dub: JSON, SDL, YAML, TOML, what color should we paint it ?

[tastyminerals]

On Tuesday, 28 February 2023 at 14:29:28 UTC, Mathias LANG wrote:
> Currently, Dub uses two formats: JSON and SDL.
>
> JSON was there from the beginning, I assume due to Dub's npm 
> inspiration.
> In fact, we still very much depend on JSON internally: until 
> recently, JSON object were passed around in quite a few places. 
> When we download a package, regardless of the format the 
> package recipe is in, we store it as `dub.json`.
>
> [...]

It is safer to just go with whatever is used and accepted as a 
reliable format for configs. I like the idea to use plain D tbo.

JSON lacks comments, but it's fine for minimal default projects. 
We try to use TOML everywhere in a company, although I cannot say 
how well it works as a config for building projects. YAML is the 
most risky, since it has a high chance to alienate a sizeable 
amount of potential users.