Markers

🌗 Overview

Markers are a simple comment with special syntax Importer understands. Importer is a simple CLI tool, and these markers are the key to make all the import and export to happen. There are several types of markers.

Name	Description
Importer Marker	Main marker, used to import data from other file.
Exporter Marker	Supplemental marker used to define line range in target files.
Skip Importer Update	Special marker to suppress `importer update`.
Auto Generated Note	Special marker for `importer generate` information.

☕️ Basic Syntax

The markers always follow the pattern of == some-importer-marker-input ==.

With YAML, this would be # == some-importer-marker-input ==.
With Markdown, this would be .

The main markers Importer Markers and Exporter Markers are both made up of pairs, begin and end.

Other markers are used to update Importer behaviours.

🖋 Importer Marker

NOTE: The above example is from /testdata/markdown/simple-before.md.

1️⃣ Importer Marker Type

Tell Importer to start the import setup.
This can be represented with importer, import, imptr or i.
Do not forget to add : at the end.

2️⃣ Importer Marker Name

Any name of your choice, with no whitespace character.
The same name cannot be used in a single file more than once.

📃 Separate with `/`

Add separator using /. The spaces around the / are required as of now.

3️⃣ Either `begin` or `end`

Each Importer Marker must be a pair to operate.

4️⃣ Importer Marker Details

from: FILENAME#OPTION: Define where to import from.
- FILENAME: Specify the location of target file, which can be a URL or relative path from the source file.
- OPTION: Define which line(s) to import.
  - NUM1~NUM2: Import line range from NUM1 to NUM2.
    Leaving NUM1 empty means from the beginning of the file.
    Leaving NUM2 empty means to the end of the file.
  - NUM1,NUM2: Import each lines specified (e.g. NUM1, NUM2) one by one.
  - [Exporter-Marker]: Import lines based on Exporter Markers defined in the target file.
indent: [align|absolute NUM|extra NUM|keep]: Update indentation for the imported data.
- align: Align to the indentation of Importer Marker.
- absolute NUM (e.g. absolute 2): Update indentation to NUM spaces. This ignores the original indentation from the imported data, but keeps the tree structure.
- extra NUM (e.g. extra 4): Add extra indentation of NUM spaces.
- keep (default): Keep the indentation from the imported data.

Examples

With `/testdata/markdown/simple-before.md`

Preview Importer CLI in action

$ importer preview ./testdata/markdown/simple-before.md
---------------------------------------
Content Before:
1:      # Simple Markdown Test
2:
3:      <!-- == imptr: lorem / begin from: ./snippet-lorem.md#5~12 == -->
4:
5:      Any content here will be removed by Importer.
6:
7:      <!-- == imptr: lorem / end == -->
8:
9:      Content after marker is left untouched.
---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------
Content After Purged:
1:      # Simple Markdown Test
2:
3:      <!-- == imptr: lorem / begin from: ./snippet-lorem.md#5~12 == -->
4:      <!-- == imptr: lorem / end == -->
5:
6:      Content after marker is left untouched.
---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------
Content After Processed:
1:      # Simple Markdown Test
2:
3:      <!-- == imptr: lorem / begin from: ./snippet-lorem.md#5~12 == -->
4:      "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
5:      consectetur adipiscing elit,
6:      sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
7:      Ut enim ad minim veniam,
8:      quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
9:      Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
10:     Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident,
11:     sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
12:     <!-- == imptr: lorem / end == -->
13:
14:     Content after marker is left untouched.
---------------------------------------

You can replace the file content with either of the commands below:

  importer update ./testdata/markdown/simple-before.md     Replace the file content with the Importer processed file.
  importer purge ./testdata/markdown/simple-before.md      Replace the file content by removing all data between marker pairs.

You can find more with 'importer help'

With `/testdata/yaml/snippet-description.yaml` using Exporter Marker

Preview Importer CLI in action

$ cat ./testdata/yaml/snippet-description.yaml
# == export: for-demo / begin ==
description: |
  This demonstrates how importing YAML snippet is made possible, without
  changing YAML handling at all.
# == export: for-demo / end ==

$ importer preview ./testdata/yaml/demo-before.yaml
---------------------------------------
Content Before:
1:      title: Demo of YAML Importer
2:      # == import: description / begin from: ./snippet-description.yaml#[for-demo] ==
3:      dummy: This will be replaced
4:      # == import: description / end ==
---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------
Content After Purged:
1:      title: Demo of YAML Importer
2:      # == import: description / begin from: ./snippet-description.yaml#[for-demo] ==
3:      # == import: description / end ==
---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------
Content After Processed:
1:      title: Demo of YAML Importer
2:      # == import: description / begin from: ./snippet-description.yaml#[for-demo] ==
3:      description: |
4:        This demonstrates how importing YAML snippet is made possible, without
5:        changing YAML handling at all.
6:      # == import: description / end ==
---------------------------------------

You can replace the file content with either of the commands below:

  importer update ./testdata/yaml/demo-before.yaml     Replace the file content with the Importer processed file.
  importer purge ./testdata/yaml/demo-before.yaml      Replace the file content by removing all data between marker pairs.

