Add Tools/Libraries

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Adding Support for Development Tools & Libraries

Overview

Need to add support for common development tools and libraries that function like SDKs but don't fit neatly into the current company-based classification system.

Examples

iOS Libraries

Promises.framework

• Managed by Google but likely no telemetry collection
• Current approach would require:
  • Company: "promises"
  • URL: GitHub repo
  • Category: Library/Tools
  • Parent: Google
• Issue: Implies Google data collection when unlikely

Lottie.framework

• Open source library: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-ios
• Parent company is Airbnb
• Issue: No evidence of data collection to Airbnb servers

Other Examples

• Flutter.framework (similar complexity)
• GoogleSignIn.framework (unclear if should be associated with Google tracking)
• SnapKit.framework (open source by Snap, shouldn't imply advertising connection)

Android Libraries

• io.flutter.plugins.XXX (Flutter plugins - company vs Flutter attribution?)
• com.stripe.android (Stripe/PayPal - straightforward company case)
• com.squareup.picasso.PicassoProvider (open source by Square)

Common Issues

1. Parent Company Attribution

   • Need to acknowledge parent companies (Square, Google, Airbnb)
   • Must avoid implying tracking/data collection where not present

2. URL Management

   • Multiple platform-specific URLs
   • Example: Lottie

     https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-android
     https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-ios
     airbnb.io/lottie/
     

Questions to Resolve

• How to properly attribute parent companies without implying data collection?
• Which URL to use as canonical when multiple exist?
• How to handle platform-specific variants?

Next Steps

• Design new classification system for development tools
• Create method to distinguish between company SDKs and open source libraries
• Develop URL management strategy for multi-platform tools

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Some more open source libraries to add when this is resolved:

com.blankj.utilcode.util.MessengerUtils$ServerService
com.blankj.utilcode.util.UtilsTransActivity
com.blankj.utilcode.util.UtilsTransActivity4MainProcess

com.canhub.cropper.CropImageActivity
com.canhub.cropper.CropFileProvider

com.mapbox.android.telemetry.errors.ErrorReporterJobIntentService