Jody Garnett wrote:
> Hi Justin:
> 
>> Recently OpenGeo has received funding to implement the idea of virtual 
>> services in a limited form. The basic idea is to provide service 
>> endpoints for each workspace so you can make requests like:
>>
>> http://.../geoserver/topp/wfs?request=....
> 
> So "topp" is the name of the service being offered in the above request. One 
> question is the following valid.
> 
> http://.../geoserver/topp?Request=GetCapabilities&Service=WFS&Version=1.1.....
> 
> I am trying to see if the service really is "topp" and the service supports 
> one or more protocols...
Yes, that is the idea. Of course at the moment we don't have the ability 
to turn off any of the services (aside from security).
> 
>> Basically what we currently do with workspace filters as a query 
>> parameter with some additions. The full GSIP is written up here:
>>
>> http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/GSIP+44+-+Virtual+services+with+workspaces
>>
>> One thing to note is how this plays with resource publishing split since 
>> there is some overlap in this functionality and what resource pub split 
>> will provide. I wrote up some notes at the end of the proposal on this. 
>> But the gist of it is that the upgrade path should be quite smooth.
> 
> Thanks Justin it is a well written proposal; the only section I had trouble 
> with was the security implications. It is unclear if the approach you are 
> advocating here is a change to the default security subsystem; or just an 
> approach to use how to handle security at a future point in time? If it is a 
> change for right now could you provide an example snippet of how to configure 
> what you are describing?
The security implications are that if you plan to use a specific 
workspace endpoint, do not expect to be able to access layers from other 
workspaces. There will be zero configuration required.
> 
>> Actually this work fills one of the gaps that was shot in the resource 
>> pub proposal by Jody in that it did not explicitly specify the ability 
>> to specify a map in a url path as opposed to specifying it in the query 
>> string.
> 
> Thanks I picked up - and think the URL will be much more stable in this 
> respect.
Agreed, looks much nicer.
> 
>> Comments and feedback welcome.
> 
> One assumption and a question
> 
> I assume this work needs to be made available in the stable 2.0.x series.
> WIth that in mind what is your deadline for this work, and does the deadline 
> include the functionality being issued as part of a release.
Yes, I will need this work to take place on the stable branch. As for 
when to release the date can be flexible. Since 2.0.1 is coming soon (or 
so i hear ;)) I would think targeting 2.0.2 would make most sense.
>  

-- 
Justin Deoliveira
OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org
Enterprise support for open source geospatial.

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