Importing data

[dread]

Review what chunks of code we have and how to move forward with requirements.

Requirements:

• Bulk parsing is done away from the CKAN server

Possible future requirements:

• /importer for importing spreadsheets in WUI
• validation-light - 'scoring' a package

Current importers:

• /importer controller uses: PackageImporter?, form, PackageSaver?
• loader uses: package_importer -> API
• API uses: form, PackageSaver?

Modules

• package_importer:
  • xls/csv --SpreadsheetData?--> table
  • table --DataRecords?--> records
  • records --PackageImporter?--> pkg_dicts

• pkg_dict --form--> fs & validation
• fs --PackageSaver?--> package

[thejimmyg]

Is this still important? Do we need to set aside some time for it? Thanks.

[dread]

I'll close this now.

Only thing to note is the importer code pudo wrote in ckanclient that could usefully be merged with the ckanext importer code.