#90, Improving support for ImageMosaics

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java

@@ -2292,11 +2292,11 @@ public class GeoServerRESTPublisher {
     }
 
     // ==========================================================================
-    // === MISCELLANEA
+    // === MISCELLANEOUS
     // ==========================================================================
 
     /**
-     * Allows to configure some layer attributes such and DefaultStyle
+     * Allows to configure some layer attributes such as DefaultStyle
      * 
      * @param workspace
      * @param resourceName the name of the resource to use (featureStore or coverageStore name)

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

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMListIterator;
-
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;

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

@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.FeatureTypeAttribute;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
@@ -206,6 +209,136 @@ public class RESTCoverage extends RESTResource {
             return listDim;
         }
 	
+	
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the list of parameters for this coverage.
+     * 
+     * @return a {@link Map} where the key is the name for the parameter and the value is the value for the parameter.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public Map<String, String> getParametersList() {
+        Map<String, String> paramsList = new HashMap<String, String>();
+
+        final Element paramsRoot = rootElem.getChild("parameters");
+        if (paramsRoot != null) {
+            final List<Element> params = paramsRoot.getChildren();
+            if (params != null) {
+                for (Element param : params) {
+                    final List<Element> values = param.getChildren();
+                    assert values.size()==2;
+                    paramsList.put(values.get(0).getValue(), values.get(1).getValue()); // save key and value
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return paramsList;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        builder.append("RESTCoverage [");
+        if (getNativeFormat() != null) {
+            builder.append("getNativeFormat()=");
+            builder.append(getNativeFormat());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getNativeCRS() != null) {
+            builder.append("getNativeCRS()=");
+            builder.append(getNativeCRS());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getSRS() != null) {
+            builder.append("getSRS()=");
+            builder.append(getSRS());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getMetadataList() != null) {
+            builder.append("getMetadataList()=");
+            builder.append(getMetadataList());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getDimensionInfo() != null) {
+            builder.append("getDimensionInfo()=");
+            builder.append(getDimensionInfo());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getParametersList() != null) {
+            builder.append("getParametersList()=");
+            builder.append(getParametersList());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getName() != null) {
+            builder.append("getName()=");
+            builder.append(getName());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getTitle() != null) {
+            builder.append("getTitle()=");
+            builder.append(getTitle());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getNativeName() != null) {
+            builder.append("getNativeName()=");
+            builder.append(getNativeName());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getAbstract() != null) {
+            builder.append("getAbstract()=");
+            builder.append(getAbstract());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getNameSpace() != null) {
+            builder.append("getNameSpace()=");
+            builder.append(getNameSpace());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getStoreName() != null) {
+            builder.append("getStoreName()=");
+            builder.append(getStoreName());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getStoreType() != null) {
+            builder.append("getStoreType()=");
+            builder.append(getStoreType());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getStoreUrl() != null) {
+            builder.append("getStoreUrl()=");
+            builder.append(getStoreUrl());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getCRS() != null) {
+            builder.append("getCRS()=");
+            builder.append(getCRS());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        builder.append("getMinX()=");
+        builder.append(getMinX());
+        builder.append(", getMaxX()=");
+        builder.append(getMaxX());
+        builder.append(", getMinY()=");
+        builder.append(getMinY());
+        builder.append(", getMaxY()=");
+        builder.append(getMaxY());
+        builder.append(", ");
+        if (getAttributeList() != null) {
+            builder.append("getAttributeList()=");
+            builder.append(getAttributeList());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getEncodedAttributeList() != null) {
+            builder.append("getEncodedAttributeList()=");
+            builder.append(getEncodedAttributeList());
+            builder.append(", ");
+        }
+        if (getEncodedMetadataLinkInfoList() != null) {
+            builder.append("getEncodedMetadataLinkInfoList()=");
+            builder.append(getEncodedMetadataLinkInfoList());
+        }
+        builder.append("]");
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+
 //	public String getStoreName() {
 //		return rootElem.getChild("store").getChildText("name");
 //	}

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

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMListIterator;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jdom.Namespace;
 

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

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
 
-import org.jdom.Element;
 import java.net.URI;
 
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
 /**
  * Parse <TT>namespace</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
  * 

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

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;

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

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import org.jdom.Element;
-
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
 
 /**
  * Parse a <TT>published</TT> returned as XML REST objects.

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

@@ -123,15 +123,17 @@ public class RESTResource {
         List<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>> attrsList = null;
 
         final Element attrsRoot = rootElem.getChild("attributes");
-        final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
+        if(attrsRoot!=null){
-        if (attrs != null) {
+            final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
-            attrsList = new ArrayList<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>>(attrs.size());
+            if (attrs != null) {
-            for (Element attr : attrs) {
+                attrsList = new ArrayList<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>>(attrs.size());
-                Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String> attrsMap = new HashMap<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>();
+                for (Element attr : attrs) {
-                attrsList.add(attrsMap);
+                    Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String> attrsMap = new HashMap<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>();
-                for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
+                    attrsList.add(attrsMap);
-                    String key = at.toString();
+                    for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
-                    attrsMap.put(at, attr.getChildText(key));
+                        String key = at.toString();
+                        attrsMap.put(at, attr.getChildText(key));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -142,18 +144,20 @@ public class RESTResource {
         List<GSAttributeEncoder> attrsList = null;
 
