Door43 Formats
USFM
USFM
What is it?
Unified Standard Format Markers
It has become the standard for marking and interchanging Bible translations
USFM
What does it look like?
\id JUD Unlocked Literal Bible
\ide UTF-8
\h Jude
\s5
\c 1
\p
\v 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
\v 2 may mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.
\b
USFM
Why do we use it?
It is the standard for interchange
We need markup of some kind (verses, chapters, etc.)
It is the lowest common denominator
Technical users can read and write it
Other options are not significantly better
USFM
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translationStudio
Markdown
Markdown
What is it?
Markdown is a simple markup language
It has become very popular on the Internet
Markdown
What does it look like?
# 1. The Creation  This is how the **beginning** of everything happened. God created the universe and everything in it in six days. After God created the earth it was dark and empty, and nothing had been formed in it. But God's Spirit was over the water.
Markdown
Why do we use it?
It is a standard for human readable markup
We need markup of some kind (images, bold, lists, etc)
It is the lowest common denominator
Technical users can read and write it
Other options are not significantly better
Excellent tools for converting it
Markdown
I need to try it...
JSON
JSON
What is it?
JavaScript Object Notation, a lightweight data-interchange format
It has become the standard for interchanging objects on the Internet
JSON
What does it look like?
{
"date_modified": "20160122",
"lang_catalog": "https://api.unfoldingword.org/ts/txt/2/obs/languages.json?date_modified=20160122",
"meta": [],
"slug": "obs",
"sort": "01"
}
JSON
Why do we use it?
It is the standard for data interchange
We need a way for our apps to talk to our servers
It is the lowest common denominator (simple)
Developers can easily create and import it
Other options are not significantly better
Excellent tools for using it