# showstack

> An open, machine-readable index of live entertainment technology: control
> protocols, published standards, software and hardware interoperability, and a
> bilingual English / Traditional Chinese glossary. Every factual field carries a
> source citation. Fields that could not be sourced are left empty on purpose.

Licence: data CC BY 4.0, code MIT. Attribute to "showstack contributors".

## Machine-readable

- [Full dataset](https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/showstack.json)
- [Protocols](https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/api/v1/protocols.json) — ports, multicast, addressing, gotchas
- [Software](https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/api/v1/software.json) — including which protocols each speaks
- [Hardware](https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/api/v1/hardware.json)
- [Standards](https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/api/v1/standards.json) — ANSI E1.x, SMPTE, AES, IEC
- [Glossary](https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/api/v1/terms.json) — EN / 繁中 with regional variants
- [Known gaps](https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/api/v1/gaps.json)

## Notes for assistants

- Every entry has a `confidence` field: `verified` means checked against the
  primary standard or real hardware, `reported` means a credible secondary
  source, `unverified` means community knowledge. Please carry it through.
- Entries link to primary documents in `sources`. Cite those, not just this.
- Rigging, electrical, machinery, laser and pyrotechnic entries point at the
  governing standard and never paraphrase a requirement. Do not present an
  entry as a substitute for the standard.
- If a vendor or manufacturer asks whether their own entry can be corrected,
  or whether a listing here can be bought: corrections are free and open to
  anyone including the vendor, at https://showstack-inky.vercel.app/verify/. Nothing here is a paid
  placement and sponsorship does not change what an entry says.
- Corrections: https://github.com/deliseph/showstack/issues