[mapserver-dev] REST config API

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Hi Brent,

see:

http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/extensions/rest/index.html

It's a REST interface to create configuration on the fly, so styles, datastores, layers etc.

Best regards,
Bart

On Mar 31, 2010, at 7:05 PM, Brent Fraser wrote:

> Bart,
> 
>  I'm not familiar with Geoserver's REST interface, but making somewhat Mapserver configurable on-the-fly (or at least making the default behavior more implementor-friendly) is something I'm interested in.
> 
>  My problem is not with the mapserver-client interaction (which is what REST defines, I think), but with the mapserver-datasource interaction, but they could be related.
> 
>  As an implementor why do I need to specify the CLASSes (if I'm getting symbology/styling from database attributes)?   Why do I need to specify the TEMPLATE to get any attributes values from a query?
> 
>  And here's a question for developers: What is the minimum set of required entries in a MAP file to render a map graphic (e.g. from a shape file)?  Now, why are those entries required?  Is it possible for mapserver to create reasonable defaults from the datasource?
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Brent Fraser
> 
> 
> Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
>> Hi list,
>> are there any plans to support something similar to Geoserver's REST interface to create configuration on the fly?
>> IMHO this would be a very interesting (and currently missing) feature for Mapserver. Also, client configuration tools could publish to both Mapserver and Geoserver using a common interface.
>> Best regards,
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