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ckanext-tif-imageview

The CKAN extension for TIFF images preview.

The plugin tif_imageview converts the target tif image to the jpeg format for showing the preview of the image. It does not change or replace the original tif image.

Requirements

Compatibility with core CKAN versions:

CKAN version Compatible?
2.9 Yes
earlier NoT Tested

Installation

To install ckanext-tif-imageview:

  1. Activate your CKAN virtual environment and install the extension:

     > . /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate
     > pip install ckanext-tif-imageview
    
  2. OR, Clone the source and install it on the virtualenv

     git clone https://github.com/TIBHannover/ckanext-tif-imageview.git
     cd ckanext-tif-imageview
     pip install -e .
     pip install -r requirements.txt
    
  3. Add tif_imageview to the ckan.plugins setting in your CKAN config file (by default the config file is located at /etc/ckan/default/ckan.ini).

  4. Restart CKAN. For example if you've deployed CKAN with Nginx on Ubuntu:

     sudo service nginx reload
    

Config settings

Modify ckan.ini (/etc/ckan/default/)

# add the plugin to:
ckan.views.default_views