On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 2:42 PM, Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Can you guys help me determine if the following idea is possible with > Mediawiki. > > Givens -- > 1. Read-only access to a pre-existing file repository on the server with a > well-defined folder structure. > 2. The file repository is frozen. No new files or folders are being added to > this remote repository. > 3. The folder structure is an important part of how users are used to finding > what they are looking for. > > Problem -- There is a need to allow users to discuss these files and annotate > them with updated information about the use, context, accuracy, and relevancy > of the files .. and in some cases, where there should be referred to instead. > > Desired Solution -- Implement a web-based application that "indexes" the > files in their existing file structure and provides a collaborative framework > for users to generate supplemental information regarding the use, context, > accuracy, and relevancy of the files .. and where they should be referred to > instead. > > The Result --- The original file store is untouched and we have a wiki where > every file in the remote store has been indexed by mediawiki and is > searchable by name and the mediawiki users can begin build wiki articles in > the usual way referencing the files as articles in the file namespace. > > My first question to all of you here is --- Is this possible with Mediawiki? > > And, if so, my second question is: > > Would the following approach be right? > 1. Install a fresh copy of mediawiki (latest) onto a new web-server > 2. Disable file uploads from the wiki > 3. configure the wiki to see the existing file repository as the image folder > (something like: $wgUploadPath = "<path to remote file store>"; > 4. run a maintenance script that (re)builds the mediawiki file list from the > current files of the remote file repository but does not import actual files. > 5. (ideally adds a link the image path as the text of the file article.) > > That's my hope. > What are the challenges in using Mediawiki for this type of application? > Are there any extensions that anyone knows of that have this kind of > application in mind? > Has anyone attempted this with any level of success? > > Thank you! > -Rich > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
I think you would need a custom (foreign?) FileRepo [1] if you don't want to have the files copied over to a different directory (like importImages.php would do). - Brian [1] https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/php/classFileRepo.html https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/php/classForeignAPIRepo.html _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list To unsubscribe, go to: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
