IPUZ - Revision history

Jsummers: Category:JSON based file formats

2017-04-23T16:11:34Z

Category:JSON based file formats

RoyLeban: JSONP preference removed; added mention of creator Puzzazz; added link to supporter Crossword compiler; changed IPUZ to properly stylized ipuz.

2016-03-26T03:27:47Z

JSONP preference removed; added mention of creator Puzzazz; added link to supporter Crossword compiler; changed IPUZ to properly stylized ipuz.

Dan Tobias: /* Format */

2014-03-22T02:10:19Z

‎Format

Dan Tobias at 14:53, 16 February 2014

2014-02-16T14:53:15Z

Dan Tobias at 14:23, 16 February 2014

2014-02-16T14:23:50Z

Dan Tobias at 22:01, 15 February 2014

2014-02-15T22:01:56Z

Dan Tobias at 22:00, 15 February 2014

2014-02-15T22:00:04Z

Dan Tobias at 21:57, 15 February 2014

2014-02-15T21:57:16Z

Dan Tobias: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Game data files |extensions={{ext|ipuz}} }} '''IPUZ''' is intended as an openly-documented format for data files of puzzle games su..."

2014-02-15T21:50:48Z

Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Game data files |extensions={{ext|ipuz}} }} '''IPUZ''' is intended as an openly-documented format for data files of puzzle games su..."

New page

{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Game data files
|extensions={{ext|ipuz}}
}}
'''IPUZ''' is intended as an openly-documented format for data files of puzzle games such as crosswords and sudoku. In contrast to "proprietary" formats such as [[PUZ (crossword puzzles)|PUZ]], there is an official spec available freely and released under a Creative Commons license ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ BY-ND 3.0]), instead of the format having to be discovered by reverse engineering subject to possible hassles by intellectual-property owners.

== Official spec ==
* [http://www.ipuz.org/ IPUZ spec]

== Sample data ==
* [http://www.ipuz.org/example IPUZ example]

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	* [http://www.crosswordman.com/ipuz/support.html ipuz support in Sympathy]		* [http://www.crosswordman.com/ipuz/support.html ipuz support in Sympathy]
	* [http://www.crossword-compiler.com/WhatsNew.html ipuz support in Crossword Compiler]		* [http://www.crossword-compiler.com/WhatsNew.html ipuz support in Crossword Compiler]
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		+	[[Category:JSON based file formats]]

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 |extensions={{ext|ipuz}}
 }}
-'''IPUZ''' is intended as an openly-documented format for data files of puzzle games such as crosswords and sudoku. In contrast to "proprietary" formats such as [[PUZ (crossword puzzles)|PUZ]], there is an official spec available freely and released under a Creative Commons license ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ BY-ND 3.0]), instead of the format having to be discovered by reverse engineering subject to possible hassles by intellectual-property owners.
+'''ipuz''' is intended as an openly-documented format for data files of puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku. In contrast to "proprietary" formats such as [[PUZ (crossword puzzles)|PUZ]], there is an official spec available freely and released under a Creative Commons license ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ BY-ND 3.0]), instead of the format having to be discovered by reverse engineering subject to possible hassles by intellectual-property owners. It was created and released by the puzzle technology company [http://www.puzzazz.com Puzzazz], which was the first company to use it.
 == Format ==
-IPUZ data is expressed in [[JSON]] form, preferably in the JSONP variant in which the JSON data is surrounded by code to make it valid JavaScript, in this case an <code>ipuz()</code> function call.
+ipuz data is expressed in [[JSON]] format.
 == Identification ==
-IPUZ version 1 files contain the text line <code>"version": "http://ipuz.org/v1",</code> (perhaps with whitespace padding).
+ipuz files should specify the version within legal JSON. Expected values include: <code><nowiki>"version": "http://ipuz.org/v1"</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>"version": "http://ipuz.org/v2"</nowiki></code>.
 == Puzzle types ==
-Although IPUZ is not an [[XML]]-based format, its creators borrowed the "namespaces designated by [[URL|URIs]]" concept for identifying subtypes of the format for different sorts of puzzles. Several puzzle types, with associated URIs in '''ipuz.org''', are defined in the spec, and others may define puzzle types of their own and assign them identifying URIs within their own websites. The spec requires that anybody defining a puzzle type and assigning it a URL actually own the site within which that URL resides, but doesn't mandate that it actually resolve to anything useful; however, it is suggested that it lead to a description of the puzzle format in question. The URIs referenced in the original spec all seem to redirect to the spec document itself, rather than any more specific part of it related to a particular puzzle type.
+Although ipuz is not an [[XML]]-based format, its creators borrowed the "namespaces designated by [[URL|URIs]]" concept for identifying subtypes of the format for different sorts of puzzles. Several puzzle types, with associated URIs in '''ipuz.org''', are defined in the spec, and others may define puzzle types of their own and assign them identifying URIs within their own websites. The spec requires that anybody defining a puzzle type and assigning it a URL actually own the site within which that URL resides, but doesn't mandate that it actually resolve to anything useful; however, it is suggested that it lead to a description of the puzzle format in question. The URIs referenced in the original spec all seem to redirect to the spec document itself, rather than any more specific part of it related to a particular puzzle type.
 The types defined in the spec are:
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 == Official spec ==
-* [http://www.ipuz.org/ IPUZ spec]
+* [http://www.ipuz.org/ ipuz spec]
 == Sample data ==
-* [http://www.ipuz.org/example IPUZ example]
+* [http://www.ipuz.org/example ipuz example]
 == Software ==
-* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpz2ipuz/ JPZ to IPUZ converter]
+* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpz2ipuz/ JPZ to ipuz converter]
 == Other links ==
-* [http://www.crosswordman.com/ipuz/support.html IPUZ support in Sympathy]
+* [http://www.crosswordman.com/ipuz/support.html ipuz support in Sympathy]

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 == Format ==
-IPUZ data is expressed in [[JSON]] form, preferably in the JSONP variant in which the JSON data is surrounded by code to make it valid JavaScript, in this case a <code>ipuz()</code> function call.
+IPUZ data is expressed in [[JSON]] form, preferably in the JSONP variant in which the JSON data is surrounded by code to make it valid JavaScript, in this case an <code>ipuz()</code> function call.
 == Identification ==

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 }}
 '''IPUZ''' is intended as an openly-documented format for data files of puzzle games such as crosswords and sudoku. In contrast to "proprietary" formats such as [[PUZ (crossword puzzles)|PUZ]], there is an official spec available freely and released under a Creative Commons license ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ BY-ND 3.0]), instead of the format having to be discovered by reverse engineering subject to possible hassles by intellectual-property owners.
 == Puzzle types ==

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	== Software ==		== Software ==
	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpz2ipuz/ JPZ to IPUZ converter]		* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpz2ipuz/ JPZ to IPUZ converter]
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		+	== Other links ==
		+	* [http://www.crosswordman.com/ipuz/support.html IPUZ support in Sympathy]

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	== Sample data ==		== Sample data ==
	* [http://www.ipuz.org/example IPUZ example]		* [http://www.ipuz.org/example IPUZ example]
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		+	== Software ==
		+	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpz2ipuz/ JPZ to IPUZ converter]

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 {{FormatInfo
 |formattype=electronic
-|subcat=Game data files
+|subcat=Puzzles
 |extensions={{ext|ipuz}}
 }}