DS-2934 Add an empty "local" metadata namespace

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/storage/rdbms/DatabaseRegistryUpdater.java

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class DatabaseRegistryUpdater implements FlywayCallback
             log.info("Updating Metadata Registries based on metadata type configs in " + base);
             MetadataImporter.loadRegistry(base + "dublin-core-types.xml", true);
             MetadataImporter.loadRegistry(base + "dcterms-types.xml", true);
+            MetadataImporter.loadRegistry(base + "local-types.xml", true);
             MetadataImporter.loadRegistry(base + "eperson-types.xml", true);
             MetadataImporter.loadRegistry(base + "sword-metadata.xml", true);
 

dspace/config/registries/local-types.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--
+  - local-types.xml
+  -
+  - An empty registry for instance-specific, local metadata. Any non-standard
+  - metadata fields should be added here to avoid polluting the standard
+  - namespaces.
+  - 
+  -->
+<dspace-dc-types>
+
+  <dspace-header>
+    <title>Registry of instance-specific metadata fields</title>
+    <contributor.author>Ivan Mas&#xE1;r</contributor.author>
+    <contributor.editor>$Author$</contributor.editor>
+    <date.created>$Date$</date.created>
+    <description>$Log$</description>
+    <description.version>$Revision$</description.version>
+  </dspace-header>
+
+  <dc-schema>
+    <name>local</name>
+    <namespace>http://dspace.org/namespace/local/</namespace>
+  </dc-schema>
+
+<!--
+  <dc-type>
+    <schema>local</schema>
+    <element></element>
+    <qualifier></qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Description of example metadata field.</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+-->
+
+</dspace-dc-types>