Exposition format: Specify whitespace handling in text format
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Description
So far, the text format allows whitespace liberally. This was done to make generation of metrics in text format easy. The assumption was that there are way more generator implementations than parser implementations.
However, some implementers of parsers requested to have stricter rules for whitespace to make parser implementation easier.
We need to come up with a decision before carving the format into stone.
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 reading the issue and its 17-comment discussion to understand the competing whitespace rules for the text exposition format. The work is done when the project reaches and records a clear decision before the format is finalized; no file or test is identified in the issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100