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Is it possible to use yaml anchors with Pulumi?

I tried
```# Pulumi.yaml

name: my-app
runtime: yaml
description: my app

# template
tags: &defaultTags
  Environment: ${pulumi.stack}
  CreatedBy: pulumi

resources:
  ####################################
  # L O G   G R O U P S
  # --------------------------------
  # <https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/aws/api->  docs/cloudwatch/loggroup/
  ####################################

  # template for log groups
  logGroupTemplate: &logGroupTemplate
    type: aws:cloudwatch:LogGroup
    properties:
      tags:
        <<: *defaultTags
      logGroupClass: STANDARD
      retentionInDays: 731
      skipDestroy: True # leave logs there in case we want to go back to them. They'll fall off after the retention period

  # log group for lambda admin auth
  lg_lambda_admin_auth:
    <<: *logGroupTemplate```
and am getting
```error: failed to discover plugin requirements: 
-error: Pulumi.yaml:1086,13-24: alias nodes are not supported; 
-error: Pulumi.yaml:1093,9-25: alias nodes are not supported; ```

but you can use variables and constants/configs.. looks like they replace the need of anchors

I don't see how that replaces the need for anchors. With anchors, I can avoid repeating many lines of code

if you need to split into multiple files you'll need smth like `spruce` anyway

and with that there are virtually infinite possibilities for yaml

I may look into that, thanks. My Pulumi.yaml file is getting quite large :sweat_smile: nearly 3000 lines.
But, we will likely start switching to a different language soon anyway, since yaml simply has some limitations that cannot be overcome, which are not present in a proper programming language.
It is good for simpler projects though.