add datepicker with indeterminate position to iso19139 schema. fix datepicker. layout fix by davidblasby · Pull Request #9151 · geonetwork/core-geonetwork

davidblasby · 2026-01-29T23:30:57Z

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fix a UX issue with the datepicker. It resets the date/time when the indeterminateposition is now/unknown. However, the user could still change the date and time. When they save/reload, the time/date would be reset to blank - which is a bit confusing. The fix turns off the date/time control if the indeterminateposition is now/unknown.
Before, the extent was just a simple date picker (one field). If it was left blank, it would produce an indexing error. Now, the user can select a indeterminateposition as now (still being updated) or unknown (user doesn't know). This will set the indeterminatePosition flag on the element and there will not be an indexing error.

if the indeterminateposition is now/unknown, you cannot enter the date/time:

NOTE: this uses a template so it follows the same mechanism as in HNAP (see metadata101/iso19139.ca.HNAP#468)

Also, see HNAP PR: metadata101/iso19139.ca.HNAP#468

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josegar74

Please check the comments.

Also the section label is Extent, probably from the parent element. It would be better to check if possible to use Temporal extent .

It also handles gml:beginPosition, gml:endPosition. To check also to support the old namespace as in

core-geonetwork/schemas/iso19139/src/main/plugin/iso19139/layout/layout-custom-fields.xsl

Lines 161 to 162 in 5f6571e

    
                           match="gml:beginPosition|gml:endPosition|gml:timePosition| 
        
                                  gml320:beginPosition|gml320:endPosition|gml320:timePosition"

I think also gml:timePosition should be supported as supports indeterminatePosition. See https://www.datypic.com/sc/niem21/e-gml32_timePosition.html

<gmd:extent>
    <gml:TimePeriod gml:id="d57e396a1052958">
        <gml:relatedTime>
            <gml:TimeInstant gml:id="d1672e245a1052958">
                <gml:relatedTime>
                    <gml:TimePeriod gml:id="d1672e247a1052958">
                        <gml:begin>
                            <gml:TimeInstant gml:id="d1672e249a1052958">
                                <gml:timePosition/>
                            </gml:TimeInstant>
                        </gml:begin>
                        <gml:end>
                            <gml:TimeInstant gml:id="d1672e252a1052958">
                                <gml:timePosition/>
                            </gml:TimeInstant>
                        </gml:end>
                    </gml:TimePeriod>
                </gml:relatedTime>
                
            </gml:TimeInstant>
        </gml:relatedTime>        
    </gml:TimePeriod>
</gmd:extent>

josegar74 · 2026-01-31T10:29:52Z

schemas/iso19139/src/main/plugin/iso19139/layout/layout-custom-fields.xsl

+
+    <xsl:variable name="indeterminatePosition" select="@indeterminatePosition" />
+
+    <xsl:variable name="directiveAttributes">


This seems not used.

josegar74 · 2026-01-31T10:32:30Z

schemas/iso19139/src/main/plugin/iso19139/layout/layout-custom-fields.xsl

+    <xsl:variable name="value" select="normalize-space(text())"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="isoType" select="if (../@gco:isoType) then ../@gco:isoType else ''"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="labelConfig" select="gn-fn-metadata:getLabel($schema, name(), $labels, name(..), $isoType, $xpath)"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="attributes">


This seems not used

davidblasby · 2026-02-02T20:05:47Z

made minor change to the css there is a "temporal extent" tag:

Not perfect, but should be ok.

davidblasby · 2026-02-09T22:51:23Z

Localities in Victoria GML-32.xml
Localities in Victoria GML OLD.xml

^^ These are a test case for GML (old) and GML (3.2)

davidblasby · 2026-02-10T16:23:28Z

@josegar74 - when you look at this, please also press the "validate" button.

tylerjmchugh · 2026-02-18T14:04:29Z

web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/datepicker/partials/datepicker.html

I think this should be disabled too when the time and date are disabled:

tylerjmchugh · 2026-02-18T14:50:35Z

web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/datepicker/partials/datepicker.html

        class="form-control gn-time"
        data-ng-class="hideTime == 'true' ? 'hidden' : ''"
        data-ng-model="time"
        data-ng-show="mode === ''"


data-ng-show has conflicts with the new date only mode introduced in #9153

But once that is resolved both functionalities seem to work apart from some UI issues:

tylerjmchugh · 2026-02-18T15:01:21Z

web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/datepicker/partials/datepicker.html

The UI does not seem to match the rest of the form:

