[Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Transfer Log format

[Owen DeLong]

This is an operational matter for staff… Why would it need to go through the policy process?

The policy in the CPM does not and should not specify the reporting format.

I do find it interesting, however, that he considers JSON difficult to parse vs. CSV.

I find the opposite. There are many libraries available for parsing both formats, but the level of
consistency in the definition and syntax specification for JSON, especially around quoting and
handling of strings containing quote and delimiter characters plus the hierarchical dictionary
nature of JSON are, IMHO, a vastly superior format that is easier to parse while providing much
greater flexibility in the type of content delivered.

Owen



> On Jul 20, 2019, at 16:54 , DANIEL NANGHAKA <dndannang at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> Hi Raymond,

> This is interesting, it has to go through a policy proposal. Policy proposal are discussed at AFRINIC meetings.

> 

> After discussion then it is passed for implementation.

> 

> Daniel K. Nanghaka

> 

> On Saturday, July 20, 2019, raymond <subs at retornam.com <mailto:subs at retornam.com>> wrote:

> Hi,

> Would it be possible for AFRINIC to adopt the transfer log format used by APNIC? 

> If so, who do I need to contact to make this happen? If not, can the fields in the JSON

> format be documented for reference?

> 

> APNIC has a well documented policy[1] on the  CSV logs they produce daily at [2]

> 

> [1] https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/corporate-documents/documents/policy-development/transfer-log-format/ <https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/corporate-documents/documents/policy-development/transfer-log-format/>

> [2] https://ftp.apnic.net/transfers/apnic/ <https://ftp.apnic.net/transfers/apnic/2019/>

> 

> APNICs format  stands out as it is easy to parse the data

> compared to the various JSON formats used by other registries(including AFRINICs)

> 

> RIPENCC https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/transfers/ <https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/transfers/>  JSON

> ARIN https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/transfers/ <https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/transfers/> JSON

> LACNIC https://ftp.lacnic.net/pub/stats/lacnic/transfers/ <https://ftp.lacnic.net/pub/stats/lacnic/transfers/> JSON

> AFRINIC http://ftp.afrinic.net/stats/afrinic/transfers/ <http://ftp.afrinic.net/stats/afrinic/transfers/> JSON

> 

> 

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