Method: Object#write_to_yaml

Defined in:
lib/pleasant_path/yaml/object.rb

#write_to_yaml(file, options = {}) ⇒ self

Writes the Object serialized as YAML to the specified file, overwriting the file if it exists. Creates the file if it does not exist, including any necessary parent directories. Returns the Object, unmodified.

For information about options see YAML.dump.

Examples:

{ "key" => "value" }.write_to_yaml("file.yaml")  # == { "key" => "value" }
File.read("file.yaml")                           # == "---\nkey: value\n"

Parameters:

Returns:

  • (self)


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# File 'lib/pleasant_path/yaml/object.rb', line 21

def write_to_yaml(file, options = {})
  file.to_pathname.make_dirname.open("w") do |f|
    YAML.dump(self, f, options)
  end
  self
end