map should be generate-able outside of google

[stevemcghee]

currently a new map has to use a google-internal tool (beck-map, hence the beck/ folder, named after harry beck of TfL London Underground fame).

We should instead be able to build the map directly from an index and set of docs files. this would require:

• use of a graph language, eg dot
• the corresponding graph markup (edges, rows, columns)
• a flexible enough UI to provide click-through or popup detail pages for docs/ content
• future work:
  • overlays: a subgraph, to review a single tool or common bundle of capabilities
  • inverse maps: given a technology, what capabilities am i getting?
  • "paths" and/or a "checklist": provide a way for teams to record their current status, their goal, and map their intended course

the resulting page should continue to be standalone site, hostable anywhere that can run jekyll

[floriankammermann]

This was my problem, when I analyzed the code and tried to figure out how I can generate the map by myself. Tried to find the FOSS project for iso_map.bundled.js, but couldn't find it.

Do you have an idea, which FOSS library we could use to create the isomap?

[jamesbrookbank-gcp]

We tracked down the team who originated it and tl;dr we need to go through a separate FOSS approval for that project which @stevemcghee is kicking off now(ish)

[floriankammermann]

Any update on this?

[jamesbrookbank-gcp]

Unfortunately no, Q1 has been somewhat disruptive, @stevemcghee any thoughts on prioritization?

[stevemcghee]

I keep not succeeding at doing this work. It is now on my (latest) list of prioritized work (again). le sigh.

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[JamieB101]

@stevemcghee do you think this is something you're likely to look at?

[stevemcghee]

i dont see it happening (by me) anytime soon. PRs welcome! :sigh:

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