added possiblity to alter the Coverage Band Details of layers & WCS EO tag

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTResource.java

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions.GSCoverageDimensionEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.FeatureTypeAttribute;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.GSAttributeEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadatalink.GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadatalink.ResourceMetadataLinkInfo;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -183,4 +183,50 @@ public class RESTResource {
 		return metaLinksList;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Decodes the list of GSCoverageDimensionEncoder from the GeoServer Resource
+	 * 
+	 * @author Henry Rotzoll
+	 * 
+	 * @return the list of GSCoverageDimensionEncoder
+	 */
+	public List<GSCoverageDimensionEncoder> getEncodedDimensionsInfoList() 
+	{
+		List<GSCoverageDimensionEncoder> dimensionList = null;
+		final Element dimensionsRoot = rootElem.getChild("dimensions");
+		
+        if(dimensionsRoot!=null)
+        {
+    		final List<Element> dimensions = dimensionsRoot.getChildren();
+    		if (dimensions != null) 
+    		{
+    			dimensionList = new ArrayList<GSCoverageDimensionEncoder>(dimensions.size());
+    			for (Element coverageDimension : dimensions) 
+    			{
+    				final String name = coverageDimension.getChildText("name");
+    				final String description = coverageDimension.getChildText("description");
+    				String rangeMin = null;
+    				String rangeMax = null;
+    				final Element rangeElement = coverageDimension.getChild("range");
+    				if(rangeElement != null)
+    				{
+    					rangeMin = rangeElement.getChildText("min");
+    					rangeMax = rangeElement.getChildText("max");
+    				}
+    				final String unit = coverageDimension.getChildText("unit");
+    				String dimensionTypeName = null;
+    				final Element dimensionTypeElement = coverageDimension.getChild("dimensionType");
+    				if(dimensionTypeElement != null)
+    				{
+    					dimensionTypeName = dimensionTypeElement.getChildText("name");
+    				}
+    				final GSCoverageDimensionEncoder coverageDimensionEncoder = new GSCoverageDimensionEncoder(name, description, rangeMin, rangeMax, unit, dimensionTypeName);
+    				dimensionList.add(coverageDimensionEncoder);
+    			}
+    
+    		}
+        }
+        
+		return dimensionList;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.coverage.GSCoverageEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions.GSCoverageDimensionEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.GSFeatureTypeEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder;
@@ -57,10 +58,12 @@ public abstract class GSResourceEncoder
 	public final static String METADATA="metadata";
 	public final static String KEYWORDS="keywords";
 	public final static String METADATALINKS="metadataLinks";
+	public final static String DIMENSIONS="dimensions";
 
 	final private GSMetadataEncoder metadata = new GSMetadataEncoder();
 	final private Element keywordsListEncoder = new Element(KEYWORDS);
 	final private Element metadataLinksListEncoder = new Element(METADATALINKS);
+	final private Element dimensionsEncoder = new Element(DIMENSIONS);
 	
 	private class GSMetadataEncoder extends NestedElementEncoder{
 		public GSMetadataEncoder() {
@@ -133,6 +136,10 @@ public abstract class GSResourceEncoder
        setMetadataDimension(key, dimensionInfo, false);
     }
 
