microsoft / microsoft/component-detection

OtherComponent: license and copyright properties

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Description

I'm trying to use the sbom-tool API with a custom component detector which produces instances of OtherComponent. This class does not have any properties to register copyright or license information.

Is there a way to cause license information and/or copyright to be added to the resulting sbom for "other" components? E.g. via code (I can only see non-extensible extension methods used for example), or if necessary via some post-processing step. If not, is this something that should be added?

For full extensibility, I can imagine there may be other properties one would like to implement as well.

I noticed issue #539 was closed as "out of scope", so maybe I'm out of luck here too.

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Start by locating OtherComponent in the sbom-tool API and reviewing how custom component detectors contribute information to the resulting SBOM. Compare the requested license and copyright support with the extensibility concern in issue #539, then determine whether a supported API path or a scoped change is needed. Done means the supported approach or scope is clearly established.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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