License auto detection in the README file

[abderraouf-adjal]

Hello,
I suggest auto detection for the license in the README file.

[basicallydan]

Ooh I like it! Yes! Very good idea.

We could store a list of all the main licences and search the readme for the text. Or we could simply look for the word "licence". Thoughts? Any more ideas?

[abderraouf-adjal]

Searching word License & Copyright in README or README.md or README.txt headlines...

[thinkingmedia]

I implement a LICENSE detection scheme for a readme generator. It works by parsing the LICENSE file with a high accuracy. Can match licenses even if the file has been edited.

The code is implemented here:

https://github.com/thinkingmedia/readme-plus/blob/master/src/services/licenses.js

It requires a cache of LICENSE files that are used as reference:

https://github.com/thinkingmedia/readme-plus/tree/master/src/services/_licenses

Would you like a pull request for this feature?

[M-Zuber]

Please do open a pull request.
I noticed that the js code you linked to, does not exactly follow our style conventions.
If you can understand by looking at existing code - 👍
Otherwise I will make individual comments on the PR.

[M-Zuber]

Oh, and tests :)

[thinkingmedia]

No, I wouldn't pull my code. I'd have to rewrite it but it shouldn't take long.