[jsonviewertool]

YAML is great for human-readable configuration, but many APIs and tools expect JSON.

I wrote this short guide to explain when YAML → JSON conversion is required, common pitfalls (indentation, duplicate keys, anchors), and how this shows up in real Kubernetes and API workflows.

Feedback welcome.

[alpb]

Is there an actual guide? It seems you've mainly pasted something along the lines of a ChatGPT output to a Github Pages html.

[jsonviewertool]

Fair question.

The GitHub Pages article is intentionally minimal, but it’s not meant to be a generic LLM dump. The examples come from real issues I’ve hit while working with Kubernetes manifests and CI pipelines — especially duplicate keys, implicit type coercion, and indentation edge cases that silently break JSON conversion.

I’m actively expanding it with: - concrete Kubernetes + API payload examples - cases where YAML parses but produces invalid JSON - notes on tooling differences (yq, js-yaml, browser-based parsers)

The online converter exists mainly as a reference implementation that runs fully client-side and exposes these edge cases clearly: https://jsonviewertool.com/yaml-to-json

Happy to improve the guide based on feedback — appreciate the pushback.