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- Discovery will be compiled/installed into DSpace 1.7.0 XMLUI but left disabled by default
- The Appropriate Solr Search Core will be available and prepared to be started
- All dependencies for turning on Discovery will be available without recompilation by doing the following steps:
- Solr will be upgraded to the latest 1.4.1 release
- Documentation will be included which outlines exactly how to turn on Discovery and run it
Documentation
*Discovery Configuration in DSpace 1.7.0
*Discovery Install in pre 1.7.0 HowTo
Design Premis for Discovery
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- Keep as much of the customization and configuration in Solr as possible.
- Keep it as generic as possible.
- Keep it as simple as possible
- In cases where configuration is outside Solr, Provide pluggability to replace functionality easily at end user deployment.
- Align Search/Browse capabilities with Solr capabilities, not other way around. This means, possibly abandon certain strategies for navigating via Browse if it proves these do not fit well with solr.
Documentation
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RoadMap
Discovery is currently and addon for DSpace that still requires significant addition of configuration files to support. Planned releases will initially coincide with DSpace Scheduled Releases. Eventually, once completely stabilized. Discovery may be included into DSpace releases as a replacement for DSpace Search and Browse out of the box.
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