server-side SLD support

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Developers List 
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-DEV at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bart van 
> den Eijnden (OSGIS)
> Sent: 01 November, 2006 11:04 AM
> To: MAPSERVER-DEV at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-DEV] server-side SLD support
> 
> Good questions Daniel. Let me try and answer them. I am sure 
> Assefa will correct me if necessary :-)
> 
> 1) I have no problem with a shorter keyword like SLD
> 

Agreed, SLD would be a more friendly and shorter term.

> 2) saving a MAP file will probably just save all the 
> generated classes. I don't see a problem with this approach.
> 
> 3) I don't think get/set functions for Mapscript are 
> necessary since there is already a Mapscript function to 
> generate them (applySLDURL on the MapObj).
> 
> Best regards,
> Bart
> 
> --
> Bart van den Eijnden
> OSGIS, Open Source GIS
> http://www.osgis.nl
> 
> 
> --------- Oorspronkelijk bericht --------
> Van: Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at MAPGEARS.COM>
> Naar: MAPSERVER-DEV at LISTS.UMN.EDU <MAPSERVER-DEV at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
> Onderwerp: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-DEV] server-side SLD support
> Datum: 01/11/06 13:49
> 
> > Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote:
> > &gt;
> > &gt; Our plan is to add server-side SLD support to 
> Mapserver WMS. This
> would
> > &gt; involve adding a new keyword, for instance 
> STYLEDLAYERDESCRIPTOR. 
> > It
> will
> > &gt; add classes from the SLD document (matching the 
> layer's name) to 
> > the
> LAYER.
> > &gt;
> > 
> > I like the idea in general.
> > 
> > A few questions/comments:
> > 
> > - How'bout a shorter keyword such as SLD instead of 
> STYLEDLAYERDESCRIPTOR?
> > 
> > - What happens if you save a mapfile ($map-&gt;save()) that 
> contains 
> > SLD definitions like this? Are they maintained in the saved 
> mapfile or lost?
> > 
> > - Are there ways to get and set SLD's via MapScript and if yes how 
> > does that work? i.e. does MapScript turn the SLD into a set 
> of classes 
> > right away, or is the SLD just a string member of 
> layerObj... actually 
> > an array of strings... or sldObj's? um... fun questions to answer...
> > 
> > Daniel
> > --
> > Daniel Morissette
> > http://www.mapgears.com/
> > 
> > 
>