From: Charles Hixson <charleshixsn@...>
Date: 2004-02-26T07:39:48+09:00
Subject: Re: YAML and quoted strings

Marek Janukowicz wrote:

>On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 03:53:43 +0900, why the lucky stiff wrote:
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>>Can you give me specifics on your needs?  I have ideas for an API, but 
>>I'd like to hear your suggestions.
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>My needs are difficult to explain, but in short: I just need to be able
>to distinguish between quoted and unquoted string because I am writing a
>library which has different semantics for these 2 kinds of strings.  The
>YAML files will be created by the developer (user of the library), so
>I'd like them as readable and clear as possible and I don't think having
>to write "'string'" complies to these conditions.
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It sounds a bit like a special case.  Perhaps the best approach would be 
to decide on what form you prefer, and write a translator that will 
convert that form into a YAML form?