[OSGeoLive] Application to include the ETF testing framework software in the OSGeoLive distribution
Angelos Tzotsos
gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
Tue Jun 28 09:58:56 PDT 2022
Hi all,
This is the voting status for this motion:
Angelos_Tzotsos +1
Brian M Hamlin +1
Alex Mandel
Johan Van de Wauw
Bas Couwenberg
Massimo De Stefano
Astrid Emde
Nicolas Roelandt
Vicky Vergara
Enock Seth Nyamador
Dear PSC members, please vote.
Best regards,
Angelos
On 6/14/22 23:47, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is a motion to include ETF testing framework to OSGeoLive.
> I will start with my +1
> Angelos
>
> On 4/20/22 17:53, José Enrique Soriano Sevilla wrote:
>> Dear OSGeoLive team,
>>
>> we contact you to kindly propose the inclusion of the ETF testing
>> framework in the OSGeoLive distribution.
>> Following the requirements, please find below the answer to the
>> required questions.
>> Please let us know if any additional clarification is needed.
>>
>> Thank you in advance
>>
>> * *Please describe your application. *
>> o *What is its name? *
>> + ETF
>> o *What is the home page URL? *
>> + http://etf-validator.net
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$> andhttps://github.com/etf-validator
>>
>> <https://github.com/etf-validator>
>> o *Which OSI approved Open Source Licence
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://opensource.org/licenses__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OXB4gFIA$>
>>
>> is used? *
>> + TheETF testing framework isan open source project licensed
>> under EUPL v.1.2, please see it in the main webpage
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$>and
>>
>> in the source code
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/blob/master/LICENSE__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OzRXGAWQ$>.
>>
>>
>> o *What does the application do and how does it add value to the
>> GeoSpatial stack of software? *
>> + It is an open source testing framework that allows
>> validating spatial data, metadata and web services in
>> Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) according to defined
>> Abstract Test Suites and Executable Test Suites. Executing
>> these validations may increase the level of interoperability
>> of SDIs by improving the compliance of geospatial data,
>> metadata and services.
>> o *Does the application make use of OGC standards? Which versions
>> of the standards? Client or server? You may wish to add comments
>> about how standards are used. *
>> + The ETF testing framework allows GIS data providers and
>> solution providers to check whether data sets, network
>> services and metadata meet the requirements defined on
>> specific Abstract and Executable Test Suites. The concepts
>> in ETF are based on ISO 19105 and the OGC Specification
>> Model which underpin the standards used in SDIs.
>> + Validation capabilities span a wide range of OGC standards.
>> For example, tests to validate WMS, WMTS, WFS, WCS, SOS and
>> CSW are available, which are also partially reusing the OGC
>> TEAM Engine suite.
>> o *What language is it written in? *
>> + Java, HTML, JavaScript, CSS
>> o *Which version of the application should be included in the next
>> OSGeo-Live release? *
>> + ETF 2.0
>>
>> * *Stability is very important to us on OSGeo-Live. If a new user
>> finds a bug in one application, it will tarnish the reputation of
>> all other OSGeo-Live applications as well. (We pay most attention to
>> the following answers): *
>> o *If risk adverse organisations have deployed your application
>> into production, it would imply that these organisations have
>> verified the stability of your software. Has the application
>> been rolled out to production into risk (ideally risk adverse)
>> organisations? Please mention some of these organisations? *
>> + European Commission, Joint Research Centre (use of the ETF
>> testing framework as the core component of the INSPIRE
>> Reference Validator)
>> + Organisations in several EU Member States at the national
>> and regional level (using the ETF testing framework to
>> replicate the tests of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
>> and/or extending these tests to include tests to check
>> compliance with national requirements)
>> o *Open HUB
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.openhub.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtMqComw$>
>>
>> provides metrics to help assess the health of a project. Eg:
>> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OvPpGSUg$>
>>
>> Could you please ensure that your project is registered with
>> Open HUB, and Open HUB has been updated to reference the correct
>> code repository(s) for your project. What is the Open HUB URL
>> for your project? *
>> + https://www.openhub.net/p/etf-validator
>> o *What is the size of the user community? You can often answer
>> this by mentioning downloads, or describing a healthy, busy
>> email list? *
>> + There is a mature user community developed around the main
>> implementations of the ETF testing framework. For example,
>> the number of downloads of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
>> (the most popular implemetation of the ETF) is approximately
>> between 1 and 3 hundreds for each release (see
>> https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp
>> <https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp>)
>>
>> and the discussions in the issue tracker demonstrate the
>> healthy and busy user community (see
>> https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/
>> <https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/>).
