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# Data Catalog
**Purpose**: Unified data catalog for tracking and discovering datasets
**Status**: 🚧 Planned
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## Overview
The data catalog provides a centralized registry for all datasets across the workspace, enabling discovery, access control, and metadata management.
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## Features
- Dataset registration
- Metadata management
- Search and discovery
- Access control
- Schema tracking
- Lineage tracking
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## Schema
See `metadata-schema.json` for the complete metadata schema.
### Key Fields
- **id**: Unique dataset identifier
- **name**: Human-readable name
- **source**: Source system/project
- **storage**: Storage location details
- **schema**: Data schema definition
- **tags**: Categorization tags
- **access**: Access control settings
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## Implementation Options
### Option 1: Custom API
- Build custom API using shared packages
- Use PostgreSQL for metadata storage
- Implement search using PostgreSQL full-text search
### Option 2: DataHub
- Deploy DataHub (open-source)
- Use existing metadata models
- Leverage built-in features
### Option 3: Amundsen
- Deploy Amundsen (open-source)
- Use existing metadata models
- Leverage built-in features
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## Usage
### Register Dataset
```json
{
"id": "user-events-2025",
"name": "User Events 2025",
"description": "User interaction events for 2025",
"source": "analytics-service",
"storage": {
"type": "minio",
"bucket": "analytics",
"path": "events/2025/"
},
"format": "parquet",
"tags": ["events", "analytics", "2025"],
"owner": "analytics-team",
"access": {
"level": "internal",
"permissions": ["read"]
}
}
```
### Search Datasets
```bash
# Search by tag
GET /api/catalog/datasets?tag=analytics
# Search by source
GET /api/catalog/datasets?source=analytics-service
# Full-text search
GET /api/catalog/datasets?q=user+events
```
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## Next Steps
1. Choose implementation option
2. Set up metadata storage
3. Implement registration API
4. Implement search functionality
5. Set up access control
6. Integrate with projects
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**Status**: 🚧 Planned - Schema and design complete, implementation pending