YAML ❤️ JSON

Easily convert YAML to JSON or vice versa. Conversion can be done by each individual file or by all files in a folder.

Any good ideas or feature requests? Please, do not hesitate to open a new issue!

Features and usage

• Convert a single file:

  • Convert a YAML file to JSON by right clicking it and selecting Convert to JSON.
  • Convert a YAML file to JSON by changing file extension to .json.
  • Convert a JSON file to YAML by right clicking it and selecting Convert to YAML.
  • Convert a JSON file to YAML by changing file extension to .yaml or .yml.

• Convert selection as preview:

  • Convert YAML selection as preview by using command YAML+JSON: Preview as JSON (from YAML. Opens in new file)
  • Convert JSON selection as preview by using command YAML+JSON: Preview as YAML (from JSON. Opens in new file)

• Convert text selection:

  • Convert YAML selection by using command Convert selection to JSON - does not change file extension.
  • Convert JSON selection by using command Convert selection to YAML - does not change file extension.

• Converting multiple files:

  • Convert a selection of JSON files to YAML by right clicking one of the selected files and selecting Convert selected files to YAML.
  • Convert a selection of YAML files to JSON by right clicking one of the selected files and selecting Convert selected files to JSON.
  • Convert YAML files in a directory to JSON by right clicking the directory and selecting Convert YAML files to JSON.
  • Convert JSON files in a directory to YAML by right clicking the directory and selecting Convert JSON files to YAML.

• Reverting converted files: When a file has been reverted, a "revert" prompt will be shown to revert it. Using this will return the entirety of the original file, including YAML comments.

• Overwriting existent files: When trying to convert a file into a destination that already exist, you can use the overwriteExistentFiles configuration to overwrite such. Notice if you use the revert feature after overwriting a file, the extension cannot (currently) revert the overwritten file. Also, due to limitation in vscode of active user prompts, if you set it to "ask" you will only be prompted to overwrite N number of files, while others will be skipped.

Config

All configurations should be defined in yaml-plus-json in vscode settings (e.g. .vscode/settings.json), like:

{
  "yaml-plus-json": {
    "convertOnRename": true,
    "yamlIndent": 2,
    "fileExtensions": {
      "yaml": ".yaml",
      "json": ".json"
    }
  }
}

id	description	type	default	example
convertOnRename	Convert YAML/JSON files on rename	boolean	true	false
yamlIndent	The number of spaces to use when indenting code (yaml)	number	2	4
yamlSchema	See yaml module documentation for details	string	"core"	"json"
fileExtensions	define what filename extension(s) to use when converting file(s)	object
fileExtensions.yaml	yaml filename extension	string	".yaml"	".yml"
fileExtensions.json	json filename extension	string	".json"	".json"
keepOriginalFiles	Keep original files when converting. Use "ask" to be asked every time or "always" to always keep original files	string		"always"
overwriteExistentFiles	Overwrite existent files when converting. Use "ask" to be asked every time or "always" to always overwrite	string		"always"

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