+1. Changes look sensible. One suggestion: any chance of calling the "Map" class something else? It will cause confusion both in code and in discussion.
Kind regards, Ben. On 08/06/10 08:15, Jody Garnett wrote: > Proposal is established enough to be voted on; I will be working on this over > several evenings this week with this weekend targeted for the first commit. > - http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/MapContext+Refactor > - http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOT-3136 (Initial patch showing the api; > used to produce diagrams above) > > Summary: > > MapContext and MapLayer have really grown over time - and in some cases have > diverged from their actual use. > > Summary: > • MapContext use replaced by the class Map (for stability and so we > don't have two java files) > • MapContext itself will gain a toMap() method which can be used by the > renderer to handle code during the transition > • Map uses layers() method to provide direct access to the layer list; > removing 50% of the methods from MapContext > • Map has improved "viewport" methods (MapContext viewport model > methods are not currently used in the codebase - in part because they are so > confusing) > • MapLayer replaced by Layer class > • Specific Layer subclasses for different kinds of content; this is an > open ended set allowing additional kinds of layers to be added over time for > TileServers, Google Maps and so forth > • DefaultMapLayer re-factored to use an internal Layer delegate (so > existing code will not be broken; and importantly will not be duplicated) > • DefaultMapLayer toLayer() method used by the renderer during the > transition > > This proposal does not break any existing API; it provides a safe migration > path forward (and like the Query proposal) makes use of classes directly for > a simplified experience. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-devel mailing list > Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel > -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben.caradoc-dav...@csiro.au> Software Engineering Team Leader CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering Australian Resources Research Centre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
