Re: [Geoserver-users] GeoServer REST API: restrictions on GeoServer object names?

First of all, thanks for taking the time to look into this issue. Clearing up this sort of questions regarding the design is very important to everyone who considers developing a client for GeoServer's REST API. Regarding the restrictions, the info you've provided is quite helpful. Is it

Re: [Geoserver-users] GeoServer REST API: restrictions on GeoServer object names?

Some of the restrictions are protocol specific and I am not aware of the OGC documenting everything in one spot. For example: - WFS requires that layer names be good XML types (so you cannot start with a number). Technically you may still be able to generate GeoJSON but not XML output ... - WCS

[Geoserver-users] GeoServer REST API: restrictions on GeoServer object names?

While browsing through GeoServer 2.15.1 release notes I've stumbled on a bug report (GEOS-9054 ) that mentions that GeoServer's REST API cannot handle certain characters in the names of some GeoServer objects such as layers and feature types