Static Metadata Records

This is a custom Drupal module for fetching XML records (DC/MODS) and storing them into Plain Text (Long) string fields via Drush or Hooks.

Installation

1. Download the module to your Drupal site.
2. Enable the module by Extend -> Custom or using drush en static_metadata_records.

Configuration

1. Go to Configuration -> System -> Metadata Config Form.
2. Fill out the configuration form based on the instructions below:
   1. Custom Module Hooks
      Select the checkbox if you want to trigger hooks every time on creation/update of a node.

   Note: Enabling this option can be an expensive operation.

   2. Destination Fields
      Using the dropdowns, select the destination fields for both DC & MODS records.
      These are the fields where the records will be stored as Plain Text.
   3. Content Type Specific Exclusion
      1. Content Type to Filter
         Select all the content types that you DON'T want to process.
      2. Field Machine Name & Value
         Enter the field machine name and value to exclude.
         Note that any node matching the Content Type and containing the field with the specified value will NOT be added to the processing queue.
3. Save the configuration form.

Usage

To populate the fields with plain text DC and MODS records, the nodes first need to be added to the processing queue. This can be done via 2 methods:

1. Drush Command (uses a csv file containing node ID's):
   Go to the terminal of your Drupal Container in Docker and execute the following command: drush metadata-records:metadataRecords --file=full/path/to/csv --uid=USERID by replacing the --file and --uid options with your actual file paths and user ID's.

2. Hooks:
   In your Drupal site, whenever you create/update a node, if the hooks checkbox is enabled in the configuration form, then no further setup is required. Clicking 'Save' will automatically add the node to the queue using the hooks.

Note: Hooks only trigger for nodes of content type 'islandora_object' (Repository Item). They do not apply to other content types like 'Article'.

After the nodes are added to the queue, simply execute the queue by executing the following command: drush queue:run static_metadata_records_queue.

The nodes should be processed and you should be able to see the destination fields populated with the relevant DC and MODS records.

Additional Helpful Commands

1. Check how many items in your queue: drush queue:list
2. Delete the queue: drush queue:delete static_metadata_records_queue