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Provides comprehensive YAML Language support toVisual Studio Code, via theyaml-language-server, with built-in Kubernetes syntax support.

1. YAML validation:
   • Detects whether the entire file is valid yaml
   • Detects errors such as:
     • Node is not found
     • Node has an invalid key node type
     • Node has an invalid type
     • Node is not a valid child node
2. Document Outlining (Ctrl +Shift +O):
   • Provides the document outlining of all completed nodes in the file
3. Auto completion (Ctrl +Space):
   • Auto completes on all commands
   • Scalar nodes autocomplete to schema's defaults if they exist
4. Hover support:
   • Hovering over a node shows descriptionif provided by schema
5. Formatter:
   • Allows for formatting the current file
   • On type formatting auto indent for array items

Auto completion and hover support are provided by the schema. Please refer to Language Server Settings to setup a schema

Starting from1.0.0 the extension useseemeli/yaml as the new YAML parser, which strictly enforces the specified YAML spec version.Default YAML spec version is1.2, it can be changed withyaml.yamlVersion setting.

The following settings are supported:

• yaml.yamlVersion: Set default YAML spec version (1.2 or1.1)
• yaml.format.enable: Enable/disable default YAML formatter (requires restart)
• yaml.format.singleQuote: Use single quotes instead of double quotes
• yaml.format.bracketSpacing: Print spaces between brackets in objects
• yaml.format.proseWrap: Always: wrap prose if it exceeds the print width, Never: never wrap the prose, Preserve: wrap prose as-is
• yaml.format.printWidth: Specify the line length that the printer will wrap on
• yaml.validate: Enable/disable validation feature
• yaml.hover: Enable/disable hover
• yaml.completion: Enable/disable autocompletion
• yaml.schemas: Helps you associate schemas with files in a glob pattern
• yaml.schemaStore.enable: When set to true, the YAML language server will pull in all available schemas fromJSON Schema Store
• yaml.schemaStore.url: URL of a schema store catalog to use when downloading schemas.
• yaml.customTags: Array of custom tags that the parser will validate against. It has two ways to be used. Either an item in the array is a custom tag such as "!Ref" and it will automatically map !Ref to a scalar, or you can specify the type of the object !Ref should be, e.g. "!Ref sequence". The type of object can be either scalar (for strings and booleans), sequence (for arrays), mapping (for objects).
• yaml.maxItemsComputed: The maximum number of outline symbols and folding regions computed (limited for performance reasons).
• yaml.disableDefaultProperties: Disable adding not required properties with default values into completion text (default is false).
• yaml.suggest.parentSkeletonSelectedFirst: If true, the user must select some parent skeleton first before autocompletion starts to suggest the rest of the properties. When the YAML object is not empty, autocompletion ignores this setting and returns all properties and skeletons.

• [yaml]: VSCode-YAML adds default configuration for all YAML files. More specifically, it converts tabs to spaces to ensure valid YAML, sets the tab size, allows live typing autocompletion and formatting, and also allows code lens. These settings can be modified via the corresponding settings inside the[yaml] section in the settings:
  • editor.tabSize
  • editor.formatOnType
  • editor.codeLens

• http.proxy: The URL of the proxy server that will be used when attempting to download a schema. If it is not set or it is undefined no proxy server will be used.

• http.proxyStrictSSL: If true the proxy server certificate should be verified against the list of supplied CAs. Default is false.
• yaml.style.flowMapping : Forbids flow style mappings if set toforbid
• yaml.style.flowSequence : Forbids flow style sequences if set toforbid
• yaml.keyOrdering : Enforces alphabetical ordering of keys in mappings when set totrue. Default isfalse
• yaml.extension.recommendations : Enable extension recommendations for YAML files. Default istrue

To use the custom tags in your YAML file, you need to first specify the custom tags in the setting of your code editor. For example, you can have the following custom tags:

"yaml.customTags":["!Scalar-example scalar","!Seq-example sequence","!Mapping-example mapping"]

The !Scalar-example would map to a scalar custom tag, the !Seq-example would map to a sequence custom tag, the !Mapping-example would map to a mapping custom tag.

