google/yamlfmt

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An extensible command line tool or library to format yaml files.

Stars: 1.8k
Forks: 75
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 50

Dominant language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push: Jul 30, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 16, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted
PR merge metrics: No merged PRs in 30d

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50 open issues indexed

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google/yamlfmt#11 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Improve error wrapping Open

google/yamlfmt#49 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
feat: use .editorconfig values as fallback config source Open

google/yamlfmt#61 · 3 comments · 15 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Issues with handling of comments at the start of files Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#74 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Folded block scalars with whitespace at the end causes problems Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#86 · 5 comments · 10 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Bug: Superfluous comma in flow style Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#110 · 7 comments · 10 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Last list item if commented will be indented two spaces after formatting Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#112 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
W3C YAML-LD Open

help wanted

google/yamlfmt#125 · 7 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
feature request: ignore specific lines instead of entire file Open

google/yamlfmt#126 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
VS Code extension Open

google/yamlfmt#129 · 4 comments · 6 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
don't remove newline from end of file Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#131 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Ordered keys Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#132 · 1 comment · 9 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Preserve multiline for line ending with \ Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#137 · 4 comments · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Exclude is still a little bit wonky Open

google/yamlfmt#139 · 8 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Request: `indent` being respected beyond top level Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#142 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
scan_folded_as_literal not behaving plausible with trailing whitespace Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#153 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
yamlfmt -dry and yamlfmt (no -dry) have a difference of opinion Open

google/yamlfmt#155 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Preserve at most X lines setting Open

google/yamlfmt#166 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Get yamlfmt into official Debian repositories Open

google/yamlfmt#168 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Infinite adding EOL Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#169 · 6 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Missing JSON Schema for yamlfmt config file Open

google/yamlfmt#181 · 4 comments · 6 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
FR: Add config option to enable spaces around braces (curly brackets) Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#184 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Multiline syntax with pipe (`|`) not retained Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#185 · 13 comments · 17 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
max_line_length does not hold Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#191 · 5 comments · 8 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
New line issues with comments on Windows with CRLF EOL Open

google/yamlfmt#192 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Ability to have end stream token Open

google/yamlfmt#194 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
After formatting, the character "," (that is, a comma) appears at the very end before "}" Open

google/yamlfmt#195 · 3 comments · 7 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Inconsistent formatting depending on platform: comment above list item moved below it on Windows Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#198 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
pyproject.toml integration Open

google/yamlfmt#205 · 0 comments · 12 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Spaces before comments Open

google/yamlfmt#208 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
`yamlfmt` Fails to Parse Block Scalars with Initial Newline Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#213 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
feat: Support a flag to preserve blank lines during formatting Open

google/yamlfmt#228 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
feat: Format with padding Open

google/yamlfmt#234 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Feat: colourise default output or add slim output Open

google/yamlfmt#235 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Enforce single line spaces between top-level blocks? Open

google/yamlfmt#252 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Incorrect comment movement for groups of array items Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#255 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Last `label: |` reformatted into `label: |-` despite new line Open

google/yamlfmt#261 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Tolerate funny includes Open

google/yamlfmt#262 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Comments in lists are handled differently on Linux and Windows, when using retain_line_breaks_single Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#263 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
yamlfmt is unstable with folded block scalars starting with the [ character Open

google/yamlfmt#264 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
JSON in YAML gets collapsed into a single line Open

google/yamlfmt#265 · 0 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Feature request: Add `preserve_comment_indents` option to keep manual comment column alignment Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#290 · 2 comments · 6 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Support -stdin_filename for input from stdin Open

google/yamlfmt#299 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Comment on multiline map key is moved to value Open

yaml_v3_problem

google/yamlfmt#301 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
kyaml: yaml anchors get replaced Open

google/yamlfmt#308 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Preserve and force single inner spaces in inline arrays `[ "a", "b" ]` Open

google/yamlfmt#310 · 0 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
basic formatter: add option to prefer unquoted strings when safe Open

google/yamlfmt#311 · 0 comments · 12 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Non-deterministic output for indented multiline strings Open

google/yamlfmt#313 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
How to prevent escaped newlines from being used? Open

google/yamlfmt#314 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
`basic` formatter converts an implicit null to an empty string in flow mappings Open

google/yamlfmt#320 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026

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