Files

Overview

An EBSL file usually looks something like this:

hello=world
bottle=green,blue,white
os=darwin

Important

Make sure your EBSL files follow the key=value1,value2 format
Make sure not to have spaces surrounding the equals sign or commas.

Do:

blanket=fluffy,warm

Don't:

blanket = fluffy, warm

If the format is not followed, EBSL will return extra spaces in between values.

Quasi-comments

Quasi-comments are called quasi-comments because there is no special handling for them.

Popping

Lines that do not follow the key=value1,value2 format are ignored. As such, lines without a distinct key and value are ignored.

Consider the file couch.ebsl:

This file describes the couch
couch=fluffy
throw-pillows=yes,blue

Line 1 here is ignored. This is called "popping" because the comment is just "popped" in.

Using #

Using the # character before a quasi-comment can indicate a comment to a reader, but this is not necessary.