Multiline declaration of maps in SASS

Looking at the documentation and commits I see many examples of maps but always in scss syntax. The multiline declaration is really scalable and clear so I would like to use somthing similar in sass.

For instance this scss syntax:

$layout: (
  columns: 12,
  gutters: 20px
);

In sass I have only found a “one line” syntax. Eventually with a lot of properties this become unreadable.

$layout: (columns: 12, gutters: 20px, ...)

Is there an existing syntax for multiline map declaration in .sass?

[ghost]

I noticed this issue just recently and it was a real draw back from using the indented version of sass. A recent solution i’ve been using to get over this is to store any maps in a separate .scss file, and then import that file into my .sass document. This allows the maps to be visually organized and still be usable inside of the indented version. I thought i’d post this solution to help anybody who loves the indented flavor but hates this issue.

[lolmaus]

There’s a number of issues with the indented syntax, and Sass maintainers aren’t going to fix them. 😦 They say, the .sass parser is weird and hard to refactor.

I find Sass syntax to be quicker to type and easier to read. It is deprived of the visual noise:

It’s also much easier to do copy-pasting.

So Sass maintainers, PLEASE don’t let the indented syntax fall behind!