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## Name

zoom — Metaproxy ZOOM Module

## DESCRIPTION

This filter implements a generic client based on ZOOM of YAZ. The client implements the protocols that ZOOM C does: Z39.50, SRU (GET, POST, SOAP) and Solr .

This filter only deals with Z39.50 on input. The following services are supported: init, search, present and close. The backend target is selected based on the database as part of search and not as part of init.

This filter is an alternative to the z3950_client filter but also shares properties of the virt_db - in that the target is selected for a specific database.

The ZOOM filter relies on a target profile description, which is XML based. It picks the profile for a given database from a web service, or it may be locally given for each unique database (AKA virtual database in virt_db). Target profiles are directly and indirectly given as part of the `torus` element in the configuration.

## CONFIGURATION

The configuration consists of six parts: `torus`, `fieldmap`, `cclmap`, `contentProxy`, `log` and `zoom`.

### torus

The `torus` element specifies target profiles and takes the following content:

attribute `url`

  URL of Web service to be used to fetch target profiles from a remote service (Torus normally).

  The sequence `%query` is replaced with a CQL query for the Torus search.

  The special sequence `%realm` is replaced by the value of attribute `realm` or by the realm DATABASE argument.

  The special sequence `%db` is replaced with a single database while searching. Note that this sequence is no longer needed, because the `%query` can already query for a single database by using CQL query `udb==...`.

attribute `content_url`

  URL of Web service to be used to fetch target profile for a given database (udb) of type content. Semantics are otherwise like `url` attribute above.

attribute `auth_url`

  URL of Web service to be used for auth/IP lookup. If this is defined, all access is granted or denied as part of Z39.50 Init by the ZOOM module, and the use of database parameters realm and torus_url is not allowed. If this setting is not defined, all access is allowed and realm and/or torus_url may be used.

attribute `auth_hostname`

  Limits IP lookup to a given logical hostname.

attribute `realm`

  The default realm value. Used for %realm in URL, unless specified in DATABASE parameter.

attribute `proxy`

  HTTP proxy to be used for fetching target profiles.

attribute `xsldir`

  Directory that is searched for XSL stylesheets. Stylesheets are specified in the target profile by the `transform` element.

attribute `element_transform`

  Specifies the element that triggers retrieval and transform using the parameters elementSet, recordEncoding, requestSyntax, transform from the target profile. Default value is "pz2", due to the fact that for historical reasons the common format is that used in Pazpar2.

attribute `element_raw`

  Specifies an element that triggers retrieval using the parameters elementSet, recordEncoding, requestSyntax from the target profile. Same actions as for element_transform, but without the XSL transform. Useful for debugging. The default value is "raw".

attribute `explain_xsl`

  Specifies a stylesheet that converts one or more Torus records to ZeeRex Explain records. The content of recordData is assumed to be holding each Explain record.

attribute `record_xsl`

  Specifies a stylesheet that converts retrieval records after transform/literal operations.

  When Metaproxy creates a content proxy session, the XSL parameter `cproxyhost` is passed to the transform.

element `records`

  Local target profiles. This element may include zero or more `record` elements (one per target profile). See section TARGET PROFILE.

### fieldmap

The `fieldmap` may be specified zero or more times. It specifies the map from CQL fields to CCL fields, and takes the following content:

attribute `cql`

  CQL field that we are mapping "from".

attribute `ccl`

  CCL field that we are mapping "to".

### cclmap

The third part of the configuration consists of zero or more `cclmap` elements that specify the base CCL profile to be used for all targets. This configuration, thus, will be combined with cclmap-definitions from the target profile.

### contentProxy

The `contentProxy` element controls content proxying. This section is optional and must only be defined if content proxying is enabled.

attribute `config_file`

  Specifies the file that configures the cf-proxy system. Metaproxy uses setting `sessiondir` and `proxyhostname` from that file to configure name of proxy host and directory of parameter files for the cf-proxy.

attribute `server`

  Specifies the content proxy host. The host is of the form host[:port]. That is without a method (such as `http://`). The port number is optional.

  ### Note

  This setting is deprecated. Use the config_file (above) to inform about the proxy server.

attribute `tmp_file`

  Specifies the filename of a session file for content proxying. The file should be an absolute filename that includes `XXXXXX` which is replaced by a unique filename using the mkstemp(3) system call. The default value of this setting is `/tmp/cf.XXXXXX.p`.

  ### Note

  This setting is deprecated. Use the config_file (above) to inform about the session file area.

