How do I parse a YAML file in Ruby?

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Maybe I’m missing something, but why try to parse the file? Why not just load the YAML and examine the object(s) that result?

If your sample YAML is in some.yml, then this:

require 'yaml'
thing = YAML.load_file('some.yml')
puts thing.inspect

gives me 

{"javascripts"=>[{"fo_global"=>["lazyload-min", "holla-min"]}]}

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