Working with TOML

Decode from TOML. Note that yq does not yet support outputting in TOML format (and therefore it cannot roundtrip)

Parse: Simple

Given a sample.toml file of:

A = "hello"
B = 12

then

yq -oy '.' sample.toml

will output

A: hello
B: 12

Parse: Deep paths

Given a sample.toml file of:

person.name = "hello"
person.address = "12 cat st"

then

yq -oy '.' sample.toml

will output

person:
  name: hello
  address: 12 cat st

Encode: Scalar

Given a sample.toml file of:

person.name = "hello"
person.address = "12 cat st"

then

yq '.person.name' sample.toml

will output

hello

Parse: inline table

Given a sample.toml file of:

name = { first = "Tom", last = "Preston-Werner" }

then

yq -oy '.' sample.toml

will output

name:
  first: Tom
  last: Preston-Werner

Parse: Array Table

Given a sample.toml file of:

[owner.contact]
name = "Tom Preston-Werner"
age = 36

[[owner.addresses]]
street = "first street"
suburb = "ok"

[[owner.addresses]]
street = "second street"
suburb = "nice"

then

yq -oy '.' sample.toml

will output

owner:
  contact:
    name: Tom Preston-Werner
    age: 36
  addresses:
    - street: first street
      suburb: ok
    - street: second street
      suburb: nice

Parse: Array of Array Table

Given a sample.toml file of:

[[fruits]]
name = "apple"
[[fruits.varieties]]  # nested array of tables
name = "red delicious"

then

yq -oy '.' sample.toml

will output

fruits:
  - name: apple
    varieties:
      - name: red delicious

Parse: Empty Table

Given a sample.toml file of:

[dependencies]

then

yq -oy '.' sample.toml

will output

dependencies: {}