request for comment: adding xslt processing to mapserver

[Paul Spencer]

Cool, thanks Sean.  I can see how this would be very appealing.

Cheers

Paul

On 25-Mar-07, at 4:52 PM, Sean Gillies wrote:

> Something like this:
>
>   # App config
>   Application
>     WFS
>       GetFeature
>         XSLT "/var/mapserver/xslt/envican.xsl"
>       End
>     End
>   End
>
>   # Cartographic Config
>   Map
>     ...
>   End
>
> When I talk about separation of concerns, that's what I mean.  
> Separate configuration blocks for cartography and web application.
>
> Sean
>
> Paul Spencer wrote:
>> 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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>
> -- 
> Sean Gillies
> http://zcologia.com/news

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