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Flashformat Local Converters by dvcrn

Name: Flashformat Local Converters
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

Flashformat Local Converters

Provide five repository-local format conversion scripts (yaml-to-json, json-to-yaml, markdown-to-text, json-minify, yaml-auto-fix) for offline CLI and pipeline usage without running FlashFormat API. Use when users ask for local format conversion, batch processing, or CI-friendly text normalization.

dvcrn Updated Sep 8, 2026 32 repo stars

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FlashFormat Local Converters

Overview

Run local format conversion directly from Python scripts under skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/. Avoid calling /api/v2/*; execute conversion in local shell, CI, or offline pipelines.

Quick Start

Install runtime dependency: python -m pip install PyYAML
Run any converter script with one input channel: --input or --input-file or stdin
Choose output mode: plain text (default) or --json
Optionally write result to file: --output-file <path>

Script Map

scripts/yaml_to_json.py: Convert YAML to JSON, support --indent and --compact
scripts/json_to_yaml.py: Convert JSON to YAML, support --sort-keys and --compact
scripts/markdown_to_text.py: Strip Markdown syntax into readable text
scripts/json_minify.py: Minify JSON to one-line payload
scripts/yaml_auto_fix.py: Apply conservative YAML whitespace/indent fixes with validation

Unified CLI Contract

Input priority: --input > --input-file > stdin
Output target: stdout by default, or --output-file
JSON mode payloads: {"ok": true, "tool": "...", "output": "..."} {"ok": false, "tool": "...", "error": "..."}
Plain mode failures write error text to stderr and return non-zero exit code

Usage Examples

YAML to JSON: python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/yaml_to_json.py --input-file in.yaml --output-file out.json
JSON to YAML (sorted keys): python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/json_to_yaml.py --input '{"b":2,"a":1}' --sort-keys
Markdown to text (stdin pipeline): cat draft.md | python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/markdown_to_text.py
JSON minify with structured output: python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/json_minify.py --input-file data.json --json
YAML auto-fix: python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/yaml_auto_fix.py --input-file broken.yaml --indent-step 2 --fix-tabs --fix-odd-indent

References

Read references/io-contracts.md when exact options, error messages, and backend logic mapping are needed.

---name: flashformat-local-convertersdescription: Provide five repository-local format conversion scripts (yaml-to-json, json-to-yaml, markdown-to-text, json-minify, yaml-auto-fix) for offline CLI and pipeline usage without running FlashFormat API. Use when users ask for local format conversion, batch processing, or CI-friendly text normalization.---# FlashFormat Local Converters## OverviewRun local format conversion directly from Python scripts under `skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/`.Avoid calling `/api/v2/*`; execute conversion in local shell, CI, or offline pipelines.## Quick Start1. Install runtime dependency: `python -m pip install PyYAML`2. Run any converter script with one input channel: `--input` or `--input-file` or `stdin`3. Choose output mode: plain text (default) or `--json`4. Optionally write result to file: `--output-file <path>`## Script Map- `scripts/yaml_to_json.py`: Convert YAML to JSON, support `--indent` and `--compact`- `scripts/json_to_yaml.py`: Convert JSON to YAML, support `--sort-keys` and `--compact`- `scripts/markdown_to_text.py`: Strip Markdown syntax into readable text- `scripts/json_minify.py`: Minify JSON to one-line payload- `scripts/yaml_auto_fix.py`: Apply conservative YAML whitespace/indent fixes with validation## Unified CLI Contract- Input priority: `--input` > `--input-file` > `stdin`- Output target: `stdout` by default, or `--output-file`- JSON mode payloads: `{"ok": true, "tool": "...", "output": "..."}` `{"ok": false, "tool": "...", "error": "..."}`- Plain mode failures write error text to `stderr` and return non-zero exit code## Usage Examples- YAML to JSON: `python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/yaml_to_json.py --input-file in.yaml --output-file out.json`- JSON to YAML (sorted keys): `python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/json_to_yaml.py --input '{"b":2,"a":1}' --sort-keys`- Markdown to text (stdin pipeline): `cat draft.md | python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/markdown_to_text.py`- JSON minify with structured output: `python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/json_minify.py --input-file data.json --json`- YAML auto-fix: `python skills/flashformat-local-converters/scripts/yaml_auto_fix.py --input-file broken.yaml --indent-step 2 --fix-tabs --fix-odd-indent`## ReferencesRead `references/io-contracts.md` when exact options, error messages, and backend logic mapping are needed.

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