Data Modelling With `fastn`
`fastn` language is an alternative to XML/JSON for storing data.
Optimized For Human Readability
`fastn` language is designed for humans to write data. It tries to be as minimal
as possible, intuitive and readable, no quote character for strings, avoid
indentation etc.
Sample data
-- record person:
caption name:
string location:
optional body bio:
-- person amitu: Amit Upadhyay
location: Banglore, India
Amit is the founder and CEO of FifthTry.
Lang:
ftd
Consider the above example where we have described our data as `person`, and
notice we have type for each field. Notice also our types `caption`, which
like "heading of the data", `body`, which lets people write multiline strings
without worrying about quoting or indentation etc.
Read our [`ftd::p1` grammar guide](/p1-grammar/) to understand the low
level grammer better.
Rich Data Modelling
It has support for [typed variables](variables/), [`records`](ftd/record/)
(`struct` in other languages), [`or-type`](ftd/or-type/) (`enum` in Rust, also
called "algebraic data type") and [lists](ftd/list/).
`fastn` files can be validated to conform to strict type or not, and this can be
used by editors to assist humans write correct `fastn` files.
Better Organization Of Data
`fastn` also supports referring to other `fastn` files, so one can describe the
schema or data in one file and refer it from other files.
