modules cleanup - STEMLab/geotools GitHub Wiki

Introduction

This page has been created to reorganize the Geotools modules, in particular to establish:

• which modules have been abandoned, and should be removed from the codebase
• which unmantained modules can get a new mantainer, which ones should be moved to unsupported land

Modules list

This list reports module maintainers that I know are still active and part of the project. If a module reports of being maintained by James McGill, Martin Desruisseaux, Cory Horner, David Zwiers or Brent Owens I just marked the module as unmaintained (whoever will take up that module will fix the pom, if the module is to be dropped, no need to clean its pom up to start with).

For each module the current/proposed maintainer is listed along with any notes and suggested action.

build/dummy/jaxb - none

• aa: remove?
• sg: remove

build/maven/archetype - none

• aa: remove?
• mb: broken for a while I think and most new users seem to find it just as easy to hack the geotools essentials into the quickstart archetype
• sg: remove

build/maven/archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources - none

• aa: remove?
• sg: remove

build/maven/archetype/target/classes/archetype-resources - none

• aa: remove
• sg: remove
• jg: done

build/maven/build-configs - none

• Contains Jalopy license, which does not seem to work.
• aa: remove
• sg: remove

build/maven/jar-collector - none

• aa: can it be replaced with the standard "dependency" module?
• sg: I am not sure they do exactly the same work. This one should be a bit smarter. To check

build/maven/javadoc - none

• Contains custom taglet to show the source of a file and a tool to add such a taglet to existing files.
• aa: remove and replace with a custom doclet instead? Find less maintenance heavy ways to locate a file inside the GeoTools sources?

build/maven/javamaker - none

• Used for integration with OpenOffice
• aa: remove
• sg: remove

build/maven/jjtree-javacc - none

• aa: check if this can be replaced with the Mojo plugin: http://mojo.codehaus.org/javacc-maven-plugin/, if so, remove
• sg: +1

build/maven/rmic - none

• RMI compiler plugin.
• aa: remove if possible. If used, see if it can be replaced with http://mojo.codehaus.org/rmic-maven-plugin/
• sg: +1

build/maven/unopkg/pom.xml - none

• OpenOffice referencing integration
• aa: remove
• sg: remove

build/maven/xmlcodegen - jdeolive

build/scm/cleanup - none

• Has been used once to switch all the headers to OSGEO
• aa: remove?
• sg: remove

demo/introduction - none

• Old Adrian GT2 demo.
• aa: see if there is anything worth salvaging and then remove?
• jd: I say remove, everytime we release this has to be commented out because it depends on unsupported code
• mb: yep - agree with jd
• sg: remove

demo/libraryJTS - none

• Old Adrian JTS demo
• aa: jgarnett said he would merge this into demo/example

demo/mappane-use - none

• There is a plan to revive this by Jody and M. Bedward
• mb: in branches/2.6.x_JMapPane_move/demo mappane-use has morphed into mapwidget

demo/svgsupport - none

• Single small class... maybe merge with the example module?
• sg: +1

demo/example - jgarnett

demo/xml-po - jdeolive

• Not in the build right now. Time to move it back or... to remove it?
• jd: not sure why it is not in the build, no reason for it not to be.

modules/extension/brewer - iant

modules/extension/graph - jdeolive,jgarnett

modules/extension/openoffice - none

• Referencing integration with OpenOffice Calc
• aa: remove
• sg: remove

modules/extension/shapefile-renderer - aaime

• jg: aaime you were going to remove this after taking the optimizations into renderer
• sg: remove

modules/extension/validation - jgarnett

• udig uses this; but geoserver does not

modules/extension/widgets-swing - jgarnett

• will take this to unsupported and merge with the other one

modules/extension/xsd - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-core - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-filter - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-gml2 - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-gml3 - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-kml - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-ows - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-sld - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-wfs - jdeolive

modules/extension/xsd/xsd-wps - jdeolive

modules/library/api- jgarnett

• sg: am I the only one who thinks that this should kill geoapi?

