Creating metadata#
In the root of the repository, there has to be a metadata file describing the repository and its collections.
General#
The metadata file (metadata.ini) must have a general section with this information:
Name |
Status |
Description |
|---|---|---|
collection |
Required |
Comma separated list of collection names (these have to match the directory names of the collections) |
Collection#
For each collection, metadata are needed. The section must be named by the name defined in the general section.
This is the contents of the collection section:
Name |
Status |
Description |
|---|---|---|
author |
Required |
Author’s name |
description |
Required |
Additional information about the collection |
Optional |
Author’s email |
|
license |
Optional |
The license of the collection e.g GNU GPL |
license_file |
Optional |
License file (path relative to the collection root) |
name |
Required |
The name of the collection |
preview |
Optional |
Comma separated list of preview images (paths relative to the collection root) |
qgis_minimum_version |
Optional |
Minimum QGIS version. If not specified, the minimum version will be 2.0 |
qgis_maximum_version |
Optional |
Maximum QGIS version. If not specified, the maxium version will be 3.99 |
tags |
Required |
Comma separated list of tags |
Version |
Optional |
The version of the collection, default is 1.0 |
This is an example of the metadata.ini file:
[general]
collections=osm_spatialite_googlemaps,flowmap
[osm_spatialite_googlemaps]
name=OSM Spatialite Googlemaps
author=Anita Graser
email=anitagraser@gmx.at
tags=osm,spatialite,google maps,roads
description=The collection contains a complete resources to create a coherent map that looks similar to the old Google Maps style from OSM data in a SpatiaLite database
preview=preview/osm_spatialite_googlemaps.png, preview/osm_spatialite_googlemaps_lines.png
qgis_minimum_version=2.0
qgis_maximum_version=3.99
[flowmap]
name=Flowmap
author=Anita Graser
email=anitagraser@gmx.at
tags=flows, arrows
description=The collection contains styles for flow maps
preview=preview/preview.png
qgis_minimum_version=2.0
qgis_maximum_version=3.99