For those interested, I've created a new pull request so that we can see what this would look like:
https://github.com/apache/daffodil-schema.g8/pull/1 If you want to test it out, you can run the command: sbt new stevedlawrence/daffodil-schema.g8 - Steve On 2/25/21 1:18 PM, Beckerle, Mike wrote: > I asked INFRA because I saw that the basic tooling doesn't support it. > > If it's not something easy for them I suggest we should not bother with this, > just put it on github/OpenDFDL with ASL license as now. > > > ________________________________ > From: Steve Lawrence <slawre...@apache.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:12 PM > To: dev@daffodil.apache.org <dev@daffodil.apache.org> > Subject: Re: New Repository for Daffodil Schema Template? > > Is it possible that the github mirror the .git extension is removed? For > example, our daffodil repo isn't daffodil.git. We don't really care what > the gitbox repo name is. > > I'd also like to give a chance for others to provide input before we > bother infra with this in case a better name is determined, or if > there's a valid objection. > > On 2/25/21 12:58 PM, Beckerle, Mike wrote: >> I have an INFRA ticket requesting this. We'll see if they can do this for us. >> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-21478 >> ________________________________ >> From: Beckerle, Mike <mbecke...@owlcyberdefense.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:54 PM >> To: dev@daffodil.apache.org <dev@daffodil.apache.org> >> Subject: Re: New Repository for Daffodil Schema Template? >> >> To get a repository created with this ".g8" extension will require an INFRA >> ticket. >> The GUI for creating a new Apache repo just takes a name like "schema" and >> creates a repo named "daffodil-schema.git" from it. >> ________________________________ >> From: Steve Lawrence <slawre...@apache.org> >> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:44 PM >> To: dev@daffodil.apache.org <dev@daffodil.apache.org> >> Subject: New Repository for Daffodil Schema Template? >> >> >> The below relates to DAFFODIL-2144: >> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAFFODIL-2144 >> >> On github.com/OpenDFDL, there is a repository called >> "dfdl-project-layout.g8". This repository is a Giter8 [1] template repo >> that makes it easier for users to create a new schema that follows the >> standard project layout for developing schemas with Daffodil, as >> described here: >> >> https://daffodil.apache.org/dfdl-layout/ >> >> With this template repo, users can run the following command to generate >> a standard project layout for a new format: >> >> sbt new OpenDFDL/dfdl-project-layout.g8 >> >> This will ask a couple questions and then generate files/dirs based on >> the template in the repo. This is very convenient for users to quickly >> start with Daffodil schema development. >> >> However, since this project is so closely related to Daffodil, and since >> it can all be contributed as ALv2, that I think it makes more sense to >> move the template to a repository on ASF infrastructure. A Giter8 >> template repo has some requirements though: >> >> 1) It be in its own repository >> 2) The repository name ends .g8 >> 3) The repository is hosted on GitHub >> >> Requirements 1 and 2 mean we cannot use the existing daffodil repo, so a >> new repo is required. We can very easily create a new repo on Apache >> infrastructure with GitBox to meet those requirments, and GitBox will >> mirror it to GitHub to meet the third requirement. >> >> So questions are: >> >> 1) Are there any objections to moving this to Apache infrastructure? >> >> 2) Assuming no objections, what should the name of this new repo be? I >> was thinking something simple like "daffodil-schema.g8" might be a good >> candidate. It's short and easy to remember, and it reads nicely when >> considering that the command to use it would look like >> >> sbt new apache/daffodil-schema.g8 >> >> But I'm open to other suggestions. >> >> Thanks, >> - Steve >> >> [1] http://www.foundweekends.org/giter8/ >> > >
