Provider instructions
The first step to become a provider is to get access to a publicly accessible storage space on the web where you can create directories and host files. For personal projects we recommend to use Github, as a no-cost solution that has the benefit of version control. If you create a repository ‘BAS-files’ there (see github tutorial), then the files in your master branch are publicly accessible at: https://github.com/<username>/BAS-files/tree/master/, where username is your github username. Example: https://github.com/rbakker/BAS-files/tree/master/.
The second step is to sign up as a provider. You need to supply
- A short provider name (max. 16 characters, aim for 10 at most). For personal projects, this can be your github user name. It can also be an institute or project abbreviation.
- A long provider name (max. 96 characters, aim for 60). For personal projects, this can be your name and affiliation. It can also be an institute or project name.
- A home page url. This can be a link to your personal home page, or to an institute or project home page. If using a link to a Github repository, make sure it has a README.md file that describes the project.
- A BAS url. This is the place where you host definition folders and files. This can be the link to the master branch in a Github repository, see above.
- A contact name and email address. This name and address are used by our web-crawler to send you notifications. They will not be made public.
When you are ready, proceed to the signup page.
Creating definition files
There are four types of definition files that you can provide:
- Atlases
- Transforms
- Transformations
- ROI-generators
To create a file in one of these categories, first create an all-lowercase folder with the category name (one of: atlases, transforms, transformations, roi-shapes), and next create a definition file in this folder with the name ‘.json’, where acronym is the short name of the object that you define. For the contents of this file, see the appropriate page:
- Atlas definitions
- Transform definitions (in progress)
- Transformation definitions (in progress)
- ROI-generator definitions (in progress)