Key data

• name of the plugin: Print-on-Demand Plugin
• author: Aldi Alimucaj, Felix Gründer
• current version: 1.0.0.0
• tested on OJS version: 2.4.6
• github link: https://github.com/ojsde/pod.git
• community plugin: no
• date: 24.5.2016

Description

This plugin adds a print-on-demand functionality to OJS. The plugin is displayed in the frontend as a block in the sidebar in the form of a shopping cart - that means that articles can be added/removed arbitrarily. By clicking "Print book" the selected articles are merged to a single pdf file and transferred to the print-on-demand provider (epubli).

It has originally been developed by the Technical University Graz (Austria) and has been modified by the Center for Digital Systems (FU Berlin).

Installation

• rename the unzipped folder to pod and copy it to plugins/generic
• execute the following shell command: $ php tools/upgrade.php upgrade (see https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/UPGRADE)
• in Setup / Step 5 move the print-on-demand block to the appropriate position in the sidebar

Implementation

Database access, server access

• reading access to OJS tables: 1

    plugin_settings
  

• writing access to OJS tables: 1

    plugin_settings
  

• new tables: 0

• recurring server access: yes

    writing/getting pdf files to/from cache folder
  

Classes, plugins, external software

• OJS classes used (php): 7

    lib.pkp.classes.plugins.BlockPlugin
    lib.pkp.classes.plugins.GenericPlugin
    lib.pkp.classes.file.FileManager
    lib.pkp.classes.form.Form
    classes.issue.IssueAction
    classes.handler.Handler
    classes.file.ArticleFileManager
    classes.file.PublicFileManager
  

• necessary plugins: 1

    customBlockManager
  

• optional plugins: 0

• use of external software: yes

    PDFMerger
    tcpdf
  

• file upload: no

Metrics

• number of files: 412 (including external libraries)

Settings

• settings: 4

    Partner ID: [i.e. fuberlin] created by the provider
    Secret Key: [sha-256 key] created by the provider
    Mandator: [i.e. epubli]
    Action: [workbench/order/price/voucher]
    Repository: [i.e. fuberlin] created by the provider
    Authors (optional)
    Color (optional)
    Preface (optional)
    Cover (optional)
    User ID 
    First name
    Last name
    Street
    Number
    ZIP 
    Town
    Country
    E-Mail 
  

Plugin category

• plugin category: generic

Other

• does using the plugin require special (background)-knowledge?: no
• access restrictions: no
• technical contact epubli: Daniel Poschmann d.poschmann@epubli.com