YAML to Zig Struct
Paste a YAML config and zigshape produces an idiomatic Zig struct.
Anchors, aliases, and << merge keys are resolved; the Strict config preset turns
observed scalars into const defaults.
Conservative u64; enums off; observed scalar values become Zig defaults — best for TOML/YAML configs.
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Field decisions
struct Config $
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struct Labels $.labels
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YAML quirks zigshape handles
- Multi-document YAML uses the first document, with a warning.
- Anchors and aliases are resolved; merge keys (
<<: *anchor) flatten into the parent map. - Date scalars come through as
[]const u8; switch to a custom adapter if you need a typed datetime. - Per-node source ranges flow through to the inspector — click a field to jump to its position in the YAML.
Need serde.zig decoration (rename rules, aliases, deny_unknown_fields)?
See YAML to serde.zig.