# Credits and Acknowledgments

## 🙏 Primary Inspiration

This project extends and builds upon the foundational work of:

**[Eric Knorr](https://github.com/ia-eknorr)** - [ia-eknorr/ignition-lint](https://github.com/ia-eknorr/ignition-lint)

Eric's original ignition-lint project pioneered the approach to naming convention validation for Ignition view.json files. His work provided:

- The core concept of JSON-based component name validation
- GitHub Actions integration for Ignition projects
- Support for multiple naming styles (PascalCase, camelCase, snake_case, etc.)
- Custom regex pattern support
- Acronym handling options

## 🔄 Our Extensions

Building on Eric's foundation, we've added:

### Core Features
- **Enhanced JsonLinter class** - More robust JSON structure traversal and validation
- **StyleChecker improvements** - Better regex handling and error reporting
- **CLI tool integration** - Local development support beyond GitHub Actions
- **Project-wide linting** - Entire Ignition project validation, not just individual files

### New Capabilities  
- **Empirical validation** - Production-tested rule sets from real industrial systems
- **Python/Jython script linting** - Beyond just view.json files
- **FastMCP server integration** - AI agent compatibility
- **Enhanced error reporting** - More detailed validation feedback
- **Flexible file handling** - Better glob pattern support and file discovery

### Developer Experience
- **pip installation** - Standard Python package installation
- **Comprehensive CLI** - Full command-line interface with extensive options
- **Better documentation** - Detailed usage examples and migration guides
- **Enhanced testing** - More robust validation and edge case handling

## 🤝 Compatibility Promise

We maintain **100% input compatibility** with ia-eknorr/ignition-lint to ensure easy migration:

- All GitHub Action inputs work identically
- Same naming style definitions and behaviors  
- Identical regex pattern handling
- Same acronym allowance logic
- Compatible error reporting format

## 📜 License Acknowledgment

Both projects use the MIT License, enabling this type of collaborative extension and improvement of the Ignition development ecosystem.

## 🎯 Community Impact

Eric's work addressing naming convention validation in Ignition projects identified a real need in the industrial automation community. By extending his vision, we hope to:

- Provide more comprehensive tooling for Ignition developers
- Support both lightweight and enterprise-scale validation needs
- Enable AI-assisted development workflows
- Maintain the high-quality standards Eric established

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**Thank you, Eric, for creating the foundation that made this enhanced version possible!** 🚀

The Ignition development community benefits greatly from your original contributions, and we're honored to build upon your work.