+    public void setMetadataString(String key, String value) {
+       metadata.set(key, value);
+    }	
+
     /**
      * Set the metadata for a custom dimension.
      * 
@@ -227,6 +234,52 @@ public abstract class GSResourceEncoder
 				: true;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Adds a CoverageDimensionInfo to the GeoServer Resource
+	 * 
+	 * @param coverageDimensionInfo
+	 * 
+	 * @author Henry Rotzoll
+	 */
+	public void addCoverageDimensionInfo (GSCoverageDimensionEncoder coverageDimensionInfo) {
+		if(ElementUtils.contains(getRoot(), DIMENSIONS) == null)addContent(dimensionsEncoder);
+		dimensionsEncoder.addContent(coverageDimensionInfo.getRoot());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds quickly a CoverageDimensionInfo to the GeoServer Resource
+	 * 
+	 * @author Henry Rotzoll
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param description
+	 * @param rangeMin
+	 * @param rangeMax
+	 * @param unit
+	 * @param dimensionType
+	 */
+	public void addCoverageDimensionInfo(String name, String description, String rangeMin, String rangeMax, String unit, String dimensionType) {
+		final GSCoverageDimensionEncoder coverageDimensionEncoder = new GSCoverageDimensionEncoder(
+				name, description, rangeMin, rangeMax, unit, dimensionType);
+		addCoverageDimensionInfo(coverageDimensionEncoder);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a CoverageDimensionInfo from the list using the CoverageDimension Name
+	 * (CoverageDimensionInfo content)
+	 * 
+	 * @author Henry Rotzoll
+	 * 
+	 * @param coverageDimensionName
+	 * @return true if something is removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delCoverageDimensionInfo(final String coverageDimensionName) {
+		return (dimensionsEncoder
+				.removeContent(GSCoverageDimensionEncoder
+						.getFilterByContent(coverageDimensionName))).size() == 0 ? false
+				: true;
+	}
+	
 	
     /**
      * Reprojection policy for a published layer. One of:

