[Pywps-dev] Containerization PyWPS processes

[Luí­s Moreira de Sousa]

Dear all,

Using Docker as a mechanism to implement the CANCEL request is like using an RPG to kill a fly. It is possible to implement the CANCEL request with Multiprocessing, just needs implementation. We are then left with the PAUSE request, which can not be solved directly with Multiprocessing, but still I would like to try it with a Pythonic approach first.

That said, Docker can be very useful in other tasks. Last year Benjamin Pross floated this idea of executing the same process with different backends. And Jachym is always reminding us of security issues - each execution must be sandboxed, isolated from the host system. In essence, it looks like an interesting development, but as Carsten writes, it will be better as an extension - lets not scare away entry levels users.

Cheers.

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