Description

OpenRefine extension to load CSV files from a local environment. Compatible with OpenRefine 3.3 Default location is the Download folder from the home user directory.

Requirements

• Java 1.8.*
• Maven 3.* (mvn)

Compile

• Execute mvn package assembly:single
• Extension will be located into target/local-file-system-1.0.1.zip

Installation

• Extract the local-file-system-1.0.1.zip into the OpenRefine folder webapp/extensions
• Run OpenRefine and you can start a new project form the Workspace Data tab

Configure default location folder

• In the OpenRefine installation folder locate file refine.ini
• Open file and add the environment variable EXT_LOCAL_FILE_SYSTEM with the folder location value. Example: EXT_LOCAL_FILE_SYSTEM=/data/files
  • For Windows OS use the refine.bat to start OpenRefine, additional configuration in refine.ini won't be loaded using the openrefine.exe executable. Example EXT_LOCAL_FILE_SYSTEM=C:\\Users\\Home\\Desktop
• Another option is add the environment variable to any Shell script that start OpenRefine. Example: export EXT_LOCAL_FILE_SYSTEM=/data/files Note: If you don't see any files from the defined location verify that the folder is a valid location in your environment and files are with valid READ permissions.