Chapter 1. Data representation in Hammer options


Hammer options accept the following types and values.

BOOLEAN
One of true/false, yes/no, 1/0
DATETIME
Date and time in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS or ISO 8601 format
ENUM
Possible values are described in the option’s description
FILE
Path to a file
KEY_VALUE_LIST
Comma-separated list of key=value. JSON is acceptable and preferred way for such parameters
LIST
Comma separated list of values. Values containing comma should be quoted or escaped with backslash. JSON is acceptable and preferred way for such parameters
MULTIENUM
Any combination of possible values described in the option’s description
NUMBER
Numeric value. Integer
SCHEMA
Comma separated list of values defined by a schema. JSON is acceptable and preferred way for such parameters
VALUE
Value described in the option’s description. Mostly simple string
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