MetsConverter

Convert a mets xml file into a yml file according to the Hathi Trust specifications for ingest. Note: this project was developed to satisfy Northwestern Libraries' specific use case, so many values are hard-coded in MetsConverter::YamlBuilder#build.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'mets_converter'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install mets_converter

Once installed, the mets_to_yaml command line utility should be available in your terminal.

Run mets_to_yaml without any arguments to see help text.

# Running the mets_to_yaml command
mets_to_yaml [options] input_file output_file_basename

# Example with optional arguments
mets_to_yaml --force --resolution="300" /cygdrive/e/books/limb_output/35556004429411/35556004429411.mets.xml meta

# meta.yml will be created in the same directory as the input file

After checking out the repo, run bundle install to install dependencies. Then, run bundle exec rspec to run the tests.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/nulib/mets_converter. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.