# deft/parse Parse a Deft-literal string back into a value. Handles the output of `deft/stringify`. Data-only — no evaluation, no side effects. ## Syntax

[deft/parse "source"]

## Parameters - `"source"` — string holding a single Deft data literal (`nil`, `true`, `false`, numbers, `"strings"`, `:keywords`, `@{...}`, `%{...}`, `^{...}`, `%Tag{...}`). Bare identifiers are read as keywords. ## Examples

[deft/parse "%{:a 1 :b @[1 2 3]}"]   # → %{ :a 1 :b @[1 2 3] }

## Returns The first data value in the source, or `nil` if none is found. Function calls, infix, variables, and statement keywords are rejected — safe to run on untrusted input. ## See Also `deft/stringify`, `deft/parse-forms`, `eval`