Do WPS’s have the ability to take in collections as Inputs or Outputs? For example an array of raster grids? Ive seen it so the user can use delimeters, such as a comma, and the input type is a string to express arrays. Is this the only way?
Dominique Bessette
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On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Bessette-Halsema, Dominique E <
Dominique.Bessette@anonymised.com> wrote:
Do WPS’s have the ability to take in collections as Inputs or Outputs?
For example an array of raster grids? Ive seen it so the user can use
delimeters, such as a comma, and the input type is a string to express
arrays. Is this the only way?
The official way to have multiple inputs in WPS is to repeat the input
block N times,
GeoServer WPS machinery will translate it into a collection.
For gridded data we support TIFF and ArcGrid as formats, ArcGrid is text,
so suitable
for being included in a XML post request, TIFF can be base64 encoded, but
I'd suggest
to make it an external reference instead.
Gridded outputs are like input, outputs as lists are not really supported
in a general way,
but you can write your own ProcessParameterIO turning whatever Java bean
into
whatever external representation, so you're free to play it as you prefer
Cheers
Andrea
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