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authorAaron Patterson <aaron.patterson@gmail.com>2010-01-03 13:42:23 -0800
committerAaron Patterson <aaron.patterson@gmail.com>2010-01-03 13:42:23 -0800
commite8f426b496602e1a3311f7b6aa812fceaa50c1d3 (patch)
tree95dd7b0fe0208402815d07635ec73e2f7148eece /lib
parent50dcedeeef5da33fc2791eeca6c7e277e6210285 (diff)
downloadpsych-e8f426b496602e1a3311f7b6aa812fceaa50c1d3.zip
adding more docco
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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