Rename this repository, adobe/spectrum-tokens, to adobe/spectrum-design-data

[GarthDB]

Problem statement

In this repository, adobe/spectrum-tokens, we are adding more than just token data.

Specifically, we are currently adding JSON schema for component options and have plans to add support for capturing component anatomy data in the future.

History

Historically, the token data and management tools were part of a repository named spectrum-dna. It has been spectrum-tokens for a few years. We have since restructured the repository as a monorepo to manage several integrated packages, including token data manipulation tools. We are currently building a token diff report generating tool and moving the component options schema into their own package published on NPM.

Proposal

Change the name from adobe/spectrum-tokens to adobe/spectrum-design-data.

Alternatives considered

I considered changing it back to spectrum-dna because I liked the name and historical context, but spectrum-design-data is the most descriptive of the purpose of the packages and data in this project.

Consequences or Required Actions

Because I am not proposing changing the name of the @adobe/spectrum-tokens NPM package, most projects will not be impacted by this change.

It will impact the website for the token visualizer, but we could create a way to redirect to the new URL.

It will also impact the GitHub actions that keep the adobe/spectrum-tokens-studio-data repository in sync with this repository.

[jnjosh]

I think we do struggle a lot overloading the term tokens in our ecosystem so I welcome this change minimally being more specific and giving the term "design data" a boost. Tokens become a sort of conceptual "output" of design data not the entirety of it. So… yes I'm agreeing that this is good. Let's agree to agree.