https://github.com/Inist-CNRS/lodex
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README.md
# lodex-v2
## Development
First, run the following command to install dependencies:
```sh
make install
```
Then, starts the development environment by running:
```sh
make docker-run-dev
```
This will initialize the docker containers which can take some time.
When done, three containers will be running:
- `lodexv2_mongo_1`: the mongo server
- `lodexv2_server_1`: the API server (node process) running at `http://localhost:3000`
- `lodexv2_devserver_1`: the webpack server for the frontend running at `http://localhost:8080`
The default username and password are specified in the `./config.json` file along with default `naan` and `subpublisher` for ARK generation.
To access the mongo shell, run:
```sh
make mongo-shell
```
## Tests
Ensure you initialized the development environment first.
To execute all tests, run the following command:
```sh
make test
```
## Customizing the public layout
On EzMaster, you can upload one or more files to create your own public layout.
The only requirement is to provide an `index.html` file containing an element with id `root`.
It is your responsability to include links to the administration and authentication pages:
- administration: href must target `/admin`
- authentication: href must target `#/login`
You can download the original layout from EzMaster to get started.
## Configuration
### Instance configuration
On EzMaster, you can edit the instance configuration:
- `username`: Required - username for admin access
- `password`: Required - password for admin access
- `naan`: Optional - used to autogenerate URIs (see [node-inist-ark](https://github.com/Inist-CNRS/node-inist-ark))
- `subPublisherId`: Optional - used to autogenerate URIs (see [node-inist-ark](https://github.com/Inist-CNRS/node-inist-ark))
- `languages`: Required - an array of languages defined by a `label` and a `code` which will be proposed when selecting a property language
- `exporters`: Required - an array of the allowed exporters
- `loader`: Required - an array of loaders (which import your data) with their options
- `host`: Optional - the public host which will be used to generate resources URIs. It will fallback on the EzMaster environment variable `EZMASTER_PUBLIC_URL`. Format is `http://[host]` (no ending slash)
- `mongo`: Optional - Allow to override the default mongo configuration given by ezMaster. You can override all or part of the config, available properties are :
- `host`: the host and port pointing to the mongo instance eg: `localhost:27017`
- `dbName`: The name of the database eg: `lodex`
### Technical documentation
Technical configuration is handled by [node-config](https://github.com/lorenwest/node-config) and is located
inside `./config`:
- `default.js`: contains the default configuration which other files may override
- `development-dist.js`: will be duplicated as `development.js` with `make install` and override the default config with values specific to the development environment.
- `production-dist.js`: will be duplicated as `production.js` with `make install` and override the default config with values specific to the production environment.
- `test-dist.js`: will be duplicated as `test.js` with `make install` and override the default config with values specific to the test environment.
The expected configuration contains:
- `port`: Number - The application port
- `mongo`: Object - How to connect to the mongo server
- `auth`: Object - Configuration of the authentication mechanims
- `cookieSecret`: String - secret used to encrypt the JWT token inside the authentication cookie
- `headerSecret`: String - secret used to encrypt the JWT token inside the authentication header
- `expiresIn`: Number - expiration delay of the JWT token in milliseconds
- `buildFrontend`: Boolean - determines wether the API should build the frontend with webpack. Used to disable build on test environment.
## Adding a new loader
You can add new loaders to lodex.
Loaders are added in the `src/api/loaders` directory.
A loader receives a config and the uploaded file as a stream, and returns the modified stream.
Example of a csv parser:
```js
// src/api/loaders/parseCsv.js
import parseCsv from 'csv-parse';
export default config => stream =>
stream.pipe(parseCsv({
columns: true,
...config,
}));
```
Once the loader created, you also need to declare it in `src/api/loaders/index.js`
```js
import parseCsv from './parseCsv'; // eslint-disable-line
export default {
// ...
'csv': parseCsv,
};
```
Notice how the key will determine the name of the loader.
This name must match the extension of the target file.
This is how we determine which loader to use.
Thus, a loader for `.csv` file must be exported as `csv`.
The config is taken from config.json, in `loader.<file extension>`, and allow to configure your loader on an instance basis.
For example for the loader csv:
```json
...
"loader": {
"csv": {
"quote": "\"",
"delimiter": ";"
},
...
```
## Adding new exporter
You can add new exporter to lodex.
Exporter are added in the `src/api/exporters` directory.
```js
const exporter = (fields, characteristics, stream) => {
const defaultDocument = getDefaultDocuments(fields);
const getCharacteristicByName = name => characteristics[0][name];
const getCsvField = getCsvFieldFactory(getCharacteristicByName);
const jsoncsvStream = csvTransformStreamFactory({
fields: fields.map(getCsvField),
fieldSeparator: ';',
});
return stream
.pipe(through(getLastVersionFactory(defaultDocument)))
.pipe(jsoncsvStream);
}
// Required: this will be the exported file extension
exporter.extension = 'csv';
// Required: this will be the exported file mime type
exporter.mimeType = 'text/csv';
export default exporter;
```
It receives:
- fields
The list of fields
```json
{
"cover" : "collection", // either dataset, collection or document
"label" : "uri", // label of the field
"name" : "uri", // technical name of the field
"transformers" : [], // list of transformers used to compute the field from the original dataset
"format" : { // the format used to display the field
"name" : "uri"
},
"scheme": "http://uri4uri.net/vocab#URI"
}
```
or
```json
{
"contribution" : true,
"name" : "note",
"cover" : "document",
"label" : "Contribution",
"scheme" : "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#note",
"contributors" : [
{
"name" : "john",
"mail" : "john@doe.com"
}
]
}
```
- characteristics
The list of all version of the characteristics sorted by their publicationDate (newer to oldest)
```json
{
"title" : "My title",
"Author" : "Myself",
"publicationDate" : "2017-02-22T09:56:07.765Z"
}
```
- stream
A stream of all document in the published dataset.
