[Geoserver-devel] moving gwc to a core module

So.. as wfsv leaves shall we move gwc in :).

Originally i wanted it to be an extension module but I have been since been convinced it should be a core module.

And technically it meets all the requirements:

* has users

* maintainer (arne)

* test coverage (no code to test...)

* no ip violations

* wiki page (http://geoserver.org/display/GEOSDOC/GeoWebCache)

* stable (pretty close to 1.0...)

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Justin Deoliveira
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I am happy either way; I still have not got a good answer on the relationship between GWC and ... GetCapabilities Vendor Capabilities section; and GetMap behavior for tiled=true

Jody

Justin Deoliveira wrote:

So.. as wfsv leaves shall we move gwc in :).

Originally i wanted it to be an extension module but I have been since been convinced it should be a core module.

And technically it meets all the requirements:

* has users

* maintainer (arne)

* test coverage (no code to test...)

* no ip violations

* wiki page (http://geoserver.org/display/GEOSDOC/GeoWebCache)

* stable (pretty close to 1.0...)

Jody Garnett ha scritto:

I am happy either way; I still have not got a good answer on the relationship between GWC and ... GetCapabilities Vendor Capabilities section; and GetMap behavior for tiled=true

The only real answer as of now, is that there is no relationship,
the code that handles tiled=true was created way before GWC was
conceived.
If you want to have a different/sensible one, patches are most
welcomed :slight_smile:

Cheers
Andrea

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Andrea Aime
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Andrea Aime wrote:

Jody Garnett ha scritto:

I am happy either way; I still have not got a good answer on the relationship between GWC and ... GetCapabilities Vendor Capabilities section; and GetMap behavior for tiled=true

The only real answer as of now, is that there is no relationship,
the code that handles tiled=true was created way before GWC was
conceived.
If you want to have a different/sensible one, patches are most
welcomed :slight_smile:

I was thinking that we would need an extension point (to intercept and handle WMS GetMap requests with tiled=true and route them to the appropriate code). If the work is being folded in perhaps this will be easier.

Is GWC no longer interested in operating as a standalone war?

Jody

Jody Garnett wrote:

I was thinking that we would need an extension point (to intercept and handle WMS GetMap requests with tiled=true and route them to the appropriate code). If the work is being folded in perhaps this will be easier.

Is GWC no longer interested in operating as a standalone war?

The standalone version will continue. As you know, it's used by people who don't use GeoServer at all.

I'm waiting for a little feedback regarding usage of the new catalog, will share a plan for the integrated version tomorrow or Monday.

I'll also try to review the getcapabilities discussion we had in October, I don't recall the conclusion or how much work (GSIPs?) was needed. Ideally, I think you would want to allow modules to contribute sections (provided the right flags are present in the request), not reroute the entire request.

-Arne

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