Extension User Datasets


Extension Basics

Title
User Datasets
Name
ckanext-userdatasets
Type
Public extension
Description
Allows organisation members to create datasets and edit or delete only the datasets they have created, without access to other users' datasets.
CKAN versions
Download-Url (zip)
Last commit
8 months ago (2025-07-08 16:11:17)
Url to repo
Category
Authentication & Security


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ckanext-userdatasets

A CKAN extension that allows organisation members to create datasets, and edit or delete the datasets they have created.

Overview

This extension changes the permissions of users with the ‘Member’ role in an organisation, allowing them to create datasets, and to edit or delete the datasets they have created. Unlike users with the ‘Editor’ role, they cannot edit or delete datasets created by other users.

Notes:

  • This applies to the existing ‘Member’ role rather than creating a new one as it is currently not possible to add new roles from an extension;
  • The plugin works with custom dataset types, however it will not work with other plugins which override package/resource update/create/delete authorization functions, and package_create/update actions.

Warning: This plugin modifies CKAN’s permission system. The current implementation cannot be considered fully safe and should only be used AT YOUR OWN RISK in a trusted environment. Ensure you run the tests with your plugins enabled.

Installation

Installing from PyPI

pip install ckanext-userdatasets

Installing from source

  1. Clone the repository into the src folder:

cd $INSTALL_FOLDER/src git clone https://github.com/NaturalHistoryMuseum/ckanext-userdatasets.git

  1. Activate the virtual env:

. $INSTALL_FOLDER/bin/activate

  1. Install via pip:

pip install $INSTALL_FOLDER/src/ckanext-userdatasets

Post-install setup

  1. Add ‘userdatasets’ to the list of plugins in your config:

ckan.plugins = … userdatasets

Configuration

There are no configuration options for this extension.

Usage

Actions

No new actions are defined in this extension; three are overridden to modify validators and permissions.

package_create

package_update

organization_list_for_user

Testing

There is a Docker compose configuration available in this repository to make it easier to run tests. The ckan image uses the Dockerfile in the docker/ folder.

To run the tests against ckan 2.9.x on Python3:

  1. Build the required images:

docker compose build

  1. Then run the tests:

docker compose run ckan

Version
2.2.1
Version release date
2025-07-08
Contact name
Natural History Museum
Contakt email
(not set)
Contact Url
(not set)


Installation Guide

Configuration hints

This plugin modifies CKAN’s permission system. Use at own risk in trusted environments. No configuration options needed.

Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)
userdatasets
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)
DB migration to be executed
(not set)
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