Local Authority Files

YAML File of Terms

In addition to querying remote authority sources, questioning_authority can also query local authority files.

Location and Naming Convention

Local authorities are specified in YAML files, one for each sub-authority. By default, local authority YAML files are located in config/authorities/ . This location can be changed by editing the :local_path entry in config/authorities.yml. Relative paths are assumed to be relative to Rails.root.

Local authority YAML files are named for the sub-authority they represent. For example, a YAML file for the "states" sub-authority would be named states.yml.

Supported formats

List of terms

:terms:
    - Term 1
    - Term 2

List of id and term keys and, optionally, active key

:terms:
    - :id: id1
      :term: Term 1
      :active: true
    - :id: id2
      :term: Term 2
      :active: false