[ckan-dev] [ckan-discuss] VoID vocabulary integration

Thu May 24 13:48:09 UTC 2012

Similar to Keith, I could use some guidance for a transition path to incorporate this functionality.

Best,
Tim

On May 24, 2012, at 5:40 AM, Keith Alexander wrote:

> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Ross Jones <ross.jones at okfn.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> On 24 May 2012, at 04:16, Keith Alexander wrote:
>>> (Though if people find it useful, it would be better hosted elsewhere
>>> long term. Could thedatahub.org host a service like this somehow,
>>> hopefully incorporating ideas from mine and Tim's code?)
>> 
>> With so many people implementing the same thing its probably wiser
>> that it be a part of thedatahub.  I'm keen to get features like this
>> implemented but the problem we have at present is finding the time
>> to do it. I wonder whether this is something that could be implemented
>> outside  of the core CKAN team, but as part of thedatahub so that it can
>> happen sooner rather than later?
>> 
>> Ross
> 
> What I did arose from a CKAN Skype telecon a whileback; I offered to
> create that void import service (somehow as part of the LATC work I
> was doing at Talis) with the vague idea that it could be hosted
> somewhere, and thedatahub front end  could make use of it somehow.
> 
> Do you have any ideas on the best way for thedatahub to incorporate
> this functionality (based on either mine, Tim's, or some new code)?
> And what requirements are there for this to happen? (language,
> framework, testing?)
> 
> I could imagine, for instance, a form, as part of the create and/or
> edit dataset page(s) that lets the user enter a dataset URI, and
> passes along the user's API key (with a hidden form field) and POSTs
> to my PHP service, which then redirects the user to the dataset page.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Keith
> 
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