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Create docs for v1.0.x (#1855)
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# Advanced YAML syntax
## Anchors & aliases
You can use [YAML anchors & aliases](https://yaml.org/spec/1.2.2/#3222-anchors-and-aliases) as variables in your pipeline config.
To convert this:
```yml
steps:
test:
image: golang:1.18
commands: go test ./...
build:
image: golang:1.18
commands: build
```
Just add a new section called **variables** like this:
```diff
+variables:
+ - &golang_image 'golang:1.18'
steps:
test:
- image: golang:1.18
+ image: *golang_image
commands: go test ./...
build:
- image: golang:1.18
+ image: *golang_image
commands: build
```
## Map merges and overwrites
```yaml
variables:
- &base-plugin-settings
target: dist
recursive: false
try: true
- &special-setting
special: true
- &some-plugin codeberg.org/6543/docker-images/print_env
steps:
develop:
image: *some-plugin
settings:
<<: [*base-plugin-settings, *special-setting] # merge two maps into an empty map
when:
branch: develop
main:
image: *some-plugin
settings:
<<: *base-plugin-settings # merge one map and ...
try: false # ... overwrite original value
ongoing: false # ... adding a new value
when:
branch: main
```
## Sequence merges
```yaml
variables:
pre_cmds: &pre_cmds
- echo start
- whoami
post_cmds: &post_cmds
- echo stop
hello_cmd: &hello_cmd
- echo hello
steps:
step1:
image: debian
commands:
- <<: *pre_cmds # prepend a sequence
- echo exec step now do dedicated things
- <<: *post_cmds # append a sequence
step2:
image: debian
commands:
- <<: [*pre_cmds, *hello_cmd] # prepend two sequences
- echo echo from second step
- <<: *post_cmds
```