ckanext-malmo

Organization masking for the City of Malmö CKAN instance.

Overview

This extension is designed to mask the original organizations of datasets and expose them all as being owned by a single organization: Malmö Stad (slug: malmo).

This is achieved by intercepting the dataset data at the controller level, ensuring that both the Web UI and the API (package_show, package_search) report the masked organization.

Features

• Organization Masking: Intercepts IPackageController hooks to replace the organization dictionary in dataset responses.
• API Support: Impacts package_show and package_search actions.
• DCAT Integration: Since it modifies the data dictionary, DCAT exports (via ckanext-dcat) also reflect the masked organization automatically.

Requirements

• CKAN 2.10+ (tested on 2.11)

Installation

To install ckanext-malmo:

1. Clone this repository (or copy the extension files).
2. Install the extension in your environment:

   pip install -e ckan/extensions/ckanext-malmo

3. Add malmo to the ckan.plugins setting in your CKAN configuration file (ckan.ini):

   ckan.plugins = ... malmo

Configuration

The extension uses the following defaults (hardcoded in plugin.py for robustness):

• Organization Slug: malmo
• Organization Title: Malmö Stad

Note: The organization malmo must exist in the CKAN database for links and relationships to resolve correctly. The project's prerun.py script is updated to create this organization automatically during startup.