You can find more with 'importer help'

📝 Exporter Marker

NOTE: The above example is from /testdata/yaml/snippet-k8s-resource.yaml.

1️⃣ Exporter Marker Type

Tell Importer to start the export setup.
This can be represented with exporter, export, exptr or e.
Do not forget to add : at the end.

2️⃣ Importer Marker Name

Any name of your choice, with no whitespace character.
The same name cannot be used in a single file.

📃 Separate with `/`

Add separator using /. The spaces around the / are required as of now.

3️⃣ Either `begin` or `end`

Each Exporter Marker must be a pair to operate.

Examples

Import with `/testdata/yaml/snippet-k8s-resource.yaml`

Preview Importer CLI in action

$ importer preview ./testdata/yaml/k8s-color-svc-before.yaml
---------------------------------------
Content Before:
1:      ---
2:      apiVersion: v1
3:      kind: Service
4:      metadata:
5:        name: color-svc-only-green
6:        labels:
7:          app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
8:      spec:
9:        ports:
10:         - name: http
11:           port: 8800
12:           targetPort: 8800
13:       selector:
14:         app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
15:     ---
16:     apiVersion: apps/v1
17:     kind: Deployment
18:     metadata:
19:       name: color-svc-only-green
20:     spec:
21:       replicas: 1
22:       selector:
23:         matchLabels:
24:           app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
25:           app.kubernetes.io/version: v1
26:       template:
27:         metadata:
28:           labels:
29:             app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
30:             app.kubernetes.io/version: v1
31:         spec:
32:           serviceAccountName: color-svc
33:           containers:
34:             # == i: latest-color-svc / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-color-svc.yaml#[latest-svc] indent: align ==
35:             - image: docker.io/rytswd/color-svc:latest
36:               name: color-svc
37:               command:
38:                 - color-svc
39:               ports:
40:                 - containerPort: 8800
41:               # == i: latest-color-svc / end ==
42:
43:               env:
44:                 # == i: color-svc-default-envs / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-color-svc.yaml#[basic-envs] indent: align ==
45:                 # == i: color-svc-default-envs / end ==
46:                 - name: DISABLE_RED
47:                   value: "true"
48:                 - name: DISABLE_GREEN
49:                   value: "false" # The same as default
50:                 - name: DISABLE_BLUE
51:                   value: "true"
52:                 - name: DISABLE_YELLOW
53:                   value: "true"
54:
55:               # == i: resource-footprint / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-resource.yaml#[min-resource] indent: align ==
56:               data: |
57:                 this will be purged
58:               # == i: resource-footprint / end ==
---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------
Content After Purged:
1:      ---
2:      apiVersion: v1
3:      kind: Service
4:      metadata:
5:        name: color-svc-only-green
6:        labels:
7:          app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
8:      spec:
9:        ports:
10:         - name: http
11:           port: 8800
12:           targetPort: 8800
13:       selector:
14:         app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
15:     ---
16:     apiVersion: apps/v1
17:     kind: Deployment
18:     metadata:
19:       name: color-svc-only-green
20:     spec:
21:       replicas: 1
22:       selector:
23:         matchLabels:
24:           app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
25:           app.kubernetes.io/version: v1
26:       template:
27:         metadata:
28:           labels:
29:             app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
30:             app.kubernetes.io/version: v1
31:         spec:
32:           serviceAccountName: color-svc
33:           containers:
34:             # == i: latest-color-svc / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-color-svc.yaml#[latest-svc] indent: align ==
35:               # == i: latest-color-svc / end ==
36:
37:               env:
38:                 # == i: color-svc-default-envs / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-color-svc.yaml#[basic-envs] indent: align ==
39:                 # == i: color-svc-default-envs / end ==
40:                 - name: DISABLE_RED
41:                   value: "true"
42:                 - name: DISABLE_GREEN
43:                   value: "false" # The same as default
44:                 - name: DISABLE_BLUE
45:                   value: "true"
46:                 - name: DISABLE_YELLOW
47:                   value: "true"
48:
49:               # == i: resource-footprint / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-resource.yaml#[min-resource] indent: align ==
50:               # == i: resource-footprint / end ==
---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------
Content After Processed:
1:      ---
2:      apiVersion: v1
3:      kind: Service
4:      metadata:
5:        name: color-svc-only-green
6:        labels:
7:          app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
8:      spec:
9:        ports:
10:         - name: http
11:           port: 8800
12:           targetPort: 8800
13:       selector:
14:         app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
15:     ---
16:     apiVersion: apps/v1
17:     kind: Deployment
18:     metadata:
19:       name: color-svc-only-green
20:     spec:
21:       replicas: 1
22:       selector:
23:         matchLabels:
24:           app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
25:           app.kubernetes.io/version: v1
26:       template:
27:         metadata:
28:           labels:
29:             app.kubernetes.io/name: color-svc-only-green
30:             app.kubernetes.io/version: v1
31:         spec:
32:           serviceAccountName: color-svc
33:           containers:
34:             # == i: latest-color-svc / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-color-svc.yaml#[latest-svc] indent: align ==
35:             - image: docker.io/rytswd/color-svc:latest
36:               name: color-svc
37:               command:
38:                 - color-svc
39:               ports:
40:                 - containerPort: 8800
41:               # == i: latest-color-svc / end ==
42:
43:               env:
44:                 # == i: color-svc-default-envs / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-color-svc.yaml#[basic-envs] indent: align ==
45:                 - name: ENABLE_DELAY
46:                   value: "true"
47:                 - name: DELAY_DURATION_MILLISECOND
48:                   value: "500"
49:                 - name: ENABLE_CORS
50:                   value: "true"
51:                 # == i: color-svc-default-envs / end ==
52:                 - name: DISABLE_RED
53:                   value: "true"
54:                 - name: DISABLE_GREEN
55:                   value: "false" # The same as default
56:                 - name: DISABLE_BLUE
57:                   value: "true"
58:                 - name: DISABLE_YELLOW
59:                   value: "true"
60:
61:               # == i: resource-footprint / begin from: ./snippet-k8s-resource.yaml#[min-resource] indent: align ==
62:               resources:
63:                 requests:
64:                   cpu: 10m
65:                   memory: 10Mi
66:                 limits:
67:                   cpu: 30m
68:                   memory: 30Mi
69:               # == i: resource-footprint / end ==
---------------------------------------

