CONL: The Markdown of Configuration Files?
2025-04-26
Tired of the complexities of JSON, YAML, and TOML? A software engineer created CONL, a minimalist configuration file format aiming to be the "Markdown" of configuration files. CONL is easy to read and edit, features a JSON-like data model, and is simple to implement. It supports various data types including scalars, lists, and maps, with good support for multiline strings. The author also provides implementations for Rust and Go, along with a language server and Zed extension.
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