YAML mapping values are not allowed in this context

Question

I am trying to configure a YAML file in this format   jobs   - name  A    - schedule   0 0 5   1 1           - type  mongodb cluster     - config         - host  mongodb   localhost 27017 admin replicaSet rs        - minSecondaries  2        - minOplogHours  100        - maxSecondaryDelay  120  - name  B    - schedule   0 0 5   1 1           - type  mongodb cluster     - config         - host  mongodb   localhost 27017 admin replicaSet rs        - minSecondaries  2        - minOplogHours  100        - maxSecondaryDelay  120   The idea is that I can read the contents inside the job element  and have a series of different job configs which can be parsed   however  yamllint com tells me that this is illegal YAML due to mapping values are not allowed in this context at line 2 where line 2 is the jobs  line   What am I doing wrong

User · Answer

The elements of a sequence need to be indented at the same level. Assuming you want two jobs (A and B) each with an ordered list of key value pairs, you should use:

jobs:
 - - name: A
   - schedule: "0 0/5 * 1/1 * ? *"
   - - type: mongodb.cluster
     - config:
       - host: mongodb://localhost:27017/admin?replicaSet=rs
       - minSecondaries: 2
       - minOplogHours: 100
       - maxSecondaryDelay: 120
 - - name: B
   - schedule: "0 0/5 * 1/1 * ? *"
   - - type: mongodb.cluster
     - config:
       - host: mongodb://localhost:27017/admin?replicaSet=rs
       - minSecondaries: 2
       - minOplogHours: 100
       - maxSecondaryDelay: 120

Converting the sequences of (single entry) mappings to a mapping as @Tsyvarrev does is also possible, but makes you lose the ordering.

User · Answer

This is valid YAML   jobs   - name  A    schedule   0 0 5   1 1           type  mongodb cluster    config       host  mongodb   localhost 27017 admin replicaSet rs      minSecondaries  2      minOplogHours  100      maxSecondaryDelay  120  - name  B    schedule   0 0 5   1 1           type  mongodb cluster    config       host  mongodb   localhost 27017 admin replicaSet rs      minSecondaries  2      minOplogHours  100      maxSecondaryDelay  120   Note  that every  -  starts new element in the sequence  Also  indentation of keys in the map should be exactly same

[yaml] YAML mapping values are not allowed in this context

Examples related to yaml