You can replace the file content with either of the commands below:

  importer update ./testdata/yaml/k8s-color-svc-before.yaml     Replace the file content with the Importer processed file.
  importer purge ./testdata/yaml/k8s-color-svc-before.yaml      Replace the file content by removing all data between marker pairs.

You can find more with 'importer help'

🖍 Other Markers

There are some special markers that are used to update Importer behaviour.

Skip Importer Update: `== importer-skip-update ==`

Mark the file not to be updated by importer update command.

Auto Generated Note: `== improter-generated-from: FILENAME ==`

This is auto-generated by importer generate FILENAME --out TARGET_FILE.
This tells how the file was generated by using FILENAME as input.

🔬 Other Details

Importer File Option Details

Name	Example	Description
Target Path	`from: xyz.md`	Defines where to import from. This is a relative path from the file containing the marker. Known Limitations: Path cannot contain whitespace characters.
Separator	`#`	This is to separate Target Path and Target Detail. It can have as many preceding whispace characters.
Target Detail - Line Range	`[1~33]`	Imports only provided line ranges. You can omit before or after `~` to indicate the range starts from the beginning of the file, or ends at the end of the file.
Target Detail - Line List	`[1,2,5]`	Imports only provided lines. The lines are comma separated, and you can also use line range in the same target detail. Known Limitations: The order of lines is not persisted, and thus if you define `[3,2,1]`, you would actually see lines imported as line#1, line#2, and then line#3.
Target Detail - Marker	`[some-marker]`	Searches for the matching Export Marker in the target file. More about Export Marke below. Known Limitations: You can only provide single marker.

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Markers

🌗 Overview

☕️ Basic Syntax

🖋 Importer Marker

1️⃣ Importer Marker Type

2️⃣ Importer Marker Name

📃 Separate with `/`

3️⃣ Either `begin` or `end`

4️⃣ Importer Marker Details

Examples

With `/testdata/markdown/simple-before.md`

With `/testdata/yaml/snippet-description.yaml` using Exporter Marker

📝 Exporter Marker

1️⃣ Exporter Marker Type

2️⃣ Importer Marker Name

📃 Separate with `/`

3️⃣ Either `begin` or `end`

Examples

Import with `/testdata/yaml/snippet-k8s-resource.yaml`

🖍 Other Markers

Skip Importer Update: `== importer-skip-update ==`

Auto Generated Note: `== improter-generated-from: FILENAME ==`

🔬 Other Details

Importer File Option Details

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Markers

🌗 Overview

☕️ Basic Syntax

🖋 Importer Marker

1️⃣ Importer Marker Type

2️⃣ Importer Marker Name

📃 Separate with /

3️⃣ Either begin or end

4️⃣ Importer Marker Details

Examples

With /testdata/markdown/simple-before.md

With /testdata/yaml/snippet-description.yaml using Exporter Marker

📝 Exporter Marker

1️⃣ Exporter Marker Type

2️⃣ Importer Marker Name

📃 Separate with /

3️⃣ Either begin or end

Examples

Import with /testdata/yaml/snippet-k8s-resource.yaml

🖍 Other Markers

Skip Importer Update: == importer-skip-update ==

Auto Generated Note: == improter-generated-from: FILENAME ==

🔬 Other Details

Importer File Option Details

📃 Separate with `/`

3️⃣ Either `begin` or `end`

With `/testdata/markdown/simple-before.md`

With `/testdata/yaml/snippet-description.yaml` using Exporter Marker

📃 Separate with `/`

3️⃣ Either `begin` or `end`

Import with `/testdata/yaml/snippet-k8s-resource.yaml`

Skip Importer Update: `== importer-skip-update ==`

Auto Generated Note: `== improter-generated-from: FILENAME ==`