Intent to add a provider for the Ordinance Survey places api
Hi Folks, I'm just dropping an issue here to let you know that we have an intent to add a provider to this extension that uses the Ordinance Survey Places API to do postcode lookup. The reason being that all public sector bodies in the UK have free access to this api - so will be able to implement postcode lookup at no cost by liaising with the Ordinance Survey and obtaining an API Key. Feel like this is a good thing to do and hoping to raise our profile within the public sector by gaining some kudos for doing this. We've had some degree of success getting Central Government to realise the benefits of Civi and hope to build on this. I'll be doing the development on a fork of this project and will submit a PR when we have something.
I have previously authored an extension that adds a plugin to the CiviRules module, so I'm wondering if this approach would work here. i.e. rather than enhance the core code of this extension, write a new extension that acts as a plugin. If anyone has a few moments to advise me on best practice for adding a new postcode provider I will be eternally grateful
Tom.