TOOLS.md

Tools

GeoNetwork is a Java Web Application, developed using Java 8, Maven.

Documentation makes use of the python Sphinx build system.

Git

GeoNetwork uses Git version control.

Our source code is maintained on GitHub:

• github.com/geonetwork:

  • core-geonetwork
  • doc

• github.com/metadata101:

  • iso19115-3.2018

Java 11

GeoNetwork requires a Java 11 development environment:

• Recommend using the Java 11 distribution available from your operating system
• Adoptium OpenJDK8 (LTS) for windows or macOS installers

We no longer support Java 8 at this time.

Elasticsearch

GeoNetwork uses Elasticsearch as a full-text search engine.

cd es
docker-compose up

• Elasticsearch: http://localhost:9200
• Kibana: http://localhost:5601

GeoNetwork Reference:

• es/readme

Reference:

• https://www.elastic.co/guide/index.html

Apache Maven

We make use of the Apache Maven Apache Maven build system.

To build and run:

mvn clean install -DskipTests
cd web
mvn jetty:run

• GeoNetwork: http://localhost:8080/geonetwork

Maven repository is available at repo.osgeo.org:

• https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/
• https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/snapshot/

GeoNetwork Reference

• software_development/building
• web

Reference:

• https://maven.apache.org/index.html

Material for MkDocs

Documentation is built using Material for MkDocs theme, built using python mkdocs generator.

cd docs/mannual
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
mkdocs serve

GeoNetwork Reference:

• docs/manual

Reference:

• https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/
• https://www.mkdocs.org