add external neurosift service for .nwb.lindi.tar #2030
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This small update enables external Neurosift links for assets with the .nwb.lindi.tar file extension. Support for the .nwb.lindi.json extension was previously added in #1922.
Background
For more information on the purpose of lindi, and why both .lindi.json and .lindi.tar extensions are necessary, please refer to the Lindi repository.
Next Steps
Currently, I plan to upload lindi files only to the staging site, as Lindi is not yet officially supported. Over the coming weeks, I will be working on making a case for future DANDI support, and look forward to discussion on the topic. I know there are issues about avoiding broken references.
In the meantime, having this menu option functional would be highly beneficial to me. Specifically, I will be presenting at a workshop next Thursday, and it would be convenient to have this feature available by then, although I could make do without it.