request for comment: adding xslt processing to mapserver

[Paul Spencer]

Sean,

do you have any suggestions on what might be used for new keywords?   
At this point, I was planning to suggest using metadata to trigger it  
just to avoid adding new keywords :)

Cheers

Paul


On 23-Mar-07, at 1:20 PM, Sean Gillies wrote:

> Paul Spencer wrote:
>> MapServer devs ...
>> DMSG has a contract with Environment Canada/Tom Kralidis to  
>> implement  some changes to the Sensor Observation Service.
>> Part of this contract is to write a technical report on the   
>> feasibility of introducing the ability to transform XML coming out  
>> of  MapServer's various OGC interfaces (specifically WMS  
>> GetFeatureInfo,  WFS GetFeature and SOS GetObservation) using an  
>> XSLT directly in  MapServer.  I (with help from Assefa) have  
>> prepared a draft of this  report structured more-or-less like an RFC.
>> One of the requirements is to 'gauge the reaction of the TSC to  
>> this  proposal', which is the purpose of this email. If the  
>> general  feedback from you is positive, I believe Tom will then  
>> submit this as  an RFC for approval and, if approved, will seek  
>> funding to implement  the changes.
>> Please give the attached proposal a read over and let me know:
>> * would you be for or against this capability being introduced  
>> into  mapserver?
>> * if against, would any rewording or additional detail change your  
>> mind?
>> * is there enough technical detail in the proposal?
>> * is there anything obvious missing (I know I may have missed  
>> some  files that would need to be modified)?
>> * any other comments?
>> I know this is last minute, but the report is due for mid next  
>> week  so getting your feedback ASAP is highly desirable.
>> Cheers
>> Paul
>
> I like it :) I'd like it even more if this kind of application  
> configuration was cleanly separated from the cartographic  
> configuration -- new keywords instead of adding new powers to  
> existing ones.
>
> Cheers,
> Sean
>
> -- 
> Sean Gillies
> http://zcologia.com/news

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