gbdev / gbdev/database

RFC: Harvest metadata from upstream repository

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Description

An homebrew developer could add a metadata file (a-la game.json) in the source repository of it's project (like https://citation-file-format.github.io/) and then ask the repository/homebrew hub to harvest their game

If the metadata file passes validation, it could be added "automatically" to the main repository

To discuss:

- abuses
- updates?
- DMCA?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

No implementation files or tests are named. Start by reviewing the proposed game.json metadata flow and the citation-file-format reference, then clarify validation, updates, abuse, and DMCA handling. Done would be an agreed design for harvesting validated metadata into the main repository.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
json
Domain
database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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