Dedented multiline string

[twavv]

Hi hi hello hi!

I'm considering using KDL in one of my projects as an alternative to YAML for a document-based syntax. One thing that I'm missing is seamless multiline string support. For example, in YAML, one can use the pipe-string syntax:

some:
  deeply:
    nested:
      value: |
        I am a string
        that includes multiple lines
        and is dedented in the parsed output

I'm wondering if there are any plans for a similar syntax in KDL. For context, I'm hoping to be able to embed markdown text relatively easily. I see the r#"..." syntax but it's a touch ugly and doesn't solve the dedent issue.

EDIT: I understand if this isn't a design goal of KDL, but I haven't seen it discussed (hence this discussion).

[zkat]

Hi!

All strings in KDL are multiline so you don't need r# just for that. Just add newlines! Unfortunately, we don't support dedenting, pretty intentionally. It's one of those things that looks good at first but when you actually hit the sharp edges, it can hurt a lot, especially in a language like KDL that isn't indentation-sensitive.

Does that make sense?

[zkat]

And yes it was discussed at some point I just don't know where that discussion went haha

[twavv]

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I didn't full explain my reasoning for the r#" comment. Since I'm hoping to use it for longer-form prose, it's fairly likely that it'll contain nested quotes.

And yeah, the rough edges bit doesn't surprise me. Maybe the status quo is the best that we can do. 🤷‍♀️