Keeping the temporary conversion folders out of the final BIDS source tree avoids validation errors. Ultimate goal is to handle dependencies in the conversion in the same way as make to handle the addition of new subjects and sessions to the dicom directory.
dcm2niix now stages conversion into work/conversion folder tree. Protocol translator JSON file now placed in derivatives/conversion folder, mimicking fmriprep and mriqc BIDS apps.
Keeping the temporary conversion folders out of the final BIDS source tree avoids validation errors. Ultimate goal is to handle dependencies in the conversion in the same way as make to handle the addition of new subjects and sessions to the dicom directory.