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author | Aaron Patterson <aaron.patterson@gmail.com> | 2010-01-03 13:42:23 -0800 |
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committer | Aaron Patterson <aaron.patterson@gmail.com> | 2010-01-03 13:42:23 -0800 |
commit | e8f426b496602e1a3311f7b6aa812fceaa50c1d3 (patch) | |
tree | 95dd7b0fe0208402815d07635ec73e2f7148eece /lib | |
parent | 50dcedeeef5da33fc2791eeca6c7e277e6210285 (diff) | |
download | psych-e8f426b496602e1a3311f7b6aa812fceaa50c1d3.zip |
adding more docco
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-rw-r--r-- | lib/psych.rb | 34 |
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/psych.rb b/lib/psych.rb index ed7af3c..848a71d 100644 --- a/lib/psych.rb +++ b/lib/psych.rb @@ -79,23 +79,45 @@ require 'psych/psych' # information on dumping a Ruby data structure. module Psych + # The version is Psych you're using VERSION = '1.0.0' + + # The version of libyaml Psych is using LIBYAML_VERSION = Psych.libyaml_version.join '.' ### - # Load +yaml+ in to a Ruby data structure + # Load +yaml+ in to a Ruby data structure. If multiple documents are + # provided, the object contained in the first document will be returned. + # + # Example: + # + # Psych.load("--- a") # => 'a' + # Psych.load("---\n - a\n - b") # => ['a', 'b'] def self.load yaml parse(yaml).to_ruby end ### - # Parse a YAML string. Returns the first object of a YAML parse tree + # Parse a YAML string in +yaml+. Returns the first object of a YAML AST. + # + # Example: + # + # Psych.load("---\n - a\n - b") # => #<Psych::Nodes::Sequence:0x00> + # + # See Psych::Nodes for more information about YAML AST. def self.parse yaml yaml_ast(yaml).children.first.children.first end ### - # Parse a YAML string in +yaml+. Returns the AST for the YAML parse tree. + # Parse a YAML string in +yaml+. Returns the full AST for the YAML document. + # This method can handle multiple YAML documents contained in +yaml+. + # + # Example: + # + # Psych.load("---\n - a\n - b") # => #<Psych::Nodes::Stream:0x00> + # + # See Psych::Nodes for more information about YAML AST. def self.yaml_ast yaml parser = Psych::Parser.new(TreeBuilder.new) parser.parse yaml @@ -103,7 +125,11 @@ module Psych end ### - # Dump object +o+ to a YAML string + # Dump Ruby object +o+ to a YAML string using +options+. + # + # Example: + # + # Psych.dump(['a', 'b']) # => "---\n- a\n- b\n" def self.dump o, options = {} visitor = Psych::Visitors::YAMLTree.new options visitor.accept o |