create a file for indentation

dotfiles/kak/hooks.kak

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 # {{@@ header() @@}}
 
-# {%@@ if not tabs @@%}
-# use spaces insted of tabs
-hook global InsertChar \t %{
-    exec -draft -itersel h@
-} -group kakrc-replace-tabs-with-spaces
-# {%@@ endif @@%}
-
 hook global NormalIdle .* %{ try %{
     git show-diff
     palette-status
@@ -37,3 +30,5 @@ hook global RegisterModified '"' %{ nop %sh{
 hook global BufWritePre .* %{ try %{
     execute-keys -draft \%s\h+$<ret>d
 } }
+
+

dotfiles/kak/indent.kak

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# {{@@ header() @@}}
+#  _  __     _
+# | |/ /__ _| | _____  _   _ _ __   ___
+# | ' // _` | |/ / _ \| | | | '_ \ / _ \
+# | . \ (_| |   < (_) | |_| | | | |  __/
+# |_|\_\__,_|_|\_\___/ \__,_|_| |_|\___|
+
+set global tabstop 4
+
+{%@@ if tabs @@%}
+#################################################################
+# Tabs
+#################################################################
+
+    # This means use tabs for `>` and `<`
+    set global indentwidth 0
+
+    # yaml is ass and does not allow tabs for indent
+    hook global BufOpenFile .*\.ya?ml %{
+        set buffer tabstop 2
+        execute-keys -draft '%s^\s*<ret><a-@>'
+    } -group kakrc-replace-spaces-with-tabs
+
+    hook global BufWritePre  .*\.ya?ml %{
+        execute-keys -draft '%s^\s*<ret>@'
+    } -group kakrc-replace-spaces-with-tabs
+
+{%@@ else @@%}
+#################################################################
+# Spaces
+#################################################################
+
+    set global indentwidth 4
+
+    # use spaces insted of tabs
+    hook global InsertChar \t %{
+        exec -draft -itersel h@
+    } -group kakrc-replace-tabs-with-spaces
+
+{%@@ endif @@%}

dotfiles/kak/kakrc

@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
 # |_|\_\__,_|_|\_\___/ \__,_|_| |_|\___|
 
 
-set global tabstop 4
-{%@@ if tabs @@%}
-set global indentwidth 4
-{%@@ else @@%}
-set global indentwidth 0
-{%@@ endif @@%}
-
 set global scrolloff 8,8
 add-highlighter global/ wrap
 
@@ -20,4 +13,5 @@ source "%val{config}/plug.kak"
 source "%val{config}/keys.kak"
 source "%val{config}/usermode.kak"
 source "%val{config}/hooks.kak"
+source "%val{config}/indent.kak"
 source "%val{config}/colors.kak"