# maci docs

## maci Docs

- [maci](https://docs.macilib.org/maci.md): The easy to use library for data serialization
- [code](https://docs.macilib.org/code.md)
- [Quick Start](https://docs.macilib.org/watch/quick-start.md): learn maci with a quick start tutorial
- [Full Training Series](https://docs.macilib.org/watch/full-training-series.md): learn maci with full training tutorials
- [maci](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci.md): maci language, api functions, and information
- [language](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/language.md): learn the language syntax and version features
- [v1.0.0](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/language/v1.0.0.md): language syntax & features for v1.0.0
- [functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions.md): api functions for maci
- [maci.build](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.build.md): builds a maci data object
- [maci.load](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.load.md): loads maci data from a file
- [maci.loadstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.loadstr.md): loads maci data from a string
- [maci.loadattrs](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.loadattrs.md): loads maci data from a file into any class/object
- [maci.loadraw](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.loadraw.md): loads raw data from a file
- [maci.loaddict](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.loaddict.md): loads maci data from a file as dict
- [maci.loadstrdict](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.loadstrdict.md): loads maci data from a string as dict
- [maci.dump](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.dump.md): dumps maci, dict, or object data to a file
- [maci.dumpstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.dumpstr.md): dumps maci, dict, or object data to a string
- [maci.dumpraw](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/functions/maci.dumpraw.md): dumps raw data to a file
- [object](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object.md): maci data object
- [methods](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods.md): api methods for MaciDataObj
- [lock\_attr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/lock_attr.md): lock an attribute name
- [unlock\_attr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/unlock_attr.md): unlock an attribute name
- [hard\_lock\_attr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/hard_lock_attr.md): hard lock an attribute name
- [map\_attr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/map_attr.md): map attribute name to another
- [unmap\_attr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/unmap_attr.md): unmap an attribute name
- [load\_attrs](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/load_attrs.md): load attribute names and data
- [get\_attrs](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/get_attrs.md): get dict of attribute names and values
- [get\_locked\_list](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/get_locked_list.md): get list of locked attribute names
- [get\_hard\_locked\_list](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/get_hard_locked_list.md): get list of hard locked attribute names
- [get\_all\_maps](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/get_all_maps.md): get dict of all parent and child maps
- [get\_parent\_maps](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/get_parent_maps.md): get dict of all parent maps
- [get\_child\_maps](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/get_child_maps.md): get dict of all child maps
- [get\_parent\_map\_chains](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/get_parent_map_chains.md): get dict of parent maps with chain of their children as list
- [is\_parent\_map](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/is_parent_map.md): check if attribute name is a parent
- [is\_child\_map](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/object/methods/is_child_map.md): check if attribute name is a child
- [errors](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/errors.md): all errors and exceptions
- [hints](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/hints.md): all type hints
- [json](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/json.md): thin wrapper functions and information for json
- [functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/json/functions.md): api functions for maci.json\*
- [maci.jsonload](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/json/functions/maci.jsonload.md): loads json data from a file
- [maci.jsonloadstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/json/functions/maci.jsonloadstr.md): loads json data from a string
- [maci.jsondump](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/json/functions/maci.jsondump.md): dumps data to a file as json
- [maci.jsondumpstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/json/functions/maci.jsondumpstr.md): dumps data to a string as json
- [yaml](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml.md): thin wrapper functions and information for yaml
- [functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml/functions.md): api functions for maci.yaml\*
- [maci.yamlload](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml/functions/maci.yamlload.md): loads yaml data from a file
- [maci.yamlloadstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml/functions/maci.yamlloadstr.md): loads yaml data from a string
- [maci.yamlloadall](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml/functions/maci.yamlloadall.md): loads multiple yaml docs from a file
- [maci.yamldump](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml/functions/maci.yamldump.md): dumps data to a file as yaml
- [maci.yamldumpstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml/functions/maci.yamldumpstr.md): dumps data to a string as yaml
- [maci.yamldumpall](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/yaml/functions/maci.yamldumpall.md): dumps multiple yaml docs to a file
- [toml](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/toml.md): thin wrapper functions and information for toml
- [functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/toml/functions.md): api functions for maci.toml\*
- [maci.tomlload](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/toml/functions/maci.tomlload.md): loads toml data from a file
- [maci.tomlloadstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/toml/functions/maci.tomlloadstr.md): loads toml data from a string
- [maci.tomldump](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/toml/functions/maci.tomldump.md): dumps data to a file as toml
- [maci.tomldumpstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/toml/functions/maci.tomldumpstr.md): dumps data to a string as toml
- [ini](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/ini.md): thin wrapper functions and information for ini
- [functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/ini/functions.md): api functions for maci.ini\*
- [maci.iniload](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/ini/functions/maci.iniload.md): loads ini data from a file
- [maci.inidump](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/ini/functions/maci.inidump.md): dumps data to a file as ini
- [maci.inibuildauto](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/ini/functions/maci.inibuildauto.md): auto builds a configparser object from dict
- [maci.inibuildmanual](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/ini/functions/maci.inibuildmanual.md): gets a configparser object to build from
- [xml](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml.md): thin wrapper functions and information for xml
- [functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions.md): api functions for maci.xml\*
- [maci.xmlload](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmlload.md): loads xml data to element or elementtree from a file
- [maci.xmlloadstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmlloadstr.md): loads xml data to element from a string
- [maci.xmlloaddict](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmlloaddict.md): loads xml data to dict from a file
- [maci.xmlloadstrdict](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmlloadstrdict.md): loads xml data to dict from a string
- [maci.xmldump](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmldump.md): dumps element or elementtree data to a file as xml
- [maci.xmldumpstr](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmldumpstr.md): dumps element data to a string as xml
- [maci.xmldumpdict](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmldumpdict.md): dumps dict data to a file as xml
- [maci.xmldumpstrdict](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmldumpstrdict.md): dumps dict data to a string as xml
- [maci.xmlbuildmanual](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci.xmlbuildmanual.md): gets the elementtree module object to build elements
- [maci.\_defuse\_xml\_stdlib](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/xml/functions/maci._defuse_xml_stdlib.md): enable defusedxml feature
- [pickle](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/pickle.md): thin wrapper functions and information for pickle data
- [functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/pickle/functions.md): api functions for maci.pickle\*
- [maci.pickleloadbytes](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/pickle/functions/maci.pickleloadbytes.md): load pickled bytes
- [maci.pickledumpbytes](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/pickle/functions/maci.pickledumpbytes.md): dump data to pickled bytes
- [tools](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/tools.md): extra tooling for convenience
- [hash functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/tools/hash-functions.md): api functions for hash tools
- [maci.createhash](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/tools/hash-functions/maci.createhash.md): create hash of data
- [maci.createfilehash](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/tools/hash-functions/maci.createfilehash.md): hash a file and store hash to file
- [maci.comparefilehash](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/tools/hash-functions/maci.comparefilehash.md): compare hash of file to stored hash
- [format functions](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/tools/format-functions.md): api functions for format tools
- [maci.cleanformat](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/tools/format-functions/maci.cleanformat.md): formats data to a cleaner structured output
- [Changelog](https://docs.macilib.org/updates/changelog.md): logged changes
- [v1.1.1](https://docs.macilib.org/updates/changelog/v1.1.1.md): official release
- [v1.1.0](https://docs.macilib.org/updates/changelog/v1.1.0.md): official release - production
- [v1.0.0](https://docs.macilib.org/updates/changelog/v1.0.0.md): official release - production