Parsing a YAML File in Go

Parsing YAML files in Go involves utilizing the YAML library available through gopkg.in/yaml.v2. The provided code is designed to parse a YAML file with nested key-value pairs, like the following:

firewall_network_rules:
  rule1:
    src:       blablabla-host
    dst:       blabla-hostname

However, issues arise when attempting to parse key-value pairs without accompanying values. The implemented struct does not define these values, leading to an error during parsing.

To address this issue, consider incorporating a real-world YAML example, such as a service.yaml from Google Cloud or Kubernetes:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: myName
  namespace: default
  labels:
    router.deis.io/routable: "true"
  annotations:
    router.deis.io/domains: ""
spec:
  type: NodePort
  selector:
    app: myName
  ports:
    - name: http
      port: 80
      targetPort: 80
    - name: https
      port: 443
      targetPort: 443

This example demonstrates nested key-value relationships and provides a practical use case. The corresponding Go struct would resemble:

type Service struct {
    APIVersion string `yaml:"apiVersion"`
    Kind       string `yaml:"kind"`
    Metadata   struct {
        Name      string `yaml:"name"`
        Namespace string `yaml:"namespace"`
        Labels    struct {
            RouterDeisIoRoutable string `yaml:"router.deis.io/routable"`
        } `yaml:"labels"`
        Annotations struct {
            RouterDeisIoDomains string `yaml:"router.deis.io/domains"`
        } `yaml:"annotations"`
    }
    Spec struct {
        Type     string `yaml:"type"`
        Selector struct {
            App string `yaml:"app"`
        }
        Ports []struct {
            Name       string `yaml:"name"`
            Port       int    `yaml:"port"`
            TargetPort int    `yaml:"targetPort"`
            NodePort   int    `yaml:"nodePort,omitempty"`
        } `yaml:"ports"`
    }
}

To simplify the process, services like yaml-to-go and json-to-go provide convenient tools for converting YAML to Go structs, making the parsing task more manageable.

Finally, to unmarshal the YAML file into your struct, you can use the following code:

var service Service

err := yaml.Unmarshal(yourFile, &service)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

This approach enables access to the parsed data through the service struct, allowing you to interact with the YAML file's information in your Go application.