Convert YML to JSON with gulp

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Convert YML to JS with gulp

This was a very straightforward workaround I used in a project to get things done while the assemble team is working on some serious converter gulp-convert.

gulpfile.js

// Minimal requirements
var map     = require('map-stream');
var yaml    = require('js-yaml');
var gulp    = require('gulp');

// Create JS files from YML files
gulp.task('data', function(){
  gulp.src('src/data/*.yml')
    .pipe(map(function(file,cb){
      if (file.isNull()) return cb(null, file); // pass along
      if (file.isStream()) return cb(new Error("Streaming not supported"));

      var json;

      try {
        json = yaml.load(String(file.contents.toString('utf8')));
      } catch(e) {
        console.log(e);
        console.log(json);
      }

      file.path = gutil.replaceExtension(file.path, '.json');
      file.contents = new Buffer(JSON.stringify(json));

      cb(null,file);
    }))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('build/data'));
});

This worked! I just had to add var gutil = require("gulp-util");.

awesome, it saved my day.... thanks

Looks like a plugin just got released by @crissdev
https://github.com/CrissDev/gulp-yaml