YamlLint

Checks YAML files for correct syntax. Currently it checks for:

• Valid YAML syntax
• Overlapping key definitions in YAML files, where the last definition would win

This is a YAML version of jsonlint

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'yamllint'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install yamllint

Usage

CLI

You can run yamllint against a set of files in the command line. Any errors will be printed and the process will exit with a non-zero exit code.

$ yamllint spec/data/*
spec/data/empty.yaml
  The YAML should not be an empty string
spec/data/invalid.yaml
  (<unknown>): found character that cannot start any token while scanning for the next token at line 1 column 6
spec/data/overlapping_keys.yaml
  The same key is defined more than once: foo
spec/data/overlapping_keys_complex.yaml
  The same key is defined more than once: foo
spec/data/overlapping_keys_deep.yaml
  The same key is defined more than once: foo
spec/data/spaces.yaml
  The YAML should not just be spaces
$

CLI options

Short	Long	Description	Default
-D	--debug	Debug logging	false
-d	--disable-ext-check	Disable file extension check	false
-e	--extensions=	Add more allowed extensions (comma delimited list)	nil
-v	--version	Print version and exit	false
-h	--help	Show help message	false

Rake task

You can integrate yamllint into your build process by adding a Rake task to your project

require 'yamllint/rake_task'
YamlLint::RakeTask.new do |t|
  t.paths = %w(
    spec/**/*.yaml
  )
end

Then run the rake task.

$ rake yamllint
spec/data/empty.yaml
  The YAML should not be an empty string
spec/data/invalid.yaml
  (<unknown>): found character that cannot start any token while scanning for the next token at line 1 column 6
spec/data/overlapping_keys.yaml
  The same key is defined more than once: foo
spec/data/overlapping_keys_complex.yaml
  The same key is defined more than once: foo
spec/data/overlapping_keys_deep.yaml
  The same key is defined more than once: foo
spec/data/spaces.yaml
  The YAML should not just be spaces
$

Rake task options

Add these options similarly to the path option seen above.

Option	Description	Default
debug	Debug logging	false
disable_ext_check	Disable file extension check	false
extensions	Add more allowed extensions (list)	nil
fail_on_error	Continue on to the next rake task and don't fail even if YamlLint finds errors	true
path	List of files or paths to lint	nil
exclude_paths	List of files or paths to exclude from linting	nil

Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/shortdudey123/yamllint/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request