[Feature Request] Allow JSON feed to drive the JED entries

[dgrammatiko]

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Describe the bug This is a Feature request not a bug!!!

• The request is to add in the submit form a text input for a URL (returning a JSON response)
• The URL (once and if the extension is approved) will be checked daily for updates and kick in any changes automatically (I mean it will request the update workflow to be respected)

WHY?

Devs like me that don't release extensions for profit have to do a lot of work on the JED UI, but with a simple JSON feed from a static/dynamic site, this could be also automated. In short, I'm asking for something that will eventually simplify many devs workflow.

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[Llewellynvdm]

@dgrammatiko apologies... all JED 4 development is out of my hands (never was). I have stepped down from JED Team Leader and will for the foreseeable future not be directly involved in the JED team.

[mfleeson]

@dgrammatiko Thanks for this suggestion, It had not been moved into the JED 4 github so I'd not seen it before. I'll bear it in mind when coding the new JED 4.