Backend Issue — Keywords Service & Vocabulary Integration

🎯 Goal

Provide backend support for Keywords input by:

• Serving vocabularies (BattINFO, voc4cat, terminology service)
• Allowing search / autocomplete for dynamic term lookup
• Supporting prefilling based on sample type JSON schemas
• Optionally providing curation guidance or validation for new terms

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🧩 Implementation Details

New Endpoint Proposal

• Endpoint: GET /vocabulary

• Query Parameters:

  • search (optional): string to search terms
  • vocabulary (optional): filter by specific vocab source
  • domain (optional): prefill suggestions based on domain
  • limit / offset: for pagination

Response Example

{
  "items": [
    {
      "term": "Temperature",
      "vocabulary": "BattINFO",
      "domain": "Astrophysics"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 50,
  "total": 234
}

Backend Tasks

• Aggregate terms from multiple vocabularies.
• Support dynamic search and filtering across vocabularies.
• Prefill keywords based on sample_type JSON schema.
• Optionally flag controversial or multi-definition terms for frontend guidance.
• Ensure performance for large vocabularies.

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🧪 Testing

• /vocabulary endpoint returns correct terms based on search and vocab filter
• Prefill suggestions are accurate for sample type
• Supports pagination and large vocabularies efficiently
• Terms returned include domain and vocabulary info

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🏷️ Labels

backend feature keywords sample priority::medium