YAML for FPC/Delphi?

[Robert Kosek]

Hey all, I was thinking about using YAML as a configuration language for a project. YAML is simpler than XML, so it should be simple enough to do.

However, I cannot find if anyone has converted either headers for LibYAML or have made a native parser. It isn't even on Torry, which means it probably hasn't been released yet.

I'd kind of rather find completed, or even beta, work than try my own hand. :lol:

Edit: Syck might do well if I could find someone to compile it for me. I haven't got the tools. (C or C++, I dunno which.)

[grudzio]

How about using JSON? It is not as powerfull as YAML but there are two toolkits for Delphi/FPC available.

[paul_nicholls]

Hi Robert,
I have used Lua (www.lua.org) as a configuration language in the past.
One example was for an Abalone OpenGL 3d game I was making. See the saved game example text file below:

CreateBoard(
    "    1 1 1 1 1    " ,
    "   1 1 1 1 1 1   " ,
    "  . . 1 1 1 . .  " ,
    " . . . . . . . . " ,
    ". . . . 3 . . . ." ,
    " . . . . . . . . " ,
    "  . . 2 2 2 . .  " ,
    "   2 2 2 2 2 2   " ,
    "    2 2 2 2 2    ")

ClearActivePlayers()

AddActivePlayer(1,180)
AddActivePlayer(2,0)

SoundManager.LoadSound("Marble-Marble","Marble-Marble.wav")
SoundManager.LoadSound("Marble-Board" ,"Marble-Board.wav")

I linked routines in the Delphi program to Lua and called them like so above.

I have also used Lua for just simple stuff like:

ScreenWidth=320
ScreenHeight=240
FullScreen=true

where I have read in the global Lua variables and used them to configure the program

You can make it as simple, or as complex as you want really.
cheers,
Paul