### log

The `log` element controls logging for the ZOOM filter.

attribute `apdu`

  If the value of apdu is "true", then protocol packages (APDUs and HTTP packages) from the ZOOM filter will be logged to the yaz_log system. A value of "false" will not perform logging of protocol packages (the default behavior).

### zoom

The `zoom` element controls settings for the ZOOM.

attribute `timeout`

  Is an integer that specifies, in seconds, how long an operation may take before ZOOM gives up. Default value is 40.

attribute `proxy_timeout`

  Is an integer that specifies, in seconds, how long an operation a proxy check will wait before giving up. Default value is 1.

## QUERY HANDLING

The ZOOM filter accepts three query types: RPN(Type-1), CCL and CQL.

Queries are converted in two separate steps. In the first step the input query is converted to RPN/Type-1. This is always the common internal format between step 1 and step 2. In step 2 the query is converted to the native query type of the target.

Step 1: for RPN, the query is passed un-modified to the target.

Step 1: for CCL, the query is converted to RPN via `cclmap` elements part of the target profile as well as base CCL maps.

Step 1: For CQL, the query is converted to CCL. The mappings of CQL fields to CCL fields are handled by `fieldmap` elements as part of the target profile. The resulting query, CCL, is then converted to RPN using the schema mentioned earlier (via `cclmap`).

Step 2: If the target is Z39.50-based, it is passed verbatim (RPN). If the target is SRU-based, the RPN will be converted to CQL. If the target is Solr-based, the RPN will be converted to Solr's query type.

## SORTING

The ZOOM module actively handles CQL sorting - using the SORTBY parameter which was introduced in SRU version 1.2. The conversion from SORTBY clause to native sort for some target, is driven by the two parameters: `sortStrategy` and `sortmap_``field` .

If a sort field that does not have an equivalent `sortmap_`-mapping, it is passed un-modified through the conversion. It doesn't throw a diagnostic.

## TARGET PROFILE

The ZOOM module is driven by a number of settings that specify how to handle each target. Note that unknown elements are silently ignored.

The elements, in alphabetical order, are:

authentication

  Authentication parameters to be sent to the target. For Z39.50 targets, this will be sent as part of the Init Request. Authentication consists of two components: username and password, separated by a slash.

  If this value is omitted or empty, no authentication information is sent.

authenticationMode

  Specifies how authentication parameters are passed to server for SRU. Possible values are: `url` and `basic`. For the url mode username and password are carried in URL arguments x-username and x-password. For the basic mode, HTTP basic authentication is used. The settings only take effect if authentication is set.

  If this value is omitted, HTTP basic authentication is used.

cclmap_`field`

  This value specifies the CCL field (qualifier) definition for some field. For Z39.50 targets this most likely will specify the mapping to a numeric use attribute + a structure attribute. For SRU targets, the use attribute should be string based, in order to make the RPN to CQL conversion work properly (step 2).

cfAuth

  When cfAuth is defined, its value will be used as authentication to the backend target, and the authentication setting will be specified as part of a database. This is like a "proxy" for authentication and is used for Connector Framework based targets.

cfProxy

  Specifies HTTP proxy for the target in the form `host`:`port`.

cfSubDB

  Specifies sub database for a Connector Framework based target.

contentAuthentication

  Specifies authentication info to be passed to a content connector. This is only used if content-user and content-password are omitted.

contentConnector

  Specifies a database for content-based proxying.

elementSet

  Specifies the elementSet to be sent to the target if record transform is enabled (not to be confused with the record_transform module). The record transform is enabled only if the client uses record syntax = XML and an element set determined by the `element_transform` / `element_raw` from the configuration. By default that is the element sets `pz2` and `raw`. If record transform is not enabled, this setting is not used and the element set specified by the client is passed verbatim.

literalTransform

  Specifies an XSL stylesheet to be used if record transform is enabled; see description of elementSet. The XSL transform is only used if the element set is set to the value of `element_transform` in the configuration.

  The value of literalTransform is the XSL - string encoded.

piggyback

  A value of 1/true is a hint to the ZOOM module that this Z39.50 target supports piggyback searches, i.e. Search Response with records. Any other value (false) will prevent the ZOOM module to make use of piggyback (all records part of Present Response).

queryEncoding

  If this value is defined, all queries will be converted to this encoding. This should be used for all Z39.50 targets that do not use UTF-8 for query terms.

recordEncoding

  Specifies the character encoding of records that are returned by the target. This is primarily used for targets were records are not UTF-8 encoded already. This setting is only used if the record transform is enabled (see description of elementSet).

