[OpenLayers-Dev] Development regarding WFS layer/protocol

[Björn Harrtell]

Hi devs,

I'm coding an application that uses OL vector editing and WFS transactions
quite heavily.

I use a temporary OpenLayers.Layer.Vector for editing, moving stuff to a
OpenLayers.Layer.WFS as the user makes edits. This is a bit clumsy and
complicated but works. The reason why I'm doing this is because
OpenLayers.Layer.WFS only supports GET and is also loading features on
demand (hmm is this correct?) which doesn't fit my needs. Note that I do not
add the OpenLayers.Layer.WFS to a map, I only use create/commit the WFS
transactions.

I would like to use something like a static/manually triggered WFS
(supporting POST and filtering) source to an OpenLayers.Layer.Vector that
syncs changes to the WFS source which then can be commited programmatically.

Is this sort of what OpenLayers.Protocol.WFS (which I think is beeing worked
on?) is supposed to be used for? Or would it be sensible to make something
more of OpenLayers.Layer.WFS instead?

Either way, I'm interested in (trying) to help out if this seems like
something you would like to support in OL, and can probably do it as a part
of the current project as it would simplify things for me I think.

Regards,

Björn Harrtell
GIS Consultant
SWECO Position AB<http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/Services/Geographic-IT/>
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