decode() public static method

Until we have Zend_Yaml...
public static decode ( string $yaml ) : array
$yaml string YAML source
return array Decoded data
 public function yamlDecoder($string)
 {
     return Zend_Config_Yaml::decode($string);
 }
 /**
  * Check for missing files.
  * @return Dotdigitalgroup_Email_Model_Adminhtml_Dashboard_Content
  */
 public function missingFiles()
 {
     $resultContent = Mage::getModel('ddg_automation/adminhtml_dashboard_content');
     $resultContent->setStyle(self::CONNECTOR_DASHBOARD_PASSED)->setTitle('Missing Files : ')->setMessage('Looks Great.');
     $filePath = Mage::getModuleDir('etc', Dotdigitalgroup_Email_Helper_Config::MODULE_NAME) . DS . 'files.yaml';
     $config = Zend_Config_Yaml::decode(file_get_contents($filePath));
     /**
      * Code dirs.
      */
     $etcDir = Mage::getModuleDir('etc', Dotdigitalgroup_Email_Helper_Config::MODULE_NAME);
     $controllerDir = Mage::getModuleDir('controllers', Dotdigitalgroup_Email_Helper_Config::MODULE_NAME);
     $sqlDir = Mage::getModuleDir('sql', Dotdigitalgroup_Email_Helper_Config::MODULE_NAME);
     $localeDir = Mage::getBaseDir('locale');
     $rootDir = Mage::getModuleDir('', Dotdigitalgroup_Email_Helper_Config::MODULE_NAME);
     $blockDir = $rootDir . DS . 'Block';
     $helperDir = $rootDir . DS . 'Helper';
     $modelDir = $rootDir . DS . 'Model';
     /**
      * Design dir.
      */
     $designDir = Mage::getBaseDir('design');
     /**
      * Skin dir.
      */
     $skinDir = Mage::getBaseDir('skin');
     /**
      * Js dir
      */
     $jsDir = Mage::getBaseDir('base') . DS . 'js';
     /**
      * lib dir
      */
     $libDir = Mage::getBaseDir('lib');
     $filesToCheck = array($config['etc'], $config['controllers'], $config['sql'], $config['locale'], $config['block'], $config['helper'], $config['model'], $config['design'], $config['skin'], $config['lib'], $config['js']);
     $pathToCheck = array($etcDir, $controllerDir, $sqlDir, $localeDir, $blockDir, $helperDir, $modelDir, $designDir, $skinDir, $libDir, $jsDir);
     foreach ($filesToCheck as $subdir) {
         foreach ($subdir as $path) {
             $file = $pathToCheck[0] . DS . str_replace('#', DS, $path);
             if (!file_exists($file)) {
                 $resultContent->setStyle(self::CONNECTOR_DASHBOARD_FAILED)->setMessage('')->setHowto('File not found : ' . $file);
             }
         }
         array_shift($pathToCheck);
     }
     return $resultContent;
 }