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/dimensions/GSCoverageDimensionEncoder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,394 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
+
+/**
+ * GSCoverageDimension - encodes a CoverageDimension for a given GeoServer Resource
+ * (feature type /coverage), as follows:
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * final GSCoverageDimensionEncoder gsCoverageDimensionEncoder = new GSCoverageDimensionEncoder("GRAY_INDEX", "GridSampleDimension[-2.147483648E9,-2.147483648E9]", String.valueOf(Integer.MIN_VALUE), String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE), "dobson units³", "REAL_32BITS");
+ *  coverageEncoder.addCoverageDimensionInfo(gsCoverageDimensionEncoder);
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * For this example, the XML output is:
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ *<coverageDimension>
+ *	<name>GRAY_INDEX</name>
+ *	<description>GridSampleDimension[-2.147483648E9,2.147483648E9]</description>
+ *	<range>
+ *		<min>-2.147483648E9</min>
+ *		<max>2.147483647E9</max>
+ *	</range>
+ *	<unit>dobson units³</unit>
+ *	<dimensionType>
+ * 		<name>REAL_32BITS</name>
+ * 	</dimensionType>
+ *</coverageDimension>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * @author Henry Rotzoll (henry.rotzoll@dlr.de)
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSCoverageDimensionEncoder extends XmlElement {
+
+	/** A class to filter the GSCoverageDimension by content
+	 * 
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static class filterByContent implements Filter {
+
+		final private String key;
+
+		public filterByContent(String content) {
+			this.key = content;
+		}
+
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+		public boolean matches(Object obj) {
+			Element el = ((Element) obj)
+					.getChild("name");
+			if (el != null && el.getTextTrim().equals(key)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** 
+	 * Get a Filter using the GSCoverageDimensionEncoder content (GSCoverageDimensionEncoder name)
+	 * 
+	 * @param content
+	 * @return the filter
+	 */
+	public static Filter getFilterByContent(String content) {
+		return new filterByContent(content);
+	}
+
+	/** 
+	 * Constructs a new GSCoverageDimensionEncoder
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public GSCoverageDimensionEncoder() {
+		super("coverageDimension");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs quickly a GSCoverageDimensionEncoder info
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param description
+	 * @param rangeMin
+	 * @param rangeMax
+	 * @param unit
+	 * @param dimensionTypeName
+	 */
+	public GSCoverageDimensionEncoder(String name, String description, String rangeMin, String rangeMax, String unit, String dimensionTypeName) {
+		super("coverageDimension");
+		this.setup(name, description, rangeMin, rangeMax, unit, dimensionTypeName);
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Set-up quickly a GSCoverageDimensionEncoder info
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param description
+	 * @param rangeMin
+	 * @param rangeMax
+	 * @param unit
+	 * @param dimensionTypeName
+	 */
+	protected void setup(String name, String description, String rangeMin, String rangeMax, String unit, String dimensionTypeName) 
+	{
+		//name
+		setName(name);
+		
+		//description
+		setDescription(description);
+		
+		//range
+		setRange(rangeMin, rangeMax);
+		
+		//unit
+		setUnit(unit);
+		
+		//dimension Type
+		setDimensionType(dimensionTypeName);
+	}
+	
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Get the value of the GSCoverageDimensionEncoder member
+	 * 
+	 * @param memberName
+	 * @return the value of the GSCoverageDimensionEncoder member
+	 */
+	protected String getMember(String memberName) {
+		Element el = this.getRoot().getChild(memberName.toString());
+		if (el != null)
+			return el.getTextTrim();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Deletes a GSCoverageDimensionEncoder member
+	 * 
+	 * @param memberName
+	 * @return true if the GSCoverageDimensionEncoder member is removed
+	 */
+	protected boolean delMemberIfExists(String memberName) {
+		if(ElementUtils.contains(getRoot(), memberName) != null)
+		{
+			return ElementUtils.remove(this.getRoot(), this.getRoot().getChild(memberName.toString()));
+		}
+		
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Set a GSCoverageDimensionEncoder member
+	 * 
+	 * @param memberName
+	 * @param memberValue
+	 */
+	protected void setMember(String memberName, String memberValue) {
+		if(memberName != null && !memberName.isEmpty() && memberValue != null && !memberValue.isEmpty())
+		{
+			delMemberIfExists(memberName); //delete the element if it already exists
+			addMember(memberName.toString(), memberValue);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * adds a GSCoverageDimensionEncoder member
+	 * 
+	 * @param memberName
+	 * @param memberValue
+	 */
+	protected void addMember(String memberName, String memberValue) {
+		if(memberName != null && !memberName.isEmpty() && memberValue != null && ! memberValue.isEmpty())
+		{
+			set(memberName.toString(), memberValue);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the name
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 */
+	public void setName(String name){
+		setMember("name", name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the name
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delName(){
+		return this.delMemberIfExists("name");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the description
+	 * 
+	 * @return description
+	 */
+	public String getName(){
+		return this.getMember("name");		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the description
+	 * 
+	 * @param description
+	 */
+	public void setDescription(String description){
+		setMember("description", description);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the description
+	 * 
+	 * @param description
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delDescription(){
+		return this.delMemberIfExists("description");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the description
+	 * 
+	 * @return description
+	 */
+	public String getDescription(){
+		return this.getMember("description");		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the range
+	 * 
+	 * @param range
+	 */
+	public void setRange(String rangeMin, String rangeMax){
+		if(rangeMin != null && !rangeMin.isEmpty() && rangeMax != null && !rangeMax.isEmpty())
+		{
+			remove("range");
+			
+			final Element rangeElement = new Element("range");
+			final Element rangeMinElement = new Element("min");
+			rangeMinElement.setText(rangeMin);
+			final Element rangeMaxElement = new Element("max");
+			rangeMaxElement.setText(rangeMax);
+			rangeElement.addContent(rangeMinElement);
+			rangeElement.addContent(rangeMaxElement);
+			addContent(rangeElement);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the range
+	 * 
+	 * @param range
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delRange(){
+		return this.delMemberIfExists("range");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the range min
+	 * 
+	 * @return range min
+	 */
+	public String getRangeMin(){
+		final Element range = this.getRoot().getChild("range");
+		if(range != null)
+		{
+			return range.getChildText("min");
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the range max
+	 * 
+	 * @return range max
+	 */
+	public String getRangeMax(){
+		final Element range = this.getRoot().getChild("range");
+		if(range != null)
+		{
+			return range.getChildText("max");
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the unit
+	 * 
+	 * @param unit
+	 */
+	public void setUnit(String unit){
+		setMember("unit", unit);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the type
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delUnit(){
+		return this.delMemberIfExists("unit");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the unit
+	 * 
+	 * @return unit
+	 */
+	public String getUnit(){
+		return this.getMember("unit");		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the dimensionType
+	 * 
+	 * @param dimensionType
+	 */
+	public void setDimensionType(String dimensionTypeName){
+		if(dimensionTypeName != null && !dimensionTypeName.isEmpty())
+		{
+			remove("dimensionType");
+			
+			final Element dimensionTypeElement = new Element("dimensionType");
+			final Element dimensionNameElement = new Element("name");
+			dimensionNameElement.setText(dimensionTypeName);
+			dimensionTypeElement.addContent(dimensionNameElement);
+			addContent(dimensionTypeElement);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the dimensionType
+	 * 
+	 * @param dimensionType
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delDimensionType(){
+		return this.delMemberIfExists("dimensionType");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the dimensionType name
+	 * 
+	 * @return dimensionType name
+	 */
+	public String getDimensionTypeName(){
+		final Element dimensionType = this.getRoot().getChild("dimensionType");
+		if(dimensionType != null)
+		{
+			return dimensionType.getChildText("name");
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+}

