Custom Query (2152 matches)

Reported by dread, 3 years ago.

A package in deleted state doesn't show to general users, but admins DO see them. The idea is that they can resurrect them if they want. But now we have the trash can that lists deleted packages. So we don't want admins to see the deleted packages anywhere else.

(But an admin should still be able to READ and EDIT a deleted package, so if he clicks on it in the trash list he can see it to decide whether to resurrect and actually be able to change its state.)

Same in the Web interface and API.

This ticket ties in with #948 highlighting a package being deleted (when viewing or editing) and follows on from the introduction of the trash can #1076.

Reported by rgrp, 3 years ago.

Revisions aren't assigned to packages. Where are they coming from? This seems to have been occurring since the upgrade to 1.4.3b a couple of weeks ago?

Reported by dread, 3 years ago.

Abstract

Package Relationships have not taken off in the 18 months we've had them in the API. There are some issues with them and we need to spend more time improving them or consider getting rid of them.

The Problem

Original use cases are expressed here: #253 Here are comments about how we could handle these specific examples better:

1. groups of packages - maybe better with a custom tag?
2. fragment resources - soon to be covered by 'kind' resource field #957

3&5. derived resource - better to have some sort of resource relationship perhaps?

4. linked resource - again better to have some sort of resource relationship perhaps?

Outstanding issues needing serious effort to fix:

• #256 Editing them in Web UI (not done yet)
• #1288 Package edit/creation can't include 'relationships' field

Specification

Remove relationships from model, API, tests, Web UI. Data migration to remove from db.

Why do it this way

Getting frustrated having problems with the code, when it's not used much. Often asked about what it's for, but rarely used. Seems an overly complicated design.

Backwards Compatibility

n/a

Implementation plan

Deliverables

See Specification

Risks and mitigations

Risk: a customer suddenly wants this, and the new ways to relate resources are not in place yet.

Mitigation: discuss this decision thoroughly to make sure we are confident the use cases are not important. Discuss with team, ckan-discuss and specifically the LOD people who have some related packages on thedatahub.org.

Participants

David Read

Progress

Not yet.