amflow

Archivematica workflow visualization tool.

Installation

Local installation

Download the latest binary and simply run it, e.g.:

./amflow help

amflow needs dot installed (part of GraphViz).

Via Docker

You can also use the Docker image, e.g.:

$ docker run --pull=always --rm artefactual/amflow:latest -v warn help
A tool that facilitates workflow editing for Archivematica.

Usage:
  amflow [command]

Available Commands:
  check       Verify workflow integrity
  edit        Edit the workflow
  export      Export the workflow in DOT format
  help        Help about any command
  search      Experimenal solution to do searches in the workflow graph
  version     Print the version information

Flags:
  -h, --help               help for amflow
  -v, --verbosity string   Log level (debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic (default "info")

Use "amflow [command] --help" for more information about a command.

Usage

The following examples use Docker so you don't have to install amflow locally.

Serve the latest workflow document found in Archivematica's GitHub repository. It should be accessible at http://127.0.0.1:2323.

docker run --pull=always --publish=2323:2323 --rm artefactual/amflow:latest edit --latest

It is also possible to point to a local or remote workflow document, e.g.:

docker run --pull=always --publish=2323:2323 --rm artefactual/amflow:latest edit --file=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/artefactual/archivematica/stable/1.10.x/src/MCPServer/lib/assets/workflow.json

Check the integrity of the workflow, e.g.:

$ docker run --pull=always --rm artefactual/amflow:latest check --latest
INFO[0000] amflow (dev)
INFO[0000] Downloading workfow                           mode=file source="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/artefactual/archivematica/qa/1.x/src/MCPServer/lib/assets/workflow.json"
WARN[0001] Unhealthy workflow warning                    err="[/system/createAIC/] watched directory is not referenced"
WARN[0001] Unhealthy workflow warning                    err="[/system/reingestAIP/] watched directory is not referenced"
WARN[0001] Unhealthy workflow warning                    err="[653b134f-4a37-4578-a286-7f2072e89f9e] link is terminal but has alternative paths [children=1] [refsWD=false]"
WARN[0001] Unhealthy workflow warning                    err="[16415d2f-5642-496d-a46d-00028ef6eb0a] link is terminal but has alternative paths [children=2] [refsWD=true]"
WARN[0001] Unhealthy workflow warning                    err="[abd6d60c-d50f-4660-a189-ac1b34fafe85] link is terminal but has alternative paths [children=1] [refsWD=false]"

Export capabilities

Workflow graphs can be exported to SVG or DOT (an open graph description language). Various programs can process DOT files. E.g. dot (GraphViz) can be used to render the graph in a graphical form. The following example uses X11 to open an interactive graph viewer based on Xlib canvas:

amflow export --format=dot --latest | dot -v -Tx11

By default, amflow hides certain graph nodes to speed up rendering. It is possible to render the full graph using the optional argument --full, e.g.:

amflow export --full --format=dot --latest | dot -v -Tx11

Producing a SVG document can be done similarly:

amflow export --format=svg --file=workflow.json > /tmp/workflow.svg

Limitations

• Web interface hides common links like "Email fail report" in order to speed up the rendering process. Open up dotviz.go to know more. A workaround is to export the DOT graph as described above in this document, using amflow export --full.