' in the yaml key\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb.x:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml \\\nb.x\\\n.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nArrays\n\n\nYou can give an index to access a specific element:\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n e:\n - name: fred\n value: 3\n - name: sam\n value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b.e[1].name\n\n\n\n\nwill output 'sam'\n\n\nArray Splat\n\n\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n e:\n - name: fred\n value: 3\n - name: sam\n value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b.e[*].name\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\n- fred\n- sam",
"text": "yaml r \nyaml_file|json_file\n \npath\n\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nBasic\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nFrom Stdin\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yaml r - b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nSplat\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\n---\nbob:\n item1:\n cats: bananas\n item2:\n cats: apples\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml bob.*.cats\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\n- bananas\n- apples\n\n\n\n\nHandling '.' in the yaml key\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb.x:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml \\\nb.x\\\n.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nArrays\n\n\nYou can give an index to access a specific element:\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n e:\n - name: fred\n value: 3\n - name: sam\n value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b.e[1].name\n\n\n\n\nwill output 'sam'\n\n\nArray Splat\n\n\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n e:\n - name: fred\n value: 3\n - name: sam\n value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b.e[*].name\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\n- fred\n- sam\n\n\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.",
"title": "Read"
},
{
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"text": "e.g.: given a sample file of b:\n e:\n - name: fred\n value: 3\n - name: sam\n value: 4 then yaml r sample.yaml b.e[*].name will output: - fred\n- sam",
"title": "Array Splat"
},
{
"location": "/read/#keys-with-dots",
"text": "When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator. b:\n foo.bar: 7 yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar] yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9 Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.",
"title": "Keys with dots"
},
{
"location": "/write/",
"text": "yaml w \nyaml_file|json_file\n \npath\n \nnew value\n\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yaml w - b.c blah\n\n\n\n\nAdding new fields\n\n\nAny missing fields in the path will be created on the fly.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.d[0] \nnew thing\n\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n d:\n - new thing\n\n\n\n\nAppending value to an array field\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n d:\n - new thing\n - foo thing\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.d[+] \nbar thing\n\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n d:\n - new thing\n - foo thing\n - bar thing\n\n\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -i sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat.\n\n\nUpdating multiple values with a script\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n e:\n - name: Billy Bob\n\n\n\n\nand a script update_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -s update_instructions.yaml sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: 3\n e:\n - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nAnd, of course, you can pipe the instructions in using '-':\n\n\ncat update_instructions.yaml | yaml w -s - sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nValues starting with a hyphen (or dash)\n\n\nThe flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:\n\n\nyaml w -- my.path -3\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\nmy:\n path: -3",
"text": "yaml w \nyaml_file|json_file\n \npath\n \nnew value\n\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yaml w - b.c blah\n\n\n\n\nAdding new fields\n\n\nAny missing fields in the path will be created on the fly.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.d[0] \nnew thing\n\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n d:\n - new thing\n\n\n\n\nAppending value to an array field\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n d:\n - new thing\n - foo thing\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.d[+] \nbar thing\n\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n d:\n - new thing\n - foo thing\n - bar thing\n\n\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -i sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat.\n\n\nUpdating multiple values with a script\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n e:\n - name: Billy Bob\n\n\n\n\nand a script update_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -s update_instructions.yaml sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: 3\n e:\n - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nAnd, of course, you can pipe the instructions in using '-':\n\n\ncat update_instructions.yaml | yaml w -s - sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nValues starting with a hyphen (or dash)\n\n\nThe flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:\n\n\nyaml w -- my.path -3\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\nmy:\n path: -3\n\n\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.",
"title": "Write/Update"
},
{
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"text": "The flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags: yaml w -- my.path -3 will output my:\n path: -3",
"title": "Values starting with a hyphen (or dash)"
},
{
"location": "/write/#keys-with-dots",
"text": "When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator. b:\n foo.bar: 7 yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar] yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9 Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.",
"title": "Keys with dots"
},
{
"location": "/create/",
"text": "Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file.\n\n\nyaml n \npath\n \nnew value\n\n\n\n\n\nCreating a simple yaml file\n\n\nyaml n b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n\n\n\n\nCreating using a create script\n\n\nCreate scripts follow the same format as the update scripts.\n\n\nGiven a script create_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml n -s create_instructions.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: 3\n e:\n - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nYou can also pipe the instructions in:\n\n\ncat create_instructions.yaml | yaml n -s -",
"text": "Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file.\n\n\nyaml n \npath\n \nnew value\n\n\n\n\n\nCreating a simple yaml file\n\n\nyaml n b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: cat\n\n\n\n\nCreating using a create script\n\n\nCreate scripts follow the same format as the update scripts.\n\n\nGiven a script create_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml n -s create_instructions.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n c: 3\n e:\n - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nYou can also pipe the instructions in:\n\n\ncat create_instructions.yaml | yaml n -s -\n\n\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.",
"title": "Create"
},
{
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"text": "Create scripts follow the same format as the update scripts. Given a script create_instructions.yaml of: b.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner then yaml n -s create_instructions.yaml will output: b:\n c: 3\n e:\n - name: Howdy Partner You can also pipe the instructions in: cat create_instructions.yaml | yaml n -s -",
"title": "Creating using a create script"
},
{
"location": "/create/#keys-with-dots",
"text": "When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator. b:\n foo.bar: 7 yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar] yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9 Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.",
"title": "Keys with dots"
},
{
"location": "/convert/",
"text": "Yaml to Json\n\n\nTo convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can be used with any command.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r -j sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\n{\nb\n:{\nc\n:2}}\n\n\n\n\nJson to Yaml\n\n\nTo read in json, just pass in a json file instead of yaml, it will just work :)\n\n\ne.g given a json file\n\n\n{\na\n:\nEasy! as one two three\n,\nb\n:{\nc\n:2,\nd\n:[3,4]}}\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml r sample.json\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\na: Easy! as one two three\nb:\n c: 2\n d:\n - 3\n - 4",