You can then use the newly defined custom tags inside the YAML file:

some_key:!Scalar-example some_valuesome_sequence:!Seq-example  -some_seq_key_1:some_seq_value_1  -some_seq_key_2:some_seq_value_2some_mapping:!Mapping-examplesome_mapping_key_1:some_mapping_value_1some_mapping_key_2:some_mapping_value_2

YAML Language support usesJSON Schemas to understand the shape of a YAML file, including its value sets, defaults and descriptions. The schema support is shipped with JSON Schema Draft 7.

We support schemas provided throughJSON Schema Store. However, schemas can also be defined in a workspace.

The association of a YAML file to a schema can be done either in the YAML file itself using a modeline or in the User or Workspacesettings under the propertyyaml.schemas.

It is possible to specify a yaml schema using a modeline. Schema url can be a relative path. If a relative path is specified, it is calculated from yaml file path, not from workspace root path

# yaml-language-server: $schema=<urlToTheSchema>

yaml.schemas applies a schema to a file. In other words, the schema (placed on the left) is applied to the glob pattern on the right. Your schema can be local or online. Your schema must be a relative path and not an absolute path. The entrance point foryaml.schemas is a location inuser and workspace settings

When associating a schema it should follow the format below

"yaml.schemas": {"url":"globPattern","Kubernetes":"globPattern"}

e.g.

yaml.schemas: {"https://json.schemastore.org/composer":"/*"}

e.g.

yaml.schemas: {"kubernetes":"/myYamlFile.yaml"}

e.g.

yaml.schemas: {"https://json.schemastore.org/composer":"/*","kubernetes":"/myYamlFile.yaml"}

On Windows with full path:

yaml.schemas: {"C:\\Users\\user\\Documents\\custom_schema.json":"someFilePattern.yaml","file:///C:/Users/user/Documents/custom_schema.json":"someFilePattern.yaml",}

On Mac/Linux with full path:

yaml.schemas: {"/home/user/custom_schema.json":"someFilePattern.yaml",}

Since0.11.0 YAML Schemas can be used for validation:

"/home/user/custom_schema.yaml":"someFilePattern.yaml"

A schema can be associated with multiple globs using a json array, e.g.

yaml.schemas: {"kubernetes": ["filePattern1.yaml","filePattern2.yaml"]}

e.g.

"yaml.schemas": {"http://json.schemastore.org/composer": ["/*"],"file:///home/johnd/some-schema.json": ["some.yaml"],"../relative/path/schema.json": ["/config*.yaml"],"/Users/johnd/some-schema.json": ["some.yaml"],}

e.g.

"yaml.schemas": {"kubernetes": ["/myYamlFile.yaml"]}

e.g.

"yaml.schemas": {"http://json.schemastore.org/composer": ["/*"],"kubernetes": ["/myYamlFile.yaml"]}

You can also use relative paths when working with multi-root workspaces.

Suppose you have a multi-root workspace that is laid out like:

My_first_project:   test.yaml   my_schema.jsonMy_second_project:   test2.yaml   my_schema2.json

You must then associate schemas relative to the root of the multi root workspace project.

yaml.schemas: {"My_first_project/my_schema.json":"test.yaml","My_second_project/my_schema2.json":"test2.yaml"}

yaml.schemas allows you to specify JSON schemas that you want to validate against the YAML you write.Kubernetes is a reserved keyword field. It does not require a URL, as the language server will provide that. You need the keywordkubernetes and a glob pattern.

• SupportsyamlValidation point, which allows you to contribute a schema for a specific type of YAML file (Similar tojsonValidation)e.g.

{"contributes": {"yamlValidation": [      {"fileMatch":"yourfile.yml","url":"./schema.json"      }    ]  }}

If you discover an issue please file a bug and we will fix it as soon as possible.

• File a bug inGitHub Issues.
• Open aDiscussion on GitHub.

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