# Development **URL:** https://aleph.discourse.group/c/development/7.md [Latest](https://aleph.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://aleph.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://aleph.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Development category](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/about-the-development-category/19)
**Author:** [@stchris](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/stchris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/about-the-development-category/19 "2023-07-19T09:25:16Z")
Get support for contributing to Aleph Pro, FollowTheMoney and our other projects. :handshake: Join the conversation! --- ## [\[off-topic\] Funny code comments in Aleph](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/off-topic-funny-code-comments-in-aleph/206)
**Author:** [@stchris](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/stchris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/off-topic-funny-code-comments-in-aleph/206 "2026-02-25T10:32:08Z")
I have to say @pudo not only created an amazing tool, but also wrote very maintainable code. But part of the joy of working on Aleph is finding his funny comments. Here’s the thread to collect them, I’ll start: --- ## [alephdata/ingest-file CI/CD error](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/alephdata-ingest-file-ci-cd-error/303)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/alephdata-ingest-file-ci-cd-error/303 "2025-08-19T14:02:51Z")
Hey all, I’m getting an error message from this every day now: Workflow runs · alephdata/ingest-file · GitHub - perhaps worth a fix, or marking the repo archived? --- ## [FtM Proposal: Optionally specify unit for number properties](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ftm-proposal-optionally-specify-unit-for-number-properties/212)
**Author:** [@tillprochaska](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/tillprochaska)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ftm-proposal-optionally-specify-unit-for-number-properties/212 "2025-06-16T16:04:14Z")
Hi all, I was thinking of adding an optional unit field to properties that use the number type (similar to how identifiers can have an optional format), primarily to format values nicely in applications such as Aleph (f… --- ## [FollowTheMoney 4.0 - Statements](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/followthemoney-4-0-statements/274)
**Author:** [@Keden](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/Keden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/followthemoney-4-0-statements/274 "2025-06-04T09:03:54Z")
Hi everyone, Klil from OCCRP here with a short update on our progress on this major version release of FtM. A huge thank you to @pudo for putting together this PR. If you’re interested, I recommended checking out those … --- ## [Introducing yente - an FtM API server](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/introducing-yente-an-ftm-api-server/271)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/introducing-yente-an-ftm-api-server/271 "2025-05-29T12:04:02Z")
Hey all, since it’s become obvious that a little more communication can’t hurt the Aleph world, I thought I might make an introduction for another citizen of that universe here, yente. yente (the match-maker :wink: ), i… --- ## [Proposal for FollowTheMoney 4.0](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/proposal-for-followthemoney-4-0/158)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/proposal-for-followthemoney-4-0/158 "2025-05-04T13:43:16Z")
Hey all, I’d like to pitch a plan for FollowTheMoney 4.0 that would add several new concepts to the library that we’ve been developing & maturing in nomenklatura. The incentive for pushing them up into FtM is to make the… --- ## [Future of followthemoney](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/future-of-followthemoney/234)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/future-of-followthemoney/234 "2025-04-16T06:09:05Z")
I would like to suggest that the OpenSanctions team formally adopt the maintenance of followthemoney. With the announcement of Aleph Pro, OCCRP plans to soon end its contributions to the open source components. FollowT… --- ## [Context on FtM #1651](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/context-on-ftm-1651/192)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/context-on-ftm-1651/192 "2025-03-14T10:26:19Z")
Hey all! I just wanted to add some context to this PR on FtM, which adds Java language bindings. So @simon and I have been having a series of discussions about the future of ftm-store in Aleph, and it’s OpenSanctions e… --- ## [How does i18n on /api/2/metadata work?](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/how-does-i18n-on-api-2-metadata-work/113)
**Author:** [@arp242](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/arp242)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/how-does-i18n-on-api-2-metadata-work/113 "2024-09-24T09:59:18Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out how i18n on /api/2/metadata works; if I set my language to German in the user settings, then it first returns English in the metadata, and then it does exactly the same request again with e… --- ## [Work witch CSV files](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/work-witch-csv-files/80)
**Author:** [@Oleksandr\_Leliuk](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/Oleksandr_Leliuk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/work-witch-csv-files/80 "2024-04-12T07:49:14Z")
Support for CSV and similar formats: Issues in the testing phase: I have encountered problems and inconsistencies when processing CSV files. While some formats such as XLSX and structured text files (TXT/CSV) are proce… --- ## [Elasticsearch index configuration and highlight query](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/elasticsearch-index-configuration-and-highlight-query/73)
**Author:** [@Medjay](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/Medjay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/elasticsearch-index-configuration-and-highlight-query/73 "2024-04-02T17:08:03Z")
Hello everyone! I’m currently tackling some challenges with custom Elasticsearch index configurations, particularly with highlight queries. I apologize if my questions seems a bit off-topic for this channel, but I’m gen…