[mapserver-dev] OGC API Review Requested

[Jeff McKenna]

The OGC API draft has now been converted to an RFC: 
https://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-134.html

(some might prefer to follow the 'Current Status' section: 
https://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-134.html#current-status

-jeff



On 2021-05-23 7:45 a.m., Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> I've updated the status wording in the draft to:
> 
> - **wishlist:** besides the "/ogcapi" API signature (for features, 
> maps..support), also allow "/features" (to allow developers to only 
> request vector collections), for example:
>    ```
>     http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe/demo-ogcapi/features
>    ```
>    (Note that is how the GeoServer implementation works, when I was 
> testing other implementations, and as a user this made sense)
> 
> 
> -jeff
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 2021-05-22 9:59 a.m., Tom Kralidis wrote:
>> Hi all:
>>
>> Great work Steve/Jeff.
>>
>> Regarding the task:
>>
>> - *task:* change "ogcapi" API signature for Features support, to 
>> "features", for example:
>>
>> I would suggest we keep to ogcapi.  The OGC APIs follow the same 
>> workflow for
>> the following endpoints:
>>
>> - /
>> - /conformance
>> - /collections
>> - /collections/{collectionId}
>>
>> This is by design so we don't have to implement specifically foreach 
>> OGC API
>> standard per se.  So imagine an OGC API server is a deployment of 1..n
>> collections (maps, features, coverages, styles, etc.) from a single 
>> endpoint.
>>
>> ..Tom
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 5:12 PM Jeff McKenna 
>> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Steve, all,
>>
>>     I've compiled a small table for what is the status, and a list of
>>     issues
>>     and tasks, at
>>     
>> https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft#current-status 
>>
>>     
>> <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft#current-status> 
>>
>>
>>     I'm sure it could have been its own page, or even pasted here 
>> instead,
>>     but at least it is somewhere and we can keep it updated now.  (edits
>>     welcomed!)
>>
>>     -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>      >     On 2021-05-10 11:41 p.m., Steve Lime wrote:
>>      >      > Hi all: I have the OGC API initial support in pretty good
>>     shape
>>      >     so I'd
>>      >      > love to get some review if folks have time. The RFC draft
>>     has be has
>>      >      > been updated and lives at:
>>      >      >
>>      >      >   *
>>     https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft>
>>      >      
>>  <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft>>
>>      >      >
>>      >      
>>  <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft>
>>      >      
>>  <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/OGC-API-RFC-Draft>>>
>>      >      >
>>      >      > and the code is at:
>>      >      >
>>      >      >   * https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180>
>>      >     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180>>
>>      >      >     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180>
>>      >     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180
>>     <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6180>>>
>>      >      >
>>      >      > Still working on the openapi response and formalizing
>>     tests. I'm
>>      >     happy
>>      >      > to assist with some setup if someone would like to try it.
>>      >      >
>>      >      > --Steve
>>      >
> 
-- 
Jeff McKenna
GatewayGeo: Developers of MS4W, MapServer Consulting and Training
co-founder of FOSS4G
http://gatewaygeo.com/