Global Names Architecture Classifications Repository (Gnaclr) ¶ ↑

Gnaclr is a lightweight classification repository for biodiversity classifications files saved in DarwinCore Archive format.

API¶ ↑

results are returned either in XML or JSON format:

http://example.com/....?format=json
http://example.com/....?format=xml

Classification by id¶ ↑

http://example.com/classification/1?format=json

Classification by uuid¶ ↑

http://example.com/classification/28ea7991-4cff-4676-9db0-94fb09eeb906?format=json

Search by string¶ ↑

http://example.com/search?search_term=animalia&format=json

List all classifications¶ ↑

http://example.com/classifications?format=json

Development¶ ↑

• rake gems:install

• echo “create database gnaclr;” | mysql -uroot

• rake db:migrate

• mkdir public/files

• cp database.yml.example database.yml

• vim database.yml

• rake

If all the tests pass, start it up, e.g. with ‘rackup` or `shotgun`.