Sourcing from multiple Github-hosted data packages

[clombion]

Hello,

I've looked at the Frictionless Data example which focuses on a single local dataset. And the Github based examples, which can load data from multiple repo. But it's not clear to me if there is a baked-in functionality for PortalJS to load data from multiple data packages across multiple Github repo/accounts.

Is there a baked in/documented solution or should I build upon an existing example? Looking for pointers.

Thanks

[rufuspollock]

@clombion great question and yes this is possible and we are doing that e.g. that is what openspending new site is doing.

@demenech @luccasmmg can you comment on this ...

[luccasmmg]

If you check the github-backed-catalog example you will see that we show 5 datasets, from 4 repos, so you can mix and match any kinds of combinations between files in repos, branches in repos and repos themselves. You could show a dataset that displays a subset of a repo, another dataset that displays another subset, a completly different dataset fetching from another branch so on and so forth.

[clombion]

Checking the github-backed-catalog example, the datasets.json targets csv files directly. Going through your docs I somehow thought having seen that the method for loading data packages targeted the json files instead. But reviewing the examples again it seems that I was mistaken, sorry! Also knowing that openspending uses this setup will make it easier for me to see how to make it work. Thanks!