Package org.geotools.data.ows

Class Specification

Object
Specification
Direct Known Subclasses:
WFSStrategy, WMSSpecification, WMTSSpecification
public abstract class Specification extends Object
Provides support for the Open Web Service Specificaitons.

This class operates as a Factory creating request for Open Web Services.

The idea is that this class operates a Toolkit for all things assocated with an Open Web Service specification. The various objects produced by this toolkit are used as strategy objects for the top level AbstractOpenWebService subclass. Example:

  • WebMapServer - uses a GetCapabilitiesRequest during version negotiation.

Both name and version information that may be checked against a GetCapabilities document during version negotiation. Specific Open Web Service implementations can extend this interface to include details that are specific to their specification. Example: The Web Map Service specification includes more operations such as GetMap and GetFeatureInfo.

Q: Why are these not static?
A: Because we want to place new specifications into a data structure for WebMapServer to search through dynamically

Author:
Jody Garnett, Refractions Reasearch, rgould

  • Constructor Details

    • Specification

      public Specification()

  • Method Details

    • getVersion

      public abstract String getVersion()
      Expected version attribute for root element.
      Returns:
      the version as a String

    • createGetCapabilitiesRequest

      public abstract GetCapabilitiesRequest createGetCapabilitiesRequest(URL server)
      Factory method to create GetCapabilities Request
      Parameters:
      server - the URL that points to the server's getCapabilities document
      Returns:
      a configured GetCapabilitiesRequest that can be used to access the Document