Extension Google Doc Previewer


Extension Basics

Title
Google Doc Previewer
Name
ckanext-gdoc
Type
Public extension
Description
A previewer for CKAN that uses the Google Doc Previewer to view documents. Provides an IResourceView for previewing content.
CKAN versions
Download-Url (zip)
Last commit
10 years ago (2015-03-18 21:10:09)
Url to repo
Category
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ckanext-gdoc

This plugin provides the option of using the Google Docs viewer for previewing content as an IResourceView.

Installation

To install ckanext-gdoc:

  1. Clone this repository into the place where you normally install extensions, by default this will be /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/

  2. Activate your CKAN virtual environment, for example:

    . /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate
    
  3. Install the ckanext-gdoc Python package into your virtual environment:

    cd ckanext-gdoc
    python setup.py install
    
  4. Add gdoc_view to the ckan.plugins setting in your CKAN config file (by default the config file is located at /etc/ckan/default/production.ini).

  5. Restart CKAN. For example if you’ve deployed CKAN with Apache on Ubuntu:

    sudo service apache2 reload
    
Version
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Contact name
Ross Jones
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Installation Guide

Configuration hints

Uses Google Docs Viewer service to preview documents. Implements IResourceView interface.

Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)
gdoc_view
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)
# No specific environment variables documented
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