yamllint version 1.1.0

It is more tolerant than 'default'.

MANIFEST.in

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include LICENSE
+include README.rst
+include docs/*

README.rst

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ yamllint
 
 A linter for YAML files.
 
-yamllint does not only check for syntax validity, but for common cosmetic
-conventions such as lines length, trailing spaces, indentation, etc.
+yamllint does not only check for syntax validity, but for weirdnesses like key
+repetition and cosmetic problems such as lines length, trailing spaces,
+indentation, etc.
 
 .. image::
    https://travis-ci.org/adrienverge/yamllint.svg?branch=master
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ Usage
 
 .. code:: bash
 
+ # Use a pre-defined lint configuration
+ yamllint -d relaxed file.yml
+
  # Use a custom lint configuration
  yamllint -c ~/myconfig file.yml
 
@@ -63,3 +67,19 @@ Usage
 
  # Output a parsable format (for syntax checking in editors like Vim, emacs...)
  yamllint -f parsable file.yml
+
+Configuration example
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. code:: yaml
+
+ extends: default
+
+ rules:
+   # 80 chars should be enough, but don't fail if a line is longer
+   line-length:
+     max: 80
+     level: warning
+
+   # don't bother me with this rule
+   indentation: disable

docs/conf.py

@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'yamllintdoc'
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', 'yamllint', u'yamllint Documentation',
-     [u'Adrien Vergé'], 1)
+    ('index', 'yamllint', '', [u'Adrien Vergé'], 1)
 ]

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ settings can be gathered in a configuration file.
 To use a custom configuration file, either name it ``.yamllint`` in your working
 directory, or use the ``-c`` option:
 
-::
+.. code:: bash
 
  yamllint -c ~/myconfig file.yml
 
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ Unless told otherwise, yamllint uses its ``default`` configuration:
 
 Details on rules can be found on :doc:`the rules page <rules>`.
 
+There is another pre-defined configuration named ``relaxed``. As its name
+suggests, it is more tolerant.
+
+It can be chosen using:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ yamllint -d relaxed file.yml
+
 Extending the default configuration
 -----------------------------------
 
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ strict on block sequences indentation:
  extends: default
 
  rules:
-   # 80 should be enough, but don't fail if a line is longer
+   # 80 chars should be enough, but don't fail if a line is longer
    line-length:
      max: 80
      level: warning
@@ -63,6 +72,21 @@ strict on block sequences indentation:
    indentation:
      indent-sequences: whatever
 
+Custom configuration without a config file
+------------------------------------------
+
+It is possible -- although not recommended -- to pass custom configuration
+options to yamllint with the ``-d`` (short for ``--config-data``) option.
+
+Its content can either be the name of a pre-defined conf (example: ``default``
+or ``relaxed``) or a serialized YAML object describing the configuration.
+
+For instance:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ yamllint -d "{extends: relaxed, rules: {line-length: {max: 120}}}" file.yml
+
 Errors and warnings
 -------------------
 

docs/index.rst

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 yamllint documentation
 ======================
 
-A linter for YAML files.
-
-yamllint does not only check for syntax validity, but for common cosmetic
-conventions such as lines length, trailing spaces, indentation, etc.
+.. automodule:: yamllint
 
 Screenshot
 ----------

setup.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup(
     keywords=['yaml', 'lint', 'linter', 'syntax', 'checker'],
     url='https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint',
     classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
         'Environment :: Console',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)',
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ setup(
 
     packages=find_packages(),
     entry_points={'console_scripts': ['yamllint=yamllint.cli:run']},
-    package_data={'yamllint': ['conf/*.yml']},
+    package_data={'yamllint': ['conf/*.yml'],
+                  'tests': ['yaml-1.2-spec-examples/*']},
     install_requires=['pyyaml'],
     tests_require=['nose'],
     test_suite='nose.collector',

