Licenses

Compiles all supported open-source licenses recognized by GitHub, aiding in license selection and compliance.

View-Specific Information

The add-in uses the GitHub API to process WHERE clause conditions that are built with the following column and operators:

For example, the following queries are processed server-side:

SELECT * FROM [Licenses]
SELECT * FROM [Licenses] WHERE [Key] = 'Val1'

The add-in processes other filters client-side within the add-in.


Name	Type	References	OrderBySupport	Description
Id [KEY]	String			The unique identifier (node ID) of the license.
Key	String			The lowercase SPDX (Software Package Data Exchange) ID of the license, used as a unique machine-readable identifier (for example, 'mit', 'apache-2.0').
SpdxId	String			The short identifier for the license as specified by the SPDX License List (https://spdx.org/licenses).
Name	String			The full official name of the license, as specified by the SPDX License List.
Nickname	String			The customary short name or abbreviation for the license, if applicable (for example, 'GPLv3').
Body	String			The complete text of the license, specifying all terms and conditions.
Description	String			A concise, human-readable explanation of the license, summarizing its key aspects.
Featured	Bool			Indicates whether the license is highlighted or featured in license pickers or recommendations.
Implementation	String			Guidelines or instructions on how to apply or implement the license in a project.
Url	String			The URL linking to the license details on https://choosealicense.com.
PseudoLicense	Bool			Indicates whether the license is a placeholder for pseudo-licenses (for example, 'other', 'no-license').
Hidden	Bool			Indicates whether the license should be hidden from license pickers and user-facing lists.