[postgis-devel] [raster] Paths local to server

[Bborie Park]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Mateusz Loskot <mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On the course of discussion about ST_AsBinary binary [1],
> it's been revealed that local paths play important role as
> part of public protocol and API in PostGIS Raster.
>
> If that is true, then this is a mistake and design flaw.
> The WKB format in RFC2 does not consider public API
> and Sandro explained to me it does not thorough consider
> out-db storage mode.
> It was clear to me from the very beginning, that the isOffline flag
> is for internal use only, so we can optimise parts of internal
> implementation.
>
> Existence of utility functions like ST_BandPath is not enough to
> support further spread this mistake onto other, more crucial,
> parts of the SQL API.
>
> I'd just like to confirm if this 'local path' madness is going to settle
> for good in PostGIS Raster API.
>
> [1] trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/2217
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

I think the problem really is that the WKB format is flawed.  That
format (as adopted) doesn't work for in-db versus out-db.  WKB
shouldn't care if it is in-db vs out-db. Just that it provides a
consistent output where band data is provided.

-bborie