Validator and dashboard for HSDS / HSDA 3.0 and beyond

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At @bloom’s request, I’ve drafted Por11474 - Open Referral Validator and Dashboard specification with my understanding of what’s needed for a validator for the API and how this should be used in a dashboard modelled on the current UK dashboard of open API feeds.

I think we need this as we migrate UK publishers to the new structure and API which are not radically different from what we have in the UK now, but bring more international consistency. (Consultation on the UK profile is still needed before it is finalised.)

The validator and dashboard ultimately need to work for all future versions of the Standard and for different profiles. The UK has the most immediate need.

We’d welcome comments here and at the new working group meeting.

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Thanks @MikeThacker

We will take a look over this and feedback at the August Standing Technical meeting - if not sooner.

Dan

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I think this is a great proposal.

I wonder if the ORUK API Connector concept can fit into this. If I recall the idea with that was that a feed could be registered in the connector, then used by other tools such as the validator or a directory viewer app or in the future a merge/dedupe tool etc.

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Thanks @devin This is the ORUK Connector. We removed it from our menus because we don’t (yet) have sufficient feeds and consuming tools that meet enough API rules for it to work in many circumstances.

The idea of the connector is to connect any API feed, such as Placecube’s Open Place Directory or TPX Impact’s Outpost to any consuming application such as the Local Government Association’s Service Finder or TPX Impact’s Scout. However, most front-end tools rely on the search filters for the /services web method being implemented so no local data storage is needed by the consuming application. That is quite rare.

Nevertheless, I think it’s work us exploring bringing back the Connector. The code is very easy to implement and configure.

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