Hi,

First, let me introduce myself : I'm one of the developers of eXist, an 
open source native XML database (http://exist.sourceforge.net/). In 
order to make a proof-of-concept for our new modularized indexes, I'm 
currently working on implementing spatial indexes for GML files.

For this purpose, I'm using Geotools - I'm watching it from its very 
beginning -, mainly the GML and the CRS stuff. I've downloaded the 
2.4-M1 binaries (from http://geotools.codehaus.org/2.4-M1) and I rely on 
2.4-M1 javadocs (http://javadoc.geotools.fr/), sometimes following the 
links to SVN HEAD to study the code (I wish we had line numbers displayed).

Everything's going well so far. However, I encounter a few issues.

I've heard that the feature model is likely to change in the next months 
but I only need to access geometries (other stuff around it will - 
hopefully - be handled by eXist ;-), at least for now.

So my question is about the present and future of Geotools's GML stuff 
and, in particular about this long-standing issue :

http://codehaus01a.managed.contegix.com/browse/GEOT-742

... which makes detection of "wrong" geometries more difficult that it 
needs to be (not counting the hard-coded messages on System.err).

Implementing this RFE would also make my life easier :-) :

http://codehaus01a.managed.contegix.com/browse/GEOT-1239

Should I expect these issues to be fixed "soon" or should I implement 
work arounds in eXist's code ?

Usually, I would have filled patches, just like an open source developer 
should do but I still have some difficulties to master Geotools's 
development process (namely Maven).

Cheers,

p.b.


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