tests/rules/test_indentation.py

@@ -15,6 +15,371 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from tests.common import RuleTestCase
+from yamllint.parser import token_generator
+from yamllint.rules.indentation import check
+
+
+class IndentationStackTestCase(RuleTestCase):
+    # This test suite checks that the "indentation stack" built by the
+    # indentation rule is valid. It is important, since everything else in the
+    # rule relies on this stack.
+
+    maxDiff = None
+
+    def format_stack(self, stack):
+        """Transform the stack at a given moment into a printable string like:
+
+        B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5
+        """
+        return ' '.join(map(str, stack[1:]))
+
+    def full_stack(self, source):
+        conf = {'spaces': 2, 'indent-sequences': True,
+                'check-multi-line-strings': False}
+        context = {}
+        output = ''
+        for elem in token_generator(source):
+            list(check(conf, elem.curr, elem.prev, elem.next, elem.nextnext,
+                       context))
+
+            token_type = (elem.curr.__class__.__name__
+                          .replace('Token', '')
+                          .replace('Block', 'B').replace('Flow', 'F')
+                          .replace('Sequence', 'Seq')
+                          .replace('Mapping', 'Map'))
+            if token_type in ('StreamStart', 'StreamEnd'):
+                continue
+            output += '%9s %s\n' % (token_type,
+                                    self.format_stack(context['stack']))
+        return output
+
+    def test_simple_mapping(self):
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('key: val\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('     key: val\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:5\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:5 KEY:5\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:5 KEY:5\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:5 KEY:5 VAL:10\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:5\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+    def test_simple_sequence(self):
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('- 1\n'
+                            '- 2\n'
+                            '- 3\n'),
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('key:\n'
+                            '  - 1\n'
+                            '  - 2\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            'BSeqStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+    def test_non_indented_sequences(self):
+        # There seems to be a bug in pyyaml: depending on the indentation, a
+        # sequence does not produce the same tokens. More precisely, the
+        # following YAML:
+        #     usr:
+        #       - lib
+        # produces a BlockSequenceStartToken and a BlockEndToken around the
+        # "lib" sequence, whereas the following:
+        #     usr:
+        #     - lib
+        # does not (both two tokens are omitted).
+        # So, yamllint must create fake 'B_SEQ'. This test makes sure it does.
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('usr:\n'
+                            '  - lib\n'
+                            'var: cache\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            'BSeqStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('usr:\n'
+                            '- lib\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            # missing BSeqStart here
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            # missing BEnd here
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('usr:\n'
+                            '- lib\n'
+                            'var: cache\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            # missing BSeqStart here
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            # missing BEnd here
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('usr:\n'
+                            '- []\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            # missing BSeqStart here
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            'FSeqStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 F_SEQ:3\n'
+            '  FSeqEnd B_MAP:0\n'
+            # missing BEnd here
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('usr:\n'
+                            '- k:\n'
+                            '    v\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            # missing BSeqStart here
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2 KEY:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2 KEY:2\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2 KEY:2 VAL:4\n'  # noqa
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_MAP:0\n'
+            # missing BEnd here
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+    def test_flows(self):
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('usr: [\n'
+                            '  {k:\n'
+                            '    v}\n'
+                            '  ]\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            'FSeqStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5 F_SEQ:2\n'
+            'FMapStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5 F_SEQ:2 F_MAP:3\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5 F_SEQ:2 F_MAP:3 KEY:3\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5 F_SEQ:2 F_MAP:3 KEY:3\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5 F_SEQ:2 F_MAP:3 KEY:3 VAL:5\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5 F_SEQ:2 F_MAP:3\n'
+            '  FMapEnd B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5 F_SEQ:2\n'
+            '  FSeqEnd B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+    def test_anchors(self):
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('key: &anchor value\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            '   Anchor B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('key: &anchor\n'
+                            '  value\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '   Anchor B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('- &anchor value\n'),
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Anchor B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('- &anchor\n'
+                            '  value\n'),
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Anchor B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('- &anchor\n'
+                            '  - 1\n'
+                            '  - 2\n'),
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Anchor B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('&anchor key:\n'
+                            '  value\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Anchor B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('pre:\n'
+                            '  &anchor1 0\n'
+                            '&anchor2 key:\n'
+                            '  value\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '   Anchor B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Anchor B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('sequence: &anchor\n'
+                            '- entry\n'
+                            '- &anchor\n'
+                            '  - nested\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '   Anchor B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            # missing BSeqStart here
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Anchor B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            'BSeqStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_MAP:0\n'
+            # missing BEnd here
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+    def test_tags(self):
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('key: !!tag value\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            '      Tag B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:5\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('- !!map # Block collection\n'
+                            '  foo : bar\n'),
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '      Tag B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            'BMapStart B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2\n'
+            '      Key B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2 KEY:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2 KEY:2\n'
+            '    Value B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2 KEY:2 VAL:8\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_MAP:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('- !!seq\n'
+                            '  - nested item\n'),
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '      Tag B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            'BSeqStart B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '     BEnd \n')
+
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(
+            self.full_stack('sequence: !!seq\n'
+                            '- entry\n'
+                            '- !!seq\n'
+                            '  - nested\n'),
+            'BMapStart B_MAP:0\n'
+            '      Key B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0\n'
+            '    Value B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            '      Tag B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2\n'
+            # missing BSeqStart here
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0\n'
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            '      Tag B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2\n'
+            'BSeqStart B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '   BEntry B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2 B_ENT:4\n'
+            '   Scalar B_MAP:0 KEY:0 VAL:2 B_SEQ:0 B_ENT:2 B_SEQ:2\n'
+            '     BEnd B_MAP:0\n'
+            # missing BEnd here
+            '     BEnd \n')
 
 
 class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
@@ -131,6 +496,87 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '        date: 1991\n'
                    '...\n', conf)
 
+    def test_consistent(self):
+        conf = ('indentation: {spaces: consistent,\n'
+                '              indent-sequences: whatever}\n'
+                'document-start: disable\n')
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'object:\n'
+                   ' k1:\n'
+                   '  - a\n'
+                   '  - b\n'
+                   ' k2: v2\n'
+                   ' k3:\n'
+                   '  - name: Unix\n'
+                   '    date: 1969\n'
+                   '  - name: Linux\n'
+                   '    date: 1991\n'
+                   '...\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'object:\n'
+                   '  k1:\n'
+                   '  - a\n'
+                   '  - b\n'
+                   '  k2: v2\n'
+                   '  k3:\n'
+                   '  - name: Unix\n'
+                   '    date: 1969\n'
+                   '  - name: Linux\n'
+                   '    date: 1991\n'
+                   '...\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'object:\n'
+                   '   k1:\n'
+                   '      - a\n'
+                   '      - b\n'
+                   '   k2: v2\n'
+                   '   k3:\n'
+                   '      - name: Unix\n'
+                   '        date: 1969\n'
+                   '      - name: Linux\n'
+                   '        date: 1991\n'
+                   '...\n', conf)
+        self.check('first is not indented:\n'
+                   '  value is indented\n', conf)
+        self.check('first is not indented:\n'
+                   '     value:\n'
+                   '          is indented\n', conf)
+        self.check('- first is already indented:\n'
+                   '    value is indented too\n', conf)
+        self.check('- first is already indented:\n'
+                   '       value:\n'
+                   '            is indented too\n', conf)
+        self.check('- first is already indented:\n'
+                   '       value:\n'
+                   '             is indented too\n', conf, problem=(3, 14))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n'
+                   '  - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf, problem=(7, 5))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '  - a\n'
+                   '  - b\n'
+                   '  - c\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   ' - 1\n'
+                   ' - 2\n'
+                   ' - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '- a\n'
+                   '- b\n'
+                   '- c\n', conf)
+
     def test_indent_sequences_whatever(self):
         conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 4, indent-sequences: whatever}'
         self.check('---\n'
@@ -169,7 +615,9 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '- b\n'
                    '- c\n', conf, problem=(6, 1, 'syntax'))
 
