GeoServer

Configuration is managed by a top-level GeoServer object providing save() and reload() functionality.

The GeoServer interface is configured as a spring bean with access to:

Access to GeoServer configuration is available to spring beans during application startup and shutdown:

public Bean implements DisposableBean {}

    GeoServer gs;

    public Bean(GeoServer gs){
       this.gs = gs;
    }
    public void destroy(){
       this.gs = null;
    }
}

GeoServer can be looked up once the application is running:

GeoServer gs = GeoServerExtensions.bean(GeoServer.class);

Also available for use via wicket (via GeoServerApplication web application):

GeoServer gs = page.getGeoServerApplication().getGeoServer();

Info

All Configuration Info objects have an getId() identifier used during persistance.

GeoServerInfo

Manages some of the global configuration options:

  • JAIInfo image processing settings

  • CoverageAccessInfo image access settings

  • Admin username and password

  • resourceErrorHandling: Policy for handling misconfigured layers

  • updateSequence: Used via WMS protocols to communicate configuration changes to clients

  • featureTypeCacheSize

  • globalServices

  • xmlExternalEntitiesEnabled

  • lockProviderName

  • metadata: generic metadata map available to store additional settings

  • clientProperties: transient information

  • webUIMode: how to handle redirection

  • allowStoredQueriesPerWorkspace

Both clientProperties and metadata can be used to communicate between modules and are intended to experiment with ideas during development. Once established this information can be recoded as GeoServerInfo property. Settings such as webUIMode and allowStoredQueriesPerWorkspace are examples of this progression.

SettingsInfo

Manages the remaining global configuration settings:

  • title

  • contact: contact information, used in service description

  • charset

  • numDecimals

  • onlineResource: website used for contact information or service provider details. This setting is available as default if a web service as not been provided with online resource information.

  • proxyBaseUrl: Public location of GeoServer instance, if managed behind a proxy or as part of a cluster.

  • schemaBaseUrl

  • verbose: Flag to control pretty printing and formatting of xml output

  • verboseException: flag to include full strack trace in web service expections

  • metadata: generic metadata map available to store additional settings

  • clientProperties: transient information

  • localWorkspaceIncludesPrefix

  • showCreatedTimeColumnsInAdminList

  • showModifiedTimeColumnsInAdminList

  • defaultLocale

  • userHeadsProxyURL

Some of these settings can be overriden on a workspace by workspace basis. This allows a workspace to have its own contact information and information policies.

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