…tepicker. layout fix # Conflicts: # web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/datepicker/partials/datepicker.html

davidblasby · 2026-02-18T21:37:20Z

I think I've addressed tyler's feedback:

extent.mp4

@josegar74 - see tyler's images (above) and the last few seconds of the video. Perhaps you could (if needed) get the sections correct?

sonarqubecloud · 2026-02-18T21:37:42Z

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josegar74 · 2026-02-24T15:08:46Z

web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/less/gn_editor_default.less

 @import "gn_view.less";

+//ensure gn-beginPosition has the label displayed
+.gn-beginPosition {


Is this style used? I can't find it in the HTML of the metadata editor

yes - its automagically added.

Can you point where is added? I could not find it

you can see that the XSLT adds in gn-* classes.

josegar74 · 2026-02-24T15:12:30Z

web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/datepicker/DatePickerDirective.js

+              var namespaceURI = gnSchemaManagerService.findNamespaceUri(
+                namespace,
+                gnCurrentEdit.schema
+              );
+              if (namespaceURI !== undefined) {
+                elementNSDef = " xmlns:" + namespace + '="' + namespaceURI + '"';
+              }


Would not be more efficient to put this code in the else of:

//if data-assume-gml-ns is set, then don't put in the NS declaration if (scope.assumeGmlNs === "true" && namespace === "gml") { elementNSDef = ""; }

I don't think efficiency is important here.

In that case is ok.

josegar74

@davidblasby an issue I found is that in the full view, it seems using the template also, so you can not really add a Time instant

davidblasby · 2026-02-24T16:00:19Z

@davidblasby an issue I found is that in the full view, it seems using the template also, so you can not really add a Time instant

ok, will wait for your feedback and take a look tomorrow or the next day.

josegar74 · 2026-02-27T12:47:39Z

schemas/iso19139/src/main/plugin/iso19139/layout/layout-custom-fields.xsl

+    This is basically a stand-in for the  <field name="temporalRangeSection"> and uses the same template to do the controls.
+  -->
+  <xsl:template mode="mode-iso19139"
+                match="gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement[//gml:beginPosition]"


Suggested change

match="gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement[//gml:beginPosition]"

match="gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement[gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod//gml:beginPosition]"

@david-blasby this change target better the element and solves the problems with the full view. Please give a try and let me know.

I had some issues with the sample data, so I had to update this to:

match="gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement[//local-name()='beginPosition']"

(i.e. handle multiple GML "versions" by using local-name instead of a prefixed name (ie. gml:beginPosition)).

@josegar74 - I'm not sure how that will work. Here is a typical beginPosition XML (from the GN sample data):

<gmd:extent> <gmd:EX_Extent> <gmd:temporalElement> <gmd:EX_TemporalExtent> <gmd:extent> <gml:TimePeriod xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" gml:id="d3773e252a1052958"> <gml:beginPosition indeterminatePosition="before">2000-01-01T04:29:00</gml:beginPosition> <gml:endPosition indeterminatePosition="after">2008-01-08T05:29:00</gml:endPosition> </gml:TimePeriod> </gmd:extent> </gmd:EX_TemporalExtent> </gmd:temporalElement> </gmd:EX_Extent> </gmd:extent>

I'm not sure how:

match="gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement[gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod//gml:beginPosition]"

will match this. Perhaps I am unfamiliar where the "[" will occur. I I thought it would evaluate at the gmd:temporalElement location (i.e. requires gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/...).

@josegar74 - I've pushed another commit.

changes some of the XPATHs to local-name matching for the gml:/gml320: prefixes

added your match, above (converted to local-name matching)

I'm not sure how to test what you found (unable to add TimeInstant). I think (not sure) that its still problematic.

…r more exact matching

sonarqubecloud · 2026-03-27T19:32:25Z

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remove unused xslt vars, add label text back in

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add for <begin|end> and handle gml OLD and gml 3.2

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layout changes, hide datapicker components when not needed

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davidblasby force-pushed the _date_indeterminate branch from f33781f to efd8b22 Compare February 18, 2026 21:14

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	match="gml:beginPosition\|gml:endPosition\|gml:timePosition\|
	gml320:beginPosition\|gml320:endPosition\|gml320:timePosition"


		<xsl:variable name="indeterminatePosition" select="@indeterminatePosition" />

		<xsl:variable name="directiveAttributes">

	match="gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement[//gml:beginPosition]"
	match="gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement[gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod//gml:beginPosition]"

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