convert a map[string]interface{} to a map[string]string by json encoding any non string fields.

apply standard formatting to a json string by unmarshalling into a map then marshalling back to JSON.

get keys from old map not in new map.

convert value to a string.

if the value is already a string return it, otherwise convert to the YAML representation.

parse given string in YAML format.

given a json representation of an object, build a map of the property names: property alias -> property path.

given a list of items which may each be either a property or property map, remove the excluded properties.

given a property list, remove the excluded properties.

no native contains in golang :/.

implements a equal operation on 2 YAML strings, ignoring formatting differences.