quote-type: single should (maybe?) allow double-quoted strings with escape sequences

[scolby33]

I use the below configuration, but came across the need to encode a string that contained a newline character, like so foo: "needs a newline\n". It's possible I'm missing something obvious, but should quote-type: single allow double-quoted strings that contain escapes? I realize that could mess people up in some cases, so maybe a new option should be added? If not, my solution for the moment is adding # yamllint disable-line rule:quoted-strings in the few places it turns out I need a newline.

quoted-strings:
  quote-type: 'single'
  required: true

[adrienverge]

Hello Scott,

That's an interesting question.

I'm not sure what's best, but it's always possible to avoid double-quotes if one wants.
Here are 4 examples of writing the exact same value (needs a newline\n):

"needs a newline\n"

'needs a newline

'

>
  needs a newline

|
  needs a newline