Integration with data catalog API

[dgarijo]

We would like to search for relevant datasets for those model configurations that do not have any files available (e.g., TopoFlow). This can be done by asking the data catalog to list datasets that are available through their API. @dnfeldman will refine the client in https://github.com/mintproject/data-catalog-client to make sure it is updated and we can use it for querying.

[dnfeldman]

@dgarijo is the client not currently working correctly? There haven't been any breaking changes to the data catalog api in over a year now. Maybe you could provide a specific example of how the client isn't working?

[dgarijo]

@sirspock please answer @dnfeldman
We want to make sure the Python client is the latest and reliable.

[mosoriob]

The question is: Is the openapi.yaml updated? Do you have all the paths and authorization in the spec?

[mosoriob]

In october, the openapi.yaml doesn't have information the authentication.

[dnfeldman]

I'm adding a few more paths that deal with updating records (datasets, resources, variables), but those don't affect searching.

As for authentication, it shouldn't be necessary to interact with the data catalog. Is the lack of authentication information breaking the client?

[dgarijo]

@dnfeldman I think it would be great to have a release that you consider stable and (if possible) make package pip installable without the GitHub URL, which may cause instabilities if there are further updates. We want to make sure that when we integrate a version, we can identify it properly. Thanks!
If authentication is not required, then great, less work for using it.

[mosoriob]

Then, Can I trust the GET methods are ok?

[dnfeldman]

@sirspock - Yes, GET and POST methods have not changed so they should be ok
@dgarijo - I'll look into publishing this to PyPy although with gihub it's also possible to point to specific version/release to ensure future updates don't break things

[dgarijo]

@dnfeldman, the project has 0 releases. We need a release to have a stable version of the software.

[mosoriob]

@sirspock - Yes, GET and POST methods have not changed so they should be ok
@dgarijo - I'll look into publishing this to PyPy although with gihub it's also possible to point to specific version/release to ensure future updates don't break things

A good practice is to put the version in the API
Docs: https://swagger.io/docs/specification/api-host-and-base-path/
Example: https://api.solutions.mint.isi.edu/v0.0.1/ui/

[dnfeldman]

I've create a release of the (automatically generated) python client: https://github.com/mintproject/data-catalog-client/releases/tag/v1.0

Please let me know if the current version isn't working as you expected!

Adding versioning to api endpoints might make sense if it ever changes, but as things are right now, I don't think it's going to.

[mosoriob]

At this moment, this is not required because the dt service searches the resource of the dataset id.

[dgarijo]

@sirspock correct me if I am wrong (and close the issue then), but if I want to search a dataset for a dataset for a model configuration in DAME, we can't. This issue was to represent that use case. Users have asked us this.

[dnfeldman]

Sorry, I'm a bit confused - are there any issues with the data catalog client? Or is there a use case that is not handled by the currently API?

[dgarijo]

@dnfeldman we are trying to prioritize issues when integrating with the data catalog. We have integrated the transformation service, which requires a dataset id to operate. However, I feel like we need to also integrate the search for datasets based on variable for those model configurations that require it.

We haven't had the time to test yet the client, I am afraid. We will let you know when we have done it.