< or the [Open JDK](http://openjdk.java.net/) . You might already have Java installed. Open a command prompt and try typing `java`.
* The [MongoDB](http://www.mongodb.org/) database. The latest stable version should do (2.2.6).
If you would like to use the extractor functionality (which is true in most cases), you will also need:
* The [RabbitMQ](http://www.rabbitmq.com/) event bus. Different packages are available for specific operating systems. Requires Erlang. Erlang is installed with most package as a dependency.
For text-based search functionality the following is required:
* The [Elasticsearch](http://www.elasticsearch.org/) distributed search service. Requires Java.
For content-based search the following is required:
* The [Versus](http://isda.ncsa.illinois.edu/documentation/versus/tutorial.html) service.
## Source code
The source code is available at the following url as a collection of git repositories :
* https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/stash/projects/MED
The repository `medici-play` containes the web frontend and is required. It should be cloned using the following command:
```
git clone https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/stash/scm/med/medici-play.git
```
Most of the other repositories include specific extractors. Basic extractors are available in `extractors-core`:
```
git clone https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/stash/scm/med/extractors-core.git
```
## Setup
With the required software in place and the code checked out, it is just a matter of starting web frontend. Please make sure all services are running before doing this.
The web frontend is setup using the (sbt)[http://www.scala-sbt.org/] build system. Change directory into the medicy-play main directory and run the code using the following command
```
./sbt run
```
To have access to other commands enter the sbt shell first and the use one of the many commands available (you can get a list by typing `help` in the shell). For example, to build the application for deployment type the following:
```
./sbt
> dist
```
The default configuration is fine for simple testing, but if you would like to modify any of the settings, you can find the all the configuration files under the `conf/` directory. The followling files are of particular importance:
* `conf/application.conf` includes all the basic configuration entries. For example the MongoDB credentials for deployments where MongoDB has non default configuration.
* `conf/play.plugins` is usesd to turn on and off specific functionality in the system. Plugins specific to Medici are available under `app/services/`.
* `conf/securesocial.conf` includes configuration settings for email functionality when signup as well as ways to configure the different identity providers (for example Twitter or Facebook). More information can be found on the [securesocial](http://securesocial.ws/) website.
# Using the API
The RESTFUl application programming interface is the best way to interact with Medici programmaticaly. Much of the web frontend and the extractors use this same API to interact with the system.
Following is a brief description of all the available endpoints. For more information take a look at the source under `app/api`. All routes are defined in `conf/routes`. For methods that write to the system a key is required. The default key is available in `conf/application.conf` under `commKey`. Please change this to a very long string of characters when deploying the system. The key is passed as a query parameter to the url. For example `?key=sdjof902j39f09joahsduh0932jnujv09erjfosind`.
HTTP Method | Endpoint | Description
------------ | ------------- | ------------
GET | /api/files | List files
POST | /api/files | Upload file
POST | /api/files/searchusermetadata | Search user specified metadata
POST | /api/files/searchmetadata | Search system generated metadata
POST | /api/uploadToDataset/:id | Upload file to dataset
POST | /api/files/:fileId/remove | Delete file
GET | /api/files/:id/metadata | Get file information
POST | /api/files/:file_id/thumbnails/:thumbnail_id | Attach thumbnail to file
POST | /api/files/:id/metadata | Add system-specified metadata
POST | /api/files/:id/usermetadata | Add user-specified metadata
GET | /api/files/:id/technicalmetadatajson | Get system-specified metadata
POST | /api/files/:id/comment | Add comment to file
GET | /api/files/:id/tags | List file tags
POST | /api/files/:id/tags | Add file tags
POST | /api/files/:id/tags/remove | Remove file tags
POST | /api/files/:id/tags/remove_all | Remove all tags from file
POST | /api/files/:id/previews/:p_id | Attach preview to file
GET | /api/files/:id/listpreviews | List all previews associated with file
GET | /api/files/:id/getPreviews | List previews associated with file filter by available previewers
GET | /api/files/:id/isBeingProcessed | Whether a file is being processed by an extractor
GET | /api/files/:three_d_file_id/:filename | Get texture associated with file
POST | /api/files/:three_d_file_id/geometries/:geometry_id | Attach geometry
POST | /api/files/:three_d_file_id/3dTextures/:texture_id | Attach texture