modules/library/coverage - none

• sg: I can take it, maybe mb wants to help out
• mb: yes - happy to help if I can

modules/library/cql - mpazos

modules/library/data - jdeolive,jgarnett

modules/library/jdbc - none

• aa: I can take if for the time being
• jg: hope to see this replaced/refreshed when jdbc-ng is ready

modules/library/legacy - jgarnett

modules/library/main - jgarnett

• aa: I can co-maintain this one
• sg: I can help, but I guess we need jody as well

modules/library/metadata - none

• jg: I can take this, it needs a visitor anyways

modules/library/referencing - none

• aa: I can co-maintaint this one for the time being
• sg: I can help

modules/library/render - aaime

modules/library/sample-data - none

• jg: is this still a useful idea?
• sg: I tend to use it when I can, but daniele, as an instance, hates it, especially the use of zip files forces you to download a ton of stuff everytime
• mcr: I use it too

modules/library/xml - jgarnett

• jg: this module is getting tired

modules/plugin/arcgrid - simboss

• sg: remove (no, really, just kidding (smile))

modules/plugin/arcsde/datastore - groldan

modules/plugin/arcsde/sde-dummy - groldan

modules/plugin/db2 - dadler

• aa: David has been away for quite some time, Christian took over with jdbc-ng. Maybe move to unsupported?
• mcr: move to unsupported, no further development or bug fixes, replaced by db2-ng. Should be removed after some time

modules/plugin/epsg-access - none

• aa: just remove? It's platform dependent anyways sg: remove

modules/plugin/epsg-extension - none

• aa: I can take this over

modules/plugin/epsg-hsql - none

• aa: I can take this over (and work on a H2 implementation to replace it)

modules/plugin/epsg-postgresql - none

• aa: I can take this over

modules/plugin/epsg-wkt - none

• aa: not sure anyone is still using this... remove, move to unsupported?
• sg: I'd try to remove it and fix the mess afterwards
• mb: what about this uDig note from Jody

modules/plugin/geotiff - simboss

modules/plugin/gtopo30 - simboss

modules/plugin/imageio-ext-gdal - simboss/daniele

• sg: assign to daniele

modules/plugin/imagemosaic-jdbc - mcrmcr

modules/plugin/imagemosaic - simboss

modules/plugin/image - simboss

modules/plugin/imagepyramid - simboss

modules/plugin/postgis- jdeolive/aaime

• aa: Justin has not been active on this for quite some time. I can take this over eventually
• jd: it is all yours

modules/plugin/property- jgarnett

modules/plugin/referencing3D - none

• sg: I can try to help out here

modules/plugin/shapefile

• aaime

modules/plugin/wfs - none

• gr: I am willing to step up as maintainer for this one. The module also needs to be moved to unsupported though, as that's how it is for the 1.0.0 datastore and I would like to have it in unsupported land until ported to the new internal design in 1.1.0 modules/plugin/wms - none
• jg: I can take this one. will move to extension/ or library/

modules/unsupported/app-schema/app-schema - bencaradocdavies

modules/unsupported/app-schema/jdbc-regfunc - bencaradocdavies

modules/unsupported/app-schema/sample-data-access - bencaradocdavies

modules/unsupported/caching - none

• aa: I believe someone from RR worked on this. Interested in taking it over, or should we remove it?
• eg: ok with basic maintenance, bug fixing, no new features

modules/unsupported/charts - aaime

modules/unsupported/coverageio-hdf - none

• sg: I can try to help out here

modules/unsupported/coverageio-netcdf - none

• sg: I can try to help out here

modules/unsupported/coverageio - none

• aa: anyone wants to salvage the coverageio module family? sg: I can try to help out here

modules/unsupported/coveragetools - simboss

modules/unsupported/directory - aaime

modules/unsupported/edigeo/pom.xml - mcoudert

• aa: hmmm... haven't seen activity on this for quite some time

modules/unsupported/epsg-oracle- jgarnett

• aa: remove?

modules/unsupported/example - jgarnet

• aa: this is empty? remove?

modules/unsupported/geomedia - none

• aa: remove?

modules/unsupported/geometryless - roba

• aa: haven't seen activity in ages. Remove?

modules/unsupported/geometry - none

• aa: gdavis is mentioned as a developer. Any interestest? If none, remove?

modules/unsupported/gml3 - jdeolive

modules/unsupported/gml - none

• aa: just remove? Hasn't seen any development in years, we know it does not work

modules/unsupported/gpx - pbolla

• aa: safe to assume nobody working on this... remove?