requestSyntax

  Specifies the record syntax to be specified for the target if record transform is enabled; see description of elementSet. If record transform is not enabled, the record syntax of the client is passed verbatim to the target.

sortmap_`field`

  This value the native field for a target. The form of the value is given by sortStrategy.

sortStrategy

  Specifies sort strategy for a target. One of: `z3950`, `type7`, `cql`, `sru11` or `embed`. The `embed` chooses type-7 or CQL sortby, depending on whether Type-1 or CQL is actually sent to the target.

sru

  If this setting is set, it specifies that the target is web service based and must be one of : `get`, `post`, `soap` or `solr`.

sruVersion

  Specifies the SRU version to use. It unset, version 1.2 will be used. Some servers do not support this version, in which case version 1.1 or even 1.0 could be set.

transform

  Specifies an XSL stylesheet filename to be used if record transform is enabled; see description of elementSet. The XSL transform is only used if the element set is set to the value of `element_transform` in the configuration.

udb

  This value is required and specifies the unique database for this profile. All target profiles should hold a unique database.

urlRecipe

  The value of this field is a string that generates a dynamic link based on record content. If the resulting string is non-zero in length a new field, `metadata` with attribute `type="generated-url"` is generated. The contents of this field is the result of the URL recipe conversion. The urlRecipe value may refer to an existing metadata element by ${field[pattern/result/flags]}, which will take the content of the field, and perform a regular expression conversion using the pattern given. For example: `${md-title[\s+/+/g]}` takes metadata element `title` and converts one or more spaces to a plus character.

zurl

  This setting is mandatory. It specifies the ZURL of the target in the form of host/database. The HTTP method should not be provided as this is guessed from the "sru" attribute value.

## DATABASE parameters

Extra information may be carried in the Z39.50 Database or SRU path, such as authentication to be passed to backend etc. Some of the parameters override TARGET profile values. The format is:

udb,parm1=value1&parm2=value2&...

Where udb is the unique database recognised by the backend. The parm1, value1, .. are parameters to be passed. The following describes the supported parameters. Like form values in HTTP, the parameters and values are URL encoded. The separator, though, between udb and parameters is a comma rather than a question mark. What follows the question mark are HTTP arguments (in this case SRU arguments).

The database parameters, in alphabetical order, are:

content-password

  The password to be used for content proxy session. If this parameter is not given, value of parameter `password` is passed to content proxy session.

content-proxy

  Specifies proxy to be used for content proxy session. If this parameter is not given, value of parameter `proxy` is passed to content proxy session.

content-user

  The user to be used for content proxy session. If this parameter is not given, value of parameter `user` is passed to content proxy session.

cproxysession

  Specifies the session ID for content proxy. This parameter is, generally, not used by anything but the content proxy itself when invoking Metaproxy via SRU.

nocproxy

  If this parameter is specified, content-proxying is disabled for the search.

password

  Specifies password to be passed to backend. It is also passed to content proxy session, unless overridden by content-password. If this parameter is omitted, the password will be taken from TARGET profile setting `authentication` .

proxy

  Specifies one or more proxies for backend. If this parameter is omitted, the proxy will be taken from TARGET profile setting `cfProxy`. The parameter is a list of comma-separated host:port entries. Both host and port must be given for each proxy.

realm

  Session realm to be used for this target, changed the resulting URL to be used for getting a target profile, by changing the value that gets substituted for the %realm string. This parameter is not allowed if access is controlled by auth_url in configuration.

retry

  Optional parameter. If the value is 0, retry on failure is disabled for the ZOOM module. Any other value enables retry on failure. If this parameter is omitted, then the value of `retryOnFailure` from the Torus record is used (same values).

torus_url

  Sets the URL to be used for Torus records to be fetched - overriding value of `url` attribute of element `torus` in zoom configuration. This parameter is not allowed if access is controlled by auth_url in configuration.

user

  Specifies user to be passed to backend. It is also passed to content proxy session unless overridden by content-user. If this parameter is omitted, the user will be taken from TARGET profile setting `authentication` .

x-parm

  All parameters that have prefix "`x-`" are passed verbatim to the backend.

