NUKnightLab / NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3
Feature request: enable YAML input files
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- JavaScript
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Description
For those of us who are not too keen on putting our data on a Google spreadsheet, but don't want the hassle of writing JSON, the ability to write timeline content in YAML would be very convenient. JSON serialization could be achieved quite easily through the YAML library.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how TimelineJS currently reads JSON or Google Spreadsheet data, then review the YAML library linked in the issue. Done means timeline content can be supplied in YAML and produces the same result as existing input paths, with coverage for the new input format.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, yaml
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100