Glossary

App Plugin: Mechanism for defining common properties and operations for dynamically including content and functionality from apps in SODAR Core views.
App Settings: Project or user specific settings defined in SODAR Core app plugins. Different from e.g. Django settings used to configure the web site.
Backend App: SODAR Core application which is used to provide additional functionality to other SODAR Core apps. Does not have its own GUI entry point. Common use cases include APIs to external services or other apps.
Backend API: Django API provided by a backend app, to be dynamically imported and used by other SODAR Core based Django apps.
Django API: Application programming interface offered by an app, to be used by other apps within the Django site.
Django App: Application built for the Django web framework, including (but not limited to) SODAR Core based apps.
Django Settings: Django settings used to configure the website. SODAR Core apps also use Django settings for configuring framework and app behaviour.
Django Site: Web site built on the Django framework, including (but not limited to) any website based on SODAR Core.
Peer Site: A SODAR Core based web site which mirrors one or more projects also mirrored on the currently active site. This allows linking to remote projects on other sites where the user would have access.
Project App: SODAR Core application with the scope of providing data and functionality related to a specific project. Uses project-based access control.
SODAR: System for Omics Data Access and Retrieval. An omics research data management system which is the origin of the reusable SODAR Core framework.
SODAR Core: Core framework and reusable apps originally built for the SODAR project.
SODAR Core App: Django application with additional SODAR Core features. This includes one or more app plugin definitions to enable dynamic inclusion of the app into the SODAR Core framework, as well as project access control for project apps.
SODAR Core Based Site: Django-based web site using SODAR Core apps as its framework.
Site App: SODAR Core application with does not limit its scope to a single project. Common use cases include user account management and administrative tools.
Source Site: SODAR Core based web site which mirrors project metadata and access control to “target” sites.
Target Site: SODAR Core based web site which mirrors project metadata and access control from a “source” site.