## SCHEMA

# Metaproxy XML config file schemas
#
# Copyright (C) Index Data
# See the LICENSE file for details.
namespace mp = "http://indexdata.com/metaproxy"
filter_zoom =
attribute type { "zoom" },
attribute id { xsd:NCName }?,
attribute name { xsd:NCName }?,
element mp:torus {
attribute allow_ip { xsd:string }?,
attribute auth_url { xsd:string }?,
attribute url { xsd:string }?,
attribute content_url { xsd:string }?,
attribute realm { xsd:string }?,
attribute xsldir { xsd:string }?,
attribute element_transform { xsd:string }?,
attribute element_raw { xsd:string }?,
attribute element_passthru { xsd:string }?,
attribute proxy { xsd:string }?,
attribute explain_xsl { xsd:string }?,
attribute record_xsl { xsd:string }?,
element mp:records {
element mp:record {
element mp:authentication { xsd:string }?,
element mp:authenticationMode { xsd:string }?,
element mp:piggyback { xsd:string }?,
element mp:queryEncoding { xsd:string }?,
element mp:udb { xsd:string },
element mp:cclmap_au { xsd:string }?,
element mp:cclmap_date { xsd:string }?,
element mp:cclmap_isbn { xsd:string }?,
element mp:cclmap_su { xsd:string }?,
element mp:cclmap_term { xsd:string }?,
element mp:cclmap_ti { xsd:string }?,
element mp:contentAuthentication { xsd:string }?,
element mp:elementSet { xsd:string }?,
element mp:recordEncoding { xsd:string }?,
element mp:requestSyntax { xsd:string }?,
element mp:sru { xsd:string }?,
element mp:sruVersion { xsd:string }?,
element mp:transform { xsd:string }?,
element mp:literalTransform { xsd:string }?,
element mp:urlRecipe { xsd:string }?,
element mp:zurl { xsd:string },
element mp:cfAuth { xsd:string }?,
element mp:cfProxy { xsd:string }?,
element mp:cfSubDB { xsd:string }?,
element mp:contentConnector { xsd:string }?,
element mp:sortStrategy { xsd:string }?,
element mp:sortmap_author { xsd:string }?,
element mp:sortmap_date { xsd:string }?,
element mp:sortmap_title { xsd:string }?,
element mp:extraArgs { xsd:string }?,
element mp:rpn2cql { xsd:string }?,
element mp:retryOnFailure { xsd:string }?
}*
}?
}?,
element mp:fieldmap {
attribute cql { xsd:string },
attribute ccl { xsd:string }?
}*,
element mp:cclmap {
element mp:qual {
attribute name { xsd:string },
element mp:attr {
attribute type { xsd:string },
attribute value { xsd:string }
}+
}*
}?,
element mp:contentProxy {
attribute config_file { xsd:string }?,
attribute server { xsd:string }?,
attribute tmp_file { xsd:string }?
}?,
element mp:log {
attribute apdu { xsd:boolean }?
}?,
element mp:zoom {
attribute timeout { xsd:integer }?,
attribute proxy_timeout { xsd:integer }?
}?

## EXAMPLES

In example below, Target definitions (Torus records) are fetched from a web service via a proxy. A CQL profile is configured which maps to a set of CCL fields ("no field", au, tu and su). Presumably the target definitions fetched, will map the CCL to their native RPN. A CCL "ocn" is mapped for all targets. Logging of APDUs are enabled, and a timeout is given.

        <filter type="zoom">
          <torus
             url="http://torus.indexdata.com/src/records/?query=%query"
    	 proxy="localhost:3128"
             />
          <fieldmap cql="cql.anywhere"/>
          <fieldmap cql="cql.serverChoice"/>
          <fieldmap cql="dc.creator" ccl="au"/>
          <fieldmap cql="dc.title" ccl="ti"/>
          <fieldmap cql="dc.subject" ccl="su"/>

          <cclmap>
            <qual name="ocn">
              <attr type="u" value="12"/>
              <attr type="s" value="107"/>
            </qual>
          </cclmap>
          <log apdu="true"/>
          <zoom timeout="40"/>
        </filter>

Here is another example with two locally defined targets: A Solr target and a Z39.50 target.

          <filter type="zoom">
            <torus>
              <records>
                <record>
                  <udb>ocs-test</udb>
                  <cclmap_term>t=z</cclmap_term>
                  <cclmap_ti>u=title t=z</cclmap_ti>
                  <sru>solr</sru>
                  <zurl>ocs-test.indexdata.com/solr/select</zurl>
                </record>
                <record>
                  <udb>loc</udb>
                  <cclmap_term>t=l,r</cclmap_term>
                  <cclmap_ti>u=4 t=l,r</cclmap_ti>
                  <zurl>lx2.loc.gov:210/LCDB_MARC8</zurl>
                </record>
              </records>
            </torus>
            <fieldmap cql="cql.serverChoice"/>
            <fieldmap cql="dc.title" ccl="ti"/>
          </filter>

## SEE ALSO

metaproxy(1)

virt_db(3mp)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2005-2026 Index Data

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