So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Freebase

.travis.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ language: objective-c
 
 env:
   global:
-    - FREEBASE_API_KEY=AIzaSyBTcOKmU7L7gFB4AdyAz75JRmdHixdLYjY
     - MONO_VERSION=3.10.0
 
 install:

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ of files, typically like this:
  * `JsonProvider.fs` - entry point that defines static properties of the type provider,
    registers the provided types etc.
 
-The WorldBank and Freebase providers are different. They do not need inference, but 
-they still distinguish between _runtime_ and _design-time_ components, so you'll find at least
-two files (and possibly some additional helpers).
+The WorldBank provider is different. It doesn't need inference, but it still distinguishes
+between _runtime_ and _design-time_ components, so you'll find at least two files (and possibly some additional helpers).
 
 ## Source code
 

FSharp.Data.Tests.sln

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "library", "library", "{5F82
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		docs\content\library\CsvFile.fsx = docs\content\library\CsvFile.fsx
 		docs\content\library\CsvProvider.fsx = docs\content\library\CsvProvider.fsx
-		docs\content\library\Freebase.fsx = docs\content\library\Freebase.fsx
 		docs\content\library\HtmlParser.fsx = docs\content\library\HtmlParser.fsx
 		docs\content\library\HtmlProvider.fsx = docs\content\library\HtmlProvider.fsx
 		docs\content\library\Http.fsx = docs\content\library\Http.fsx
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "library", "library", "{DF51
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		docs\content\ja\library\CsvFile.fsx = docs\content\ja\library\CsvFile.fsx
 		docs\content\ja\library\CsvProvider.fsx = docs\content\ja\library\CsvProvider.fsx
-		docs\content\ja\library\Freebase.fsx = docs\content\ja\library\Freebase.fsx
 		docs\content\ja\library\Http.fsx = docs\content\ja\library\Http.fsx
 		docs\content\ja\library\JsonProvider.fsx = docs\content\ja\library\JsonProvider.fsx
 		docs\content\ja\library\JsonValue.fsx = docs\content\ja\library\JsonValue.fsx

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The F# Data library (`FSharp.Data.dll`) implements everything you need to access data in your F# applications 
 and scripts. It implements F# type providers for working with structured file formats (CSV, HTML, JSON and XML) and 
-for accessing the WorldBank and Freebase services. It also includes helpers for parsing CSV, HTML and JSON files and for sending HTTP requests.
+for accessing the WorldBank data. It also includes helpers for parsing CSV, HTML and JSON files and for sending HTTP requests.
 
 We're open to contributions from anyone. If you want to help out but don't know where to start, you can take one of the [Up-For-Grabs](https://github.com/fsharp/FSharp.Data/issues?labels=up-for-grabs&state=open) issues, or help to improve the [documentation][3].
 

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 * Added fix for `thead` element without nested `tr` element.
 * Improved global inference in XmlProvider.
 * Write API for CsvProvider.
+* Remove Freebase provider.
 
 #### 2.1.1 - December 24 2014
 * Add SkipRows parameter to CsvProvider.

appveyor.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ build_script:
 test: off
 artifacts:
   - path: bin\*.nupkg
-environment:
-  FREEBASE_API_KEY: AIzaSyBTcOKmU7L7gFB4AdyAz75JRmdHixdLYjY
 branches:
   except:
     - gh-pages

build.fsx

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ let summary = "Library of F# type providers and data access tools"
 let description = """
   The F# Data library (FSharp.Data.dll) implements everything you need to access data
   in your F# applications and scripts. It implements F# type providers for working with
-  structured file formats (CSV, HTML, JSON and XML) and for accessing the WorldBank and Freebase
-  data. It also includes helpers for parsing CSV, HTML and JSON files and for sending HTTP requests."""
-let tags = "F# fsharp data typeprovider WorldBank Freebase CSV HTML JSON XML HTTP"
+  structured file formats (CSV, HTML, JSON and XML) and for accessing the WorldBank data.
+  It also includes helpers for parsing CSV, HTML and JSON files and for sending HTTP requests."""
+let tags = "F# fsharp data typeprovider WorldBank CSV HTML JSON XML HTTP"
 
 let gitHome = "https://github.com/fsharp"
 let gitName = "FSharp.Data"
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ let internetCacheFolder = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.In
 
 Target "CleanInternetCaches" <| fun () ->
     CleanDirs [internetCacheFolder @@ "DesignTimeURIs"
-               internetCacheFolder @@ "FreebaseSchema"
-               internetCacheFolder @@ "FreebaseRuntime"
                internetCacheFolder @@ "WorldBankSchema"
                internetCacheFolder @@ "WorldBankRuntime"]
 

docs/content/index.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ F# Data: Library for Data Access
 The F# Data library implements everything you need to 
 access data in your F# applications and scripts. It contains F# type 
 providers for working with structured file formats (CSV, HTML, JSON and XML) 
-and for accessing the WorldBank and Freebase services. It also includes helpers for parsing 
+and for accessing the WorldBank data. It also includes helpers for parsing 
 CSV, HTML and JSON files and for sending HTTP requests.
 
 This library focuses on providing a simple, mostly read-only, access to the structured documents 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ The type providers for structured file formats infer the structure of a sample
 document (or a document containing multiple samples). The structure is then used
 to provide easy to use type-safe access to documents that follow the same structure.
 The library also implements a type provider for accessing data from 
-[the WorldBank](http://data.worldbank.org/) and [Freebase graph database](http://www.freebase.com/).
+[the WorldBank](http://data.worldbank.org/).
 
 
  * [CSV Type Provider](library/CsvProvider.html) - discusses the `CsvProvider<..>` type
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ The library also implements a type provider for accessing data from
  * [XML Type Provider](library/XmlProvider.html) - discusses the `XmlProvider<..>` type
  * [WorldBank Provider](library/WorldBank.html) - discusses the `WorldBankData` type 
    and the `WorldBankDataProvider<..>` type
- * [Freebase Provider](library/Freebase.html) - discusses the `FreebaseData` type 
-   and the `FreebaseDataProvider<..>` type
 
 ### Data access tools