YamlDotNet 16.2.1

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dotnet add package YamlDotNet --version 16.2.1                
NuGet\Install-Package YamlDotNet -Version 16.2.1                
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="YamlDotNet" Version="16.2.1" />                
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add YamlDotNet --version 16.2.1                
#r "nuget: YamlDotNet, 16.2.1"                
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install YamlDotNet as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=YamlDotNet&version=16.2.1

// Install YamlDotNet as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=YamlDotNet&version=16.2.1                

YamlDotNet

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YamlDotNet is a YAML library for netstandard and other .NET runtimes.

YamlDotNet provides low level parsing and emitting of YAML as well as a high level object model similar to XmlDocument. A serialization library is also included that allows to read and write objects from and to YAML streams.

YamlDotNet's conformance with YAML specifications:

YAML Spec YDN Parser YDN Emitter
v1.1
v1.2

What is YAML?

YAML, which stands for "YAML Ain't Markup Language", is described as "a human friendly data serialization standard for all programming languages". Like XML, it allows to represent about any kind of data in a portable, platform-independent format. Unlike XML, it is "human friendly", which means that it is easy for a human to read or produce a valid YAML document.

The YamlDotNet library

The library has now been successfully used in multiple projects and is considered fairly stable. It is compatible with the following runtimes:

  • netstandard 2.0
  • netstandard 2.1
  • .NET 6.0
  • .NET 8.0
  • .NET Framework 4.7

Quick start

Here are some quick samples to get you started which can be viewed in this fiddle.

Serialization from an object to a string

using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
...

 var person = new Person
{
    Name = "Abe Lincoln",
    Age = 25,
    HeightInInches = 6f + 4f / 12f,
    Addresses = new Dictionary<string, Address>{
        { "home", new  Address() {
                Street = "2720  Sundown Lane",
                City = "Kentucketsville",
                State = "Calousiyorkida",
                Zip = "99978",
            }},
        { "work", new  Address() {
                Street = "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW",
                City = "Washington",
                State = "District of Columbia",
                Zip = "20500",
            }},
    }
};

var serializer = new SerializerBuilder()
    .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)
    .Build();
var yaml = serializer.Serialize(person);
System.Console.WriteLine(yaml);
// Output: 
// name: Abe Lincoln
// age: 25
// heightInInches: 6.3333334922790527
// addresses:
//   home:
//     street: 2720  Sundown Lane
//     city: Kentucketsville
//     state: Calousiyorkida
//     zip: 99978
//   work:
//     street: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
//     city: Washington
//     state: District of Columbia
//     zip: 20500

Deserialization from a string to an object

using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
...

var yml = @"
name: George Washington
age: 89
height_in_inches: 5.75
addresses:
  home:
    street: 400 Mockingbird Lane
    city: Louaryland
    state: Hawidaho
    zip: 99970
";

var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder()
    .WithNamingConvention(UnderscoredNamingConvention.Instance)  // see height_in_inches in sample yml 
    .Build();

//yml contains a string containing your YAML
var p = deserializer.Deserialize<Person>(yml);
var h = p.Addresses["home"];
System.Console.WriteLine($"{p.Name} is {p.Age} years old and lives at {h.Street} in {h.City}, {h.State}.");
// Output:
// George Washington is 89 years old and lives at 400 Mockingbird Lane in Louaryland, Hawidaho.

More information

More information can be found in the project's wiki.

Installing

Just install the YamlDotNet NuGet package:

PM> Install-Package YamlDotNet

If you do not want to use NuGet, you can download binaries here.

YamlDotNet is also available on the Unity Asset Store.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Release notes

Please see the Releases at https://github.com/aaubry/YamlDotNet/releases

Sponsorships

A big shout out to all of our sponsors

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Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 is compatible.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
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Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
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