@forwardimpact/map 0.11.1 → 0.13.0
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- package/README.md +1 -1
- package/bin/fit-map.js +91 -34
- package/package.json +14 -4
- package/schema/json/capability.schema.json +33 -0
- package/schema/json/discipline.schema.json +2 -6
- package/schema/rdf/capability.ttl +48 -0
- package/schema/rdf/discipline.ttl +6 -19
- package/src/index-generator.js +67 -38
- package/src/index.js +10 -25
- package/src/loader.js +407 -559
- package/src/schema-validation.js +327 -307
- package/src/validation.js +54 -0
- package/examples/behaviours/_index.yaml +0 -8
- package/examples/behaviours/outcome_ownership.yaml +0 -43
- package/examples/behaviours/polymathic_knowledge.yaml +0 -41
- package/examples/behaviours/precise_communication.yaml +0 -39
- package/examples/behaviours/relentless_curiosity.yaml +0 -37
- package/examples/behaviours/systems_thinking.yaml +0 -40
- package/examples/capabilities/_index.yaml +0 -8
- package/examples/capabilities/business.yaml +0 -205
- package/examples/capabilities/delivery.yaml +0 -1001
- package/examples/capabilities/people.yaml +0 -68
- package/examples/capabilities/reliability.yaml +0 -349
- package/examples/capabilities/scale.yaml +0 -1672
- package/examples/copilot-setup-steps.yaml +0 -25
- package/examples/devcontainer.yaml +0 -21
- package/examples/disciplines/_index.yaml +0 -6
- package/examples/disciplines/data_engineering.yaml +0 -68
- package/examples/disciplines/engineering_management.yaml +0 -61
- package/examples/disciplines/software_engineering.yaml +0 -68
- package/examples/drivers.yaml +0 -202
- package/examples/framework.yaml +0 -73
- package/examples/levels.yaml +0 -115
- package/examples/questions/behaviours/outcome_ownership.yaml +0 -228
- package/examples/questions/behaviours/polymathic_knowledge.yaml +0 -275
- package/examples/questions/behaviours/precise_communication.yaml +0 -248
- package/examples/questions/behaviours/relentless_curiosity.yaml +0 -248
- package/examples/questions/behaviours/systems_thinking.yaml +0 -238
- package/examples/questions/capabilities/business.yaml +0 -107
- package/examples/questions/capabilities/delivery.yaml +0 -101
- package/examples/questions/capabilities/people.yaml +0 -106
- package/examples/questions/capabilities/reliability.yaml +0 -105
- package/examples/questions/capabilities/scale.yaml +0 -104
- package/examples/questions/skills/architecture_design.yaml +0 -115
- package/examples/questions/skills/cloud_platforms.yaml +0 -105
- package/examples/questions/skills/code_quality.yaml +0 -162
- package/examples/questions/skills/data_modeling.yaml +0 -107
- package/examples/questions/skills/devops.yaml +0 -111
- package/examples/questions/skills/full_stack_development.yaml +0 -118
- package/examples/questions/skills/sre_practices.yaml +0 -113
- package/examples/questions/skills/stakeholder_management.yaml +0 -116
- package/examples/questions/skills/team_collaboration.yaml +0 -106
- package/examples/questions/skills/technical_writing.yaml +0 -110
- package/examples/self-assessments.yaml +0 -64
- package/examples/stages.yaml +0 -191
- package/examples/tracks/_index.yaml +0 -5
- package/examples/tracks/platform.yaml +0 -47
- package/examples/tracks/sre.yaml +0 -46
- package/examples/vscode-settings.yaml +0 -21
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