This site is the home for specifications related to Frictionless Data.
Frictionless Data is about removing the friction in working with data through the development of a set of tools, specifications, and best practices for publishing data. The heart of Frictionless Data is Data Package, a containerization format for any kind of data based on existing practices for publishing open-source software.
For more info about the project as a whole, please visit frictionlessdata.io.
This repository contains the canonical representations of all Frictionless Data specifications and a registry for those specifications, the website for the specifications powered by Lektor, and some scripts to compile the specifications in JSON Schema.
- If you want to update the specifications, start in
sources/dictionary.json. - If you want to update the registry, start in
sources/registry.csv. - If you want to update the website, install lektor and run the project.
- If you want to compile the source JSON Schemas to build out the full objects, then run
npm installfollowed bynpm run compile
Yes we welcome and encourage additions to the registry! Any spec that is added must meet the following criteria:
- Be related to the Data Packages family of specifications.
- Have a publicly-accessible web page describing the specification.
- Have a JSON Schema file that describes the specification.
See the existing entries in the registry, and then take the following steps to add a new entry:
- Make a new pull request called
registry/{NAME_OF_SPECIFICATION} - The pull request features a JSON Schema file for the new specification, and adds the spec to
registry.csv - Write a brief description of the spec as part of the pull request.