Qt attribution.json

This is currently only a proposal.

qt_attribution.json files are used to document 3rd party code inside the Qt modules. It is a JSON based format that can be processed with the licensescanner tool.

Content

Name	Description	Usage in qdoc
Name	Descriptive name of the package, without version number. Camel case. Mandatory.	\title
ShortName	Unique name for package, without spaces. All lower case. Mandatory.	\target and part of page name
QDocModule	The qch file the page should be part of. Mandatory.	-
Description	A short description of what the package is and is used for. Optional.	Shown as text.
Modules	Either array of modules, or one single module where the code is used. Mandatory.	Should be valid QDoc link targets
Usage	Free text on where the 3rd party code in Qt is used, and how to avoid it (configure options?). Mandatory.	Shown as text.
Homepage	Homepage of the upstream project. Optional.	Shown as link.
Version	Version used from the upstream project. Optional.	Not used so far.
VersionLink	Link to exact upstream version. Optional.	Not used so far.
License	The license under which the package is distributed, preferably with the names from SPDX 'Full Name'. Mandatory.	Shown as text.
LicenseId	SPDX ID. Optional.	Shown as link (\l https://spdx.org/licenses/XXX)
LicenseFile	Relative path to file containing the license text. Optional.	Content is shown as text.
Copyright	(Aggregated) list of copyright lines. Mandatory.	Shown as text.