[mapguide-internals] RFC60 ??? - at least a sandbox please

[Walt Welton-Lair]

And as usual the attached file (24Kb) didn't make it.  Definitely a PITA.

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From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Walt Welton-Lair
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:57 PM
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Subject: RE: [mapguide-internals] RFC60 ??? - at least a sandbox please

I think you should create your own test map - it's not hard.  Use one of your existing tiled maps, and modify a couple of your layer definitions to use the new stylization.

Start by looking in the UnitTest\TestData\Symbology folder.  It contains sample symbols / layers used by the unit test.

  - the .sd files are sample symbol definitions (point / line /area)
      * symbol.sd / symbol.sd are point symbols
      * linesymbol.sd is a line symbol
      * areasymbol.sd is an area symbol

  - the .ldf files are sample layer definitions that reference these symbols - pay attention to the SymbolInstance element
      * UT_SymbologyPoints.ldf - an example of a layer referencing a point symbol
      * UT_SymbologyLines.ldf - an example of a layer referencing a line symbol
      * UT_SymbologyParcels.ldf - an example of a layer referencing an area symbol

To convert a layer to use the new stylization, replace any PointTypeStyle / LineTypeStyle / AreaTypeStyle element with a CompositeTypeStyle element, like in the unit test layer files.  You'll then want to do two tests with the layer (you'll want your RFC60 code to handle both):

1) Test using referenced symbol definitions.  This is what the .ldf files currently have.  The SymbolInstance contains a ResourceId element indicating which SymbolDefinition resource to use.  Obviously you'll need to add the symbol definitions to the repository.  I know MapGuide Studio lets you easily create them, or you can add them by hand using the Web forms.  One nice thing about using referenced symbols is that in a *debug* build you can make the ReferenceId point to a file on your machine, e.g.:

            <SymbolInstance>
              <ResourceId>C:\Temp\Symbols\SymbologyLines.sd</ResourceId>
              ...
            </SymbolInstance>

You can then easily edit the symbol to test different behaviors, without having to upload it all the time.

2) Test using inlined symbol definitions.  Instead of using a ResourceId tag just embed the SymbolDefinition directly, e.g.:
            <SymbolInstance>
                <SimpleSymbolDefinition>
                    ...
                </SimpleSymbolDefinition>
            </SymbolInstance>



Of course you'll want to test using different symbol definitions.  Refer to the schema and RFC 14 for this.  Again, once you get a layer set up which uses a referenced symbol on your hard drive then it's very easy to test.  I also attached a zip with symbols + layers I've used in my testing.  You'll have to sort through it though.

Walt

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Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:17 PM
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> Yes, I refuse to use a beta or release candidate on a production box as a matter of policy/liability.
>
> Thanks
we cant even use a release candidate any longer but have to patch with 
RFC60 ourselves.... for production of course!

I still hope that somebody will come up with a big map using new 
stylization for me before I am too busy to look into it anymore
so we can tackle the remaining issue at the root.

My second merge with the 2.1 branch already caused a few days extra 
work... (or lets call it waste of time ;)
having a new stylization map I also could verify that the patch does not 
cause problems with new stylization even without any changes...

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