Option to use square brackets for arrays instead of dash

[sscarduzio]

Hi, is there a way to get this:

    kibana_hide_apps: ["readonlyrest_kbn", "timelion"]

instead of this:

    kibana_hide_apps:
    - "readonlyrest_kbn"
    - "timelion"

[cowtowncoder]

I assume this is for YAML backend. At this point I don't think there is no YAMLFeature for this, although I think SnakeYAML (which is underlying decoder/encoder) should be able to do that -- it is difference between "inline" vs "block" notation I think.

It would probably make sense to allow selecting this just for arrays (and perhaps another one for Objects), if adding a new feature.

Another possibility would be to allow somehow passing specifically configured SnakeYAML emitter/parser, as this would expose full range of settings.

[cowtowncoder]

If anyone knows configuration within SnakeYAML, I'd be interested in figuring out how to pass this configuration.

[asomov]

Is this what you are looking for ?
FlowStyle.BLOCK, FlowStyle.FLOW, FlowStyle.AUTO

AUTO means that the first will be block style and then flow style.

[cowtowncoder]

Thank you @asomov. That helps understanding intent between styles.

Can this be changed during generation, or does the initial setting remain in effect when generation starts?

[asomov]

it remains

[cowtowncoder]

No plans to implement, closing.