Flow Style

Code

# Flow style (inline)
fruits: [apple, banana, cherry]
person: {name: Alice, age: 30}
nested: {a: [1, 2], b: {c: 3}}

# Mixed flow and block
config:
  server: {host: localhost, port: 8080}
  features: [auth, logging, cache]

Explanation

Flow style uses square brackets for sequences and curly braces for mappings, mirroring JSON syntax for compact inline data. It can be mixed freely with block style so large structures stay readable while short tuples stay on one line. Flow collections do not allow comments inside them.

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