-    def test_flow_mappings(self):
+    def test_direct_flows(self):
+        # flow: [ ...
+        # ]
         conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2}'
         self.check('---\n'
                    'a: {x: 1,\n'
@@ -183,10 +631,46 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    'a: {x: 1,\n'
                    '     y,\n'
                    '    z: 1}\n', conf, problem=(3, 6))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: {x: 1,\n'
+                   '  y, z: 1}\n', conf, problem=(3, 3))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: {x: 1,\n'
+                   '    y, z: 1\n'
+                   '}\n', conf)
         self.check('---\n'
                    'a: {x: 1,\n'
                    '  y, z: 1\n'
                    '}\n', conf, problem=(3, 3))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: [x,\n'
+                   '    y,\n'
+                   '    z]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: [x,\n'
+                   '   y,\n'
+                   '    z]\n', conf, problem=(3, 4))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: [x,\n'
+                   '     y,\n'
+                   '    z]\n', conf, problem=(3, 6))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: [x,\n'
+                   '  y, z]\n', conf, problem=(3, 3))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: [x,\n'
+                   '    y, z\n'
+                   ']\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'a: [x,\n'
+                   '  y, z\n'
+                   ']\n', conf, problem=(3, 3))
+
+    def test_broken_flows(self):
+        # flow: [
+        #   ...
+        # ]
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2}'
         self.check('---\n'
                    'a: {\n'
                    '  x: 1,\n'
@@ -206,25 +690,6 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '  x: 1,\n'
                    '  y, z: 1\n'
                    '  }\n', conf, problem=(5, 3))
-
-    def test_flow_sequences(self):
-        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2}'
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'a: [x,\n'
-                   '    y,\n'
-                   '    z]\n', conf)
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'a: [x,\n'
-                   '   y,\n'
-                   '    z]\n', conf, problem=(3, 4))
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'a: [x,\n'
-                   '     y,\n'
-                   '    z]\n', conf, problem=(3, 6))
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'a: [x,\n'
-                   '  y, z\n'
-                   ']\n', conf, problem=(3, 3))
         self.check('---\n'
                    'a: [\n'
                    '  x,\n'
@@ -244,6 +709,138 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '  x,\n'
                    '  y, z\n'
                    '  ]\n', conf, problem=(5, 3))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'obj: {\n'
+                   '  a: 1,\n'
+                   '   b: 2,\n'
+                   ' c: 3\n'
+                   '}\n', conf, problem1=(4, 4), problem2=(5, 2))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list: [\n'
+                   '  1,\n'
+                   '   2,\n'
+                   ' 3\n'
+                   ']\n', conf, problem1=(4, 4), problem2=(5, 2))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules: [\n'
+                   '    1, 2,\n'
+                   '  ]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules: [\n'
+                   '    1, 2,\n'
+                   ']\n'
+                   '  rulez: [\n'
+                   '    1, 2,\n'
+                   '    ]\n', conf, problem1=(5, 1), problem2=(8, 5))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules:\n'
+                   '    here: {\n'
+                   '      foo: 1,\n'
+                   '      bar: 2\n'
+                   '    }\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules:\n'
+                   '    here: {\n'
+                   '      foo: 1,\n'
+                   '      bar: 2\n'
+                   '      }\n'
+                   '    there: {\n'
+                   '      foo: 1,\n'
+                   '      bar: 2\n'
+                   '  }\n', conf, problem1=(7, 7), problem2=(11, 3))
+
+    def test_cleared_flows(self):
+        # flow:
+        #   [
+        #     ...
+        #   ]
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules:\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '      foo: 1,\n'
+                   '      bar: 2\n'
+                   '    }\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules:\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '       foo: 1,\n'
+                   '      bar: 2\n'
+                   '    }\n', conf, problem=(5, 8))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules:\n'
+                   '   {\n'
+                   '     foo: 1,\n'
+                   '     bar: 2\n'
+                   '   }\n', conf, problem=(4, 4))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules:\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '      foo: 1,\n'
+                   '      bar: 2\n'
+                   '   }\n', conf, problem=(7, 4))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules:\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '      foo: 1,\n'
+                   '      bar: 2\n'
+                   '     }\n', conf, problem=(7, 6))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  [\n'
+                   '    a, b, c\n'
+                   '  ]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  [\n'
+                   '     a, b, c\n'
+                   '  ]\n', conf, problem=(4, 6))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '   [\n'
+                   '     a, b, c\n'
+                   '   ]\n', conf, problem=(3, 4))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  [\n'
+                   '    a, b, c\n'
+                   '   ]\n', conf, problem=(5, 4))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules: [\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '      foo: 1\n'
+                   '    },\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '      foo: 2,\n'
+                   '      bar: [\n'
+                   '        a, b, c\n'
+                   '      ],\n'
+                   '    },\n'
+                   '  ]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'top:\n'
+                   '  rules: [\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '     foo: 1\n'
+                   '     },\n'
+                   '    {\n'
+                   '      foo: 2,\n'
+                   '        bar: [\n'
+                   '          a, b, c\n'
+                   '      ],\n'
+                   '    },\n'
+                   ']\n', conf, problem1=(5, 6), problem2=(6, 6),
+                   problem3=(9, 9), problem4=(11, 7), problem5=(13, 1))
 
     def test_under_indented(self):
         conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2, indent-sequences: yes}'
@@ -438,21 +1035,6 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                 'document-start: disable\n')
         self.check('  a: 1\n', conf, problem=(1, 3))
 
-    def test_broken_inline_flows(self):
-        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2}'
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'obj: {\n'
-                   '  a: 1,\n'
-                   '   b: 2,\n'
-                   ' c: 3\n'
-                   '}\n', conf, problem1=(4, 4), problem2=(5, 2))
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'list: [\n'
-                   '  1,\n'
-                   '   2,\n'
-                   ' 3\n'
-                   ']\n', conf, problem1=(4, 4), problem2=(5, 2))
-
     def test_explicit_block_mappings(self):
         conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 4}'
         self.check('---\n'
@@ -534,6 +1116,95 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '      line\n'
                    '...\n', conf, problem=(4, 6))
 
