[mapserver-users] Status on ticket 2582?

[Martin Kofahl]

Is there still interest in discussing http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/HidingLayersInOGCWebServices ?

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> Datum: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:40:50 -0800 (PST)
> Von: paalkr <pal.kristensen at statkart.no>
> An: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Betreff: Re: [mapserver-users] Status on ticket 2582?

> 
> Great!
> 
> Regards,
> Pål Kristensen
> 
> 
> Alan Boudreault wrote:
> > 
> > I'll make the RFC in the next days.
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
> > On February 23, 2009 01:09:36 pm Steve Lime wrote:
> >> Hi guys: I think we need a small RFC on this issue. The impacts are too
> >> broad to handle
> >> without a formal plan. Anyone care to take the lead?
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> >>> On 2/22/2009 at 4:51 PM, in message
> >>
> >> <1235343099022-2369505.post at n2.nabble.com>,
> >>
> >> paalkr <pal.kristensen at statkart.no> wrote:
> >> > Hi!
> >> >
> >> > Good idea, this could even make the dump == false / true for OWS
> >>
> >> redundant.
> >>
> >> > Adding wfs_disable_request 'all' would effectively prevent wfs
> >>
> >> support.
> >>
> >> > Adding wms_disable_request 'GetFeatureinfo' would be the same as dump
> >>
> >> ==
> >>
> >> > false on a WMS layer.
> >> >
> >> > I think the following situations are the most common where this
> >>
> >> "hiding"
> >>
> >> > functionality would be needed:
> >> >
> >> > 1) Adding a "copyright" statement to a map. Hiding the layer and
> >>
> >> setting
> >>
> >> > status to default will insure that the label is rendered regardless
> >>
> >> of
> >>
> >> > requested layers.
> >> > 2) Exposing different raster resolution layers as one "logical"
> >>
> >> layer. This
> >>
> >> > can be achieved in two different ways
> >> > a) adding all the raster layers (status == default) to a group as
> >>
> >> hidden
> >>
> >> > layers (the group will (should) then become hidden as well), then add
> >>
> >> a
> >>
> >> > "dummy" layer (which don't draws anything) with the same name as the
> >>
> >> group.
> >>
> >> > Requesting the dummy layer would actually also request the group
> >>
> >> because the
> >>
> >> > name is identical.
> >> > b) adding all the layers as hidden single layers (status == default)
> >>
> >> and use
> >>
> >> > the requires mechanism to set dependencies to a "dummy" layer.
> >> > 3) Hiding tileindex layers. Setting up the tileindex as a separate
> >>
> >> layer is
> >>
> >> > the only way of adding a tileindex to e.g PostgreSQL atm.
> >> > 4) Enable / expose some layers only for certain service types (wms,
> >>
> >> wfs,
> >>
> >> > sos, wcs)
> >> > 5) Limit the "users" ability to interact and change the map
> >>
> >> appearance.
> >>
> >> > Anyway. I hope that either Martins patch is added to 5.4 or that we
> >>
> >> agree on
> >>
> >> > something similar, in time to reach the 5.4 release.
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Pål Kristensen
> >> >
> >> > Martin Kofahl wrote:
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> it becomes apparent that we try to solve different issues with
> >>
> >> hiding,
> >>
> >> >> ignoring and so on. We should try to find an implementation which
> >>
> >> also
> >>
> >> >> solves related tickets but is open for future requirements.
> >> >>
> >> >> So couldn't we use a metadata like [service]_disable_request which
> >>
> >> lists
> >>
> >> >> all request type (per service) MapServer shouldn't support for a
> >>
> >> layer?
> >>
> >> >> Maybe expanded with the request type 'all'. Possible examples:
> >> >>
> >> >>      wms_disable_request 'all'
> >> >>      wms_disable_request 'getcapabilities getfeatureinfo'
> >> >>
> >> >> This should solve tickets 337, 1952, 2582.
> >> >> What do you think?
> >> >>
> >> >> Martin
> >> >
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