Use Case 04 - Create New ObjectΒΆ

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Goal
Create new content on a Member Node.
Summary

A user adds new content to a Member Node (MN). The operation of adding new content to a Member Node is atomic to the Member Node, meaning there is no dependency on the replication or synchronization processes for the successful completion of a create operation.

The metadata is retrieved by the CN using a pull mechanism (CN requests content from the MN) which may be triggered by a timer event or notification from the MN.

The availability of new content on a MN is indicated by a flag in the response to a ping() message issued by a CN. The CN then retrieves a list of changes from the MN and for each change, retrieves the experiment metadata, stores it and generates a search metadata document by extracting content from the experiment metadata. The changes to the CN (stored experiment metadata, update search metadata) are replicated to the other CNs (Use Case ###). The CN schedules replication of the data package across other MNs (Use Case 06).

Actors
Member Node, additional Member Nodes, Coordinating Nodes
Preconditions
  • Use is authenticated and so client application has an auth_token for the process.
  • DataONE system operational
  • MN is registered and is monitored
Triggers
  • New data package is present on Member Node
  • An existing data package is modified on a Member Node
  • A data package is deleted from a Member Node
Post Conditions
  • New data package is replicated across MNs
  • Search metadata is updated
  • Operation recorded in logs
  • CN update of search metadata
  • CN replication of metadata
  • Watchers notified of change

Notes

  • Are IDs are pegged to versions? If so, update might differ more radically from create.
  • If delete is a metadata operation only, then will be very similar to update. But if it is a physical operation, it becomes more complex. Will there be an archival copy? Will member nodes that hold replicas be “forced” to destroy the replicas?
  • Is submit from a member node a push or pull?
  • Should queuing of a submission within a member node be required for success? (We assume yes, to guarantee replication of submissions).
  • Can data packages be deleted or modified?
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Figure 1. Use case 04.

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Figure 2. Create, update, delete, science metadata or data object in Member Node.