The covidcast-docker repo is an important part of the forecast eval package.
- The repo is very small
- Because it is separate from the rest of the the forecast eval code, is difficult to discover (or remember!).
- The local docker file uses the
covidcast-docker docker image as-is
- As far as I'm aware, it is not used by any other projects despite the very general-sounding name.
It seems that there is no reason to have the covidcast-docker repo separated from the rest of the forecast eval code; this setup introduces unnecessary complexity.
However, this deserves a bit more research into the historical decision to separate the repositories, and to make sure no other tools, apps, etc use the covidcast-docker docker image.
The
covidcast-dockerrepo is an important part of the forecast eval package.covidcast-dockerdocker image as-isIt seems that there is no reason to have the
covidcast-dockerrepo separated from the rest of the forecast eval code; this setup introduces unnecessary complexity.However, this deserves a bit more research into the historical decision to separate the repositories, and to make sure no other tools, apps, etc use the
covidcast-dockerdocker image.