Q: why decode expects ByteString and not Text

[PierreR]

I have been wondering why Data.Yaml.decode expects a ByteString instead of a Text.

(if you don't like the use of Issue for question, let me know)

Thanks for your help.

[snoyberg]

Because that's the way the underlying C library works, and requiring a Text in between would be a performance hit. We could provide a decodeText function, but it would just call encodeUtf8 on the incoming Text. If that would be useful to you, could you send a pull request?

[PierreR]

Thanks for your quick answer. I would submit a PR if I need decodeText.