[mapserver-users] Java - Mapserver

[Martin, Daniel]

> I have really enjoyed using the PHP/MapScript interface to
> MapServer, but I'm forecasting that the MapServer project could
> attract a whole lot more development effort if it had, at the
> least, a stable Java interface.

I couldn't agree with you more.  My company transitioned to a pure Java and
JSP framework recently.  One of the biggest hurdles I've run into obtaining
management support for MapServer has been its standout from our norm.  

IMHO, MapServer is better in every way than MapXtreme.  But to a manager
whose employees all have Java skill sets, MapXtreme still looks attractive,
despite the price tag.

I look forward to seeing what you accomplish.

-Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Collins [mailto:andrewrcollins at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:21 AM
To: Giri Palanisamy; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Java - Mapserver


Giri

> I have just installed a mapserver and the demo is working ok
> for me. I would like to use Java, JSP with mapserver to
> generate maps. I have windows 2000 server, also with Tomcat. Is
> there any "How to do" information available? or can I have some
> sample demo projects?. I don't know how I can proceed. Any help
> inthis regard is greatly appreciated.

I have looked, but have found no sample demonstration projects
using MapServer within a J2EE framework...

However, this is exactly what I am working on right now. ;)

I have an older version of MapScript for Java that I got here:

  http://urewera.boarsnest.net/MapScript/

which contains a proper JNI wrapper (.dll) for MapServer.

I've had to make a lot of changes to the Java wrapper classes
(I will make them available to you and others who might be
interested).

I have also created an Ant-based process for building and
deploying a set of simple JSP pages to JBoss:

  http://www.jboss.org

(The "MapScript for Java" files contain a deploy process for
Resin, but I wanted to stick with an entirely open source
environment for my development.)

I've gotten more proficient with MapServer at the source code
level and I believe that a pure-Java implementation of MapServer
could (and should) be made. I would head just such a project
at SourceForge:

  http://www.sf.net

if there are any others on this list that are interested....
Please send me an email if you have Java/MapServer/MapScript
questions and answers.

My interest in a pure-Java implementation of MapServer is
stemming from a strong business interest in having a very stable
(and multithreaded!) version of MapServer for use in a J2EE
environment...

I have really enjoyed using the PHP/MapScript interface to
MapServer, but I'm forecasting that the MapServer project could
attract a whole lot more development effort if it had, at the
least, a stable Java interface.


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Andrew Collins - andrewrcollins at yahoo.com
http://profiles.yahoo.com/andrewrcollins/

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