Olsen
A simple reporter.
Overview
Olsen is a framework that wraps the Sadie gem and provides a facility for producing reports which make use of data managed in a Sadie-style primer chassis.
Usage
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create/choose a directory to put the olsen framework in (or use /var/olsen, the default…ensure writable)
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call olsen -init [ -framework-dir /my/dir ]
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define jobs in jobs folder and filters, outputs, and inbound data primers in primers folder
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call olsen -process <job>
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find output product in output folder
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Rejoice!
Todo
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enable a ‘olsen -init -with-examples’ that will create a functioning olsen framework with example ini files, sqlite databases and queries, pdf outputs, formatting filters, etc.
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provide docs on job and pdf ini-file format