[okfn-labs] Developments on Data Protocols specs including Data Packages, JSON Table Schema and Simple Data Format

[Daniel Lombraña González]

Hi Rufus,

One question, even though the proposals are in beta or draft, is it safe to
start using them?

Daniel


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I wanted to let everyone know there has been some pretty active
> development and discussion over the last few months in some of the Data
> Protocols specs and the associated github issues. A brief summary is below.
>
> We're also seeing various bits of "running code" for these specs such as:
>
> * An R data tool from TrestleTech using Data Package, JSON Table Schema
> and Simple Data Format specs
> * A python library for JSON Table Schema -
> https://github.com/mk270/json-table-schema-python
> * A toolset for Data Package (and Simple Data Format)
> https://github.com/okfn/dptools
>
> Regards,
>
> Rufus
>
> ## Data Package (v1.0 beta)
>
> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/data-packages.html
>
> - primary substantive change has been around the files/resources attribute
> (we have settled on "resources"). This has been heavily developed and
> reworked (listing of attributes, schema attribute etc).
> - We now have something that will likely be stable going forward (any
> additions will be enhancements such as additional attributes rather than
> changes).
>
> ## JSON Table Schema (v1.0 beta2)
>
> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/json-table-schema.html
>
> - Minor clarifications
> - Some major additions are under discussion such as
>
>   - Primary keys -
> https://github.com/dataprotocols/dataprotocols/issues/21
>   - Foreign keys -
> https://github.com/dataprotocols/dataprotocols/issues/23
>
> ## Simple Data Format
>
> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/simple-data-format.html
>
> - Refined down to: CSV + Data Package + JSON Table Schema
> - Schema segment distilled out into JSON Table Schema
> - Spec is now very simple and builds directly on Data Package + JSON Table
> Schema
>
> ## CSV Dialect Description Format
>
> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/csv-dialect.html
>
> A new spec to describe CSV files formatting (separators, line-terminators
> etc)
>
>
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o cualquier otro que no obligue a utilizar un programa de un
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