# File lib/ruby-vpi/xx.rb, line 400
400:       def xx_parse_yaml_attributes string
401: #--{{{
402:         require "yaml"
403:         string = string.to_s
404:         string = "{" << string unless string =~ %r/^\s*[{]/o
405:         string = string << "}" unless string =~ %r/[}]\s*$/o
406:         obj = ::YAML::load string
407:         raise ArgumentError, "<#{ obj.class }> not Hash!" unless Hash === obj
408:         obj
409: #--}}}
410:       end