[mapguide-users] Fusion - one AppDef many maps best approach?

[Andy Morsell]

Thanks for the MapMenu widget possibility.  That may work out okay pointing
to a library folder, and I'll have to figure out how to hide the widget
itself from the end-user.

Yes, having a URL parameter that points to a mapResource would be perfect.
I will look at modifying Fusion.  Any quick clues as to which Fusion files I
should start looking at?

Thanks again.


Andy 

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[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mike Adair
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:56 AM
To: MapGuide Users Mail List
Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Fusion - one AppDef many maps best approach?

Andy,

Fusion doesn't support that use-case right now although you might be able to
look at the MapMenu widget to see if that might fit your needs, or you may
be able to customize it to suit. The MapMenu supports loading a list of Map
definitions from a MapGuide folder resource, i.e point it at a MapGuide
Library://some/folder and it will enumerate all the MapDefinition items and
list them in the menu.

The other approach would be to modify Fusion to accept a 'mapResource' 
URL parameter that would override the ResourceId pointer in a MapGroup, in
this case the <MapGroup><Map> element in AppDef would represent a template.

Mike

Andy Morsell wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm trying to use Fusion on a new project and still wrapping my head 
> around everything.  I have a an application with potentially hundreds 
> of map definitions in the MGOS repository.  I would like ONE Fusion 
> ApplicationDefinition for the entire application.
>
> From what I understand  the map definition must be defined in the 
> ApplicationDefinition.xml file in the MapSet tag, MapGroup container, 
> Map tag.  Further, the MapGroup ID is then referenced by the MapWidget.
>
> To avoid having a huge and difficult to maintain ApplicationDefinition 
> file with all of my maps, what would be the best approach for my 
> needs?  The map will be determined by the application at run-time 
> after the user logs in, and I need to then load the Fusion layout with 
> that map (a MGOS map resource).  I see that the loadMap() method in 
> the Fusion command API will do what I need, but the map definition 
> must exist in the AppDef first.
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
>
> Andy Morsell, P.E.
> Spatial Integrators, Inc.
> _http://www.SpatialGIS.com_
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