yaml_to_openstep_plist

A Python library to convert YAML data to OpenStep plist format.

Installation

Install the library using pip:

pip install yaml_to_openstep_plist

Usage

The library provides two main functions:

• to_plist(yaml_data): Convert a Python object (parsed from YAML) to an OpenStep plist string.
• to_plist_file(yaml_file_path, plist_file_path): Convert a YAML file to an OpenStep plist file.

Example

import yaml_to_openstep_plist

# Convert YAML file to OpenStep plist file
yaml_to_openstep_plist.to_plist_file("input.yaml", "output.plist")

# Convert YAML data to OpenStep plist string
yaml_data = {
    "surveyLocalizationEnableMapping": {
        "todayAtApple": False,
        "thankYou": False,
        "account": True,
        "theme": "dark",
        "age": 30,
        "score": 95.5,
        "data": None
    }
}
plist_string = yaml_to_openstep_plist.to_plist(yaml_data)
print(plist_string)

Input YAML Example

surveyLocalizationEnableMapping:
  todayAtApple: false
  thankYou: false
  account: true
  theme: dark
  age: 30
  score: 95.5
  data: null

Output Plist Example

surveyLocalizationEnableMapping = {
  todayAtApple = false;
  thankYou = false;
  account = true;
  theme = "dark";
  age = 30;
  score = 95.5;
  data = {};
};

Features

• Quotes strings on the right side of = (e.g., theme = "dark";).
• Leaves numbers unquoted (e.g., age = 30;).
• Uses true/false for booleans.
• Outputs {} for null values.
• Single space after = and 1-space indentation.
• Supports nested dictionaries and top-level key-value pair formatting.

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• PyYAML (>=5.1)

Publishing to PyPI

To publish this package to PyPI:

1. Create a PyPI account at https://pypi.org.
2. Install build and twine:

   pip install build twine

3. Run the build script:

   python build.py --upload pypi

   Or for TestPyPI:

   python build.py --upload testpypi

4. Follow prompts for PyPI credentials or use a ~/.pypirc file with an API token.

License

MIT