AC Add-On

[JBENEITEZ]

Hi @kovacsv! This is the list we were discussing earlier in Discord.
https://repeated-second-c61.notion.site/TAPIR-WISH-LIST-42db480a1be8435489ef7048e184e1f3

So we can start the discussion here

[kovacsv]

Thanks @JBENEITEZ. So here are some questions regarding the Add-On:

• What will be the name of the Add-On? Tapir Additional JSON Commands?
• Is it ok if it goes under my name at Graphisoft (developer account)?
• Where to put the source? archicad-api/ArchicadAddOn?

[JBENEITEZ]

@kovacsv here my opinion others @leceta @thekaushikls @grzegorzwilk please comment too!

• What will be the name of the Add-On? Tapir Additional Archicad Commands?
  in my opinion that is a good and straightforward name

• Is it ok if it goes under my name at Graphisoft (developer account)?
  _For me, there's no issue with that! It seems the most efficient way to move forward _

• Where to put the source? archicad-api/ArchicadAddOn?
  Regarding this, @thekaushikls was reorganising the repository, maybe we should ask him as well

[thekaushikls]

Hi, those are some good points. Here is what I think.

1. Having the same / similar name makes it easier to promote / recognize.

2. All good.

3. I'd go with a separate repo.

   1. It's easier to maintain.
   2. Easy for contributors to start working on it.
   3. This would make it easy for contributors. One just needs to fork the C++ repo if they want to work on the archicad side.
   4. The repo size might be smaller, and more distributed.
   5. Future extension is simple - just create another repo.

   Example:

   1. tapir_archicad - Extended Archicad JSON API
   2. tapir_py - Python library that uses the JSON API
   3. tapir_gh - Grasshopper plugins that use the JSON API
   4. tapir.NET - (probably in the future) Access the JSON API from any .NET environment.

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Alternatively, We can have a mono-repo structure. Since the python package, and grasshopper plugins will depend heavily on the archicad package, I think it will not be a big issue.

What do you think @kovacsv and @leceta ?