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fix(mime): register application/vnd.k9 without the +nickel suffix
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion deno/.machine_readable/svc/k9/README.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc.git
- **K9-SVC Specification:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/SPEC.adoc
- **K9 User Guide:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/GUIDE.adoc
- **Security Documentation:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/docs/SECURITY-FAQ.adoc
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9+nickel`
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9`

== Contributing

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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let component_pedigree = {
metadata = {
name = "{{SERVICE_NAME}}-deploy",
version = "{{VERSION}}",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "{{PROJECT_NAME}} deployment component (Hunt level)",
},
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metadata = {
name = "{{SERVICE_NAME}}-deploy",
version = "{{VERSION}}",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "{{PROJECT_NAME}} deployment component (Hunt level)",
},
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metadata = {
name = "example-config",
version = "1.0.0",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "Example configuration component with type contracts",
},
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metadata = {
name = "container-deploy-stack",
version = "1.0.0",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "Multi-service container deployment with rolling updates and rollback",
},
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Expand Up @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let component_pedigree = {
metadata = {
name = "example-deploy",
version = "1.0.0",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "Example deployment component (Hunt level)",
},
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Expand Up @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc.git
- **K9-SVC Specification:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/SPEC.adoc
- **K9 User Guide:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/GUIDE.adoc
- **Security Documentation:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/docs/SECURITY-FAQ.adoc
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9+nickel`
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9`

== Contributing

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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let component_pedigree = {
metadata = {
name = "{{SERVICE_NAME}}-deploy",
version = "{{VERSION}}",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "{{PROJECT_NAME}} deployment component (Hunt level)",
},
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Expand Up @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn hover_at(text: &str, position: Position) -> Option<Hover> {
"Pedigree Field: breed",
"**`breed`** — MIME Type Identifier\n\n\
The MIME type for this component. Defaults to \
`application/vnd.k9+nickel`.\n\n\
`application/vnd.k9`.\n\n\
**Required:** No (has default)\n\
**Type:** `String`\n\n\
_See: pedigree.ncl § Metadata_",
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0 string K9! K9 Self-Validating Component
>3 byte 0x0A \b, newline follows
>3 byte 0x20 \b, space follows
!:mime application/vnd.k9+nickel
!:mime application/vnd.k9
!:ext k9/k9.ncl
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<string>k9.ncl</string>
</array>
<key>public.mime-type</key>
<string>application/vnd.k9+nickel</string>
<string>application/vnd.k9</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</array>
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<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 -->
<!-- K9 SVC MIME type definition for Linux/Freedesktop -->
<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
<mime-type type="application/vnd.k9+nickel">
<mime-type type="application/vnd.k9">
<comment>K9 Self-Validating Component</comment>
<comment xml:lang="en">K9 Self-Validating Component (Alpha Breed)</comment>
<comment xml:lang="de">K9 Selbstvalidierende Komponente</comment>
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# MIME types entry for K9 SVC (for systems using /etc/mime.types)
# Append to /etc/mime.types or ~/.mime.types

application/vnd.k9+nickel k9 k9.ncl
application/vnd.k9 k9 k9.ncl
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* K9 SVC specification:
https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/tree/main/k9-svc
* Media type: `+application/vnd.k9+nickel+` (IANA registration pending)
* Media type: `+application/vnd.k9+` (IANA registration pending)

=== Related

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metadata = {
name = "{{SERVICE_NAME}}-deploy",
version = "{{VERSION}}",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "{{PROJECT_NAME}} deployment component (Hunt level)",
},
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-- pandoc -f k9-reader.lua component.k9.ncl -o docs.html
-- pandoc -f k9-reader.lua component.k9.ncl -t markdown
--
-- Media type: application/vnd.k9+nickel (IANA registration pending)
-- Media type: application/vnd.k9 (IANA registration pending)

function Reader(input, reader_options)
local source = tostring(input)
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--
-- Round-trip: pandoc -f k9.lua input.k9.ncl -t k9-writer.lua -o roundtrip.k9.ncl
--
-- Media type: application/vnd.k9+nickel (IANA registration pending)
-- Media type: application/vnd.k9 (IANA registration pending)
-- Spec: /standards/k9-svc/SPEC.adoc

--- Writer entry point. Pandoc calls this with the full document AST.
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- **K9-SVC Specification:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/SPEC.adoc
- **K9 User Guide:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/GUIDE.adoc
- **Security Documentation:** https://github.com/{{OWNER}}/k9-svc/blob/main/docs/SECURITY-FAQ.adoc
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9+nickel`
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9`

== Contributing

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metadata = {
name = "{{SERVICE_NAME}}-deploy",
version = "{{VERSION}}",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "{{PROJECT_NAME}} deployment component (Hunt level)",
},
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that scales from inert data to cryptographically signed execution.

[.badge]#v1.0.0-alpha# [.badge]#Nickel contractiles# [.badge]#.k9 /
.k9.ncl# [.badge]#application/vnd.k9+nickel# [.badge]#MPL-2.0 /
.k9.ncl# [.badge]#application/vnd.k9# [.badge]#MPL-2.0 /
CC-BY-SA-4.0#

Get started Read the spec GitHub
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First-class media type

application/vnd.k9+nickel — registered, addressable, toolable.
application/vnd.k9 — registered, addressable, toolable.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clarify the IANA registration status.

This line calls application/vnd.k9 “registered”, but the Pandoc documentation states that IANA registration is pending. Replace “registered” with “proposed”, or qualify the statement as a repository registration, so users do not receive conflicting status information.

Proposed wording 
-application/vnd.k9 — registered, addressable, toolable.
+application/vnd.k9 — proposed, addressable, toolable; IANA registration pending.
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=== A taste

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|===
|Property |Value
|Extensions |`+.k9+`, `+.k9.ncl+`
|Media type |`+application/vnd.k9+nickel+`
|Media type |`+application/vnd.k9+`
|Encoding |UTF-8
|Built on |Nickel, Just
|Licence |MPL-2.0 (code), CC-BY-SA-4.0 (docs)
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=== Files & types

* Extensions: `+.k9+`, `+.k9.ncl+`
* Media type: `+application/vnd.k9+nickel+`
* Media type: `+application/vnd.k9+`
* Encoding: UTF-8

=== Tooling
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- **K9-SVC Specification:** https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/k9-svc/SPEC.adoc
- **K9 User Guide:** https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/k9-svc/GUIDE.adoc
- **Security Documentation:** https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/k9-svc/docs/SECURITY-FAQ.adoc
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9+nickel`
- **IANA Media Type:** `application/vnd.k9`

== Contributing

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metadata = {
name = "k9-validate-action-deploy",
version = "1.0.0",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
description = "k9-validate-action deployment component (Hunt level)",
},
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