[owslib-devel] WMS stuff in feature/wfs100.py

[sredl at ccss.cz]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:49:08 +0300, sredl at ccss.cz wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:30:27 -0400, Tom Kralidis wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am looking around the code and I found some WMS stuff in WFS
>>> files.
>>> Classes ServiceProvider and ContactMetadata in feature/wfs100.py
>>> look
>>> like they are trying to parse WMS 1.3.0 stuff, which is entirely
>>> different from what in the WFS 1.0.0 is... May be there is some
>>> more, I
>>> haven't checked it entirely.
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>>
>>> Michal
>>>
>>
>> FYI owslib is trying (in it's objects) to follow the OWS Common
>> approach to service metadata.  So you might see some shoehorning of
>> non OWS Common objects into OWS Common objects.
>>
>> Having said this, you are correct, owslib/feature/wfs100.py has
>> constructs which are not a part of WFS 1.0.0.  I will make these
>> fixes
>> and put forth owslib/feature/wfs110.py as well.
>>
>> ..Tom
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> currently I am working on the WFS 1.1.0 implementation and hopefully
> will have something working soon.
>
> You mention "the OWS Common approach to service metadata" - I have
> found some owslib interfaces in interfaces.py file and I am trying to
> follow them. Is there any dedicated standard regarding the OWS common
> approach to service metadata? If yes, could you please point me to 
> that?
> If not, I wonder what do you mean, because reading through various
> standards and their different versions I find that actually they have
> very little in common :-) It's a pity thing though, it makes the 
> whole
> stuff really messy.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Michal
>

Hey Tom,

now I have found that you have already developed some WFS 1.1.0 
support. Is it already tested? Do you parse the whole capabilities 
document or just some parts? It was a dummy mistake that I hadn't grabed 
the ticket :(

Cheers,

Michal