object listing syntax with asterisk is inconsistent

[andrewrk]

Let's say I have a list of 3 objects:

  fixtures.User =
    * id: 'freddie-freeloader'
      name: 'Freddie Freeloader'
      subscription: 'free'
    * id: 'polly-pro'
      name: 'Polly Pro'
      subscription: 'pro'
    * id: 'platinum-pete'
      name: 'Platinum Pete'
      subscription: 'platinum'

This looks like:

fixtures.User = [
  {
    id: 'freddie-freeloader',
    name: 'Freddie Freeloader',
    subscription: 'free'
  }, {
    id: 'polly-pro',
    name: 'Polly Pro',
    subscription: 'pro'
  }, {
    id: 'platinum-pete',
    name: 'Platinum Pete',
    subscription: 'platinum'
  }
];

Now let's say I remove 2 objects from the list:

  fixtures.User =
    * id: 'freddie-freeloader'
      name: 'Freddie Freeloader'
      subscription: 'free'

This looks like:

fixtures.User = {
  id: 'freddie-freeloader',
  name: 'Freddie Freeloader',
  subscription: 'free'
};

So my object has changed from a list of objects, to an object, just by removing objects from the list. This is error-prone.

[satyr]

→ #132