Discuss the use of phovea_product.schema.json

[oltionchampari]

The file phovea_product.schema.json is one of the files created when initializing a new product. From our investigation it is not used anywhere in the generator.

@thinkh Do you know why we need this file in the product?
We would remove it if it is not used anywhere.

[thinkh]

The JSON Schema was added back then to describe the data format of the phovea_product.json.

The problem in our setup is that the schema is not referenced in the actual JSON file. Vega also uses the JSON Schema to provide, for instance, auto-complete support and validation.

{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json", // <- reference schema 
  "description": "A basic bar chart example, with value labels shown upon mouse hover.",
  "width": 400,
  "height": 200,
  "padding": 5,
  // ...

The actual schema can then be found here: https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json

Long story short: I'd rather not remove the phovea_product.schema.json, but go the extra mile and try the reference and maybe update our JSON schema.

[thinkh]

I discussed this issue also with @anita-steiner and we agreed to remove the schema file.