Open natebass opened 12 months ago
I can volunteer to add the civic.json file to the codebase. Feel free to assign to me.
I want to check if it is deprecated or not before we add it. Maybe we can look for any other active civic tech projects that use a civic.json https://github.com/search?q=civic.json+language%3AJSON&type=code&l=JSON. We can discuss this at our next Community Action Night or possibly ask other former brigade groups in ACT on their discord.
Maybe @feydan or @joelrip would have some insight?
If we decide to go ahead with adding a civic.json file then let's assign @MonstersInc-sudo. Thanks for the offer!
I don't think a lot of projects are currently using civic.json. Active project streetmix https://github.com/streetmix/streetmix/blob/main/civic.json.
Purpose:
These can be used to power an API-driven community projects list, such as Chicago's (http://opengovhacknight.org/projects.html) or New York City's (http://projects.betanyc.us/#!/).
The question remains if we want to use this or not.
@natebass ,
I think there is value in keeping a civic.json on each project but it's really not an imperative file.
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Drawbacks:
Let me know your thoughts!
-MonstersInc-sudo
Should we add a civic.json, like what was included in an old version of this repository?
About civic.json, from Code for DC:
Civic JSON Creator: Civic.JSON (Extended) (dc.gov)