[Qgis-developer] Server features

[Vincent Picavet]

Hi,

> * templates for HTML popups (already done this in Lizmap, but why not
> having it in Qgis)
You mean accessing the templates through QGIS server ? Because html popups 
already are in QGIS :)

> * tile generator : I agree with Giovanni Allegri, beginning with a mbtiles
> generator from a layer/a group in Qgis would be a first step, as Tim
> suggested in Lyon hackfest. But why not having the powerfull mapcache being
> able to read QGIS projects as well.
+1 for mbtiles generator, as extract feature
+1 for mapcache as dynamic cache management

> * WPS : we could also expose some QGIS method to provide WPS. In the
> beginning, simple things as buffer, etc. (based on new QgsExpressions
> capabilities : geometry and python/C defined functions), and later (more
> manpower needed), it could be great to have Sextante internal methodes
> totally decoupled from gui, so that QGIS Server can use Sextante for WPS

Decoupling sextante from qgis gui is a must, to be able to run processes from 
the command line, or on a remote screenless server, and then for wps too.

We should have a look at PyWPS too, which could be an easy way to provide WPS 
services around QGIS API.

Vincent

> 
> Good evening
> Michael
> 
> 
> 2012/11/14 G. Allegri <giohappy at gmail.com>
> 
> > > - integrated tiling
> >> 
> >> Why not integrating mapcache directly to mutualize effort on this part ?
> >> Mapcache can be used standalone, and could read its parameters directly
> >> from a
> >> qgis configuration file. No need to reinvent the wheel here, or would
> >> there be a
> >> good reason to it ?
> > 
> > I think that a tile generator from the QGis Desktop side would suffice.
> > Any other TMS/WMS-T server could use the tile structure.
> > 
> >> > - mask layers
> >> 
> >> That would be great to have in QGIS indeed. It would mean having for
> >> each layer an attached mask layer, which is not displayed but only used
> >> to define
> >> hidden places.
> >> 
> >> > - symbol placement
> >> > - label offsets
> >> 
> >> That's for qgis symbology, not directly a qgis server issue. Label
> >> offset in
> >> mapserver definitly looks cool !
> > 
> > I agree Vincent.
> > 
> >> Vincent
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