FWWIAFAIR, YAML::Tiny produces that type of output, I thought maybe if married with Tie::IxHash it will preserve order? But looks like not 

use YAML::Tiny qw/ Dump /;
use Tie::IxHash;
tie my(%hash), 'Tie::IxHash';
%hash = (
          'path' =>    '/export/home/frank',
          'options' => [
                         {
                           'value' => '1001',
                           'param' => 'i'
                         },
                         {
                           'param' => 'f'
                         },
                         {
                           'value' => 'eyes',
                           'param' => 'x'
                         },
                         {},
                         {
                           'value' => 'toes',
                           'param' => 'b'
                         },
                         {
                           'param' => 'p'
                         },
                       ],
          'arguments' => [
                           {
                             'value' => 'test'
                           }
                         ],
);
print Dump(\%hash);
__END__
---
arguments:
  -
    value: test
options:
  -
    param: i
    value: 1001
  -
    param: f
  -
    param: x
    value: eyes
  - {}
  -
    param: b
    value: toes
  -
    param: p
path: '/export/home/frank'

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This is what I don't like about YAML, no yamltidy

In reply to Re: Keeping Order with YAML::XS (impossible, try YAML::Tiny, because no yamltidy) by Anonymous Monk
in thread Keeping Order with YAML::XS by walkingthecow

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