Add 'preview' parameter to import API #2205
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Lead: @hornc
Issues overseen by Charles (Staff: Data Engineering Lead) [managed]
Module: Import
Issues related to the configuration or use of importbot and other bulk import systems. [managed]
Priority: 3
Issues that we can consider at our leisure. [managed]
Type: Feature Request
Issue describes a feature or enhancement we'd like to implement. [managed]
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
per suggestion in #977 With the push to get a better import pipeline, and the complexities of the existing duplicate matching system, which exists, but is not clearly documented (and is generally complex with many factors combining to often produce unexpected results): We need a
preview
function to allow us to test the result of new import data without actually adding or modifying existing records.This will help import users in production, and developers working on improvements to the import system.
Describe the solution you'd like
preview=true
parameter which can be passed into the/api/import
endpoints which will preform the exact matching and give a response to indicate whether a Editions / Work / Author was matched, or would have been created as a result of the request.Needs to be clearly distinguishable that items were not actually created.
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