GSIP 139 - GeoServer Resource Browser GUI

Overview

Proposed By

Niels Charlier

Assigned to Release

This proposal is for GeoServer 2.10.0 and later

State

Under Discussion
In Progress
Completed
Rejected
Deferred

(It was decided to make this into a community module, which doesn't require approval.)

Motivation

Some configuration resources cannot be manipulated in using either the GUI, REST or both. Normally people can edit, add and delete files in the data directory through the file system directly. This is not possible with the jdbcstore. Users must be able to manipulate a non file-based resource store directory. There is already a REST API for this purpose, but we'd like a GUI option as well.

Description

The main page is the resource browser with roughly the following visual structure:

Notes:

Upload

The 'directory' form fields will be initialised with the current directory selected in the left panel. The ... buttons will display another pop-up window that looks identical to the file chooser but shows resources instead of files, in which users can select a directory. A new directory can be created by typing the appropriate path.
The name of the file on the local system will be the resource name.
All fields are required.
On clicking Cancel the user is returned to the resource browser and the action is cancelled. The selected directory in the resource browser is preserved.
On clicking OK the user is returned to the resource browser after the action is performed. The selected directory in the resource browser is preserved.

Download

Only enabled if a resource that is not a directory has been selected.
Clicking the download button will start the download of the selected file.

Move/Rename

Only enabled if a resource has been selected in the right panel.
The 'directory' form field handled as for upload.
The 'name' form field will automatically be initialised with the current name
All fields are required.
On clicking Cancel the user is returned to the resource browser and the action is cancelled. The selected directory in the resource browser is preserved.
On clicking OK the user is returned to the resource browser after the action is performed. The selected directory in the resource browser is preserved.

Copy

Only enabled if a resource has been selected in the right panel.
The 'directory' form field handled as for upload.
The 'name' form field will automatically be initialised with the current name
All fields are required.
On clicking Cancel the user is returned to the resource browser and the action is cancelled. The selected directory in the resource browser is preserved.
On clicking OK the user is returned to the resource browser after the action is performed. The selected directory in the resource browser is preserved.

New

The 'directory' form field handled as for upload.
the 'name' form field will be empty
All fields are required.
On clicking Cancel the user is returned to the resource browser and the action is cancelled. The selected directory in the resource browser is preserved.
On clicking OK the user is will lead to a plain text file editor with roughly the following visual structure: .
On clicking save, the resource is saved with new contents provided in the text editor.
The Close button will return the user back to the resource browser (with selected directory preserved). However, if the file has been modified and not yet saved, a pop-up window will be displayed that gives the user the chance to save the resource or cancel closing it.

Edit

Only enabled if a resource of a text based mime type has been selected (mime type to be detected from extension then content).
The edit will lead to a plain text file editor with roughly the following visual structure: .
On clicking save, the resource is saved with new contents provided in the text editor.
The Close button will return the user back to the resource browser (with selected directory preserved). However, if the file has been modified and not yet saved, a pop-up window will be displayed that gives the user the chance to save the resource or cancel closing it.

Backwards Compatibility

not applicable.

Voting

Project Steering Committee:

Alessio Fabiani
Andrea Aime
Ben Caradoc-Davies
Christian Mueller
Ian Turton
Jody Garnett
Jukka Rahkonen
Kevin Smith
Simone Giannecchini

Committers:

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