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fix: TOML encoder uses inline tables for YAML FlowStyle mappings, inconsistent with explicit JSON parsing - #2687

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When JSON is piped without -p json, yq auto-detects via the YAML parser, which marks {} objects as FlowStyle. The TOML encoder treated FlowStyle as a signal to emit inline tables, producing different output than when -p json was used explicitly.

# Before fix — inconsistent output depending on -p flag
echo '{"arg":{"hello": "foo"}}' | yq -otoml
# arg = { hello = "foo" }

echo '{"arg":{"hello": "foo"}}' | yq -p json -otoml
# [arg]
# hello = "foo"

# After fix — both produce identical output
# [arg]
# hello = "foo"

Changes

  • encoder_toml.go: Remove node.Style&FlowStyle != 0 checks in three locations (encodeTopLevelEntry, encodeSeparateMapping, encodeMappingBodyWithPath). FlowStyle is a YAML-specific rendering hint; it should not influence TOML output. Only EncodeHintInline — set by the TOML decoder for actual TOML inline tables — should trigger inline table syntax. TOML inline table roundtrips are unaffected.

  • toml_test.go: Update the YAML flow mapping encode test to expect table sections (the now-correct behaviour), and add regression tests for JSON → TOML via both the YAML decoder (auto-detection path) and the JSON decoder.

Remove FlowStyle checks from the TOML encoder. YAML flow-style mappings
are a YAML-specific rendering hint and should not influence TOML output.
Only nodes explicitly marked with EncodeHintInline (set by the TOML
decoder for actual TOML inline tables) will produce TOML inline table
syntax.

This fixes the bug where JSON auto-detected via the YAML parser (which
parses {} as flow-style mappings) would produce inline TOML tables
instead of readable table sections, while explicitly parsing with
-p json produced correct table sections.

Updated tests: YAML flow mappings now produce table sections (same as
block mappings), consistent with the fix. Added new test cases for the
JSON → TOML conversion via both YAML decoder (auto-detection) and JSON
decoder.

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Co-authored-by: mikefarah <1151925+mikefarah@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix TOML output to use consistent table syntax when detecting input fix: TOML encoder uses inline tables for YAML FlowStyle mappings, inconsistent with explicit JSON parsing Apr 27, 2026
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