Training Materials¶
These examples are from the Refractions commercial training course
Example Code
The uDig SDK can also be found live on our uDig subversion repository:
- http://svn.refractions.net/udig/udig/trunk/tutorials/
- http://svn.refractions.net/udig/udig/branches/1.1.x/udig/tutorials/
This example code is included in your SDK, please visit the Code Examples page for instructions on importing these examples into your workspace for review.
Training Materials
The workbooks and slides for the training course are available here:
This is a private svn repository that is open to those who have taken the training course. The course materials can be made available for free to those working at academic institutions - we ask for an email from your Professor.
Of course we would much rather come and visit you - see the support page for more details.
Public Tutorials¶
The following examples are covered as part of the public training materials we have made available in this developers guide.
| Technology | Concept |
|---|---|
| RCP | Platform class uses the plugin.xml files to wire up your appliation |
| RCP | Workbench selection is used to communicate between plugins and a single selection can “Adapt to” multiple Java Interfaces as needed |
Distance Tool Tutorial¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.distancetool
Example used as part of Tool Plugin Tutorial tutorial.
Custom Application Tutorial¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.distancetool
Example used as part of Custom Application Tutorial
Workbench Selection¶
Example used as part of Workbench Selection Tutorial
UDIG Workshop Introduction¶
| Technology | Concept |
|---|---|
| GIS Platform | How catalog IGeoResources “Resolve To” a data access Interface as needed |
| GIS Application | How blackboards are used to communicate between plug-ins |
IAdaptable¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.urladapter
An example of what makes Eclipse such a powerful framework to develop against; example shows how to add an Adapter to an existing uDig class. This is the technique you will often use to provide your own API against existing entries in the Catalog.
Export Shapefile¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.shpexport
Make use of an IGeoResource; by requesting a FeatureSource API for data access. This example shows how to create a new Shapfile using the GeoTools library.
Map Graphic¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.mapgraphic.coordinate
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.tool.coordinate
Make use of a Map Graphic for quickly drawing your own thing on the screen. The example uses a Tool to place points on the Map blackboard, the map graphic takes any points on the Map blackboard and draws them on screen.
Blackboards are where you store your own data structures in the live uDig application. Each Layer actually has two blackboards; one called the style blackboard that is used to save settings controlling the appearance; and a second blackboard that is yours to play with at runtime.
Often custom applications will place their own domain objects (complete with their own listeners and user interface views) on a blackboard in order to host their functionality within the uDig framework.
Feature Editor¶
This example shows how to make a FeatureEditor that is used to edit features from countries.shp (included in the Walkthrough 1 sample data).
This tutorials shows how to:
- make a view
- list our view when a user right clicks on a selected Feature
- issue an edit command (asking the EditManager to modify the selected feature)
UDIG Workshop Advanced¶
These tutorials cover “from disk to screen”.
CSV Service¶
- com.csvreader
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.catalog.csv
This covers how to package a third-party jar as an eclipse plug-in, and how to make a catalog service representing a new file format.
Testing¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tests.catalog.csv
A JUnit plug-in test that tests the above CSV Service. When you run a JUnit Plug-in test a slaved copy of uDig is started up; the test is run and then the slaved copy of UDig is exited.
CSV Renderer¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.render.csv
Defines a renderer capable of drawing a “CSVGeoResource” onto the screen. Renderers can be defined for each kind of data access API (ie a Java Interface). In this case we are using the CSVReader API packaged up into com.csvreader plug-in above.
Out of the box uDig ships with several renderers based on the GeoTools library. You can find additional renderers available as community plugins (making use of Nasa World Wind, or C++ APIs like OSSIM).
Style¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.style.color
Contains an alternative CSVRenderer that is used when a color is added to the blackboard.
This tutorial covers:
- Defining a new StyleContent to store a color on the style blackboard
- Contributing new functionality to an existing GeoResource - a default Color is added CSVGeoResource using an IResolveAdapterFactory
- Using RenderingMetrics to choose the correct renderer implementation
- The create of a StyleConfigurator allowing the user to define a Color; this is used in the Style Editor dialog; or Style view as required.
Tracking¶
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.rcp
- org.locationtech.udig.tutorials.rcp-feature
This tutorial covers:
- Gathering just the udig plugins you need into your own feature
- Adding a MapView to your application
- Placing a Domain Object on the Map Blackboard (simulating the tracking of seagulls)
- Creating of a GlassPane to quickly draw updates using Draw2D (to draw the current position of seagulls)