I’m creating a custom yaml using the yaml function. Since the yaml can become large I would like to insert some line breaks between values. Unfortunately, I’m not sure how to do that. Here is some reproducible code:

library(yaml)
your_yaml <- list(test = list(TRUE,
                              FALSE),
                  test2 = list(A = TRUE))

yaml_text <- as.yaml(your_yaml)

cat(as.character(yaml_text), sep = "n", append = TRUE)
#> test:
#> - yes
#> - no
#> test2:
#>   A: yes

This creates a really simple yaml, but now I would like to insert a line break between - no and test2 values. If we use a “n” this doesn’t work:

library(yaml)
your_yaml <- list(test = list(TRUE,
                              FALSE),
                  "n",
                  test2 = list(A = TRUE))

yaml_text <- as.yaml(your_yaml)

cat(as.character(yaml_text), sep = "n", append = TRUE)
#> test:
#> - yes
#> - no
#> '': |2+
#> 
#> test2:
#>   A: yes

^{Created on 2024-06-07 with reprex v2.1.0}

My expected outcome should look like this:

#> test:
#> - yes
#> - no
#> 
#> test2:
#>   A: yes

So I was wondering if anyone knows how to enter a line break like this in a custom yaml?