{"categories":[{"label":"Build Tools","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-build-tools"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Converts AWS CloudFormation templates between JSON and YAML formats, with support for short-form YAML function syntax and optional template cleanup.","skillfed_tags":["cloudformation","template-conversion","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Convert CloudFormation templates from JSON to YAML or vice versa in build pipelines or deployment scripts","Normalize template formatting and apply CloudFormation-specific cleanup rules via the --clean flag","Integrate template format conversion into Python infrastructure-as-code tools without external process calls","Batch-process multiple CloudFormation templates to a preferred format for version control or documentation"],"what_it_does":"cfn-flip is a command-line tool and Python library that converts AWS CloudFormation templates between JSON and YAML formats. It automatically detects the input format and converts to the opposite, optionally using YAML's short-form function syntax. The tool also supports template cleanup operations and can be configured to control output line width.\n\nYou can use it as a standalone CLI tool (cfn-flip) to process template files or stdin/stdout, or import its functions (flip, to_yaml, to_json) into your own Python code. The package depends on Click, PyYAML, and six\u2014though the project is no longer maintained.","worth_installing":"No\u2014not for new projects. The package is archived and abandoned since 2021-10-07, with no updates for years. While it has low install friction and permissive licensing, the lack of maintenance means it will not handle new CloudFormation features, receive security patches, or stay compatible with evolving dependencies. Use it only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it."},"id":"cfn-flip","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cfn-flip","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cfn-flip.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/cfn-flip/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2021-10-07","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"cfn-flip","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Convert AWS CloudFormation templates between JSON and YAML formats"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":2674349,"position":2947,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.3.0"}