[Qgis-developer] Qgis Server and Python. Which solutions to have a python API?

kimaidou kimaidou at gmail.com
Mon Sep 10 04:56:33 PDT 2012 

2012/9/10 G. Allegri <giohappy at gmail.com>

> 2012/9/10 kimaidou <kimaidou at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi Giovanni,
>>
>> * The print service will be supported in the next version. Not yet to
>> follow the "release often" mantra
>>
>
> Do you have a schedule for the next version?
>


Not yet, no. We will release V2 today or tomorrow. We have no schedule yet
for the next one..


>
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>> * We think rights management must be kept simple for users. This is why
>> we choose deliberately to manage rights per repositories and not per
>> project nor layers. We think it is very easy to set up several dedicated
>> projects with Qgis to fit the need to protect some layers. One simple
>> project a.qgs for readers with layer A and B and this configuration,
>> another mrpresident.qgs for the big boss with all the secret layers and all
>> the zoom available, etc.
>>
>
> We also thought it but it requires to propagate project and layers
> settings to the various projects, A change in one project requires to
> manually do the same on the others... Ok, not so bad for two or three
> projects, but very time consuming if you have multiple roles = multiple
> projects.
> Anyway, I agree with you, it's times simpler to implement ;)
>


We totally agree. It depends of the number of projects and roles to deal
with. What could be great in Qgis : be able to set a "master" project file
(with all layers and configurations), and have a tool (or natively in Qgis)
to create "child" projects based one this master one. I am not speaking
about copy/paste as some of the already existed python plugins do. I am
thinking about kind of a dynamic link between master and children.
Would it be possible in Qgis XML project file to dynamically load external
resources on demand ? I am thinking about the way we can import a CSS file
into another, etc.




>
>
>> * Why not though add in the future the possibility to manage permissions
>> on request type (getCapabilities, getMap, getFeatureInfo, etc.).
>>
>
> Ok.
> Our goals are very similar. We will think on it...
>


Great to chat about these subjects with you !


>
> giovanni
>
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>> Michael
>>
>> 2012/9/10 G. Allegri <giohappy at gmail.com>
>>
>> Hi Michael,
>>> the two projects will probably overlay similar features. We've never
>>> worked with Jelix, and we didn't want to learn another framework :)
>>> Anyway, sharing ideas is always the best way for OS projects.
>>> A couple of questions:
>>>
>>>  - will you support the print service?
>>>  - I haven't tried Lizmap yet. Does it handle rights permissions on
>>> single layers within a .qgs project? Can you manage permissions on the
>>> request types (e.g. getfeatureinfo, getcapabilities, etc.)?
>>>
>>> It would be great if you could setup an SCM (bitbucket, github, or
>>> whatelse).
>>> giovanni
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2012/9/10 kimaidou <kimaidou at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Lizmap will be release soon, as a Zip file. I do not know yet if I will
>>>> create a bitbucket account to put the code here or not. Why not !
>>>>
>>>> Some of next lizmap features :
>>>> * access rights management to repositories (1 repository = one folder
>>>> in the server containing one or more projects). You can defined, groups,
>>>> users, and then set the visibility of each repository to one or more groups.
>>>> * simple approach of tile caching, with no configuration needed (just
>>>> click on a checkbox in Lizmap plugin for each layer to be cached)
>>>> * new ui, etc.
>>>>
>>>> I am writing some documentation right now, and will explain these
>>>> features as soon as I find time :)
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/9/10 Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:01 PM, G. Allegri <giohappy at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > Hi,
>>>>> > the project is in very early development state. We've just
>>>>> implemented some
>>>>> > basic things for the current client we are working for, but we want
>>>>> to go on
>>>>> > with the development.
>>>>> > We're aware of LizMap (we're looking forward for its new release;
>>>>> question,
>>>>> > is there a public repository?), but we prefer to use Django, because
>>>>> it will
>>>>> > let us leaverage the Qgis Python APIs in case we will need them
>>>>> (probably
>>>>> > yes).
>>>>> > In this moment we're using qgis-web-client as it is beacuse it fits
>>>>> our
>>>>> > current needs (e.g. we don't need external base layers, it already
>>>>> supports
>>>>> > the Qgis Server print service, etc.) but I would like to implement a
>>>>> > Javascript API to be used independently by any JS framework.
>>>>> > Lots of ideas... we hope to find the needed sponsors to implement
>>>>> them all!
>>>>> >
>>>>> > We'll release something as soon as we have a minimally stable
>>>>> project.
>>>>> > giovanni
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> Cool - it might be nice to put your work in
>>>>> http://github.com/qgis/XXXX if you want to do it pubicly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 2012/9/10 rldhont <rldhont at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Le 10/09/2012 09:29, Giovanni Manghi a écrit :
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>> Hi Giovanni,
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>> On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 11:18 AM, G. Allegri <giohappy at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> I'm working on a project to port qgis-web-client under Django,
>>>>> witht
>>>>> >>>>> the aim
>>>>> >>>>> to build a Qgis Server web based manager and extended service
>>>>> provider.
>>>>> >>>>> We've already implemented a basic structure, with a proxy (a
>>>>> Django
>>>>> >>>>> view) to
>>>>> >>>>> intercept the calls to qgis_mapserv.fcgi, and a view/template to
>>>>> expose
>>>>> >>>>> the
>>>>> >>>>> qgis-web-min.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> very nice! will the code be released?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Stay tuned, a new LizMap version will be released soon (today or
>>>>> tomorrow)
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Cheers,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> René-Luc D'Hont
>>>>> >> 3Liz
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> cheers!
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> -- Giovanni --
>>>>> >>>
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