>> o *What is the size of your developer community? *
>> + Currently, the developer community is mainly limited to the
>> two organisations which are funding the development of the
>> ETF, i.e. the European Commission and interactive
>> instruments (https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en
>> <https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en>). Sometimes,
>> developers from organisations deploying the ETF at their
>> premise contribute code with ad hoc pull requests. Funding
>> to improve the developer community is currently available
>> and the submission of the ETF to the OSGeoLive is one of the
>> steps to increase such community.
>> o *Do you have a bug free, stable release? *
>> + Yes, ETF 2.0 is the latest stable release:
>> https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0
>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0>
>> o *Please discuss the level of testing that your project has gone
>> through. *
>> + The ETF has a continuous integration cycle established in
>> the GitHub repository, where contributions to the source
>> code (which have to adhere to the contribution guidelines
>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Contribution.md>)
>>
>> pass through automatic validations. Subsequently, the
>> changes are manually reviewed and approved by the ETF
>> Technical Committee
>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Technical_Committee.adoc>.
>>
>> o *How long has the project has had mature code. *
>> + The project is active since 2007 (see
>> https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases
>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases>); the
>> latest stable release (v.2.0) was released in 2019.
>>
>> * *OSGeo-Live is targeted at applications that people can use rather
>> than libraries. Does the application have a user interface (possibly
>> a command line interface) that a user can interact with? (We do make
>> an exception for Incubated OSGeo Libraries, and will include Project
>> Overviews for these libraries, even if they don't have a user
>> interface.) *
>> o Yes, the ETF testing framework has a user interface.
>>
>> * *We give preference to OSGeo Incubated Projects, or Projects which
>> are presented at FOSS4G
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://foss4g.org__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OHj1k4aA$>
>>
>> conferences. If your project is involved in OSGeo Incubation, or has
>> been selected to be presented at FOSS4G, then please mention it. *
>> o The ETF was already presented at FOSS4G conferences:
>> + FOSS4G 2019:INSPIRE Reference Validator: status and next
>> steps by Marco Minghini, Michael Lutz, Clemens Portele, Jon
>> Herrmann, Enrique Soriano, Carlos Palma, Iñaki Díaz de Cerio
>> Paniagua, Belén Sáez, Lorena Hernandez, Daniele Francioli,
>> Fabio Vinci
>> + FOSS4G 2021: *Open source geospatial software powering
>> policy implementation: the INSPIRE central infrastructure
>> components* by Marco Minghini, Alexander Kotsev, Vlado Cetl,
>> Lorena Hernandez, Michael Lutz, Daniele Francioli, Davide
>> Artasensi, Emanuela Epure, Fabio Vinci, Fabiano Spinelli,
>> Lukasz Ziemba
>> (https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/
>> <https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/>)
>> + FOSS4G 2022: *ETF testing framework: past, present and
>> future *by Jon Herrmann, Marco Minghini, Clemens Portele,
>> Michael Lutz (submitted and currently under review)
>>
>> * *With around 50 applications installed on OSGeo-Live, us core
>> packagers do not have the time to liaise with every single project
>> email list for each OSGeo-Live release. So we require a volunteer
>> (or two) to take responsibility for liaising between OSGeo-Live and
>> the project's communities. This volunteer will be responsible for
>> ensuring the install scripts and English documentation are updated
>> by someone for each OSGeo-Live release. Also test that the installed
>> application and Quickstart documentation works as expected on
>> release candidate releases of OSGeo-Live. Who will act as the
>> project's liaison person. *
>> o Enrique Soriano (jenriquesoriano at guadaltel.com) and José
>> Barrero (josebarrero at guadaltel.com)
>>
>> * *OSGeo-Live is Ubuntu Linux based. Our installation preference is: *
>> 1. Install from UbuntuGIS or DebianGIS
>> 2. Install .deb files from a PPA
>> 3. Write a custom install script<=== preferred option*
>> *
>> *Can you please discuss how your application will be installed. *
>> o Write a custom install script
>> * *OSGeo-Live is memory and disk constrained. Can the application run
>> in 512 Meg of RAM? *
>> o No. A machine with at least 4 GB Ram (8GB are recommended, 16 GB
>> and more if a large set of XML files are tested)
>> * *How much disk space will be required to install the application and
>> a suitable example application? *
>> o It depends on the tests executed, but 1 GB HDD can be enough.
>> * *We aim to reduce disk space by having all applications make use of
>> a common dataset. We encourage applications to make use of the
>> example datasets already installed: *
>> * *Each OSGeo-Live application requires a Project Overview available
>> under a CC By
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OYJp5E24$>
>>
>> and a Quickstart available under a CC By-SA
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtUoN0gs$>
>>
>> license. (You may release under a second license as well). Will you
>> produce this? *
>> o Yes
>> * *In past releases, we have included Windows and Mac installers for
>> some applications. It is likely we won't have space for these in
>> future releases. However, if there is room, would you be wishing to
>> include Windows and/or Mac installers? *
>> o No
>>
>>
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