# `SF012` YAML validation
{bdg-ref-primary}`tooling <tooling>`

The user shall be able to validate that a YAML is valid, without having to generate an output.

:::{dropdown} Properties
:icon: note
:color: primary

**since:** `0.1.0`

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:::{dropdown} Tested by
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:icon: check-circle-fill
:color: success

[`TF009` Validating YAMLs](/tests/TF009)
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__Comments__
:::{card} Antoine
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While Yamale is great for its simplicity,
it doesn't allow documenting fields and generating documentation.

Also, using the top-level any ruins error message,
as Yamale isn't sure which variant is supposed to match.

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