as_arclight_custom_example

An ArchivesSpace plugin that demonstrates how to customize as_arclight mappings.

Explanation of the files in this plugin:

• config.yml - This file contains plugin configuration information. It is not required, but the following will ensure as_arclight is present at start up, and that the plugins are loaded in the correct order:

  depends_on_plugins:
      - as_arclight
  

• indexer/plugin_init.rb - In this file the plugin loads its custom mapping classes, and registers them with the Arclight mapper.

• indexer/custom_resource_mapper.rb - The custom mapping class. It must subclass Arclight::Mapper or one of its descendents. It defines a map method that includes the desired customizations. If it subclasses one of the existing mappers, it can call super to perform the default mapping, and then apply its customizations - as shown in the example.