How to Build a Django App for Manipulating VuFind Records Using PySolr?
I am working on a project where I need to fetch, manipulate, and manage metadata records stored in a VuFind Solr index. The goal is to create a Django-based application that leverages PySolr to:
- Fetch data from the VuFind Solr core.
- Search and edit records within the Solr index.
- Identify and manage duplicates, including: (Finding duplicate records based on specific fields; Merging duplicate records; Standardize records by normalizing data in selected fields)
I've written some custom code to interact with VuFind's Solr core, but I am facing challenges with:
- Efficient querying for large datasets (e.g., searching through millions of records).
- Implementing a robust deduplication logic (considering multiple fields and weighted matching).
- Updating records in Solr without affecting unrelated data.
- Designing a user-friendly interface for reviewing, editing, and merging records.
- Code execution issue: When I run the code, it doesn't execute properly. The browser doesn't open, and I can't figure out what might be going wrong.