File Formats

Config

Config

The config format in Crate is just an extension of Yaml with specific File Settings by default.

Yaml

Yaml

Pros

• Common for configuration
• Readability

Cons

• Slower than alternatives
• Less suitable for storing larger amounts of data

Json

Json

Pros

• Common for configuration & storage
• Is very fast, can store larger amounts of data

Cons

• Readability

Toml

Toml

Pros

• Compromises between Yaml’s readability & Json’s performance

Cons

• Not as common as Yaml & Json