Make awesome-json-datasets an awesome JSON dataset

[dvdsgl]

One thing I'm doing for #185 is specifying these datasets as a JSON dataset. It would be a good idea to make this awesome list of JSON datasets an awesome JSON dataset itself, rather than just a Markdown list.

A normalized JSON dataset with metadata and endpoints for all of the listed datasets would be even more awesome and so meta! 😆

[jdorfman]

This is actually a great idea. I like how recursive it is. How would you automate it? A probot that creates a PR with the JSON would be ideal.

[dvdsgl]

The simplest approach would be to have a single data.json at the top-level that contains the data for each dataset, then simple a shell script or Python program that generates your README.md.

First we'd have to decide on a schema for that JSON file. Maybe something that looks like:

{
  "datasets": [
    {
      "name": "Open Notify Space Data",
      "category": ["Science", "Space"],
      "endpoints": [
        { "name": "ISSPosition", "url": "https://.../api" }
      ]
    },
  ]
}

[jdorfman]

@dvdsgl I'm not opposed. Shell would be ideal since it is easier for most to get started (plus a great excuse to use SHML)

Let me think about it. My main concern is alienating folks that just want to make a quick edit to the markdown file.

Edit: It would have to be reversed, i.e. Markdown to JSON

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