---------------> JSON <---------------
JavaScript Object Notation
Attempts to strike balance between human-readable & machine readability
{
“response” : {
“type” : “Cisco Catalyst 9300”,
“family” : “Switches”,
“macAddr” : “f8:7b:20:67:62:80”
}
}
Key:Value Pair
Value types:
- Text
- Numeric
- { } Object - Series of key:value pairs
- [ ] Array – Series of values (not key:value pairs)
Example of JSON Array:
[
“Fred”,
“Wilma”,
“Barney”
]
Example of JSON Object:
{
“Parents”: [
“Fred”,
“Wilma”,
“Barney”,
“Betty”
],
“Children”: [
“Pebbles”,
“Bambam”
]
}
^ This JSON object has two arrays within.
---
---------------> XML <---------------
eXtensible Markup Language
<?xml version = “1.0”>
<root>
<blah>
<blah1>
<blah2>
<blah3>
</blah>
</root>
---
---------------> YAML <---------------
YAML Ain’t Markup Language
Used heavily in Ansible
#Comment about Playbook
-name: Get IOS Facts
hosts: mylab
vars:
host: “{{ ansible_host }}”
username: “{{ username }}”
tasks:
- ios_facts:
gather_subset: all
provider: “{{ cli }}”
