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== Issues == | == Issues == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:08, 1 May 2007
mx currently has the ability to link to Morphbank images. This page is for further discussion (= brainstorming) on the creation of an API for Morphbank, that mx (and possibly other software), could use. There is interest from both parties in making this work. These are just rough ideas, summarized from various parties, at present.
[edit] Goals (in increasing difficulty)
[edit] Given the existing setup in mx have MB also additionally provide existing meta data for the image
- so an image deposited in morphbank, linked to mx and then supply the specimen data to display in mx. Could work on first just using the unique image number (in morphbank) typed into mx and then from that info we provide the access number and path to display the image and basic specimen information to be displayed.
- would be then a service that morphbank could provide to others that want to use the images they deposit into morphbank in online web actions of all sorts...keys, websites, species lists.
- what would be the best protocol? how would it be best to generate this information to be used by others?
- perhaps create an XML doc when morphbank recieves the request for information? I dont know the best answer to this. If that is the case it would be extra nice to also supply the XML reader to the community (Im thinking php but ruby in this case)
[edit] Browse a list of images in mx, that are provided from a simple search to MB, such that those images can be added to an mx project
- so we are talking with TOL to do something similar where a user who is making a Tree of Life page can browse mb images to add to the pages. The images would then link back to morphbank specimen data and the image alone would display (and perhaps the name). We were considering this to be a taxon name search/request. Lots of possible problems with this especially that we use the ITIS classification which may not be congruent with others.
[edit] Export from mx directly/indirectly to MB
Continue to log images in mx, but allow the user to dump to a nice friendly format that MB scoops.
[edit] Create an image in mx, but send the data to MB
This should be the ultimate goal. I.e. it should appear that the user is creating a record in mx as presently done, but core data should be sent to MB.
[edit] Issues
[edit] A plugin?
Ideally the hook to MB would be a general API from which a Rails plugin was created. The model of course should be something like the various GoogleMaps plugins for Rails. This would allow not only mx to make use of the hook but any potential developer (Biocorder, etc.).
- since both are web based this could be done once or set in the user prefs in mx to always just go ahead and send them.
[edit] Security
- Single logons would be nice
- Somehow would have to be included in morphbank in some group? Specified how? and should they be public (on morphbank) right away?
