Hi again, Anothers questions : What does the 'nameNewLayer' variable is for ? Andwhy a variable called DokuWiki appears ? Debug_client request : [..] 'nameNewLayer' => '', 'nameNewColunm1' => 'id', 'typeNewColunm1' => 'integer', 'nameNewColunm2' => 'the_geom', 'typeNewColunm2' => 'geometry', 'nameNewColunm3' => '', 'typeNewColunm3' => 'integer', 'create_validate_all' => '0', 'LangCookie' => 'fr', 'DokuWiki' => 'bacf4f91bacf1a3ce018f0def3aa6800',
Y. Le Mardi 30 Mai 2006 10:22, Jacolin Yves a écrit : > Hello, > thanks you alexandre for your informations. I do not understand so well the > difference between server and client even if it is clearer now. I am able > to begin to write my own plugin now. All the structure in the plugin > directory of my project is running without any error ! > > Y. > > Le Lundi 29 Mai 2006 20:51, vous avez écrit : > > Hello, > > > > Jacolin Yves wrote: > > > I'd like to create a plugin to manage postgis Layers : create layers, > > > export and import layers. > > > > > > First of all, what is the difference between client side and server > > > side. the aim of the client side code, is it to create dynamic content > > > for the interface and the server side to realise request, calculation, > > > ... ? > > > > CartoWeb has two main parts: > > - Cartoclient (client-side core + client-side plugins parts) > > - Cartoserver (server-side core + server-side plugins parts) > > > > One of the main reasons of this distinction is the ability to have > > CartoWeb set up as a SOAP web-service (one or several Cartoclients > > queriing a Cartoserver that is not necessarily on the same webserver). > > Even when using CartoWeb in direct mode (no web service) both sides have > > separated tasks: > > - Cartoclient: user interface management (HTML generation + POST/GET > > processing), request compilation, "classical" web tasks such as search > > tools, carts,..., etc. > > - Cartoserver: MapServer management (calls to MapScript), most > > geographical computing and request processing, data storage, etc. > > > > > So about my plugin, I will use a template to display the form (to > > > create a new layer), the client side will be empty (may be not) and the > > > server side will do the request into the postgis DB ? > > > > Smarty templates and forms processing must be handled by your plugin > > client side. Make it implement the GuiProvider interface. > > See http://cartoweb.org/doc/misc/plugins_diagram.pdf > > > > All that deals with MapServer layers is a job for your plugin server > > side. > > > > > If I extend the edit plugin with my own class. Can I use all config > > > parameter of this class (like parameter for the connection to db) ? > > > > Yes. Please note that extended plugins use the same config files than > > their parent plugins (in your case, edit.ini, even if your extended > > plugin is called someCrazyOtherName). > > Same thing for templates: you may overload templates files or create > > some new ones, but you will have to save them in your project in the > > parent plugin directory, not in your extended plugin directory. > > > > > Last (but not least), how does cw3 to use plugin ? I know that the name > > > of the plugin and the files have to be the same (well almost), but I > > > don't know exactly the plugin is run ... Can you help me ? > > > > Most of your questions are probably answered in the doc: > > http://cartoweb.org/doc/cw3.2/xhtml/dev.newplugin.html > > especially > > http://cartoweb.org/doc/cw3.2/xhtml/dev.newplugin.html#dev.newplugin.adap > >ti ng > > > > Say you want to extend the "edit" plugin and name your new plugin > > "someExample". > > > > Write in your client_conf/client.ini: > > loadPlugins = plugin1, plugin2, ..., edit, someExample > > and in server_conf/yourProject.ini: > > mapInfo.loadPlugins = pluginA, pluginB, ..., edit, someExample > > > > In your project directory, files are then: > > o someExample/client/ClientSomeExample.php (with class ClientSomeExample > > extending ClientEdit) > > o someExample/server/ServerSomeExample.php (with class ServerSomeExample > > extending ServerEdit) > > o possibly: someExample/common/SomeExample.php (with class SomeExample > > extending Edit) + some WSDL file if you plan to use SOAP > > o edit/templates/whateverName.tpl > > o client_conf/edit.ini > > > > AS > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- -- Yves Jacolin http://yjacolin.gloobe.org ---- Stagaire Conservatoire Régional des Espaces Naturels de la région Centre http://cahiersnaturalistes.free.fr/cpnrc/ ---- - Qu'est-ce que cela peut faire que je lutte pour la mauvaise cause puisque je suis de bonne foi? - Et qu'est-ce que ça peut faire que je sois de mauvaise foi puisque c'est pour la bonne cause. (Jacques Prévert) _______________________________________________ Cartoweb-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/cartoweb-users
