patch.yaml

---
## List of Patches

## Patch Object Properties
## source: type string
#### required
#### [NEW|STDIN| path to a json file]
#### 
#### - NEW   => same as '{}' as source file
#### - STDIN => read json from STDIN
#### - path to a json file 
####
## destination: type string
#### required
#### [STDOUT| path to a json file]
#### 
#### - STDOUT => output patched json to STDOUT
#### - path to a json file => write (or override) patched JSON to a file (*)
#### (*) could be the same as 'source'
####
## json_patch: type string
#### required
#### A list JSON Patches (rfc6902) as inline YAML or JSON
#### to apply to the source and write as ouputs
#### reference: 
####  - https://jsonpatch.com/
####  - https://github.com/evanphx/json-patch
####
## source_not_exist: type string
#### optional
#### ['fail'|'continue']
#### 
#### - fail     => stop processing of all other patches
####               and return with error
#### - continue => skip current patch and continue processing
####               other patches
####  Default: 'fail'
####
## tags: type []string
#### optional
#### list of tags for patch, for --skip-tags options.
#### If at least one tag from --skip-tags input is in the 
#### 'tags' list of a patch, the patch is skipped and processing
#### of remaining patches continue.
#### 
#### Example: --skip-tags 'tag1,tag2,tag3'
####   tags:
####   - tag2
#### 
####  Default: []

patches:

## Example json format 
- source: NEW
  destination: generated.json
  tags:
    - generated 
  json_patch: '[{"op":"add", "path": "/hello", "value":"world"}]'

## Example yaml format
- source: example/foo.json
  destination: STDOUT
  json_patch: |-
    - op: replace
      path: "/foo"
      value: "baz"


## Example yaml format
- source: nonExistingFile.json
  source_not_exist: continue
  destination: STDOUT
  json_patch: |-
    - op: add
      path: "/foo"
      value: "baz"