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Overview
DSpace open source software is a turnkey repository application used by more than 2,000 organizations and institutions worldwide to provide durable access to digital resources. For more information, visit http://www.dspace.org/
DSpace consists of both a Java-based backend and an Angular-based frontend.
Prior versions of DSpace (v6.x and below) used two different UIs (XMLUI and JSPUI). Those UIs are no longer supported in v7 (and above).
dspace-6_x
for 6.x maintenance.Downloads
Documentation / Installation
Documentation for each release may be viewed online or downloaded via our Documentation Wiki.
The latest DSpace Installation instructions are available at: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Installing+DSpace
Please be aware that, as a Java web application, DSpace requires a database (PostgreSQL) and a servlet container (usually Tomcat) in order to function. More information about these and all other prerequisites can be found in the Installation instructions above.
Running DSpace 7 in Docker
NOTE: At this time, we do not have production-ready Docker images for DSpace. That said, we do have quick-start Docker Compose scripts for development or testing purposes.
See Running DSpace 7 with Docker Compose
Contributing
See Contributing documentation
Getting Help
DSpace provides public mailing lists where you can post questions or raise topics for discussion. We welcome everyone to participate in these lists:
Great Q&A is also available under the DSpace tag on Stackoverflow
Additional support options are at https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/Support
DSpace also has an active service provider network. If you'd rather hire a service provider to install, upgrade, customize or host DSpace, then we recommend getting in touch with one of our Registered Service Providers.
Issue Tracker
DSpace uses GitHub to track issues:
Testing Running Tests
By default, in DSpace, Unit Tests and Integration Tests are disabled. However, they are run automatically by GitHub Actions for all Pull Requests and code commits.
maven-surefire-plugin
) and Integration Tests (via maven-failsafe-plugin
):
mvn install -DskipUnitTests=false -DskipIntegrationTests=false
mvn test -DskipUnitTests=false
# Run all tests in a specific test class
# NOTE: failIfNoTests=false is required to skip tests in other modules
mvn test -DskipUnitTests=false -Dtest=[full.package.testClassName] -DfailIfNoTests=false
# Run one test method in a specific test class
mvn test -DskipUnitTests=false -Dtest=[full.package.testClassName]#[testMethodName] -DfailIfNoTests=false
mvn install -DskipIntegrationTests=false
# Run all integration tests in a specific test class
# NOTE: failIfNoTests=false is required to skip tests in other modules
mvn install -DskipIntegrationTests=false -Dit.test=[full.package.testClassName] -DfailIfNoTests=false
# Run one test method in a specific test class
mvn install -DskipIntegrationTests=false -Dit.test=[full.package.testClassName]#[testMethodName] -DfailIfNoTests=false
# Before you can run only one module's tests, other modules may need installing into your ~/.m2
cd [dspace-src]
mvn clean install
# Then, move into a module subdirectory, and run the test command
cd [dspace-src]/dspace-server-webapp
# Choose your test command from the lists above
License
DSpace source code is freely available under a standard BSD 3-Clause license. The full license is available in the LICENSE file or online at http://www.dspace.org/license/
DSpace uses third-party libraries which may be distributed under different licenses. Those licenses are listed in the LICENSES_THIRD_PARTY file.
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