Sjlver
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2 years ago One idea specifically for pyxform: The YAML-based format might be handy to improve pyxform's unit tests. I imagine that these tests contain several places where an XLSForm file is needed.
Currently, pyxform uses Markdown for this (example). I think that's a good idea, and it is more compact than yxf's YAML representation. The YAML-based format could be an alternative where readability is important.
lognaturel
Dear pyxform team, I'd like to draw your attention to a little tool I wrote, which might improve the experience of pyxform users. It's especially useful for users who manage many forms.
yxf: https://github.com/Sjlver/yxfyxfis a tool that converts forms from the XLSForm format to a text-based format. Both versions contain exactly the same information, but text files are a lot easier to store, compare, or bulk-update than spreadsheets.The text-based format can be converted back into a valid XLSForm file. As a bonus, the result likely looks a lot prettier than the original.
To give an example:
yxfallows you to go from this...... to this ...
... and back to this:
This is super cool (in my opinion) because it allows you to treat forms like code. You can now store them using a tool like git, easily compare them, perform bulk changes across many versions of a form, etc. For example, here is a comparison between two versions of a form, after a question has been made required:
yxfis in a very early stage of development. We welcome feedback, bug reports, and contributions. If you findyxfuseful, let us know, too :)