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Macros

Some aspects of the fkYAML library can be configured by defining preprocessor macros BEFORE including the header files of the library.
The following preprocessor macros are currently available.

Library Version

The fkYAML library defines the following preprocessor macros for the library version numbers according to Semantic Versioning 2.0.0.
These macros are available for client applications as the metadata of this library.

Name Description
FK_YAML_MAJOR_VERSION the major version of the fkYAML library
FK_YAML_MINOR_VERSION the minor version of the fkYAML library
FK_YAML_PATCH_VERSION the patch version of the fkYAML library
Example: print the library version
#include <iostream>
#include <fkYAML/node.hpp>

int main() {
    std::cout << "fkYAML version " << FK_YAML_MAJOR_VERSION << "." << FK_YAML_MINOR_VERSION << "."
              << FK_YAML_PATCH_VERSION << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

output:

fkYAML version 0.3.14

Library Namespaces

Name Description
FK_YAML_NAMESPACE_BEGIN the beginning of the fkYAML library namespace
FK_YAML_NAMESPACE_END the end of the fkYAML library namespace

Runtime Assertions

The fkYAML library calls assert() for runtime assertions by default.
Thus, the runtime assertions can be disabled just by defining NDEBUG.
You can also override the implementation by defining the following preprocessor macro.

Name Description
FK_YAML_ASSERT(x) controls behavior of runtime assertions.
Example: disable runtime assertions
#define NDEBUG
#include <fkYAML/node.hpp>

// your code from here
Example: override the implementation of runtime assertions
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#define FK_YAML_ASSERT(x) \
    if(!(x)){std::fprintf(stderr, "assertion failed in %s", __FUNC__);std::abort();}
#include <fkYAML/node.hpp>

// your code from here

Language Supports

The fkYAML library targets C++11, but also supports some features introduced in later C++ standards.
For those new features, the library implements some preprocessor checks to determine the active C++ standard based on preprocessor macros __cplusplus and _MSVC_LANG.
By defining any of the following macros, the internal check is overridden and the provided C++ standard is unconditionally assumed.
This can be helpful for compilers that only implement parts of the standard and the standard would be detected incorrectly.

Name Description
FK_YAML_HAS_CXX_11 supports C++11 features. (always enabled)
FK_YAML_HAS_CXX_14 supports C++14 features.
FK_YAML_HAS_CXX_17 supports C++17 features.
FK_YAML_HAS_CXX_20 supports C++20 features.
FK_YAML_HAS_CXX_23 supports C++23 features.
Example: force the fkYAML library to use a specific C++ standard
// force fkYAML to use the C++14 standard.
#define FK_YAML_HAS_CXX_14 1
#include <fkYAML/node.hpp>

// your code from here