CUAHSI / CUAHSI/HydroDesktop

Add support for REST services

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jirikadlec2[CodePlex]
We need to add support for REST services in the Download plugin:
1) Recognizing a valid data sites layer:
If a point layer has the columns:
SiteCode, VarCode, StartDate, EndDate, WaterMLUri, then it is a valid REST-enabled Data Sites layer. This layer should have the pop-up functionality enabled.

2) Downloading the data in DownloadManager: If the layer has a WaterMLUri column, then the download manager should get the xml from this Url instead of using WaterOneFlowClient / SOAP. For example,

http://midgewater.twdb.state.tx.us/tpwd/GetValues?location=TPWD:275107_970132variable=TPWD:seawater_salinitystartDate={time:start}endDate={time:end}

is a valid WaterML REST uri. The tokens {time:start} and {time:end} should be replaced by the values of the StartTime and EndTime columns in this case.

Attached is a shapefile that has the WaterMLUri column.

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Start by locating the Download plugin, DownloadManager, and WaterOneFlowClient, then inspect how layer columns are recognized and how downloads are selected. Use the attached shapefile as the REST-enabled layer example; done means the specified columns enable pop-ups and WaterMLUri downloads retrieve XML with the time tokens replaced from the layer values.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
data, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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