Re: [GUSDEV] plugins and CVs again

[Michael S. <msa...@pc...>]

sounds good to me.

--Mike

On 6/6/05 4:58 PM, "Steve Fischer" <sfi...@pc...> wrote:

> ok.  yes, the format will be two columns, tab delimited.   how's that?
> 
> what we can do is rename my method from:
>  
> checkControlledVocab($file, $table, $column)
> 
> to:
> 
> my cvHash = getControlledVocab($file, $table, $column)
> 
> (it still dies if there is a problem.)
> 
> the key of the hash is the input value.  the value of the hash is a
> little hash with keys "term" and "primaryKey"
> 
> steve
> 
> Michael Saffitz wrote:
> 
>> Hi Steve,
>> 
>> Ok.  We'll have to standardize the format of the dinky CV mapping files,
>> right?
>> 
>> I think the following methods would be really helpful as well:
>> 
>> getInternalTermPrimaryKey( $external_term)
>> getInternalTerm( $external_term)
>> 
>> This way the individual plugins don't need to implement parsing the dinky
>> cvs file.  (method names are just quick suggestions, change at will :)
>> 
>> --Mike
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/6/05 4:11 PM, "Steve Fischer" <sfi...@pc...> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> ok, now i think i've cracked it.  and its simple simple simple.
>>> 
>>> any plugin that uses a dinky CV takes a mapping file from the input to
>>> the GUS CV.   the case where the input is identical to the GUS CV is not
>>> given special handling.
>>> 
>>> i will write a method in Plugin.pm:
>>> 
>>> checkControlledVocab($cvMappingFile, $table, $column);
>>> 
>>> it throws an exception (dies) unless every entry in the GUS column of
>>> the file is found in the db.
>>> 
>>> the message will include every entry not found.
>>> 
>>> then the user of the plugin has to update the table with the cv, or
>>> change the mapping file.
>>> 
>>> as far as consistency across applications within a site:  the user of
>>> the plugin will dump the table to see the allowed values.   that will
>>> serve as the authoritative version from which to make the mapping file.
>>> 
>>> steve
>>> 
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