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Where can I see the latest work? Is there a demo site?

A recorded demo is available of the latest DSpace 7 work (as of June 2018)

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Live demos:

  • Latest UI demo (June 2018): provides a high level overview of the new REST API, with a detailed demo of the new user interface, submission process, etc.
    Widget Connector
    urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=yKnos2jTdSQ
  • Latest REST API demo (July 2018): provides an overview of the new REST API, and how easy it is to work with using third-party tools like Postman.  This video is part of a larger REST API Dev Show & Tell meeting, but the DSpace 7 REST API demo starts around 26:59.
    Widget Connector
    url

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We also host two demonstration sites of the latest DSpace 7 work. You can try them yourself to see how the work is progressing!

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The following is an (unordered) list of changes / new features that we'd like to see added to DSpace 7.0. If you have additional features to add, please feel free. We also NEED volunteers to make these features happen, so please do volunteer if you are willing to work on a particular change!  Please note that we reserve the right to reschedule/reject any feature that may not align well with the longer term RoadMap.

FeatureNotes / TicketsPriorityVolunteer(s)
Single Embargo system
  • We have two ways of managing embargos, when we only need one
    Jira
    serverDuraSpace JIRA
    serverIdc815ca92-fd23-34c2-8fe3-956808caf8c5
    keyDS-2588
Medium 
Single built-in Statistical Engine (SOLR Statistics)Low 
Enhanced Solr Statistical Reports
Medium 
Oauth authentication pluginDryad (a fork of DSpace) has already implemented this, and reportedly is interested in contributing it to DSpaceMedium


Inline video player

Required: Closed caption capability for accessibility

Low

Pull Requests to review for possible inclusion

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Please note that the dates below are estimates of when particular activities may occur. As there are many factors involved in a major release, these are subject to change.

DateMilestoneWhat it means
(ongoing)New UI and REST API developmentDevelopment of the new UI and REST API is still ongoing. See Status above.
OR2018 conferenceDeveloper Workshops on DSpace 7 (REST API and Angular UI training)
TBADeadline for feature pull requestsIf you wish to contribute features to DSpace 7.0, you must submit a pull request by this date.
TBA
Weekly developers' meeting devoted to review of feature pull requests for 7.0The entire hour's meeting will be used to discuss proposed features submitted by the deadline.
TBA
Weekly developers' meeting devoted to review of feature pull requests for 7.0The entire hour's meeting will be used to discuss proposed features submitted by the deadline.
TBA
Feature freezeDSpace 7.0 is considered feature-complete on this date.  Only bugfixes will be pulled between this date and final release.
TBA
Release Candidate 1 taggedA DSpace 7.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing.
TBA
Release Candidate 2 tagged
TBA
TestathonIntensive public testing of the 7.0 Release Candidate is invited.  The Release Team will focus on getting problems resolved.
TBA
Release Candidate 3 taggedAn updated DSpace 7.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing.
TBADSpace 7.0 is publicly releasedDSpace 7.0 is released for download and general use.

 

 Release Process needs to proceed according to the following Maven release process: Release Procedure