Hyrax Interest Group Call 2023-05-10

Time: 11:30am-12:00pm Eastern

Connection Info: https://unc.zoom.us/j/93666105978?pwd=YTEzNTJ6U0E0RGJmdHljTU41VDNSUT09

Notetaker:

Attendees:

Agenda/Notes

Hyrax Maintenance Working Group update - Rebekah Kati and Daniel Pierce
- Hyrax 4 update
  - Hyrax 4.0.0.rc2 released
Topics and Projects
- Next Dev Congress
- Ticket Input
  - User list: https://dev.nurax.samvera.org/users/
  - Versioning
    - https://github.com/samvera/hyrax/issues/6004
- Hyku news
Questions?

Notes

Hyrax 4.0.0.rc2 released
- Ruby 3.2 support
- Testing will be done during next HMWG sprint
- Rob: Will RC2 be promoted to stable?
  - Expected to be promoted after testing is done and any bugfixes done.
  - Not targeting more features
Dev Congress is coming up
- Topic List - Developer Congress May 22-26, 2023
- Rob: Recommends to reach out to OSU about GA4 update work in legato.
Feedback needed
- Hyrax users list (/users)
  - Is it being widely used?
  - Default state seems to be hidden, controlled by feature flipper
  - Rob suggests replacing with a solution that aligns with other major implementations
- Versioning
  - Versioning UI is confusing
    - “Upload a new version” button workflow is not clear, results in generic error message
    - Can move buttons to more natural positions
    - Disable button until file is chosen
Rob: Hyku
- Ongoing work on pdf processing
- Need for sourcing derivatives from multiple locations
- Will be available as pair of gems
Rob: Hyrax Valkyrization effort
- ⅔ of fundraising goal met ($38k raised)
- Crystal is prioritizing issues from Valkyrization project board
  - Work/Collection deposit 1st priority
  - Embargo/etc next priority
- Will report progress at Hyrax Intrest group meetings