PEcAn XML and YAML comparison

pecan.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?><pecan>
 <info>
  <notes/>
  <userid>1000000001</userid>
  <username>Mike Dietze</username>
  <date>2016/07/06 20:00:33 -0400</date>
 </info>
 <outdir>/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164</outdir>
 <database>
  <bety>
   <user>bety</user>
   <password>bety</password>
   <host>psql-pecan.bu.edu</host>
   <dbname>bety</dbname>
   <driver>PostgreSQL</driver>
   <write>TRUE</write>
  </bety>
 </database>
 <pfts>
  <pft>
   <name>deciduous</name>
   <constants>
    <num>1</num>
   </constants>
   <outdir>/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/pft/deciduous</outdir>
  </pft>
 </pfts>
 <meta.analysis>
  <iter>3000</iter>
  <random.effects>FALSE</random.effects>
  <threshold>1.2</threshold>
  <update>AUTO</update>
 </meta.analysis>
 <ensemble>
  <size>1</size>
  <variable>NPP</variable>
  <start.year>2004</start.year>
  <end.year>2004</end.year>
 </ensemble>
 <model>
  <id>1000000002</id>
  <type>DALEC</type>
  <revision>Quaife Evergreen RSE08</revision>
  <delete.raw>FALSE</delete.raw>
  <binary>/home/dietze/dalec_EnKF_pub//dalec_seqMH</binary>
 </model>
 <workflow>
  <id>1000002164</id>
 </workflow>
 <run>
  <site>
   <id>758</id>
   <met.start>2004/01/01</met.start>
   <met.end>2004/12/31</met.end>
   <name>Harvard Forest EMS Tower/HFR1 (US-Ha1)</name>
   <lat>42.5378</lat>
   <lon>-72.1715</lon>
  </site>
  <inputs>
   <met>
    <source>Ameriflux</source>
    <output>DALEC</output>
   </met>
  </inputs>
  <start.date>2004/01/01</start.date>
  <end.date>2004/12/31</end.date>
  <dbfiles>/fs/data1/pecan.data/dbfiles</dbfiles>
  <host>
   <name>localhost</name>
   <rundir>/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/run</rundir>
   <outdir>/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/out</outdir>
  </host>
 </run>
 <rundir>/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/run</rundir>
 <modeloutdir>/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/out</modeloutdir>
</pecan>

pecan.yml

# Converted using http://codebeautify.org/xml-to-yaml
pecan: 
 info: 
  notes: ""
  userid: 1000000001
  username: "Mike Dietze"
  date: "2016/07/06 20:00:33 -0400"
 outdir: "/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164"
 database: 
  bety: 
   user: bety
   password: bety
   host: "psql-pecan.bu.edu"
   dbname: bety
   driver: PostgreSQL
   write: TRUE
 pfts: 
  pft: 
   name: deciduous
   constants: 
    num: 1
   outdir: "/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/pft/deciduous"
 "meta.analysis": 
  iter: 3000
  "random.effects": FALSE
  threshold: "1.2"
  update: AUTO
 ensemble: 
  size: 1
  variable: NPP
  "start.year": 2004
  "end.year": 2004
 model: 
  id: 1000000002
  type: DALEC
  revision: "Quaife Evergreen RSE08"
  "delete.raw": FALSE
  binary: "/home/dietze/dalec_EnKF_pub//dalec_seqMH"
 workflow: 
  id: 1000002164
 run: 
  site: 
   id: 758
   "met.start": "2004/01/01"
   "met.end": "2004/12/31"
   name: "Harvard Forest EMS Tower/HFR1 (US-Ha1)"
   lat: "42.5378"
   lon: "-72.1715"
  inputs: 
   met: 
    source: Ameriflux
    output: DALEC
  "start.date": "2004/01/01"
  "end.date": "2004/12/31"
  dbfiles: "/fs/data1/pecan.data/dbfiles"
  host: 
   name: localhost
   rundir: "/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/run"
   outdir: "/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/out"
 rundir: "/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/run"
 modeloutdir: "/fs/data2/output//PEcAn_1000002164/out"