package cmd import ( "github.com/mikefarah/yq/v3/pkg/yqlib" "github.com/spf13/cobra" ) func createNewCmd() *cobra.Command { var cmdNew = &cobra.Command{ Use: "new [path] [value]", Aliases: []string{"n"}, Short: "yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValue", Example: ` yq new 'a.b.c' cat yq n 'a.b.c' --tag '!!str' true # force 'true' to be interpreted as a string instead of bool yq n 'a.b[+]' cat yq n -- '--key-starting-with-dash' cat # need to use '--' to stop processing arguments as flags yq n --script create_script.yaml `, Long: `Creates a new yaml w.r.t the given path and value. Outputs to STDOUT Create Scripts: Note that you can give a create script to perform more sophisticated yaml. This follows the same format as the update script. `, RunE: newProperty, } cmdNew.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&writeScript, "script", "s", "", "yaml script for creating yaml") cmdNew.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&customTag, "tag", "t", "", "set yaml tag (e.g. !!int)") cmdNew.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&customStyle, "style", "", "", "formatting style of the value: singleQuoted, doubleQuoted, folded, flow, literal, tagged") return cmdNew } func newProperty(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error { var updateCommands, updateCommandsError = readUpdateCommands(args, 2, "Must provide ") if updateCommandsError != nil { return updateCommandsError } newNode := lib.New(updateCommands[0].Path) for _, updateCommand := range updateCommands { errorUpdating := lib.Update(&newNode, updateCommand, true) if errorUpdating != nil { return errorUpdating } } var encoder = yqlib.NewYamlEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout(), indent, colorsEnabled) return encoder.Encode(&newNode) }