members.json

The members.json file is a file located in /static/data/ that keeps all information of our members. The purpose of this file is to keep all data we might need in a single place to keep the project consistent. This document is here to provide a transparent view to our members of the kind of data we keep.

Our Usage

Read more about how we use the information found in members.json on our Email Policies document.

JSON Structure

The structure of the Members JSON file is:

[
  {
    "name": "",
    "email": "",
    "roles": [],
    "association": "",
    "website": { "label": "", "value": "" },
    "joined": 0,
    "avatar": "",
    "contributions": [],
    "active": false
  }
]

All of the Member objects will be inside of an array.

Here's a table of keys and their meaning:

Key	Type	Meaning	Purpose
name	string	Member name.	Used to identify you as you.
email	string	Their institution email. Must be from an approved domain.	Used to uniquely sort you from others in the team.
roles	string[]	Their role(s) in the Ojos Project. Index 0 is your main role.	Used to give you credit for your role(s) in the Ojos Project.
association	string	The individual's association. Examples: University of California, Irvine, Imperial Valley College, etc.	Used to indicate your school or institution you're associated with.
website.label	string	The label, usually Personal Website, Email, etc.	Used to label your website URL.
website.value	string	The link to direct people to. mailto: for Email.	Used to link people to your website.
joined	number	Unix timestamp of their join date	Used to sort people... or at least will be used to sort people.
avatar	string	Their Gravatar link, with default image mp. Use SHA256 Online Tool	Used to give a face to the name.
contributions	string[]	An array of strings indicating their various contributions	Used to gie you credit for what you did in the Ojos Project, specifically in the Former Members table
active	boolean	A boolean indicating if they're still participating or not	Used to indicate if you're still participating in the project.

tip

You can view the members.json file on GitHub.

Need to update something?

If you need to update content about yourself, feel free to do so. Some of the most common fields you may want to update are:

• roles
• website.label
• website.value
• contributions

DO NOT COMMIT DIRECTLY ON THE MAIN BRANCH. Create a separate branch and open a Pull Request. Once you do that, let Carlos know and he will review and merge it into main.

warning

It is heavily recommended you update these values yourself. Carlos does not update these as often as he should.

Data Retention Policies

Ojos Project doesn't have reason to keep this data for more than what we need. However, if you're a current or incoming member of the Ojos Project, we keep this information for the purposes mentioned above.

Please delete my data

note

This is for former members only. If you're a current member, you may modify your data, but we still need it until you're no longer a member for the reasons mentioned above.

If you're a former member and would like your data deleted, please contact Carlos or raise a GitHub issue. You may request some or all of your data to be deleted.

If you're a former member and your contributions array is empty, we delete all of your data as soon as you leave the project. However, if you're a former member and have contributions, then we display your work on our members page.