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/ResourceDecoderTest.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTCoverage;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.GSAttributeEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions.GSCoverageDimensionEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadatalink.GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
  * ResourceDecoderTest
  * 
  * @author eblondel
+ * @author Henry Rotzoll (henry.rotzoll@dlr.de)
  *
  */
 public class ResourceDecoderTest {
@@ -111,5 +112,19 @@ public class ResourceDecoderTest {
             
    } 
 	
+	@Test
+    public void testCoverageDimension() throws IOException{
+         
+        List<GSCoverageDimensionEncoder> list = coverage.getEncodedDimensionsInfoList();
+            
+        GSCoverageDimensionEncoder coverageDimension1 = list.get(0);
+        Assert.assertEquals("GRAY_INDEX", coverageDimension1.getName());
+        Assert.assertEquals("GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]", coverageDimension1.getDescription());
+        Assert.assertEquals("-inf", coverageDimension1.getRangeMin());
+        Assert.assertEquals("inf", coverageDimension1.getRangeMax());
+        Assert.assertEquals("dobson units³", coverageDimension1.getUnit());
+        Assert.assertEquals("REAL_32BITS", coverageDimension1.getDimensionTypeName());
+   } 
+	
 	
 }

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/dimensions/GSCoverageDimensionEncoderTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007 - 2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ * 
+ *  GPLv3 + Classpath exception
+ * 
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+*
+* @author Henry Rotzoll (henry.rotzoll@dlr.de)
+*
+*/
+public class GSCoverageDimensionEncoderTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void coverageDimensionTest(){
+		GSCoverageDimensionEncoder encoder = new GSCoverageDimensionEncoder("GRAY_INDEX", "GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]", "-inf", "inf", "dobson units³", "REAL_32BITS");
+
+		Assert.assertEquals("GRAY_INDEX", encoder.getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]", encoder.getDescription());
+		Assert.assertEquals("-inf", encoder.getRangeMin());
+		Assert.assertEquals("inf", encoder.getRangeMax());
+		Assert.assertEquals("dobson units³", encoder.getUnit());
+		Assert.assertEquals("REAL_32BITS", encoder.getDimensionTypeName());
+		
+		Assert.assertTrue(encoder.delName());
+		Assert.assertTrue(encoder.delDescription());
+		Assert.assertTrue(encoder.delRange());
+		Assert.assertTrue(encoder.delUnit());
+		Assert.assertTrue(encoder.delDimensionType());
+		
+		Assert.assertNull( encoder.getName());
+		Assert.assertNull(encoder.getDescription());
+		Assert.assertNull(encoder.getRangeMin());
+		Assert.assertNull(encoder.getRangeMax());
+		Assert.assertNull(encoder.getUnit());
+		Assert.assertNull(encoder.getDimensionTypeName());
+		
+		encoder.setName("GRAY_INDEX");
+		encoder.setDescription("GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]");
+		encoder.setRange("-inf", "inf");
+		encoder.setUnit("dobson units³");
+		encoder.setDimensionType("REAL_32BITS");
+		
+		Assert.assertEquals("GRAY_INDEX", encoder.getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]", encoder.getDescription());
+		Assert.assertEquals("-inf", encoder.getRangeMin());
+		Assert.assertEquals("inf", encoder.getRangeMax());
+		Assert.assertEquals("dobson units³", encoder.getUnit());
+		Assert.assertEquals("REAL_32BITS", encoder.getDimensionTypeName());
+	}
+}

