Standardize empty value on report.json #2003
Description
Describe the problem
The report.json generated by the validator contains the string "N/A" for a few fields when no data is associated with it. On the consumer side, this is "hard" to process as "N/A" is not a standard for empty values, and also, in our own report.json, is not standardized across all string fields.
Example:
{
"summary": {
"validatorVersion": "6.0.0",
"validatedAt": "2025-03-05T14:56:45Z",
"gtfsInput": "file:/tmp/gtfs-validator-temp1125035072567570096/7ba835bd-a78b-4e80-9fcc-7dac689bbb336306016345572776134.zip",
"threads": 1,
"outputDirectory": "/tmp/gtfs-validator-temp7ba835bd-a78b-4e80-9fcc-7dac689bbb336893178565669548670",
"systemErrorsReportName": "system_errors.json",
"validationReportName": "report.json",
"htmlReportName": "report.html",
"countryCode": "ZZ",
"dateForValidation": "2025-03-05",
"feedInfo": {
"publisherName": "N/A",
"publisherUrl": "N/A",
"feedLanguage": "N/A",
"feedEmail": "N/A",
"feedServiceWindowStart": "",
"feedServiceWindowEnd": ""
},
Proposed solution
In case of empty values, use the following rule:
- For string fields,the empty string
"" - For other field types,
null
Update the HTML report to make sure the N/A is not part of the rendering logic.
Alternatives you've considered
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Additional context
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