+    def test_anchors(self):
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'key: &anchor value\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'key: &anchor\n'
+                   '  value\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '- &anchor value\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '- &anchor\n'
+                   '  value\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'key: &anchor [1,\n'
+                   '              2]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'key: &anchor\n'
+                   '  [1,\n'
+                   '   2]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'key: &anchor\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '- &anchor [1,\n'
+                   '           2]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '- &anchor\n'
+                   '  [1,\n'
+                   '   2]\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '- &anchor\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'key:\n'
+                   '  &anchor1\n'
+                   '  value\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'pre:\n'
+                   '  &anchor1 0\n'
+                   '&anchor2 key:\n'
+                   '  value\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'machine0:\n'
+                   '  /etc/hosts: &ref-etc-hosts\n'
+                   '    content:\n'
+                   '      - 127.0.0.1: localhost\n'
+                   '      - ::1: localhost\n'
+                   '    mode: 0644\n'
+                   'machine1:\n'
+                   '  /etc/hosts: *ref-etc-hosts\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list:\n'
+                   '  - k: v\n'
+                   '  - &a truc\n'
+                   '  - &b\n'
+                   '    truc\n'
+                   '  - k: *a\n', conf)
+
+    def test_tags(self):
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '-\n'
+                   '  "flow in block"\n'
+                   '- >\n'
+                   '    Block scalar\n'
+                   '- !!map  # Block collection\n'
+                   '  foo: bar\n', conf)
+
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 2, indent-sequences: no}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'sequence: !!seq\n'
+                   '- entry\n'
+                   '- !!seq\n'
+                   '  - nested\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'mapping: !!map\n'
+                   '  foo: bar\n'
+                   'Block style: !!map\n'
+                   '  Clark: Evans\n'
+                   '  Ingy: döt Net\n'
+                   '  Oren: Ben-Kiki\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'Flow style: !!map {Clark: Evans, Ingy: döt Net}\n'
+                   'Block style: !!seq\n'
+                   '- Clark Evans\n'
+                   '- Ingy döt Net\n', conf)
+
 
 class ScalarIndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
     rule_id = 'indentation'
@@ -938,3 +1609,39 @@ class ScalarIndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '      paragraph gap, \\n and\n'
                    '       spaces.\n', conf,
                    problem1=(3, 6), problem2=(5, 7), problem3=(6, 8))
+
+    def test_consistent(self):
+        conf = ('indentation: {spaces: consistent,\n'
+                '              check-multi-line-strings: yes}\n'
+                'document-start: disable\n')
+        self.check('multi\n'
+                   'line\n', conf)
+        self.check('multi\n'
+                   ' line\n', conf, problem=(2, 2))
+        self.check('- multi\n'
+                   '  line\n', conf)
+        self.check('- multi\n'
+                   '   line\n', conf, problem=(2, 4))
+        self.check('a key: multi\n'
+                   '  line\n', conf, problem=(2, 3))
+        self.check('a key: multi\n'
+                   '        line\n', conf, problem=(2, 9))
+        self.check('a key:\n'
+                   '  multi\n'
+                   '   line\n', conf, problem=(3, 4))
+        self.check('- C code: void main() {\n'
+                   '              printf("foo");\n'
+                   '          }\n', conf, problem=(2, 15))
+        self.check('- C code:\n'
+                   '    void main() {\n'
+                   '        printf("foo");\n'
+                   '    }\n', conf, problem=(3, 9))
+        self.check('>\n'
+                   '  multi\n'
+                   '  line\n', conf)
+        self.check('>\n'
+                   '     multi\n'
+                   '     line\n', conf)
+        self.check('>\n'
+                   '     multi\n'
+                   '      line\n', conf, problem=(3, 7))

tests/test_config.py

@@ -58,6 +58,53 @@ class SimpleConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                   '    max-spaces-after: 1\n'
                                   '    abcdef: yes\n')
 
+    def test_validate_rule_conf(self):
+        class Rule(object):
+            ID = 'fake'
+
+        self.assertEqual(config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, False), False)
+        self.assertEqual(config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, 'disable'), False)
+
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'level': 'error'})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'level': 'warning'})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'level': 'warn'})
+
+        Rule.CONF = {'length': int}
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'length': 8})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'height': 8})
+
+        Rule.CONF = {'a': bool, 'b': int}
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'a': True, 'b': 0})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'a': True})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'b': 0})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'a': 1, 'b': 0})
+
+        Rule.CONF = {'choice': (True, 88, 'str')}
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': True})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 88})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 'str'})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'choice': False})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'choice': 99})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'choice': 'abc'})
+
+        Rule.CONF = {'choice': (int, 'hardcoded')}
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 42})
+        config.validate_rule_conf(Rule, {'choice': 'hardcoded'})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'choice': False})
+        self.assertRaises(config.YamlLintConfigError,
+                          config.validate_rule_conf, Rule, {'choice': 'abc'})
+
 
 class ExtendedConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_extend_add_rule(self):

tests/test_linter.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Adrien Vergé
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import io
+
+import unittest
+
+from yamllint.config import YamlLintConfig
+from yamllint import linter
+
+
+class LinterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def fake_config(self):
+        return YamlLintConfig('extends: default')
+
+    def test_run_on_string(self):
+        linter.run('test: document', self.fake_config())
+
+    def test_run_on_bytes(self):
+        linter.run(b'test: document', self.fake_config())
+
+    def test_run_on_unicode(self):
+        linter.run(u'test: document', self.fake_config())
+
+    def test_run_on_stream(self):
+        linter.run(io.StringIO(u'hello'), self.fake_config())
+
+    def test_run_on_int(self):
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, linter.run, 42, self.fake_config())
+
+    def test_run_on_list(self):
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, linter.run,
+                          ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o'], self.fake_config())

tests/test_spec_examples.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from io import open
 import os
 