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSLayerEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSLayerEncoder21;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions.GSCoverageDimensionEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.Presentation;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
  * @author Carlo Cancellieri - carlo.cancellieri@geo-solutions.it
  * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
  *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * @author Henry Rotzoll (henry.rotzoll@dlr.de)
  */
 public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
     protected final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GSFeatureEncoderTest.class);
@@ -91,6 +93,9 @@ public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
 				"http://www.organization.org/metadata1");
         fte.addMetadataLinkInfo(metadatalink);
         
+        GSCoverageDimensionEncoder gsCoverageDimensionEncoder = new GSCoverageDimensionEncoder("GRAY_INDEX", "GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]", "-inf", "inf", "dobson units³", "REAL_32BITS");
+        fte.addCoverageDimensionInfo(gsCoverageDimensionEncoder);
+        
 		GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder = null;
 		if (!GSVersionDecoder.VERSION.getVersion(VERSION).equals(
 				GSVersionDecoder.VERSION.UNRECOGNIZED)) {
@@ -148,6 +153,24 @@ public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
 
     }
     
+    @Test
+    public void testCoverageDimension() throws IOException {
+    	 GSFeatureTypeEncoder fte = new GSFeatureTypeEncoder();
+         fte.setNativeName("testlayer");
+         fte.setName("testlayer" + "_NEW");
+         fte.setTitle("title");
+         fte.setNativeCRS("EPSG:4326");
+         fte.setDescription("desc");
+         fte.setEnabled(true);
+         
+         assertFalse(fte.toString().contains("<dimensions><coverageDimension><name>GRAY_INDEX</name><description>GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]</description><range><min>-inf</min><max>inf</max></range><unit>dobson units³</unit><dimensionType><name>REAL_32BITS</name></dimensionType></coverageDimension></dimensions>"));
+         
+         GSCoverageDimensionEncoder gsCoverageDimensionEncoder = new GSCoverageDimensionEncoder("GRAY_INDEX", "GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]", "-inf", "inf", "dobson units³", "REAL_32BITS");
+         fte.addCoverageDimensionInfo(gsCoverageDimensionEncoder);
+         LOGGER.debug("fte.toString() :" + fte.toString());
+         assertTrue(fte.toString().contains("<dimensions><coverageDimension><name>GRAY_INDEX</name><description>GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]</description><range><min>-inf</min><max>inf</max></range><unit>dobson units³</unit><dimensionType><name>REAL_32BITS</name></dimensionType></coverageDimension></dimensions>"));
+    }
+
     
