ZOO-Project 1.8.0 release notes

This new ZOO-Project release contains new features and fixes.

Amongst new features, we can quote the docker-compose environment created by Samuel Souk-Aloun which offer to deploy the ZOO-Project with few very simple services. We may also refer to the new support of the OGC API - Processes. Indeed, this version offers a preview of the current, slightly modified, standard as discussed at OGC. Also, with this new OGC API - Processes comes support a specific basic web user interface that let the user browse and execute services.

New Features and Fixes

• Support raw response in OGC API - Processes
• Add a ZOO-API section to the howtos documentation
• OGC API - Processes support: ​https://github.com/gfenoy/wps-rest-binding/tree/change-request/95
• Support two inputs/outputs syntaxes discussed (using json object or array of json object) for ZOO-Kernel and the HTML client
• Fix issue in kvParseInput when memory!=load and handle session from the OGC API - Processes
• Update OGC API - Processes documentation
• Add open-api directory in utils services containing a reddis subscription example, the HTML UI and the display service using Cheetah templating system
• Update the oas.cfg file to reflect new api definition
• Include basic microdata in the HTML home page
• Add HTML support for basic interractions with OGC API - Processes including execution of service from the service-desc link
• OGC API - Processes added support for syncrhonous Execute requests
• Reuse service_callback in OGC API - Processes when subscriber object is provided in the JSON request
• OGC API - Processes implementation as available on 2020-10-19
• Produce value string only when memory=load for Python support.
• Make local files uris usable when cache is used
• Make GDAL/profile service usable in case memory=protect
• Add Dockerfile and docker-compose environment with pgbouncer, see #177
• Add documentation on how to use asyncrhonous execution using the Javascript ZOO-API
• Start simplification of the runRequest function
• Integrate optional support for OGC API - Processing implementation
• Add the optional handleText parameter to provide pure text for complex data node with mimetype="text/*"
• Fix issue in case JavaScript support is activated
• Fix issue with GDAL profile service
• Fix #172 for https support