ckanext-customuserprivileges

ckanext-customuserprivileges is CKAN extension for adding additional restrictions for dataset management. It adds an extra autocomplete field to the dataset to specify users who can administer it. This works for both unowned datasets that by default can be managed by any authenticated user and datasets within company which requires the member to have sufficient permissions within the company and additionally be a manager.

Installing

NB! This module is developed on CKAN v2.4.0, compatibility with other version is not ensured 1) Clone this repository

#activate virtualenv
source /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate
cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src
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cd ckanext-customuserprivileges
python setup.py develop
sudo nano /etc/ckan/default/production.ini
# Enable plugin in configuration
# ckan.plugins = datastore ... customuserprivileges

Usage

Extra field for specifying dataset administrators is visible when creating or editing the dataset. Users will be specified by their username.

By default when creating a dataset and not specifying any administrators, only the user who created it can manage it. For other users following applies:

Unowned dataset + dataset administrator = can edit

Company dataset + admin or editor within company + dataset administrator = can edit

Running tests

#activate virtualenv
source /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate
#install test dependencies
pip install -r /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan/dev-requirements.txt
#create test database (if not created)
sudo -u postgres createdb -O ckan_default ckan_test -E utf-8
#edit test database connection string
nano /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan/test-core.ini
#enter extension directory
cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-customuserprivileges
#run test suite
nosetests --ckan --with-pylons=test.ini ckanext/customuserprivileges/tests --nocapture