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License Compliance Auditor

许可证合规性审核工具

Purpose and Intent

用途与目标

The 
license-compliance-auditor
ensures that software projects remain legally compliant by automatically verifying that all direct and transitive dependencies use licenses approved by the organization.
license-compliance-auditor
通过自动验证所有直接和间接依赖项是否使用组织批准的许可证，确保软件项目保持法律合规性。

When to Use

适用场景

  • Dependency Onboarding: Run when adding a new library to a project.
  • CI/CD Gates: Use as a blocking step in pipelines to prevent merging code with non-compliant licenses (e.g., preventing GPL in a proprietary product).
  • Release Preparation: Audit the entire dependency tree before a major release.
  • 依赖项引入：在向项目中添加新库时运行。
  • CI/CD 关卡：作为流水线中的阻塞步骤使用，防止合并包含不合规许可证的代码（例如，在专有产品中阻止 GPL 许可证）。
  • 发布准备：在重大版本发布前审核整个依赖树。

When NOT to Use

不适用场景

  • Legal Advice: This tool provides technical checks based on metadata; it does not replace professional legal counsel.
  • Custom Licenses: It may struggle with proprietary or highly customized license text not found in SPDX registries.
  • 法律咨询：此工具仅基于元数据提供技术检查，不能替代专业法律顾问。
  • 自定义许可证：对于未在SPDX注册中心收录的专有或高度定制的许可证文本，它可能无法处理。

Error Conditions and Edge Cases

错误情况与边缘案例

  • Missing Metadata: If a package doesn't define a license in its manifest, it will be flagged as "Unknown".
  • Dual Licensing: Packages with multiple licenses (e.g., "MIT OR GPL") will require manual review.
  • Unsupported Ecosystems: Attempting to run on a language not supported by the 
    ecosystem
    input will fail.
  • 缺失元数据：如果软件包在其清单中未定义许可证，会被标记为“未知”。
  • 双重许可证：带有多个许可证的软件包（例如“MIT OR GPL”）需要人工审核。
  • 不支持的生态系统：尝试在
    ecosystem
    输入不支持的语言上运行会失败。

Security and Data-Handling Considerations

安全与数据处理注意事项

  • ReadOnly: The tool only reads manifest files.
  • Privacy: No source code is uploaded; only package names and versions are used to check license registries.
  • 只读模式：该工具仅读取清单文件。
  • 隐私保护：不会上传源代码；仅使用软件包名称和版本来检查许可证注册中心。