YAML::dump sort keys option
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- Ruby
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Description
Would it be possible to implement a sort_keys option to ensure that the resulting yaml will be consistently sorted? Other yaml implementations such as python's have it.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing YAML::dump and how its existing options are handled. Compare the requested behavior with the referenced Python YAML implementation, then verify that enabling sort_keys produces consistently ordered output while preserving current behavior when the option is absent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100