Chapter 9. Automating Tasks - GeoServer REST Interface
In the previous chapters, you learned how to connect GeoServer to your data.
Creating data stores or feature types, configuring layers, and uploading styles can be tedious and overwhelming tasks when your site grows from the data we used in the examples.
If your site intends to deliver a professional map service, it will probably be replicated in more instances. We will see in detail how this can be done, but, for now, you will probably have guessed that it means more effort to configure and synchronize all nodes.
When you are dealing with a repetitive task, you usually look at how you can automate it.
GeoServer's developers did not leave you alone in the dark. GeoServer includes a REST interface that lets you perform most administrative tasks. In this chapter, we will see how you can add, update, and delete your data configuration.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics in detail:
- Defining REST
- Using REST with cURL and Python
- Configuring...
