Hocon, aka Human-Optimized Config Object Notation, is a data notation created in 2011.
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HOCON, or Human-Optimized Config Object Notation is a format for human-readable data, and a superset of JSON and .properties. It is primarily used in conjunction with the Play framework, and is developed by Lightbend. It is also supported as a configuration format for .NET projects via Akka.NET and Puppet.. Read more on Wikipedia...
// one array
a : [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
// two arrays that are concatenated
a : [ 1, 2 ] [ 3, 4 ]
// a later definition referring to an earlier
// (see "self-referential substitutions" below)
a : [ 1, 2 ]
a : ${a} [ 3, 4 ]| Feature | Supported | Token | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comments | ✓ | // A comment |
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| Line Comments | ✓ | // | // A comment |
| Lists | ✓ | [1, 2, 3] |
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| Maps | ✓ | {"name": "Mary"} |
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| Strings | ✓ | "hello world" |
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| Integers | ✓ | 80766866 |
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| Floats | ✓ | 2.3 |
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| Booleans | ✓ | false |
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| Semantic Indentation | X | ||
| Case Insensitive Identifiers | X | ||
| Multiline Strings | X | ||
| File Imports | X | ||
| MultiLine Comments | X | ||
| Ternary operators | X | ||
| Conditionals | X | ||
| Macros | X | ||
| Disk Output | X |