```json
{
"uri" : "HKPNG4WD",
"versions" : [ // list of all versions for the document (oldest to newest)
{
"key" : "value",
...
},
{
"key" : "value",
"contribution" : "other value"
...
}
],
"contributions" : [
{
"fieldName" : "contribution",
"contributor" : {
"name" : "john",
"mail" : "john@doe.com"
},
"status" : 'proposed'
}
]
}
```
You also need to declare the exporter in `src/api/exporters/index.js`.
```js
import newExporter from './newExporter';
export default {
//...
'new': newExporter,
};
```
note that the key determine the name of the exporter
The exporters must be declared on a per instance basis in the config file.
Simply add your exporter name in the exporters array, and it will appear in the export menu.
```json
// config.json
{
...
"exporters": [
"new",
...
]
}
```
## Adding a new format
You can add new formats to lodex.
The formats determine the react component used to display a field on the front.
Formats are added in the `src/app/formats` folder, in their own directory.
Eg, to add an uri format create the `src/app/formats/uri` directory
A format is made of three components: A view component for the front, an edition component for the admin and an
edition component for the front (editing a resource value once published).
Those component can be any react component. They will receive the following props:
- `resource`: the resource
- `field`: the field definition
- `fieldStatus`: Only for the ViewComponent and if the field is a contribution. Statuses are `PROPOSED`, `ACCEPTED` and `REJECTED`
- `shrink`: Only for the ViewComponent, a boolean indicating whether the value should be shrinked if possible. This is useful for the public table where large contents can be shrinked (with ellipsis for example) for easier reading.
You then add an index in your directory to expose them:
```js
`src/app/formats/uri/index.js`
import Component from './Component';
import AdminComponent from './AdminComponent';
import EditionComponent from './EditionComponent';
export default {
Component,
AdminComponent,
EditionComponent,
};
```
Finally add your new component into `src/app/formats/index.js`:
```js
import uri from './uri';
import custom from './custom';
const components = {
uri,
custom, // add your component here.
};
...
```
> **NOTE** If your edition component does not have anything special to do, you can fallback to the default one
```js
`src/app/formats/uri/index.js`
import Component from './Component';
import AdminComponent from './AdminComponent';
import EditionComponent from './EditionComponent';
import DefaultFormat from '../DefaultFormat';
export default {
Component,
AdminComponent,
EditionComponent: DefaultFormat.EditionComponent,
};
```
## Adding transformers
New transformers can be added in `src/common/transformers`
```js
// src/common/transformers/COLUMN.js
const transformation = (context, args) => {
const sourceField = args.find(a => a.name === 'column');
if (!sourceField) {
throw new Error('Invalid Argument for COLUMN transformation');
}
return doc => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
try {
if (!doc) {
resolve(null);
return;
}
resolve(doc[sourceField.value]);
} catch (error) {
reject(error);
}
});
};
transformation.getMetas = () => ({
name: 'COLUMN',
args: [{
name: 'column',
type: 'column',
}],
});
export default transformation;
```
A transformer can be divided in two parts a transformation function,
and a getMetas method.
### transformation
The transformation function take a context and an array of arguments.
#### Context
The context differ based on the environment.
This context allow to know the environment (context.env):
- node: server side during publication
- browser: client side during preview
Based on the env, the context expose different functionality.
In node:
- dataset: The dataset model that allow to execute mongo queries on the dataset collection.
- fetchLineBy(field, value): That allow to get a raw dataset line where its field equal value.
In browser:
- token: authentification token of the current session
- fetchLineBy(field, value, token): Same as fetchLineBy but also need the token.
##### Extending the context
To add method to the context, you need to edit the code in two place.
- clientSide: in `src/app/lib/getDocumentTransformer`.
- Serverside: in `src/api/services/getDocumentTransformer`, notice that you have access to ctx object from koa.
#### arguments
The array of arguments representing the configuration of the transformer given by the user.
### getMetas
A function that return a meta object describing the transformer and its arguments.
```js
transformation.getMetas = () => ({
name: 'COLUMN',
args: [{
name: 'column',
type: 'column',
}],
});
```
The meta object have the following keys
- name: the name of the transformer, as displayed on the admin
- args: Array describing each args needed by the transformer.
+ name: The name of the arg as displayed in the admin
+ type: The type of the arg, either:
- column: the value is the name of a column in the original dataset
- string: a string
## Troubleshooting
### Behind a proxy
If you launch lodex behind a proxy, environment variables `http_proxy`, `https_proxy` (optionally `no_proxy`) are required.
Otherwise, you could get this error after `make docker-run-dev`:
```
npm http request GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pm2
npm info retry will retry, error on last attempt: Error: connect ETIMEDOUT
```