Implementation notes

JSON structure of a submission

A submission is an array of Records: 

Submission := [ Record ]

A Record is an object with the identity of the contributor and a list of contributions: 

Record := { id: [ Identifier ], contributions: [ Contribution ] }

There can be more than one Identifier per Record, but there usually is only one. There can be one or more Contribution per Record.

An Identifier is an object identifying the contributor in one of many possible ways: 

Identifier := { type: IdentifierType, id: string, desc: optional_string }

IdentifierType := "login"|"email"|"fpr"

Currently only debian.org or alioth login names, emails and OpenPGP key fingerprints are supported.

A Contribution is an object detailing one kind of contribution over time: 

Contribution := { type: string, begin: optional_Date, end: optional_Date, url: optional_string }

Date := "yyyy-mm-dd"

type is the string configured as a contribution type name in the source configuration on contributors.debian.org

begin is when one started contributing. If missing, the server will use the previously reported begin date. If no previous contribution has been seem, the server will use today's date.

end is the time of the last known contribution. If missing, the server will use today's date.

url is a URL pointing to a page that will list details of this kind of contributions for this person, if available. If missing, the server will just render the contribution details with plain text instead of a hyperlink.

Examples

A minimal submission: 

[
  { id: [ { type: "login", id: "enrico" } ],
    contributions: [
      { type: "talking" }
    ]
  },
  { id: [ { type: "login", id: "93sam" } ],
    contributions: [
      { type: "talking" }
    ]
  }
]

A more detailed submission: 

[
  { id: [ { type: "login", id: "enrico" } ],
    contributions: [
      { type: "talking", begin: "2010-01-01", end: "2013-11-16",
        url: "http://talks.debian.org/enrico"
      }
    ]
  },
  { id: [ { type: "login", id: "93sam" } ],
    contributions: [
      { type: "talking", begin: "1990-05-01", end: "2013-11-16",
        url: "http://talks.debian.org/93sam"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Data sources

Source code