Best way of reading YAML (or really files with frontmatter)

AppleScript
#1

What would be the best way of reading blog files that has meta data in YAML format?

I have a large number of files that are formatted in the style of Hugo, Blot.im, etc, etc. In other words they look something like this

---
title: Some title 
date: 2023-03-12 19:37:30
somemetadata1: blabla
somemetadata2: blipp
category:
  - one category
  - another category
tags:
  - one tag
  - another tag
---

And here comes the body text, typically markdown

Is there a good way to read this kind of data? I’ve tried to find something and have found libraries for almost any other language, but unfortunately not AppleScript.

#2

You can build YAML.framework on github and call it from AppleScript.

I use it with AppleScript like this.
http://piyocast.com/as/archives/2099
http://piyocast.com/as/archives/2097
http://piyocast.com/as/archives/2095

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