ConvertTo-Yaml multi-line scalar output

[Skeb1ns]

When converting hash tables where a node contains multiple lines the ConvertTo-Yaml cmdlet currently puts everything on the same row and escapes the special characters like the example below:

install: "Start-Transcript -Path "C:\Windows\Logs\Software\Audacity.Audacity-winget-install.log"

It would be nice if the cmdlet automatically interpreted the value as multi-line scalar like this:

install: |
Start-Transcript -Path "C:\Windows\Logs\Software\Audacity.Audacity-winget-install.log

I'm using this module to write yaml files containing code blocks and putting everything on the same row hurts readability. (it is still functional though).

[gabriel-samfira]

Hi @Skeb1ns !

In theory, adding a newline to any string will give you the desired result.

PS /tmp> $c = @{"install"='Start-Transcript -Path "C:\Windows\Logs\Software\Audacity.Audacity-winget-install.log"'} 
PS /tmp> ConvertTo-yaml $c
install: Start-Transcript -Path "C:\Windows\Logs\Software\Audacity.Audacity-winget-install.log"

PS /tmp> $c.install += "`n"                                                                                        
PS /tmp> ConvertTo-yaml $c 
install: |
  Start-Transcript -Path "C:\Windows\Logs\Software\Audacity.Audacity-winget-install.log"

[Skeb1ns]

Awesome! I also did not removed the hidden spaces in my here-string. Removing those also properly translated the block to a multi-line scalar block.