Consider using only .yml or only .yaml extensions

[jprestop]

Describe the Task

When working on #264 it was noted that there are both .yml files and .yaml files, in the repository, which was a source of some confusion. Considering renaming files (and changing any references to those files) for consistency.

jpresto$ find . -name "*yml"
./.github/workflows/release-checksum.yml
./.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
./.github/workflows/trigger_metplus.yml
./.github/workflows/compare_db.yml
./.github/workflows/main.yml
./.github/workflows/documentation.yml

jpresto$ find . -name "*yaml"
./METdbLoad/sql/scripts/data_loading_config.yaml
./METreadnc/test/test_readnc_env.yaml
./METreadnc/test/test_readnc.yaml
./METreadnc/util/read_netcdf.yaml
./METreformat/test/SL1L2.yaml
./METreformat/test/VCNT.yaml
./METreformat/test/CNT.yaml
./METreformat/test/FHO.yaml
./METreformat/test/CTS.yaml
./METreformat/test/PCT_ROC.yaml
./METreformat/test/ECNT.yaml
./METreformat/test/MCTS.yaml
./METreformat/test/RHIST.yaml
./METreformat/test/CTC.yaml
./METreformat/test/VL1L2.yaml
./METreformat/ECNT.yaml
./METreformat/reformat_stat.yaml
./.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
./.readthedocs.yaml

Time Estimate

1 to 3 days of work.

Sub-Issues

Consider breaking the task down into sub-issues.

• Add a checkbox for each sub-issue here.

Relevant Deadlines

NONE

Funding Source

TBD

Define the Metadata

Assignee

• Select engineer(s) or no engineer required
• Select scientist(s) or no scientist required

Labels

• Select component(s)
• Select priority
• Select requestor(s)

Projects and Milestone

• Select Repository and/or Organization level Project(s) or add alert: NEED CYCLE ASSIGNMENT label
• Select Milestone as the next official version or Future Versions

Define Related Issue(s)

Consider the impact to the other METplus components.

• METplus, MET, METdataio, METviewer, METexpress, METcalcpy, METplotpy

Task Checklist

See the METplus Workflow for details.

• Complete the issue definition above, including the Time Estimate and Funding Source.
• Fork this repository or create a branch of develop.
  Branch name: feature_<Issue Number>_<Description>
• Complete the development and test your changes.
• Add/update log messages for easier debugging.
• Add/update unit tests.
• Add/update documentation.
• Add any new Python packages to the METplus Components Python Requirements table.
• Push local changes to GitHub.
• Submit a pull request to merge into develop.
  Pull request: feature <Issue Number> <Description>
• Define the pull request metadata, as permissions allow.
  Select: Reviewer(s) and Development issues
  Select: Repository level development cycle Project for the next official release
  Select: Milestone as the next official version
• Iterate until the reviewer(s) accept and merge your changes.
• Delete your fork or branch.
• Close this issue.

[mollybsmith-noaa]

This is done for METdataio

[JohnHalleyGotway]

Please make this same change to the GitHub action workflow names in the main_v2.1 branch to make the GHA workflow dispatch options more clear.

jpresto$ find . -name "*yml"
./.github/workflows/release-checksum.yml
./.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
./.github/workflows/trigger_metplus.yml
./.github/workflows/compare_db.yml
./.github/workflows/main.yml
./.github/workflows/documentation.yml

[jprestop]

Closed with PRs #313 and #314