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adject Posted 6 months ago

Hi everyone,

I have a new client that has omeka installed and wanted to use it for a new application they are creating, however, the way their app needs to work is to use the image repository (collections) aspect of omeka (with some plugins) to drive their application, i.e. the main application needs to communicate with omeka via some kind of api to expose searching and to keep track of which images it has/hasn't processed, then surface those images in the main app for review etc.

I've done a bit of nosing around and concluded this isn't what omeka is for, but I'm just seeking confirmation.

Thanks a lot for your time.
patrickmj (Omeka Dev Team) Posted 6 months ago

Since Omeka does not currently have an API for other apps to tap into, you're probably right. Depending on the details of what the second app needs to do, though, it is possible that it could be done as an Omeka plugin.
adject Posted 6 months ago

Thanks for the advice, that's a good idea, I'll have a look at creating a plugin.

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