Interactive Terminal Session for HerdingCats 🐈‍⬛

Getting Started

After launching the application, you'll see a welcome message and a couple of interactive options. Here's how you can begin using InteractiveCats:

Basic Commands

• Connect to a Catalog:

  • Use connect <catalog_name> to connect to your desired data catalog.
  • Example: connect london

• Close the Current Connection:

  • Type close to disconnect from the current catalog.

• Quit the Application:

  • Enter quit to exit the application anytime.

Using the UI Buttons

• Show Available Catalogs: Click on this button to view a list of all available data catalogs you can connect to.

• Show Commands: Click this button to view a list of commands you can use within the application.

Exploring Connected Catalogs

Once you've connected to a catalog, you can perform the following actions:

If You Are Connected to a CKAN Catalog:

• List Packages:

  • Use the command list packages to see all available datasets.

• Package Information:

  • Use package info <package_name> to get detailed information about a dataset.

• Search Datasets:

  • Use search <query> <rows> to find datasets related to your query and limit the results.

If You Are Connected to an OpenDataSoft Catalog:

• List Datasets:

  • Use list datasets to see all datasets in the catalog.

• Dataset Information:

  • Use dataset info <dataset_id> to view detailed dataset information.

If You Are Connected to the French Government Catalog:

• List Datasets:

  • Use list datasets to see all datasets available.

• Dataset Metadata:

  • Use dataset meta <dataset_id> to show metadata for a given dataset.

Additional Features

• Loading Data: Use load <dataset_id> to load a dataset and examine its structure and sample data.

• Rich Logging: The application logs each interaction in a rich-text format for easy readability.

Need Help?

At any time, you can use the Show Commands button to review available commands and see example usages.