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</li>
<li class="md-nav__item">
<a href="#keys-with-dots" title="Keys with dots" class="md-nav__link">
Keys with dots
</a>
</li>
</ul>
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</li>
<li class="md-nav__item">
<a href="#keys-with-dots" title="Keys with dots" class="md-nav__link">
Keys with dots
</a>
</li>
</ul>
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- sam
</code></pre>
<h3 id="keys-with-dots">Keys with dots<a class="headerlink" href="#keys-with-dots" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<p>When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.</p>
<pre><code class="yaml">b:
foo.bar: 7
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="bash">yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="bash">yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9
</code></pre>
<p>Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.</p>

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<url>
<loc>/</loc>
<lastmod>2017-09-24</lastmod>
<lastmod>2017-09-26</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
</url>
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<url>
<loc>/read/</loc>
<lastmod>2017-09-24</lastmod>
<lastmod>2017-09-26</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
</url>
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<url>
<loc>/write/</loc>
<lastmod>2017-09-24</lastmod>
<lastmod>2017-09-26</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
</url>
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<url>
<loc>/create/</loc>
<lastmod>2017-09-24</lastmod>
<lastmod>2017-09-26</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
</url>
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<url>
<loc>/convert/</loc>
<lastmod>2017-09-24</lastmod>
<lastmod>2017-09-26</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
</url>
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<url>
<loc>/merge/</loc>
<lastmod>2017-09-24</lastmod>
<lastmod>2017-09-26</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
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</li>
<li class="md-nav__item">
<a href="#keys-with-dots" title="Keys with dots" class="md-nav__link">
Keys with dots
</a>
</li>
</ul>
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</li>
<li class="md-nav__item">
<a href="#keys-with-dots" title="Keys with dots" class="md-nav__link">
Keys with dots
</a>
</li>
</ul>
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path: -3
</code></pre>
<h3 id="keys-with-dots">Keys with dots<a class="headerlink" href="#keys-with-dots" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<p>When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.</p>
<pre><code class="yaml">b:
foo.bar: 7
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="bash">yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="bash">yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9
</code></pre>
<p>Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.</p>

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```bash
cat create_instructions.yaml | yaml n -s -
```
{!snippets/keys_with_dots.md!}

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- fred
- sam
```
{!snippets/keys_with_dots.md!}

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### Keys with dots
When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.
```yaml
b:
foo.bar: 7
```
```bash
yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]
```
```bash
yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9
```
Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.

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my:
path: -3
```
{!snippets/keys_with_dots.md!}