 from tests.common import RuleTestCase
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ from tests.common import RuleTestCase
 #             for br in span.find_all("br"):
 #                 br.replace_with("\n")
 #             text = text.replace('\u2193', '')    # downwards arrow
+#             text = text.replace('\u21d3', '')    # double downwards arrow
 #             text = text.replace('\u00b7', ' ')   # visible space
 #             text = text.replace('\u21d4', '')    # byte order mark
 #             text = text.replace('\u2192', '\t')  # right arrow
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ conf_overrides = {
     'example-7.15': ('braces: {min-spaces-inside: 0, max-spaces-inside: 1}\n'
                      'commas: {max-spaces-before: 1, min-spaces-after: 0}\n'
                      'colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
+    'example-7.16': ('indentation: disable\n'),
     'example-7.17': ('indentation: disable\n'),
     'example-7.18': ('indentation: disable\n'),
     'example-7.19': ('indentation: disable\n'),
@@ -111,9 +114,15 @@ conf_overrides = {
     'example-8.14': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
     'example-8.16': ('indentation: {spaces: 1}\n'),
     'example-8.17': ('indentation: disable\n'),
+    'example-8.20': ('indentation: {indent-sequences: no}\n'
+                     'colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}\n'),
+    'example-8.22': ('indentation: disable\n'),
+    'example-10.1': ('colons: {max-spaces-before: 2}\n'),
+    'example-10.2': ('indentation: {indent-sequences: no}\n'),
 }
 
-files = os.listdir('tests/yaml-1.2-spec-examples')
+files = os.listdir(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
+                                'yaml-1.2-spec-examples'))
 assert len(files) == 132
 
 
@@ -122,15 +131,6 @@ def _gen_test(buffer, conf):
         self.check(buffer, conf)
     return test
 
-# TODO
-# The following tests are blacklisted because they contain rarely-used formats
-# that yamllint does not handle yet.
-tmp_blacklist = (
-    'example-7.16',
-    'example-8.20',
-    'example-8.22',
-    'example-10.1',
-)
 # The following tests are blacklisted (i.e. will not be checked against
 # yamllint), because pyyaml is currently not able to parse the contents
 # (using yaml.parse()).
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ pyyaml_blacklist = (
 )
 
 for file in files:
-    if file in tmp_blacklist or file in pyyaml_blacklist:
+    if file in pyyaml_blacklist:
         continue
 
-    with open('tests/yaml-1.2-spec-examples/' + file) as f:
+    with open('tests/yaml-1.2-spec-examples/' + file, encoding='utf-8') as f:
         conf = conf_general + conf_overrides.get(file, '')
         setattr(SpecificationTestCase, 'test_' + file,
                 _gen_test(f.read(), conf))

tests/yaml-1.2-spec-examples/example-8.5

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   # Comments:
 strip: |-
   # text
-  ⇓
+  
  # Clip
   # comments:
 

yamllint/__init__.py

@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-APP_NAME = 'yamllint'
-APP_VERSION = '0.7.0'
-APP_DESCRIPTION = """A linter for YAML files.
+"""A linter for YAML files.
 
-yamllint does not only check for syntax validity, but for common cosmetic
-conventions such as lines length, trailing spaces, indentation, etc."""
+yamllint does not only check for syntax validity, but for weirdnesses like key
+repetition and cosmetic problems such as lines length, trailing spaces,
+indentation, etc."""
+
+
+APP_NAME = 'yamllint'
+APP_VERSION = '1.1.0'
+APP_DESCRIPTION = __doc__
 
 __author__ = u'Adrien Vergé'
 __copyright__ = u'Copyright 2016, Adrien Vergé'

yamllint/cli.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Adrien Vergé
 #
@@ -67,8 +66,11 @@ def run(argv=None):
                                      description=APP_DESCRIPTION)
     parser.add_argument('files', metavar='FILE_OR_DIR', nargs='+',
                         help='files to check')
-    parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='config_file', action='store',
-                        help='path to a custom configuration')
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--config-file', dest='config_file',
+                        action='store', help='path to a custom configuration')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--config-data', dest='config_data',
+                        action='store',
+                        help='custom configuration (as YAML source)')
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--format',
                         choices=('parsable', 'standard'), default='standard',
                         help='format for parsing output')
@@ -79,8 +81,17 @@ def run(argv=None):
 
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
+    if args.config_file is not None and args.config_data is not None:
+        print('Options --config-file and --config-data cannot be used '
+              'simultaneously.', file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
     try:
-        if args.config_file is not None:
+        if args.config_data is not None:
+            if ':' not in args.config_data:
+                args.config_data = 'extends: ' + args.config_data
+            conf = YamlLintConfig(content=args.config_data)
+        elif args.config_file is not None:
             conf = YamlLintConfig(file=args.config_file)
         elif os.path.isfile('.yamllint'):
             conf = YamlLintConfig(file='.yamllint')

yamllint/conf/relaxed.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+
+extends: default
+
+rules:
+  braces:
+    level: warning
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+  brackets:
+    level: warning
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+  colons:
+    level: warning
+  commas:
+    level: warning
+  comments: disable
+  comments-indentation: disable
+  document-end: disable
+  document-start: disable
+  empty-lines:
+    level: warning
+  hyphens: disable
+  indentation:
+    spaces: consistent
+    indent-sequences: whatever
+    check-multi-line-strings: no
+  line-length:
+    level: warning
+    max: 100

yamllint/config.py

@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ def validate_rule_conf(rule, conf):
                     'invalid config: unknown option "%s" for rule "%s"' %
                     (optkey, rule.ID))
             if type(options[optkey]) == tuple:
-                if conf[optkey] not in options[optkey]:
+                if (conf[optkey] not in options[optkey] and
+                        type(conf[optkey]) not in options[optkey]):
                     raise YamlLintConfigError(
                         'invalid config: option "%s" of "%s" should be in %s'
                         % (optkey, rule.ID, options[optkey]))

yamllint/linter.py

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def get_costemic_problems(buffer, conf):
                 rule_conf = conf.rules[rule.ID]
                 for problem in rule.check(rule_conf,
                                           elem.curr, elem.prev, elem.next,
+                                          elem.nextnext,
                                           context[rule.ID]):
                     problem.rule = rule.ID
                     problem.level = rule_conf['level']
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ def run(input, conf):
     :param input: buffer, string or stream to read from
     :param conf: yamllint configuration object
     """
-    if type(input) == str:
+    if type(input) in (type(b''), type(u'')):  # compat with Python 2 & 3
         return _run(input, conf)
     elif hasattr(input, 'read'):  # Python 2's file or Python 3's io.IOBase
         # We need to have everything in memory to parse correctly

