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js-yaml

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YAML 1.2 parser and serializer

parserpyyamlserializeryaml
Versions collected93
Direct dependencies18From release 5.5.0
Last observed20 Oct, 15:25 UTC

README

Current package documentation

js-yaml

CI NPM version

YAML 1.2 parser and serializer for JavaScript.

Online demo

  • Supports the YAML 1.2 and YAML 1.1 specifications.
  • Passes the entire YAML Test Suite.

Documentation >>

Install
npm install js-yaml
Usage
import { load } from 'js-yaml'

try {
  const document = load('greeting: hello')
  console.log(document.greeting)
} catch (e) {
  console.error(e)
}

import { dump } from 'js-yaml'

const source = dump({ greeting: 'hello' })
console.log(source)

More usage examples.

Downloads & popularity

0downloads
1-day window · source-reported counts19 Oct 2026
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Versions 93

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3.2.419 Dec 20145
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3.0.227 Feb 20143
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3.0.016 Dec 20133
2.1.315 Oct 20133
2.1.26 Oct 20133
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2.1.05 Jun 20133
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2.0.48 Apr 20132
2.0.326 Feb 20132
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1.0.35 Nov 20122
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js-yaml: Quadratic-complexity (O(n^2)) DoS via !!omap tag in YAML11_SCHEMA

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js-yaml: maxTotalMergeKeys does not limit CPU use for empty merge sources

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GHSA-2883-xcg3-v3hhOSV

js-yaml: maxTotalMergeKeys does not limit CPU use for empty merge sources

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GHSA-5p4m-2wfm-xmqjOSV

JS-YAML: Quadratic CPU consumption in !!omap resolution (3.x and 4.x) — CVE-2026-59870 fix not backported

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GHSA-g796-fgmg-93mvOSV

js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption in js-yaml

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GHSA-pm4m-ph32-ghv5OSV

js-yaml: Exponential parsing time in flow collections leads to denial of service

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GHSA-h67p-54hq-rp68OSV

JS-YAML: Quadratic-complexity DoS in merge key handling via repeated aliases

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