We would like to simplify the process of introducing new launching TLDs and their individual launch stages by introducing a generic file format for public exchange.
To make it easy to add and edit events the file format for this purpose needs be a human readable and writeable format - like CSV RFC4180.
Each new row is delimited by a single newline (\n). All fields are enclosed in double-quotes (") and seperated by comma (,). Each line should contain the same number of fields troughout the file.
Following fields need to be added in every row:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| TLD | TLD to update/add an event to - written in punyencoded (to avoid charset errors) |
| Launch phase | Possible values:
|
| Start | Phase Start - written as defined in RFC3339 - 2011-01-01T12:00:00Z |
| End | Phase End. Must not be set for GA |
| Description | optional Additional Text to describe this phase - for example if phase is only available for special region. |
A sample file can be found here.