Making distributed configuration simple with the Torus Mike Taylor, Index Data.

Making distributed configurationsimple

with the Torus

Mike Taylor, Index Data <[email protected]>

Making distributed configurationas simple as possible

with the Torus


Making distributed configurationas simple as possible

but no simplerwith the Torus


Goals for this talk

Goals for this talk

1. Do not display any XML on the screen.

Goals for this talk

1. Do not display any XML on the screen.2. ...

Goals for this talk

1. Do not display any XML on the screen.2. ...3. Profit!

The problem

Suppose you have a metasearch engine.

... such as Index Data's fine pazpar2, freelyavailable from http://indexdata.com/pazpar2/

How do you choose the target databases?

How do you configure how they appear?

Candidate solutions

ISO/IEC 11179? Too complex

Candidate solutions


UDDI? WAY too complex

Candidate solutions



ZeeRex? Also too complex

Candidate solutions




A theme begins to emerge ...

Candidate solutions




A theme begins to emerge ...

Almost everything

considered harmfulAlmost everything

considered harmful

Our shiny, new solution

Stop! Think calming thoughts!

Stop! Think calming thoughts!

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Target profiles are simple things

Lots of other data objects are simple, too.

Using a simple, flat, bag-of-fields modelopens up new possibilities

Translucency!

Target profiles are simple things

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Translucent Record Store=

TORUS

Local metasearcher

Local metasearcher

Metasearchprovider

Local metasearcher Anotherlocal metasearcher

Metasearchprovider


Metasearchprovider

IRSpy pool


Metasearchprovider

IRSpy pool UK highereducation pool


Metasearchprovider

IRSpy pool UK highereducation pool

World highereducation pool

Thanks for listening


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