a list of mods in the old and proposed format

old_format.yaml

mods:
  
  - Wearable Backpacks
  - Roots @ latest
  - Tough As Nails
  
  # tweaks and utilities
  - PeacefulSurface
  - No Mob Spawning on Trees
  - OpenBlocks Elevator
  - Just Enough Items (JEI) @ latest
  - Akashic Tome
  - Quark
  - NotEnoughCodecs
  
  - http://maven.amadornes.com/MCMultiPart2/MCMultiPart-exp/2.0.0_17/MCMultiPart-exp-2.0.0_17.jar
  - http://nikky.moe/.tmp/Charset-mc1.11.2-0.4.0-pre10-fb90e4ce07e2bf96.jar
  
  - https://github.com/elytra/FruitPhone/releases/download/1.11.2-0.1.7/FruitPhone-1.11.2-0.1.7.jar
  - https://github.com/elytra/ProbeDataProviderAPI/releases/download/MC1.11.2_ver1.1.1/ProbeDataProviderAPI-MC1.11.2_ver1.1.1.jar

  - src: Inventory tweaks @ latest
    feature: true
  
  - src: OpenEye
    feature: true

  - src: https://asie.pl/files/minecraft/foamfix-0.6.2-beta1-anarchy.jar
    feature: true

  - src: Thumpcord @ latest
    side: server
  
  - src: Morpheus
    side: server
  
  - src: AromaBackup @ latest
    side: server
  
# clientside

  - src: NoNausea
    side: client

  - src: ChatFlow
    side: client

  - src: Default Options
    side: client

  - src: Just Enough Resources (JER)
    side: client

  # clientside optionals

  - src: Neat
    side: client
    feature: true

  - src: JourneyMap
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: Mapwriter 2 @ latest
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: Dynamic Surroundings
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: Just Enough Buttons
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: More Overlays
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: Mouse Tweaks
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: Item Scroller
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: Ambience (Music Mod)
    side: client
    feature: true
  
  - src: BetterFps @ latest
    side: client
    feature: true

proposed_format.yaml

mods:
  general:
    list:
      - Wearable Backpacks
      - Roots @ latest
      - Tough As Nails
  
  tweaks_and_utilities:
    list:
      - PeacefulSurface
      - No Mob Spawning on Trees
      - OpenBlocks Elevator
      - Just Enough Items (JEI) @ latest
      - Akashic Tome
      - Quark
      - NotEnoughCodecs
  
  common_optionals:
    defaults:
      feature: true
    list:
      - Inventory tweaks @ latest
      - OpenEye
      - https://asie.pl/files/minecraft/foamfix-0.6.2-beta1-anarchy.jar
  
  serverside:
    defaults:
      side: server
      version: recommended # will override the default version
    list:
      - Thump
      - Thumpcord @ latest #latest will override the default version of the list
      - Morpheus
      - AromaBackup @ latest
      
  clientside:
    defaults:
      side: client
      version: latest
    list:
      - NoNausea
      - ChatFlow
      - Default Options
      - Just Enough Resources (JER)
      
  clientside_optionals:
    defaults:
      side: client
      feature: true
    list:
      - Neat
      - JourneyMap
      - Mapwriter 2 @ latest
      -  Dynamic Surroundings
      - Just Enough Buttons
      - More Overlays
      - Mouse Tweaks
      - Item Scroller
      - Ambience (Music Mod)
      - BetterFps @ latest