Serde YAML
==========
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This crate is a Rust library for using the [Serde](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde)
serialization framework with data in [YAML](http://yaml.org) file format. This
library does not reimplement a YAML parser; it uses [yaml-rust](https://github.com/chyh1990/yaml-rust)
which is a pure Rust YAML 1.2 implementation.
## Dependency
```toml
[dependencies]
serde = "1.0"
serde_yaml = "0.7"
```
Release notes are available under [GitHub releases](https://github.com/dtolnay/serde-yaml/releases).
## Using Serde YAML
[API documentation is available in rustdoc form](https://docs.rs/serde_yaml) but
the general idea is:
```rust
extern crate serde_yaml;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;
fn main() {
// You have some type.
let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
map.insert("x".to_string(), 1.0);
map.insert("y".to_string(), 2.0);
// Serialize it to a YAML string.
let s = serde_yaml::to_string(&map).unwrap();
assert_eq!(s, "---\nx: 1\ny: 2");
// Deserialize it back to a Rust type.
let deserialized_map: BTreeMap<String, f64> = serde_yaml::from_str(&s).unwrap();
assert_eq!(map, deserialized_map);
}
```
It can also be used with Serde's serialization code generator `serde_derive` to
handle structs and enums defined in your own program.
```toml
[dependencies]
serde = "1.0"
serde_derive = "1.0"
serde_yaml = "0.7"
```
```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate serde_derive;
extern crate serde_yaml;
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct Point {
x: f64,
y: f64,
}
fn main() {
let point = Point { x: 1.0, y: 2.0 };
let s = serde_yaml::to_string(&point).unwrap();
assert_eq!(s, "---\nx: 1\ny: 2");
let deserialized_point: Point = serde_yaml::from_str(&s).unwrap();
assert_eq!(point, deserialized_point);
}
```
## License
Licensed under either of
* Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
### Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
for inclusion in Serde YAML by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall
be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.