to_yaml function added.

[rdark]

• Makes use of ZAML.dump

[cyberious]

If you could please add Docs in the readme, I like the idea, we just need an updated README

[jhoblitt]

I like the idea of this too.

Is there a policy about accepting new functions into stdlib without arity declared?

@hlindberg I believe puppet 4.x is planned to have only native json serialization, is that correct? So yaml support is stdlib would be orthogonal?

[hlindberg]

I think zaml is being dropped for 4.0 (ping @zaphod42 )

[cyberious]

Except where an individual has a reason to drop a Yaml in for File Content but build from a string in the manifest. Yaml lives beyond just Puppet and users might find this handy. @jhoblitt @hlindberg @zaphod42

[zaphod42]

Yes, ZAML is an implementation of YAML that puppet uses internally. It isn't a good idea for other systems to depend on it. They can safely use YAML.dump instead.

We are going to be removing ZAML in puppet 4.

[zaphod42]

Considering that the other functions in this family are parseyaml, parsejson, and loadyaml, wouldn't a more fitting name for this be dumpyaml?

[cyberious]

That sounds like a valid name change for something like this.

[rdark]

Considering that the other functions in this family are parseyaml, parsejson, and loadyaml, wouldn't a more fitting name for this be dumpyaml?

Happy to update PR if that's the consensus?

[rdark]

Yes, ZAML is an implementation of YAML that puppet uses internally. It isn't a good idea for other systems to depend on it. They can safely use YAML.dump instead.

Can't quite remember the reason for using ZAML instead of YAML as it's been a while since I submitted this PR. I think the reason may have been ordering in the output making the tests easier to implement, but then again may have been for another reason entirely..

[cyberious]

@rdark please update to use YAML instead of ZAML.

[underscorgan]

Hi @rdark, thanks for the contribution! I'm going to close this PR for now since we haven't heard from you in a while. If this is still something you're interested in having added to the module please address the concerns in the comments and resubmit. Thanks again!