yamllint/parser.py

@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ class Line(object):
 
 
 class Token(object):
-    def __init__(self, line_no, curr, prev, next):
+    def __init__(self, line_no, curr, prev, next, nextnext):
         self.line_no = line_no
         self.curr = curr
         self.prev = prev
         self.next = next
+        self.nextnext = nextnext
 
 
 def line_generator(buffer):
@@ -55,14 +56,16 @@ def token_generator(buffer):
 
     try:
         prev = None
-        next = yaml_loader.peek_token()
-        while next is not None:
-            curr = yaml_loader.get_token()
-            next = yaml_loader.peek_token()
+        curr = yaml_loader.get_token()
+        while curr is not None:
+            next = yaml_loader.get_token()
+            nextnext = yaml_loader.peek_token()
 
-            yield Token(curr.start_mark.line + 1, curr, prev, next)
+            yield Token(curr.start_mark.line + 1, curr, prev, next, nextnext)
 
             prev = curr
+            curr = next
+
     except yaml.scanner.ScannerError:
         pass
 

yamllint/rules/braces.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ CONF = {'min-spaces-inside': int,
         'max-spaces-inside': int}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if isinstance(token, yaml.FlowMappingStartToken):
         problem = spaces_after(token, prev, next,
                                min=conf['min-spaces-inside'],

yamllint/rules/brackets.py

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CONF = {'min-spaces-inside': int,
         'max-spaces-inside': int}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if isinstance(token, yaml.FlowSequenceStartToken):
         problem = spaces_after(token, prev, next,
                                min=conf['min-spaces-inside'],

yamllint/rules/colons.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ CONF = {'max-spaces-before': int,
         'max-spaces-after': int}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if isinstance(token, yaml.ValueToken):
         problem = spaces_before(token, prev, next,
                                 max=conf['max-spaces-before'],

yamllint/rules/commas.py

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ CONF = {'max-spaces-before': int,
         'max-spaces-after': int}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if isinstance(token, yaml.FlowEntryToken):
         if (prev is not None and conf['max-spaces-before'] != -1 and
                 prev.end_mark.line < token.start_mark.line):

yamllint/rules/comments.py

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CONF = {'require-starting-space': bool,
         'min-spaces-from-content': int}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     for comment in get_comments_between_tokens(token, next):
         if (conf['min-spaces-from-content'] != -1 and
                 not isinstance(token, yaml.StreamStartToken) and

yamllint/rules/comments_indentation.py

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TYPE = 'token'
 #     # commented line 2
 #     current: line
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if prev is None:
         return
 

yamllint/rules/document_end.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'present': bool}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if conf['present']:
         if (isinstance(token, yaml.StreamEndToken) and
                 not (isinstance(prev, yaml.DocumentEndToken) or

yamllint/rules/document_start.py

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'present': bool}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if conf['present']:
         if (isinstance(prev, (yaml.StreamStartToken,
                               yaml.DocumentEndToken,

yamllint/rules/hyphens.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ TYPE = 'token'
 CONF = {'max-spaces-after': int}
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if isinstance(token, yaml.BlockEntryToken):
         problem = spaces_after(token, prev, next,
                                max=conf['max-spaces-after'],

yamllint/rules/indentation.py

@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ Use this rule to control the indentation.
 
 .. rubric:: Options
 
-* ``spaces`` defines the number of spaces that represent an indentation level.
+* ``spaces`` defines the indentation width, in spaces. Set either to an integer
+  (e.g. ``2`` or ``4``, representing the number of spaces in an indentation
+  level) or to ``consistent`` to allow any number, as long as it remains the
+  same within the file.
 * ``indent-sequences`` defines whether block sequences should be indented or
   not (when in a mapping, this indentation is not mandatory -- some people
   perceive the ``-`` as part of the indentation). Possible values: ``yes``,
@@ -73,6 +76,28 @@ Use this rule to control the indentation.
         - haystack:
             needle
 
+#. With ``indentation: {spaces: consistent}``
+
+   the following code snippet would **PASS**:
+   ::
+
+    history:
+       - name: Unix
+         date: 1969
+       - name: Linux
+         date: 1991
+    nest:
+       recurse:
+          - haystack:
+               needle
+
+   the following code snippet would **FAIL**:
+   ::
+
+    some:
+      Russian:
+          dolls
+
 #. With ``indentation: {spaces: 2, indent-sequences: no}``
 
    the following code snippet would **PASS**:
@@ -150,63 +175,77 @@ from yamllint.rules.common import is_explicit_key, get_real_end_line
 
 ID = 'indentation'
 TYPE = 'token'
-CONF = {'spaces': int,
+CONF = {'spaces': (int, 'consistent'),
         'indent-sequences': (True, False, 'whatever'),
         'check-multi-line-strings': bool}
 
-ROOT, MAP, B_SEQ, F_SEQ, B_ENT, KEY, VAL = range(7)
+ROOT, B_MAP, F_MAP, B_SEQ, F_SEQ, B_ENT, KEY, VAL = range(8)
+labels = ('ROOT', 'B_MAP', 'F_MAP', 'B_SEQ', 'F_SEQ', 'B_ENT', 'KEY', 'VAL')
 
 
 class Parent(object):
-    def __init__(self, type, indent):
+    def __init__(self, type, indent, line_indent=None):
         self.type = type
         self.indent = indent
+        self.line_indent = line_indent
         self.explicit_key = False
+        self.implicit_block_seq = False
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '%s:%d' % (labels[self.type], self.indent)
 
 
 def check_scalar_indentation(conf, token, context):
     if token.start_mark.line == token.end_mark.line:
         return
 
