[mapserver-users] I've been accused of not using things the way they were intended, but . . . can a getcapabilities request be run through the MapServer TEMPLATE for output?

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

Yeah, yeah, I know.  Just for some reason seems like it should be doable straight through MapServer with a TEMPLATE . . .

Still pondering it, probably go the PERL route though in the end.

Thanks for the direction though.  :c)

Bobb



>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-
>>  users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge
>>  Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 12:39 PM
>>  To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>>  Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] I've been accused of not using
>>  things the way they were intended, but . . . can a
>>  getcapabilities request be run through the MapServer TEMPLATE for
>>  output?
>>  
>>  Bob,
>>  
>>  Seems like this is trivial to do with a Perl wrapper.
>>  Make a Perl script that makes a mapserver GetCapabilities request
>>  and suck that into XML and reformat how you like.
>>  
>>  -Steve W
>>  
>>  On 1/28/2013 12:29 PM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) wrote:
>>  > Brent,
>>  >
>>  > Pretty much as you describe . . .
>>  >
>>  > I want a list of layers but in my own form (Not OGC),
>>  specifically,
>>  > I've used a TEMPLATE in the past to output LISP code that I can
>>  run in
>>  > AutoCAD as an executable, sort of a poor man's importer for
>>  raster
>>  > images.  This has been working for over a decade now, but each
>>  layer
>>  > has to be set up individually in the current architecture.  The
>>  next
>>  > leap forward would be to read a layer list from (??) the web as
>>  a
>>  > service, and have the list pop out as a LISP construct for use
>>  in
>>  > AutoCAD for choosing of layers.  Right now we hand build a
>>  somewhat
>>  > static dialog in AutoCAD to do this.
>>  >
>>  > The bigger goal, is to be able to add to the MapServer /
>>  GeoMoose data
>>  > stores and have the new content appear automatically in the
>>  AutoCAD
>>  > session as a new list item.  I can write a intermediate helper
>>  app to
>>  > read our GeoMoose MapBook for example and then send back the
>>  AutoLisp
>>  > construct, but I was wondering if there were a way around this
>>  > intermediate piece, but with a TEMPLATING capability.  In the
>>  end it's
>>  > probably more flexible to go the helper app route, but . . .???
>>  >
>>  > Bobb
>>  >
>>  > *From:*Brent Fraser [mailto:bfraser at geoanalytic.com]
>>  > *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2013 11:20 AM
>>  > *To:* Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)
>>  > *Cc:* mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>>  > *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] I've been accused of not using
>>  things
>>  > the way they were intended, but . . . can a getcapabilities
>>  request be
>>  > run through the MapServer TEMPLATE for output?
>>  >
>>  > Bob,
>>  >
>>  >    I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to do (on the
>>  > mapserver side or the Autocad side!).  Do you want mapserver to
>>  return
>>  > a list of layers (when sent an OGC GetCapabilities or
>>  equivalent
>>  > non-standard
>>  > request) in a format of your choosing, similar to the way
>>  > template-driven output
>>  > (http://mapserver.org/output/template_output.html) returns
>>  feature
>>  > info in a custom format ?
>>  >
>>  > Best Regards,
>>  >
>>  > Brent Fraser
>>  >
>>  > On 1/28/2013 8:02 AM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) wrote:
>>  >
>>  >     All,
>>  >
>>  >     So, I was thinking about adding support for Raster pulling
>>  from
>>  >     AutoCAD work sessions directly.  We've had this capability
>>  in place
>>  >     for a number of years using MapServer calls to each layer
>>  >     individually.  I'm researching the idea of rebuilding the
>>  importing
>>  >     routines but with the added functionality of reading a
>>  >     getcapabilities call to flesh out the listing of the
>>  available
>>  >     layers in the server.  Yes I know there is a FDO provider
>>  in
>>  >     AutoCAD, but that is only available in Map and Civil, not
>>  regular
>>  >     AutoCAD (or ARCH, still??) Versions which we also support.
>>  >
>>  >     First thought was to build a XML parser as a separate web
>>  service,
>>  >     that would make the call(s) to mapserver.  This would
>>  output the
>>  >     data in a AutoCAD readable form such as AutoLISP.  Another
>>  thought
>>  >     was to read our GeoMoose MapBook, an XML file, for listing
>>  out the
>>  >     available layers behind MapServer, this has the advantage
>>  of using
>>  >     our existing tools and methods for access the data and it
>>  would be
>>  >     completely automated with the GeoMoose MapBook becoming the
>>  master
>>  >     data catalog.
>>  >
>>  >     Whatever comes of this will also be eventually morphed into
>>  a
>>  >     Feature importer (WFS, etc) as well, which we also already
>>  have in
>>  >     place, but in a manner that could be improved.
>>  >
>>  >     So, back to the question, can a XML return from MapServer
>>  be passed
>>  >     through a TEMPLATE to change the output?
>>  >
>>  >     Thanks
>>  >
>>  >     Bobb
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
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