[OpenLayers-Dev] GeoWebCache layer

[Schuyler Erle]

Iván, this looks pretty cool. Is there any reason not to rename the layer to OpenLayers.Layer.GeoWebCache? I'd recommend doing so, and then filing a ticket in Trac for inclusion in OpenLayers.

SDE

On Nov 22, 2010, at 2:39 PM, Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm working in a project that involves running GeoServer+GeoWebCache to 
> generate a whole bunch of tiles, then copying all the unmodified cached tiles 
> to a frontend., then put openlayers on top.
> 
> The trick is that GWC's way of naming cached tiles looks like this:
> 
> EPSG_$projection_$namespace_$layer_08/05_04/0161_0146.png
> 
> Here, 08 is z, 0161 is x, and 0146 is y. But the zero-padding and that 
> mid-level directory prevents us from using XYZ or TMS.
> 
> 
> Worry no more! The brand-new GWC layer allows to load a mirrored copy of GWC's 
> tile cache with no hassle, even accounting for GWC's bugs! Looky here: 
> http://ivan.sanchezortega.es/GWC.js
> 
> 
> Usage is pretty straightforward:
> 
> 	var gwc = new OpenLayers.Layer.GWC({});
> 
> 	gwc.url = "path_to_cache_dir/EPSG_12345_namespace_layer_";
> 	gwc.type = 'png';
> 	gwc.name = "foobar"
> 
> 	map.addLayer(gwc);
> 
> Best,
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