-    if token.plain:
-        expected_indent = token.start_mark.column
-    elif token.style in ('"', "'"):
-        expected_indent = token.start_mark.column + 1
-    elif token.style in ('>', '|'):
-        if context['stack'][-1].type == B_SEQ:
-            # - >
-            #     multi
-            #     line
-            expected_indent = token.start_mark.column + conf['spaces']
-        elif context['stack'][-1].type == KEY:
-            assert context['stack'][-1].explicit_key
-            # - ? >
-            #       multi-line
-            #       key
-            #   : >
-            #       multi-line
-            #       value
-            expected_indent = token.start_mark.column + conf['spaces']
-        elif context['stack'][-1].type == VAL:
-            if token.start_mark.line + 1 > context['cur_line']:
-                # - key:
-                #     >
-                #       multi
-                #       line
-                expected_indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + conf['spaces']
-            elif context['stack'][-2].explicit_key:
-                # - ? key
+    def compute_expected_indent(found_indent):
+        def detect_indent(base_indent):
+            if type(context['spaces']) is not int:
+                context['spaces'] = found_indent - base_indent
+            return base_indent + context['spaces']
+
+        if token.plain:
+            return token.start_mark.column
+        elif token.style in ('"', "'"):
+            return token.start_mark.column + 1
+        elif token.style in ('>', '|'):
+            if context['stack'][-1].type == B_SEQ:
+                # - >
+                #     multi
+                #     line
+                return detect_indent(token.start_mark.column)
+            elif context['stack'][-1].type == KEY:
+                assert context['stack'][-1].explicit_key
+                # - ? >
+                #       multi-line
+                #       key
                 #   : >
                 #       multi-line
                 #       value
-                expected_indent = token.start_mark.column + conf['spaces']
+                return detect_indent(token.start_mark.column)
+            elif context['stack'][-1].type == VAL:
+                if token.start_mark.line + 1 > context['cur_line']:
+                    # - key:
+                    #     >
+                    #       multi
+                    #       line
+                    return detect_indent(context['stack'][-1].indent)
+                elif context['stack'][-2].explicit_key:
+                    # - ? key
+                    #   : >
+                    #       multi-line
+                    #       value
+                    return detect_indent(token.start_mark.column)
+                else:
+                    # - key: >
+                    #     multi
+                    #     line
+                    return detect_indent(context['stack'][-2].indent)
             else:
-                # - key: >
-                #     multi
-                #     line
-                expected_indent = context['stack'][-2].indent + conf['spaces']
-        else:
-            expected_indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + conf['spaces']
+                return detect_indent(context['stack'][-1].indent)
+
+    expected_indent = None
 
     line_no = token.start_mark.line + 1
 
@@ -224,16 +263,20 @@ def check_scalar_indentation(conf, token, context):
         if token.start_mark.buffer[line_start + indent] == '\n':
             continue
 
+        if expected_indent is None:
+            expected_indent = compute_expected_indent(indent)
+
         if indent != expected_indent:
             yield LintProblem(line_no, indent + 1,
                               'wrong indentation: expected %d but found %d' %
                               (expected_indent, indent))
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if 'stack' not in context:
         context['stack'] = [Parent(ROOT, 0)]
         context['cur_line'] = -1
+        context['spaces'] = conf['spaces']
 
     # Step 1: Lint
 
@@ -244,17 +287,23 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
     first_in_line = (is_visible and
                      token.start_mark.line + 1 > context['cur_line'])
 
+    def detect_indent(next):
+        if type(context['spaces']) is not int:
+            context['spaces'] = (next.start_mark.column -
+                                 context['stack'][-1].indent)
+        return context['spaces']
+
     if first_in_line:
         found_indentation = token.start_mark.column
         expected = context['stack'][-1].indent
 
         if isinstance(token, (yaml.FlowMappingEndToken,
                               yaml.FlowSequenceEndToken)):
-            expected = 0
+            expected = context['stack'][-1].line_indent
         elif (context['stack'][-1].type == KEY and
                 context['stack'][-1].explicit_key and
                 not isinstance(token, yaml.ValueToken)):
-            expected += conf['spaces']
+            expected += detect_indent(token)
 
         if found_indentation != expected:
             yield LintProblem(token.start_mark.line + 1, found_indentation + 1,
@@ -275,9 +324,6 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
 
     # Step 2.b: Update state
 
-    if context['stack'][-1].type == B_ENT:
-        context['stack'].pop()
-
     if isinstance(token, yaml.BlockMappingStartToken):
         assert isinstance(next, yaml.KeyToken)
         if next.start_mark.line == token.start_mark.line:
@@ -291,9 +337,9 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
             #   - ?
             #       a
             #     : 1
-            indent = token.start_mark.column + conf['spaces']
+            indent = token.start_mark.column + detect_indent(next)
 
-        context['stack'].append(Parent(MAP, indent))
+        context['stack'].append(Parent(B_MAP, indent))
 
     elif isinstance(token, yaml.FlowMappingStartToken):
         if next.start_mark.line == token.start_mark.line:
@@ -301,11 +347,12 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
             indent = next.start_mark.column
         else:
             #   - {
-            #   a: 1, b: 2
-            # }
-            indent = context['cur_line_indent'] + conf['spaces']
+            #     a: 1, b: 2
+            #   }
+            indent = context['cur_line_indent'] + detect_indent(next)
 
-        context['stack'].append(Parent(MAP, indent))
+        context['stack'].append(Parent(F_MAP, indent,
+                                       line_indent=context['cur_line_indent']))
 
     elif isinstance(token, yaml.BlockSequenceStartToken):
         #   - - a
@@ -320,6 +367,12 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
     elif (isinstance(token, yaml.BlockEntryToken) and
             # in case of an empty entry
             not isinstance(next, (yaml.BlockEntryToken, yaml.BlockEndToken))):
+        # It looks like pyyaml doesn't issue BlockSequenceStartTokens when the
+        # list is not indented. We need to compensate that.
+        if context['stack'][-1].type != B_SEQ:
+            context['stack'].append(Parent(B_SEQ, token.start_mark.column))
+            context['stack'][-1].implicit_block_seq = True
+
         if next.start_mark.line == token.end_mark.line:
             #   - item 1
             #   - item 2
@@ -330,7 +383,7 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
             #   -
             #     key:
             #       value
-            indent = token.start_mark.column + conf['spaces']
+            indent = token.start_mark.column + detect_indent(next)
 
         context['stack'].append(Parent(B_ENT, indent))
 
