Several repositories are extracted without an author because the Github user no longer exists. This results in incomplete repository metadata, as a repository may be extracted with no schema:author or owner, leading to ambiguity in the graph.
Task
- Update the tool's extraction/generation logic to properly represent repositories whose author or owner has been deleted from Github.
- Decide on a standard solution: use a placeholder author . (similar to contributions without authors)
- Implement a fix at the tool level (do NOT patch individual extracted data).
- Add regression tests to check for consistent and expected output when the situation occurs.
Context/example:
See parent issue: What to do with repositories that don't have an author (because the github user no longer exists)
Example records:
Focus node Property or path Value
https://github.com/BWHCNI/OpenMIMS schema:author
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Should be resolved by adopting a consistent tool-level approach to missing authors.
Several repositories are extracted without an author because the Github user no longer exists. This results in incomplete repository metadata, as a repository may be extracted with no
schema:authoror owner, leading to ambiguity in the graph.Task
Context/example:
See parent issue: What to do with repositories that don't have an author (because the github user no longer exists)
Example records:
Should be resolved by adopting a consistent tool-level approach to missing authors.