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diff --git a/lib/psych.rb b/lib/psych.rb index 848a71d..02925be 100644 --- a/lib/psych.rb +++ b/lib/psych.rb @@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ require 'psych/set' require 'psych/psych' ### -# Psych is a YAML parser and emitter. +# Psych is a YAML parser and emitter. Psych leverages +# libyaml[http://libyaml.org] for it's YAML parsing and emitting capabilities. +# In addition to wrapping libyaml, Psych also knows how to serialize and +# de-serialize most Ruby objects to and from the YAML format. # # == YAML Parsing # # Psych provides a range of interfaces for parsing a YAML document ranging from # low level to high level, depending on your parsing needs. At the lowest -# level, is an event based parser. Mid-level is access to the raw YAML AST, +# level, is an event based parser. Mid level is access to the raw YAML AST, # and at the highest level is the ability to unmarshal YAML to ruby objects. # # === Low level parsing |