@@ -342,15 +395,10 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
             #   - [
             #   a, b
             # ]
-            indent = context['cur_line_indent'] + conf['spaces']
+            indent = context['cur_line_indent'] + detect_indent(next)
 
-        context['stack'].append(Parent(F_SEQ, indent))
-
-    elif isinstance(token, (yaml.BlockEndToken,
-                            yaml.FlowMappingEndToken,
-                            yaml.FlowSequenceEndToken)):
-        assert context['stack'][-1].type in (MAP, B_SEQ, F_SEQ)
-        context['stack'].pop()
+        context['stack'].append(Parent(F_SEQ, indent,
+                                       line_indent=context['cur_line_indent']))
 
     elif isinstance(token, yaml.KeyToken):
         indent = context['stack'][-1].indent
@@ -359,21 +407,25 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
 
         context['stack'][-1].explicit_key = is_explicit_key(token)
 
-    if context['stack'][-1].type == VAL:
-        context['stack'].pop()
-        assert context['stack'][-1].type == KEY
-        context['stack'].pop()
-
     elif isinstance(token, yaml.ValueToken):
         assert context['stack'][-1].type == KEY
 
-        # Discard empty values
-        if isinstance(next, (yaml.BlockEndToken,
-                             yaml.FlowMappingEndToken,
-                             yaml.FlowSequenceEndToken,
-                             yaml.KeyToken)):
-            context['stack'].pop()
-        else:
+        # Special cases:
+        #     key: &anchor
+        #       value
+        # and:
+        #     key: !!tag
+        #       value
+        if isinstance(next, (yaml.AnchorToken, yaml.TagToken)):
+            if (next.start_mark.line == prev.start_mark.line and
+                    next.start_mark.line < nextnext.start_mark.line):
+                next = nextnext
+
+        # Only if value is not empty
+        if not isinstance(next, (yaml.BlockEndToken,
+                                 yaml.FlowMappingEndToken,
+                                 yaml.FlowSequenceEndToken,
+                                 yaml.KeyToken)):
             if context['stack'][-1].explicit_key:
                 #   ? k
                 #   : value
@@ -381,7 +433,7 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
                 #   ? k
                 #   :
                 #     value
-                indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + conf['spaces']
+                indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + detect_indent(next)
             elif next.start_mark.line == prev.start_mark.line:
                 #   k: value
                 indent = next.start_mark.column
@@ -395,7 +447,7 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
                 if conf['indent-sequences'] is False:
                     indent = context['stack'][-1].indent
                 elif conf['indent-sequences'] is True:
-                    indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + conf['spaces']
+                    indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + detect_indent(next)
                 else:  # 'whatever'
                     if next.start_mark.column == context['stack'][-1].indent:
                         #   key:
@@ -406,19 +458,59 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
                         #   key:
                         #     - e1
                         #     - e2
-                        indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + conf['spaces']
+                        indent = (context['stack'][-1].indent +
+                                  detect_indent(next))
             else:
                 #   k:
                 #     value
-                indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + conf['spaces']
+                indent = context['stack'][-1].indent + detect_indent(next)
 
             context['stack'].append(Parent(VAL, indent))
 
-    if (context['stack'][-1].type == KEY and
-            isinstance(next, (yaml.BlockEndToken,
-                              yaml.FlowMappingEndToken,
-                              yaml.FlowSequenceEndToken,
-                              yaml.KeyToken))):
-        # A key without a value: it's part of a set. Let's drop this key
-        # and leave room for the next one.
-        context['stack'].pop()
+    consumed_current_token = False
+    while True:
+        if (context['stack'][-1].type == F_SEQ and
+                isinstance(token, yaml.FlowSequenceEndToken)):
+            context['stack'].pop()
+
+        elif (context['stack'][-1].type == F_MAP and
+                isinstance(token, yaml.FlowMappingEndToken)):
+            context['stack'].pop()
+
+        elif (context['stack'][-1].type in (B_MAP, B_SEQ) and
+                isinstance(token, yaml.BlockEndToken) and
+                not context['stack'][-1].implicit_block_seq and
+                not consumed_current_token):
+            context['stack'].pop()
+            consumed_current_token = True
+
+        elif (context['stack'][-1].type == B_ENT and
+                not isinstance(token, yaml.BlockEntryToken) and
+                context['stack'][-2].implicit_block_seq and
+                not isinstance(token, (yaml.AnchorToken, yaml.TagToken)) and
+                not isinstance(next, yaml.BlockEntryToken)):
+            context['stack'].pop()
+            context['stack'].pop()
+
+        elif (context['stack'][-1].type == B_ENT and
+                isinstance(next, (yaml.BlockEntryToken, yaml.BlockEndToken))):
+            context['stack'].pop()
+
+        elif (context['stack'][-1].type == VAL and
+                not isinstance(token, yaml.ValueToken) and
+                not isinstance(token, (yaml.AnchorToken, yaml.TagToken))):
+            assert context['stack'][-2].type == KEY
+            context['stack'].pop()
+            context['stack'].pop()
+
+        elif (context['stack'][-1].type == KEY and
+                isinstance(next, (yaml.BlockEndToken,
+                                  yaml.FlowMappingEndToken,
+                                  yaml.FlowSequenceEndToken,
+                                  yaml.KeyToken))):
+            # A key without a value: it's part of a set. Let's drop this key
+            # and leave room for the next one.
+            context['stack'].pop()
+
+        else:
+            break

yamllint/rules/key_duplicates.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Parent(object):
         self.keys = []
 
 
-def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
+def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if 'stack' not in context:
         context['stack'] = []