Yaml
The YAML utility is for reading (parsing) and writing YAML files.
The YAML utility does not cover the complete specification, it is designed to read and write configuration files, and data from the database so that it can be read and edited in user friendly way.
Installation
To install this package
$ composer require originphp/yaml
Create a YAML string
use Origin\Yaml\Yaml;
$employees = [
['name'=>'Jim','skills'=>['php','mysql','puppeteer']],
['name'=>'Amy','skills'=>['ruby','ruby on rails']],
];
$yaml = Yaml::fromArray($employees );That will return the following
- name: Jim
skills:
- php
- mysql
- puppeteer
- name: Amy
skills:
- ruby
- ruby on railsHere is an example converting a record using the Bookmark model
$bookmark = $this->Bookmark->get(1,[
'associated'=>[
'User','Tag'
]
]);
$string = Yaml::fromArray($bookmark->toArray()); This will create the following YAML string:
id: 1
user_id: 1
title: OriginPHP
description: The PHP framework for rapidly building scalable web applications.
url: https://www.originphp.com
category: Computing
created: 2018-12-28 15:25:34
modified: 2019-05-02 13:08:44
user:
id: 1
name: Demo User
email: demo@example.com
password: $2y$10$/clqxdb.aWe43VXDUn8tA.yxKbWHZT3rN7gqITFaj32PZHI3.DkzW
dob: 1999-12-28
created: 2018-12-28 15:24:13
modified: 2018-12-28 15:24:13
tags:
- id: 1
title: Framework
created: 2019-03-07 18:45:43
modified: 2019-03-07 18:45:43
bookmarksTag:
bookmark_id: 1
tag_id: 1
- id: 2
title: PHP
created: 2019-03-07 18:45:43
modified: 2019-03-07 18:45:43
bookmarksTag:
bookmark_id: 1
tag_id: 2
tag_string: Framework,PHPRead YAML
To create an array from a YAML string
$employee = 'name: Tom
position: developer
skills:
- php
- mysql
- js
addresses:
- street: 14 some road
city: london
- street: 21 some avenue
city: leeds
summary:
this is a text description
for this employee';
$array = Yaml::toArray($employee);
/*
Array
(
[name] => Tom
[position] => developer
[skills] => Array
(
[0] => php
[1] => mysql
[2] => js
)
[addresses] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[street] => 14 some road
[city] => london
)
[1] => Array
(
[street] => 21 some avenue
[city] => leeds
)
)
[summary] => this is a text description for this employee
)
*/
