Add ability to import other YML files #10694
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Resolves #9695 (WIP code)
Problem
Today, we don't allow people to reuse "snippets'' of YAML across files. We can use YAML anchors but they are limited to a single file. This lead to non-DRY configuration where changing some configuration might require changing multiple files
Solution
Add the ability to type
!include <filepath.yml>
to include the YAML offilepath.yml
in the current section of the code.e.g. with a (too) simple example
and
incl.yml
beingThis would work with nested YAML as well.
TODO
The attached code worked on my machine with the example above, but this is really a WIP and not ready to ship.
Pending would be :
Anyone wanting to handle the above is welcome to take over this PR 😄
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