Dataset upload and archiving (master ticket)

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3 (4) use cases: (With and without access to auth keys.)

1. upload form on ckan (by default local system has auth key for storage)
2. datapkg upload (client) (by default without key) (plumbing done)
3. background job archiving downloads (by queue client)

Most important are:

1. Upload form on ckan.net (with access to keys)
2. API for getting credentials for upload from ckan.net api (without access to keys).

Aside: Once 2 was done we could deprecate storage.ckan.net

Sub-tickets

Required infrastructure

• #826 - Resource 'extra' fields
• #358 - Resources in REST API
• #235 - Resource format normalization and detection

User upload via Web UI

• #877 - File upload in WUI
• #878 - Integrate file upload with workflow around package resources

User upload via CLI/datapkg

• #853 - plumbing for credential-less rest upload
• #879 - Storage auth API

Also related:

• #405 - Retrieval options for package resources

Automated archiving using worker process

• #890 - Timed actions in ckanext-queue
• #891 - Resource download worker daemon
• #892 - Make stored data available in WUI

More Info

• Upload/storage discussion: ​http://ckan.okfnpad.org/storage
  • For api to generate upload key (for e.g. datapkg usage) suggest locating at ckan.net/api/utils/

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