[mapguide-users] TileCache, dynamic layers, and the Session

[Jason Birch]

So, if you modify the runtime map, the tile cache no longer pulls images
from Repositories/TileCache, but starts storing tiles under the session?
That's bizarre.

I know that RFC11 tried to move away from using the session repository
for anything tile-based, but I wonder if the line "if a map's tile cache
is cleared or its MapDefinition changed, the corresponding MgMap
serialized form will be removed from the cache" has anything to do with
the behaviour you are seeing.

http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc11

In general, the MapGuide tile cache could definitely stand some
improvements, especially in making it easier to develop persistent tile
caches that can be shared by multiple maps (including runtime maps) and
without fear of invalidating the cache.

Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: gingerbbm
Subject: [mapguide-users] TileCache, dynamic layers, and the Session

If I'm dynamically adding a session-specific layer to a map that employs
base layer groups (i.e. tiles), is there any way to avoid having a
session-specific tile cache generated?

The dynamic layer is served via a separate request
(GETDYNAMICMAPOVERLAYIMAGE) as a separate image - so in theory I should
be
able to have one tile cache used by all sessions.

If this isn't possible it rather defeats the object of having a tile
cache
at all.