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Implement license validation for project dependencies

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Description

A project can depend on multiple 3rd party packages: libraries, frameworks, SDKs. To help companies avoid license risks, PlatformIO can analyze licenses of packages that are used for the build process and alert users if there is a conflict.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no implementation files or tests. Start by reading the linked License Compatibility PDF and SPDX license-expression specification, then inspect how PlatformIO identifies packages used for a build; done means detecting license conflicts and alerting users.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, tooling
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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