Accessing the value of a hash from nested YAML

[Dave Everitt]

Really stupid question, but my usual rusty Ruby is being wheeled out again, and I can't work this out.

My YAML (example):

mystuff:
- stuff1: 'one'
- stuff2: 'two'
- stuff3: 'three'

I want to keep this as pure YAML.

The Ruby (ruby 2.6.5):

d = @item[:mystuff] # [{:stuff1=>"one"}, {stuff2:"two"…

What ERB would give me the string 'one', 'two', etc.?

I've tried way too many hacks - the last few being:

d.fetch(0) # {:stuff1=>"one"}
d[0] # same as above
d.values_at(0) # [{:stuff1=>"one"}]
d.values_at(:stuff1) # TypeError: no implicit conversion of Symbol into Integer
d[:stuff1] # same as above

in this case I just want the value of :stuff1 ("one") so it's time to be humble and just ask.

[Denis Defreyne]

Hey Dave,

In the YAML example that you gave, the value for “mystuff” is an array
of hashes, not a hash itself. Compare:

mystuff:
- stuff1: 'one'
- stuff2: 'two'
- stuff3: 'three'

mystuff:
stuff1: 'one'
stuff2: 'two'
stuff3: 'three'

In the latter, the leading -s are removed, as each one creates a new
array element. Does this solve your issue?

Denis

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[Dave Everitt]

Thanks Denis.

YAML re-done as suggested

mystuff:
  stuff1: 'one'
  stuff2: 'two'
  stuff3: 'three'

but getting:

d = @item[:mystuff] # {:stuff1=>"one", :stuff2=>"two", :stuff3=>"three"}
d[0]['stuff1] # NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass

[Dave Everitt]

that's a mis-type - I have:

d[0]['stuff1']

[Denis Defreyne]

This should work:

d = @item[:mystuff]
d[:stuff1] # => returns "one"

etc.

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 7:29 PM Dave Everitt <dever...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> that's a mis-type - I have:
> d[0]['stuff1']
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[Dave Everitt]

Hm. Still getting:

NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass

from the compilation

[Dave Everitt]

===== STACK TRACE:

  0. layout /mylayout/:23:in `get_binding' # line 23 has <%= d[:stuff] %>

  1. /usr/local/Cellar/ruby/2.6.5/lib/ruby/2.6.0/erb.rb:901:in `eval'

  2. /usr/local/Cellar/ruby/2.6.5/lib/ruby/2.6.0/erb.rb:901:in `result'

  3. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/filters/erb.rb:32:in `run'

  4. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/filter.rb:188:in `setup_and_run'

  5. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/executor.rb:67:in `layout'

  6. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/recalculate.rb:34:in `block in run'

  7. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/action_sequence.rb:49:in `block in each'

  8. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/action_sequence.rb:49:in `each'

  9. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/action_sequence.rb:49:in `each'

  10. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/recalculate.rb:29:in `run'

  11. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/abstract.rb:23:in `call'

  12. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/abstract.rb:25:in `block in call'

  13. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/cache.rb:25:in `run'

  14. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/abstract.rb:23:in `call'

  15. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/abstract.rb:25:in `block in call'

  16. /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/nanoc-core-4.11.16/lib/nanoc/core/compilation_phases/resume.rb:14:in `block in run'

===== VERSION INFORMATION:

Nanoc 4.11.16 © 2007–2019 Denis Defreyne.

Running ruby 2.6.5 (2019-10-01) on x86_64-darwin18 with RubyGems 3.0.6.

[Denis Defreyne]

Hey Dave,

The error “NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass”
indicates that `d` in your case is nil.

Are there items without `mystuff` attributes? That would cause such an error.

Denis

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[Dave Everitt]

Hi Denis

The error “NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass”
indicates that `d` in your case is nil.

Are there items without `mystuff` attributes? That would cause such an error.

There are other items in the YAML outside the `mystuff:` block, but all inside is as suggested;

mystuff:

  stuff1: 'one'

  stuff2: 'two'

  stuff3: 'three'

Printing 'd' to the page on compilation, after allocating the `@item` to it shows as expected:

d = @item[:mystuff] # {:stuff1=>"one", :stuff2=>"two", :stuff3=>"three"}

I just can't get any individual item, although in pure Ruby it works as expected.

So for now I've just removed the `:stuff1`, `:stuff2`… etc. just so I can process the YAML, but will come back here if trying to restore the labels in the next session on the website is still failing.

Thanks for your patience!