[mapserver-dev] RFC-82: Enhanced Layer Metadata Management

[Tom Kralidis]

> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:05:36 +0200
> From: stephan at meissl.name
> To: mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-dev] RFC-82: Enhanced Layer Metadata Management
> 
> On 09/25/2012 07:37 PM, Tom Kralidis wrote:
> > devs/PSC: RFC82 can be found at
> > http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-82.html for review and comment.
> > 
> > This RFC proposes generating XML metadata on the fly for layers which
> > don't have any set in the mapfile already.
> > 
> > Comments, suggestions and ideas are valued.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > ..Tom
> 
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> +1, this would definitely be a great addition.
> 
> Maybe extend the "Backwards Compatibility Issues" section a bit as it
> suggests that ows_metadata_path overrides all other metadata parameters
> but as discussed on IRC this is more the other way round.
> 

I've updated the RFC to reflect our discussion.

> What happens if both ows_metadataurl_href and ows_metadata_path are set?
> 

ows_metadata_path is not part of this RFC (I took this out in an earlier commit), the only compatibility is tested against ows_metadataurl_href (which will not override if it exists).

Just in case, the RFC is at https://github.com/mapserver/docs/blob/branch-6-0/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-82.txt

Should this be in master branch as well?


> In future this could also be a great addition for INSPIRE services but
> would need to support the INSPIRE mandated metadata format.
> 

Agreed, and I have added some verbage to this effect.

Comments from other devs welcome and valued.

Thanks

..Tom


> Thanks,
> Stephan
> 
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