[Archivesspace_Users_Group] ASpace Version 2.8.0, custom plugin throwing error, "language"

[Solek, VivianLea]

Good morning,

Question re: your statement.  I am using the (now) built-in Harvard plug-in to import my records into ASpace.  I have been using “multiple languages” in the "lang_materials" field.  With your statement, I am wondering if I can actually put the various languages, such as “English; French; Spanish” separated by a semicolon.  That would be much more useful that the term “multiple languages.”

Thank you for any insight you can provide.

Sincerely,
VivianLea

VivianLea Solek
Archivist
Knights of Columbus Supreme Council Archives

1 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511-6702
Phone 203 752-4578
Fax 203 865-0351

From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org <archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> On Behalf Of Andrew Morrison
Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 10:15 AM
To: archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org
Subject: Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] ASpace Version 2.8.0, custom plugin throwing error, "language"


The simple "language" property of resources and archival objects (which I assume is what is held in the obj variable in your code), that held a single ISO 639/2 language code, was scrapped in 2.7.0. Instead, there is now a "lang_materials" property, holding a much more complicated data structure, to allow multiple ISO 639/2 language codes and/or language notes to be added to a record. Here's how the core ArchivesSpace MARCXML exporter handles that:



https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/blob/3851abd72727270e6c07b5d1bfe7efdcda55c9f5/backend/app/exporters/models/marc21.rb#L137-L144<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Farchivesspace%2Farchivesspace%2Fblob%2F3851abd72727270e6c07b5d1bfe7efdcda55c9f5%2Fbackend%2Fapp%2Fexporters%2Fmodels%2Fmarc21.rb%23L137-L144&data=04%7C01%7Cvivianlea.solek%40kofc.org%7C211c9310418f485b483508d99d41fc92%7C8a4b69f88bb74be59eda6c40a157248c%7C0%7C1%7C637713729015299520%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=kKdv34iQVt6YlS0y3tA91r6OxaSd6W2ihAj3QokneQw%3D&reserved=0>



Andrew.




On 11/1/21 13:27, Mark Cyzyk wrote:
All,

I have tracked down an error to Line 28 in our custom MARCXML export plugin:

#20160621LJD: 008 - Change 'xx' at positions 15-16 with 'mdu' for Maryland per technical services.
def self.assemble_controlfield_string(obj)
date = obj.dates[0] || {}
string = obj['system_mtime'].scan(/\d{2}/)[1..3].join('')
string += obj.level == 'item' && date['date_type'] == 'single' ? 's' : 'i'
string += date['begin'] ? date['begin'][0..3] : " "
string += date['end'] ? date['end'][0..3] : " "
string += "mdu"
17.times { string += ' ' }
string += (obj.language || '|||')                           ← LINE 28
string += ' d'

Insofar as this was working previous to our upgrade to ASpace Version 2.8.0 (Yes, I know, we're due for an upgrade!), can you see anything here that might be the cause of breakage?   Maybe "obj.language" is no longer correct???

Advice appreciated!

Mark

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Mark Cyzyk, M.A., M.L.S.
Library Applications Group
The Sheridan Libraries
The Johns Hopkins University
mcyzyk at jhu.edu<mailto:mcyzyk at jhu.edu>

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