modules/unsupported/gpx2 - none

• aa: not even a pom.xml... remove?

modules/unsupported/hsql - aalam

• aa: no development in years, seem the jdbc-ng h2 could be a very good replacement. Remove?

modules/unsupported/jdbc-ng/jdbc-core - jdeolive

modules/unsupported/jdbc-ng/jdbc-db2 - mcrmcr

modules/unsupported/jdbc-ng/jdbc-h2 - jdeolive

modules/unsupported/jdbc-ng/jdbc-mysql - jdeolive

modules/unsupported/jdbc-ng/jdbc-oracle - aaime

modules/unsupported/jdbc-ng/jdbc-postgis - aaime

modules/unsupported/jdbc-ng/jdbc-spatialite- jdeolive

modules/unsupported/jts-wrapper - bnordgren

• aa: haven't seen much development here... remove, someone interested in taking over?
• jg: I can take it, I know the code, but I would consider dropping for explicit jts depending on how geoapi works out

modules/unsupported/mappane - none

• aa: M. Bedward is working on this in a branch, will move to demo?
• jg: it will eventually move to extension; possibly with whatever I like for swing-widgets
• mb: current hacking is happening in the 2.6.x_JMapPane_move branch
• modules/unsupported/mif - none
• aa: just kill this?
• jg: I have heard of it being useful; but yeah cut scope
• sg: remove

modules/unsupported/mysql - aaime

• aa: I'd say, just kill this and use mysql-ng instead... but we need to make sure the replacement is good enough
• sg: remove anyway

modules/unsupported/notifying-collections - scolebourne

• aa: dead since a long time. Remove?
• jg: remove
• sg: remove

modules/unsupported/ogc/net.opengis.ows - none

• aa: actually, I think the maintainer is jdeolive. Move to extension?
• jd: yup, i am the maintainer, and yes, we should move it to extension
• jg: we have waited on this to pass QA checks; and we do not have a clear location for "models" such as this; they are required by some of the plugins and thus are not an extension

modules/unsupported/ogc/net.opengis.wcs - none

• aa: actually, I think the maintainer is jdeolive. Move to extension?
• sg: alessio?

modules/unsupported/ogc/net.opengis.wfs - none

• aa: actually, I think the maintainer is jdeolive. Move to extension?
• modules/unsupported/ogc/net.opengis.wfsv - none
• aa: actually, I think the maintainer is jdeolive/aaime. Move to extension?

modules/unsupported/ogc/net.opengis.wps - none

• aa: actually, I think the maintainer is jdeolive. Move to extension?

modules/unsupported/ogc/org.w3.xlink - none

• aa: actually, I think the maintainer is jdeolive. Move to extension?

modules/unsupported/ogr - none

• aa: there is interest from D. Sahu. Otherwise I can pick this back up and work it only on Linux

modules/unsupported/oracle-spatial - aaime

• aa: hmmm... just remove this from trunk? oracle jdbc-ng should be better than this already
• jg: still used by udig on trunk - let me get aggregation functions before we remove

modules/unsupported/postgis-versioned - aaime

modules/unsupported/process - gdavis

modules/unsupported/repository - jgarnett

• jg: I would like to kill this as a distraction to the user community

modules/unsupported/sql-datastore - roba,groldan

• aa: not used anywhere... does this have a future?
• jg: think this is a workaround while they hack

modules/unsupported/temporal - none

• sg: daniele
• dr: ok. Assign it to me

modules/unsupported/tiger - none

• aa: haven't seen any dev in years. Remove? A revived OGR would provide the same functionality, thought it would do so by using a native library

modules/unsupported/tile - jgarnett

• aa: has this a future?
• jg: the code was picked up and made good in uDig 1.2 - leave it for the SOC student to harvest from and then we can kill it. I may consider backporting into the wms modules along with wms-c support

modules/unsupported/vpf - none

• aa: no development in years too. Remove?
• sg: remove

modules/unsupported/widgets-swing-pending - jgarnett

• will combine with widgets-swing as an unsupported module

modules/unsupported/wps - gdavis

• aa: no work around a year here too?

modules/unsupported/xml-gpx - pbolla

• aa: is this still alive?