[OpenLayers-Dev] Improvements proposal : make Geoserver functions available in OL filter

[Ivan Grcic]

Hi,

I would like to know if anyone else maybe took a look at the proposal
for Geoserver function support.

We've tested it with requests similar to the ones described in the
blog post: http://geo-solutions.blogspot.com/2011/02/developer-corner-cross-layer-filtering.html,
and they work just fine.

Also, all filter tests ran without problems. As we got some funding
for this improvements we would like to have this in included in OL
Should I provide some tests for the example requests along with the
patch, so we could move on with commit?


Regards,
Ivan




On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Ivan Grcic <igrcic at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tim, thanks for the feedback.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Tim Schaub <tschaub at opengeo.org> wrote:
>> I like the idea.  I've been wanting to implement something similar. Ideally
>> we could serialize/deserialize with the CQL format and the Filter format.
> Yes, I saw recent work about CQL format
> (http://trac.osgeo.org/openlayers/ticket/2522). It would be nice to
> also include it for the Functions.
>
>>  And it would be nice to consider a way to evaluate filters with custom
>> functions on the client as well.  I think what we really need is better
>> expression support in general.
>>
>> I haven't looked at your patch yet, but I like the sound of it.
> Maybe it would help if I actually attach it :)
>
> Regards,
> Ivan
>
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> On 2/10/11 10:25 AM, Ivan Grcic wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear devs,
>>>
>>> we would like to make an improvement for OL Filter, that would add the
>>> possibility to create Geoserver vendor ogc:Function filter elements
>>> inside existing spatial filter elements.
>>>
>>> As you probably already know,  GS has quite a lot of these handy
>>> functions by now, so it would be also useful to have them available in
>>> OL (
>>> http://docs.geoserver.org/2.0.x/en/user/filter/function_reference.html
>>> )
>>>
>>> Recently GS filter was improved by GeoSolutions with even more
>>> advanced filter options that enable us to make advanced queries that
>>> combine different layers on Geoserver (you can read more about it on
>>>
>>> http://geo-solutions.blogspot.com/2011/02/developer-corner-cross-layer-filtering.html)
>>>
>>>
>>> I made some initial patch that achieves desired behavior, and I opened
>>> ticket for it (http://trac.osgeo.org/openlayers/ticket/3053)
>>>
>>> As I see it now, spatial filter elements accept several arguments:
>>> type , property, value (Geometry or BBOX), distance and distance
>>> units.
>>> With this patch it will be possible to define additional elements
>>> functionName and functionParams, which would be used instead of
>>> filter.value element to create necessary Function elements.
>>>
>>> In OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 additional writers Function elements
>>> was added. For each Function element two parameters have to be set:
>>> string functionName  and array functionParams. functionParams can
>>> contain various number of parameters - Literals, or another Function
>>> elements, allowing us to create complex filters  with nested Function
>>> elements.
>>>
>>> In OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0  and
>>> OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_1 writeSpatial function check was added
>>> that looks if functionName  was supplied instead of value, and writes
>>> function node for us.
>>>
>>> (OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial needs to be modified I guess also to add
>>> additional elements there)
>>>
>>> So, id like to hear some comments/opinions about it, if i'm heading in
>>> the right directions? Should I maybe define
>>> functionName/functionParams inside filter.value?
>>>
>>> Any suggestions are more than welcomed!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ivan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>
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> Ivan Grcic
>



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