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Generate INI from object-shaped YAML — root arrays and YAML sequences fail fast with a helpful message.

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YAML → INI — object maps to sections
Generate INI from YAML objects — root arrays and YAML sequences fail with a clear error.

Developer notes

• Root must be a YAML mapping — sequences like - item: 1 error immediately. • Nested objects become [section] headers with key=value lines. • No output options in v1 (same as JSON → INI). • Scalar root keys emit plain key=value lines without a section.

Use cases

• Scaffold INI for legacy Windows/PHP apps from YAML drafts. • Quick exports when stakeholders still expect .ini syntax. • Validate object-shaped YAML before hand-editing INI.

About these options

CSV exports: choose a delimiter (Auto follows locale — semicolon on /fr), RFC-minimal vs always-quoted fields, line endings, and whether to emit a header row. CSV imports: delimiter + whether row 1 holds column names (Auto delimiter follows locale only for convenience). JSON output (XML, YAML, or CSV sources): indentation (including compact one-line) and optional recursive key sort. JSON → XML: toggle pretty-printing and indent width. YAML output: indent width, readable vs tighter layout, and deterministic string quoting (there is no source YAML file to “preserve”). XML comments are not represented in the intermediate JSON tree.

Examples

Sections from nested YAML

Input

database: host: db.internal port: 5432 ssl: true cache: provider: redis ttl: 300

Output

[database] host=db.internal port=5432 ssl=true [cache] provider=redis ttl=300

Root scalar plus section

Input

environment: production features: checkout-v2: true dark-mode: false

Output

environment=production [features] checkout-v2=true dark-mode=false

Related tools

Start from JSON via JSON → INI, convert INI back with INI → YAML, or validate YAML through YAML → JSON first.

YAML → INI FAQ

Objects only

Why do YAML lists fail?

INI has no first-class sequence syntax at the root. YAML like - a: 1 errors instead of inventing sections.

Are there formatting options?

Not in v1 — output follows fixed key=value and [section] rules, matching JSON → INI.

Can nested YAML map to sections?

Yes — each nested object becomes a [section] with keys underneath.

Uploads?

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