     @Test
     public void testFeatureTypeEncoder() {

src/test/resources/testdata/coverageExample.xml

@@ -1,115 +1,134 @@
 
 <coverage>
-  <name>granuleTestMosaic</name>
-  <nativeName>granuleTestMosaic</nativeName>
-  <abstract>this is an abstract</abstract>
-  <namespace>
-    <name>topp</name>
-    <atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/namespaces/topp.xml" type="application/xml"/>
-  </namespace>
-  <title>granuleTestMosaic</title>
-  <keywords>
-  	<string>keyword1</string>
-  	<string>keyword2</string>
-  	<string>keyword3</string>
-  </keywords>
-  <metadataLinks>
-  	<metadataLink>
-  		<type>text/xml</type>
-  		<metadataType>ISO19115:2003</metadataType>
-  		<content>http://www.organization.org/metadata1</content>
-  	</metadataLink>
-  	<metadataLink>
-  		<type>text/html</type>
-  		<metadataType>ISO19115:2003</metadataType>
-  		<content>http://www.organization.org/metadata2</content>
-  	</metadataLink>
-  </metadataLinks>
-  <nativeCRS>GEOGCS[&quot;WGS 84&quot;, &#xd;
-  DATUM[&quot;World Geodetic System 1984&quot;, &#xd;
-    SPHEROID[&quot;WGS 84&quot;, 6378137.0, 298.257223563, AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;7030&quot;]], &#xd;
-    AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;6326&quot;]], &#xd;
-  PRIMEM[&quot;Greenwich&quot;, 0.0, AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;8901&quot;]], &#xd;
-  UNIT[&quot;degree&quot;, 0.017453292519943295], &#xd;
-  AXIS[&quot;Geodetic longitude&quot;, EAST], &#xd;
-  AXIS[&quot;Geodetic latitude&quot;, NORTH], &#xd;
-  AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;4326&quot;]]</nativeCRS>
-  <srs>EPSG:4326</srs>
-  <nativeBoundingBox>
-    <minx>-180.0</minx>
-    <maxx>180.0</maxx>
-    <miny>-90.0</miny>
-    <maxy>90.0</maxy>
-    <crs>EPSG:4326</crs>
-  </nativeBoundingBox>
-  <latLonBoundingBox>
-    <minx>-180.0</minx>
-    <maxx>180.0</maxx>
-    <miny>-90.0</miny>
-    <maxy>90.0</maxy>
-    <crs>EPSG:4326</crs>
-  </latLonBoundingBox>
-  <projectionPolicy>NONE</projectionPolicy>
-  <enabled>true</enabled>
-  <advertised>true</advertised>
-  <metadata>
-    <entry key="time">
-      <dimensionInfo>
-        <enabled>true</enabled>
-        <presentation>LIST</presentation>
-      </dimensionInfo>
-    </entry>
-    <entry key="elevation">
-      <dimensionInfo>
-        <enabled>true</enabled>
-        <presentation>DISCRETE_INTERVAL</presentation>
-        <resolution>2</resolution>
-      </dimensionInfo>
-    </entry>
-  </metadata>
-  <store class="coverageStore">
-    <name>granuleTestMosaic</name>
-    <atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/topp/coveragestores/granuleTestMosaic.xml" type="application/xml"/>
-  </store>
-  <grid dimension="2">
-    <range>
-      <low>0 0</low>
-      <high>540 270</high>
-    </range>
-    <transform>
-      <scaleX>0.6666666666666666</scaleX>
-      <scaleY>-0.6666666666666666</scaleY>
-      <shearX>0.0</shearX>
-      <shearY>0.0</shearY>
-      <translateX>-179.66666666666666</translateX>
-      <translateY>89.66666666666667</translateY>
-    </transform>
-    <crs>EPSG:4326</crs>
-  </grid>
-  <parameters>
-    <entry>
-      <string>AllowMultithreading</string>
-      <string>false</string>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <string>MaxAllowedTiles</string>
-      <string>2147483647</string>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <string>InputTransparentColor</string>
-      <string></string>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <string>SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE</string>
-      <string>256,256</string>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <string>USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD</string>
-      <string>false</string>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <string>BackgroundValues</string>
-      <string>-1.0</string>
-    </entry>
-  </parameters>
+	<name>granuleTestMosaic</name>