GET | /api/files/:id | Download original file
POST | /api/files/uploadIntermediate/:idAndFlags | *
POST | /api/files/sendJob/:fileId/:fileType | *
GET | /api/files/getRDFURLsForFile/:id | *
GET | /api/files/rdfUserMetadata/:id | *
GET | /api/queries/:id | Versus download query
POST | /api/collections/:coll_id/datasets/:ds_id | Associate dataset with collection
POST | /api/collections/:coll_id/datasetsRemove/:ds_id/:ignoreNotFound | Remove dataset from collection
POST | /api/collections/:coll_id/remove | Delete collection
GET | /api/collections/:coll_id/getDatasets | List datasets in collection
GET | /api/datasets | List datasets
POST | /api/datasets | Create new dataset
POST | /api/datasets/searchusermetadata | Search datasets by user-specified metadata
POST | /api/datasets/searchmetadata | Search datasets system-specifed metadata
GET | /api/datasets/listOutsideCollection/:coll_id | List all datasets not in a collection
POST | /api/datasets/:ds_id/filesRemove/:file_id/:ignoreNotFound | Remove file from dataset
GET | /api/datasets/getRDFURLsForDataset/:id | Get dataset information as RDF
GET | /api/datasets/rdfUserMetadata/:id | Get user-specified metadata as RDF
POST | /api/datasets/:datasetId/remove | Delete dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:id/metadata | Add system-specified metadata to dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:id/usermetadata | Add user-specified metadata to dataset
GET | /api/datasets/:id/technicalmetadatajson | Get system-specified for dataset
GET | /api/datasets/:id/listFiles | List files in dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:id/comment | Add comment to dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:id/removeTag | Remove tag from dataset
GET | /api/datasets/:id/tags | List tags in dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:id/tags | Add tag to dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:id/tags/remove | Remove tags from dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:id/tags/remove_all | Remove all tags from dataset
GET | /api/datasets/:id/isBeingProcessed | If dataset is being processed by extractors
GET | /api/datasets/:id/getPreviews | Get previews associated with dataset
POST | /api/datasets/:ds_id/files/:file_id | Associate file with dataset
GET | /api/previews/:preview_id/textures/dataset/:datasetid/json | *
GET | /api/previews/:preview_id/textures/dataset/:dataset_id//:filename | *
GET | /api/previews/:dzi_id_dir/:level/:filename | *
POST | /api/previews/:dzi_id/tiles/:tile_id/:level | *
POST | /api/previews/:id/metadata | Add metadata to preview
GET | /api/previews/:id/metadata | Get metadata from preview
POST | /api/previews/:id/annotationAdd | Add annotation to 3D model
POST | /api/previews/:id/annotationEdit | Edit annotation of 3D model
GET | /api/previews/:id/annotationsList | List annotations associated with preview
GET | /api/previews/:id | Get preview bytes
POST | /api/previews | Create new preview
POST | /api/indexes | Create a new content-based index
POST | /api/indexes/features | Add feauture vector to content-based index
POST | /api/sections | Create new section
GET | /api/sections/:id | Get section metadata
POST | /api/sections/:id/comments | Add comment to section
GET | /api/sections/:id/tags | Get tags associated with section
POST | /api/sections/:id/tags | Associate tags with section
POST | /api/sections/:id/tags/remove | Remove tags from section
POST | /api/sections/:id/tags/remove_all | Remove all tags from section
POST | /api/geostreams/sensors | Create new sensor
GET | /api/geostreams/sensors/:id/streams | List streams associated with sensor
GET | /api/geostreams/sensors/:id | Get sensor information
GET | /api/geostreams/sensors | Search sensors by space
POST | /api/geostreams/streams | Create new stream
GET | /api/geostreams/streams/:id | Get stream information
GET | /api/geostreams/streams | Search streams by space
DELETE | /api/geostreams/streams/:id | Delete stream
POST | /api/geostreams/datapoints | Create new geotemporal datapoint
GET | /api/geostreams/datapoints/:id | Get datapoint
GET | /api/geostreams/datapoints | Search datapoints by space and time
GET | /api/geostreams/counts | Return counts for sensors, streams and datapoints
POST | /api/tiles | Upload tile to image pyramid
POST | /api/geometries | Upload geometry
POST | /api/3dTextures | Upload 3D texture
POST | /api/fileThumbnail | Upload file thumbnail
POST | /api/comment/:id | Create new comment
GET | /api/search | Text based search
You can use `curl` to test the service. If you are on Linux or MacOSX you should have it already. Try typing `curl` on the command prompt. If you are on windows, you can download a build at http://curl.haxx.se/.
If you want a more rich GUI experience most web browsers have extensions that can be used instead.
For example for Chrome you can try [cREST client](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dev-http-client/aejoelaoggembcahagimdiliamlcdmfm).
# Extending the system
Soon™
## Creating new extractors
Soon™
## Creating new previewers
Soon™
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