[udig-devel] Supporting custom file types in uDig

["Wellmann, Harald" <HWellmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm in the process of getting started with uDig, after having worked
with JUMP for about 2 years. Our intention is to use uDig to render some
proprietary GIS file types and database schemas and maybe as a spin-off
to contribute some plugins to the community, as long as  they do not
involve our corporate IP.

As an "easy" exercise, I've started implementing a WKT plugin, based on
the bits an pieces of information I could find in the Developer Guide
and by copy&pasting code from the Shapefile plugin. It seems to work
now, but I probably missed a number of design issues, and I stumbled
over a couple of gaps or inconsistencies in the documentation.

What is the best way to share some of my experiences and to help others
in writing plug-ins for their own file formats?

Some questions and ideas:

- For issues with the existing documentation, both Javadoc and separate
documents, should I send them to this mailing list or submit reports in
JIRA?

- I'm offering to submit the WKT plugin as example code, and I would
appreciate if some of the experts would have a look at it to make sure
that it complies with the intended uDig design.

- I could contribute a Howto or Developer Guide section on creating a
plug-in for a custom file type.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Best regards,

Harald Wellmann
Team Leader Map Conversion SW
Telematics & Navigation

HARMAN/BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
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