+	<nativeName>granuleTestMosaic</nativeName>
+	<abstract>this is an abstract</abstract>
+	<namespace>
+		<name>topp</name>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate"
+			href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/namespaces/topp.xml" type="application/xml" />
+	</namespace>
+	<title>granuleTestMosaic</title>
+	<keywords>
+		<string>keyword1</string>
+		<string>keyword2</string>
+		<string>keyword3</string>
+	</keywords>
+	<metadataLinks>
+		<metadataLink>
+			<type>text/xml</type>
+			<metadataType>ISO19115:2003</metadataType>
+			<content>http://www.organization.org/metadata1</content>
+		</metadataLink>
+		<metadataLink>
+			<type>text/html</type>
+			<metadataType>ISO19115:2003</metadataType>
+			<content>http://www.organization.org/metadata2</content>
+		</metadataLink>
+	</metadataLinks>
+	<nativeCRS>GEOGCS[&quot;WGS 84&quot;, &#xd;
+		DATUM[&quot;World Geodetic System 1984&quot;, &#xd;
+		SPHEROID[&quot;WGS 84&quot;, 6378137.0, 298.257223563,
+		AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;7030&quot;]], &#xd;
+		AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;6326&quot;]], &#xd;
+		PRIMEM[&quot;Greenwich&quot;, 0.0,
+		AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;8901&quot;]], &#xd;
+		UNIT[&quot;degree&quot;, 0.017453292519943295], &#xd;
+		AXIS[&quot;Geodetic longitude&quot;, EAST], &#xd;
+		AXIS[&quot;Geodetic latitude&quot;, NORTH], &#xd;
+		AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,&quot;4326&quot;]]</nativeCRS>
+	<srs>EPSG:4326</srs>
+	<nativeBoundingBox>
+		<minx>-180.0</minx>
+		<maxx>180.0</maxx>
+		<miny>-90.0</miny>
+		<maxy>90.0</maxy>
+		<crs>EPSG:4326</crs>
+	</nativeBoundingBox>
+	<latLonBoundingBox>
+		<minx>-180.0</minx>
+		<maxx>180.0</maxx>
+		<miny>-90.0</miny>
+		<maxy>90.0</maxy>
+		<crs>EPSG:4326</crs>
+	</latLonBoundingBox>
+	<projectionPolicy>NONE</projectionPolicy>
+	<enabled>true</enabled>
+	<advertised>true</advertised>
+	<metadata>
+		<entry key="time">
+			<dimensionInfo>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+				<presentation>LIST</presentation>
+			</dimensionInfo>
+		</entry>
+		<entry key="elevation">
+			<dimensionInfo>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+				<presentation>DISCRETE_INTERVAL</presentation>
+				<resolution>2</resolution>
+			</dimensionInfo>
+		</entry>
+	</metadata>
+	<store class="coverageStore">
+		<name>granuleTestMosaic</name>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate"
+			href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/topp/coveragestores/granuleTestMosaic.xml"
+			type="application/xml" />
+	</store>
+	<grid dimension="2">
+		<range>
+			<low>0 0</low>
+			<high>540 270</high>
+		</range>
+		<transform>
+			<scaleX>0.6666666666666666</scaleX>
+			<scaleY>-0.6666666666666666</scaleY>
+			<shearX>0.0</shearX>
+			<shearY>0.0</shearY>
+			<translateX>-179.66666666666666</translateX>
+			<translateY>89.66666666666667</translateY>
+		</transform>
+		<crs>EPSG:4326</crs>
+	</grid>
+	<dimensions>
+		<coverageDimension>
+			<name>GRAY_INDEX</name>
+			<description>GridSampleDimension[-Infinity,Infinity]</description>
+			<range>
+				<min>-inf</min>
+				<max>inf</max>
+			</range>
+			<unit>dobson units³</unit>
+			<dimensionType>
+				<name>REAL_32BITS</name>
+			</dimensionType>
+		</coverageDimension>
+	</dimensions>
+	<parameters>
+		<entry>
+			<string>AllowMultithreading</string>
+			<string>false</string>
+		</entry>
+		<entry>
+			<string>MaxAllowedTiles</string>
+			<string>2147483647</string>
+		</entry>
+		<entry>
+			<string>InputTransparentColor</string>
+			<string></string>
+		</entry>
+		<entry>
+			<string>SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE</string>
+			<string>256,256</string>
+		</entry>
+		<entry>
+			<string>USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD</string>
+			<string>false</string>
+		</entry>
+		<entry>
+			<string>BackgroundValues</string>
+			<string>-1.0</string>
+		</entry>
+	</parameters>
 </coverage>