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Catalog view entries are not informative enough

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If you add two similar DataStores, the Catalog view doesn't show enough information to distinguish them.
For example two different databases from the same PostGIS server would be both displayed as:
postgis://hostname:5432
without any indication of the database name.

The same applies for two WFS on the same host. If you add, for example:
http://hostname:8080/geoserver/wfs and http://hostname:8080/anotherserver/wfs
the Catalog view will display two identical entries:
wfs://hostname:8080

Bye
Paolo Rizzi

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Jody Garnett added a comment -
Thanks for the bug report, we do have the ability to check for the titles in a separate thread. But the performance hit is still substantial (as the get capabilities document is parsed for the information).

Ideas:
Some WMS allow a request of just a subset of the entire file. But not all.
Use the complete url unless the title is actually known.

Unfortantly my prefered solution (use the title, with the url as a tooltip) can not be accomplished using the SWT tree control we are using.

We could switch to a tree/table, or do a slash pane as seen in the search view?

Do you have any ideas, or preference given the above alternatives?
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Jody Garnett added a comment - Thanks for the bug report, we do have the ability to check for the titles in a separate thread. But the performance hit is still substantial (as the get capabilities document is parsed for the information). Ideas: Some WMS allow a request of just a subset of the entire file. But not all. Use the complete url unless the title is actually known. Unfortantly my prefered solution (use the title, with the url as a tooltip) can not be accomplished using the SWT tree control we are using. We could switch to a tree/table, or do a slash pane as seen in the search view? Do you have any ideas, or preference given the above alternatives?
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Paolo Rizzi added a comment -
I wasn't actually thinking about titles, but simply about displaying all the relevant connection information.
For example if one connects to a PostGIS DB called "foo", the Catalog view should show something like:
   postgis://hostname:5432/foo
instead of just:
   postgis://hostname:5432
so two different DB int the same server can be distinguished.

The same applies for two WFS or WMS server, the complete URL should be displayed, like:
    http://hostname:8080/geoserver/wfs
instead of just:
    wfs://hostname:8080

Bye
Paolo Rizzi
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Paolo Rizzi added a comment - I wasn't actually thinking about titles, but simply about displaying all the relevant connection information. For example if one connects to a PostGIS DB called "foo", the Catalog view should show something like:    postgis://hostname:5432/foo instead of just:    postgis://hostname:5432 so two different DB int the same server can be distinguished. The same applies for two WFS or WMS server, the complete URL should be displayed, like:     http://hostname:8080/geoserver/wfs instead of just:     wfs://hostname:8080 Bye Paolo Rizzi
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Jody Garnett added a comment -
This is a tough one, we are "supposed" to use the titles (as that is the server's request on how it is presented). I will think about setting up a slash pane where both the metadata, and the connection information are available.

Jody
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Jody Garnett added a comment - This is a tough one, we are "supposed" to use the titles (as that is the server's request on how it is presented). I will think about setting up a slash pane where both the metadata, and the connection information are available. Jody
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Mark Leslie added a comment -
Unresolved as of 1.0RC5
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Mark Leslie added a comment - Unresolved as of 1.0RC5
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Jody Garnett added a comment -
We now do have titles available; but the performance was sad. We have started caching the title information now - as such we can see if this issue is fixed (ie are titles displayed?).

Additional information is available from the search view; and there is a proposal here to create a property page for Service information: http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/HACK/Service+Property+Page+Proposal
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Jody Garnett added a comment - We now do have titles available; but the performance was sad. We have started caching the title information now - as such we can see if this issue is fixed (ie are titles displayed?). Additional information is available from the search view; and there is a proposal here to create a property page for Service information: http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/HACK/Service+Property+Page+Proposal
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Silvia Franceschi added a comment -
The problem still exists for two PostGIS connections on different DB on the same server.
What there is in the Catalog is for both DB: PostGIS "server address", but no titles or the name of the DB.

I will attach a picture of this.
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Silvia Franceschi added a comment - The problem still exists for two PostGIS connections on different DB on the same server. What there is in the Catalog is for both DB: PostGIS "server address", but no titles or the name of the DB. I will attach a picture of this.
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Silvia Franceschi added a comment -
Two different DB on the same server: the Catalog view.
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Silvia Franceschi added a comment - Two different DB on the same server: the Catalog view.
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Silvia Franceschi added a comment -
Still persistent in M5 release.
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Silvia Franceschi added a comment - Still persistent in M5 release.
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John Hudson added a comment -
This has since been resolved, as of revision 31311.
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John Hudson added a comment - This has since been resolved, as of revision 31311.

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