[MapServer-dev] RFC 138 - Reference SLD files in Mapfiles

[Seth G]

Hi all,

I've added a new RFC - MS RFC 138: Reference SLD files in Mapfiles at https://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-138.html
This would allow SLD files to be referenced in a Mapfile using the STYLEITEM (similar to how JS files are referenced):

    LAYER
      STYLEITEM "sld://mysldfile.xml" # uses SHAPEPATH and if not set then relative path to the Mapfile or absolute path
      CLASS # define an empty CLASS here
      END
    END

It will make it easier to export Mapfiles from other application such as QGIS, and to share styles e.g. between MapServer and GeoServer. More details are in the RFC.
Feedback and comments appreciated. 

I'll start with my +1,

Seth

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