Input file
JSON
- Full Name: JavaScript Object Notation Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
YAML
- Full Name: YAML Document
- Developer: N/A
What is JSON file?
JSON (.json) is a file format widely used for transferring data that is human-readable and easy to parse. This means that it can be easily integrated with many programming languages, such as JavaScript, Java, C#, Python, and Ruby. JSON files are composed of two parts: one data field in the form of arrays or objects, and a metadata field comprised of text and numbers. This format provides an easy way to share data across different applications, such as MySQL, Microsoft Access, and PostgreSQL. [ ⏩ ] JSON file extension
What is YAML file?
The YAML file extension has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its versatile use in many different types of software applications. YAML - which stands for YAML Ain’t Markup Language - is a lightweight markup language often used to store data in a structured format. Unlike other markup languages, YAML is easily readable and writable by humans, making it more user-friendly. [ ⏩ ] YAML file extension
How to convert the file from JSON to YAML?
To successfully convert the JSON file to YAML, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.JSON). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case YAML (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than YAML).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. JSON to YAML. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting JSON files to YAML files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension YAML, while before this step we had the JSON file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new YAML file, or not.