Extension Catalog Inventory

These CKAN Versions are exactely matched:

• 2.10.0
• 2.10.1
• 2.10.2
• 2.10.3
• 2.10.4
• 2.10.5
• 2.10.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.10.8
• 2.10.9
• 2.11.0
• 2.11.1
• 2.11.2
• 2.11.3
• 2.11.4
• 2.12.0
• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.11
• 2.7.12
• 2.7.2
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.6
• 2.7.7
• 2.7.8
• 2.7.9
• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.10
• 2.8.11
• 2.8.12
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3
• 2.8.4
• 2.8.5
• 2.8.6
• 2.8.7
• 2.8.8
• 2.8.9
• 2.9.0
• 2.9.0a
• 2.9.1
• 2.9.10
• 2.9.11
• 2.9.13
• 2.9.2
• 2.9.3
• 2.9.4
• 2.9.5
• 2.9.6
• 2.9.7
• 2.9.8
• 2.9.9

ckanext-cataloginventory

extension to list the metadata of datasets in a resource of a dataset named ‘dataset-of-datasets’

Requirements

This plugin is compatible with CKAN 2.7 or later

This plugin uses CKAN background jobs that was introduced in CKAN 2.7

This plugin need an existing dataset with name ‘dataset-of-datasets’

Installation

To install ckanext-cataloginventory, ensure you have installed ckanext-scheming:

1. Activate your CKAN virtual environment:

. /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate

2. Download the extension’s github repository:

cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src
git clone https://github.com/supreshc-persistent/ckanext-cataloginventory.git

3. Install the extension into your virtual environment:

cd ckanext-cataloginventory
python setup.py develop

4. Add/Update an existing dataset and run the background job command to trigger adding of metadata of datasets for a resource under dataset-of-datasets

Background Jobs

Development

Workers can be started using the Run a background job worker command:

paster –plugin=ckan jobs worker –config=/etc/ckan/default/development.ini

Production

In a production setting, the worker should be run in a more robust way. One possibility is to use Supervisor.

For more information on setting up background jobs using Supervisor click here.