         final Element attrsRoot = rootElem.getChild("attributes");
-        final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
+        if(attrsRoot!=null){
-        if (attrs != null) {
+            final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
-            attrsList = new ArrayList<GSAttributeEncoder>(attrs.size());
+            if (attrs != null) {
-            for (Element attr : attrs) {
+                attrsList = new ArrayList<GSAttributeEncoder>(attrs.size());
-                final GSAttributeEncoder attrEnc = new GSAttributeEncoder();
+                for (Element attr : attrs) {
-                for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
+                    final GSAttributeEncoder attrEnc = new GSAttributeEncoder();
-                    String key = at.toString();
+                    for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
-                    attrEnc.setAttribute(at, attr.getChildText(key));
+                        String key = at.toString();
+                        attrEnc.setAttribute(at, attr.getChildText(key));
+                    }
+                    attrsList.add(attrEnc);
                 }
-                attrsList.add(attrEnc);
-            }
     
+            }
         }
         return attrsList;
     }
@@ -169,19 +173,21 @@ public class RESTResource {
 		List<GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder> metaLinksList = null;
 
 		final Element metaLinksRoot = rootElem.getChild("metadataLinks");
-		final List<Element> metaLinks = metaLinksRoot.getChildren();
+	        if(metaLinksRoot!=null){
-		if (metaLinks != null) {
+        		final List<Element> metaLinks = metaLinksRoot.getChildren();
-			metaLinksList = new ArrayList<GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder>(
+        		if (metaLinks != null) {
-					metaLinks.size());
+        			metaLinksList = new ArrayList<GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder>(
-			for (Element metaLink : metaLinks) {
+        					metaLinks.size());
-				final GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder metaLinkEnc = new GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder();
+        			for (Element metaLink : metaLinks) {
-				metaLinkEnc.setType(metaLink.getChildText(ResourceMetadataLinkInfo.type.name()));
+        				final GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder metaLinkEnc = new GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder();
-				metaLinkEnc.setMetadataType(metaLink.getChildText(ResourceMetadataLinkInfo.metadataType.name()));
+        				metaLinkEnc.setType(metaLink.getChildText(ResourceMetadataLinkInfo.type.name()));
-				metaLinkEnc.setContent(metaLink.getChildText(ResourceMetadataLinkInfo.content.name()));
+        				metaLinkEnc.setMetadataType(metaLink.getChildText(ResourceMetadataLinkInfo.metadataType.name()));
-				metaLinksList.add(metaLinkEnc);
+        				metaLinkEnc.setContent(metaLink.getChildText(ResourceMetadataLinkInfo.content.name()));
-			}
+        				metaLinksList.add(metaLinkEnc);
+        			}
         
-		}
+        		}
+	        }
 		return metaLinksList;
 	}
     

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

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/utils/JDOMListIterator.java

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**

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

@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder;
 
-import org.jdom.Element;
-
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher.StoreType;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
 
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
 /**
  * Generic Store encoder.
  * 

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

@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder;
 
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
 
 /**
  *

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

@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder;
 
-import java.net.URI;
-
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
 
+import java.net.URI;
+
 /**
  * Namespace XML encoder. Namespaces must contain a non empty prefix and a URI:
  * 

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

@@ -111,13 +111,42 @@ public abstract class GSResourceEncoder
      * @param dimensionInfo
      */
     protected void addMetadataDimension(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
-        metadata.add(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+        addMetadataDimension(key, dimensionInfo, false);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Add the metadata for a custom dimension.
+     * 
+     * @param key the name of the dimension
+     * @param dimensionInfo {@link GSDimensionInfoEncoder} with additional information about the dimension
+     * @param custom is the dimension custom or not?
+     */
+    protected void addMetadataDimension(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo, boolean custom) {
+        if(custom){
+            metadata.set("custom_dimension_"+key.toUpperCase(), dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+        }else{
+            metadata.add(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+        }
     }
 
     public void setMetadataDimension(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
-        metadata.set(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+       setMetadataDimension(key, dimensionInfo, false);
     }	
 
+    /**
+     * Set the metadata for a custom dimension.
+     * 
+     * @param key the name of the dimension
+     * @param dimensionInfo {@link GSDimensionInfoEncoder} with additional information about the dimension
+     * @param custom is the dimension custom or not?
+     */
+    public void setMetadataDimension(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo, boolean custom) {
+        if(custom){
+            metadata.set("custom_dimension_"+key.toUpperCase(), dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+        }else{
+            metadata.set(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+        }
+    }   
 	/**
 	 * @param key
 	 *            the name of the metadata to add (f.e.: elevation, time)

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

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder;
 
-import org.jdom.Element;
-
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
 
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author ETj (etj at geo-solutions.it)

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSImageMosaicEncoder.java

@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
  * Use this encoder for ImageMosaic coverages.
  * 
  * @author Carlo Cancellieri - carlo.cancellieri@geo-solutions.it
+ * @author Simone Giannecchini, GeoSolutions SAS
  * 
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
 
     final private static String STRING = "string";
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private final static String allowMultithreading = "AllowMultithreading";
+    public final static String allowMultithreading = "AllowMultithreading";
 
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -133,7 +135,10 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private final static String filter = "Filter";
+    //
+    // Filter
+    //
+    public final static String filter = "Filter";
 
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -151,8 +156,24 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         removeParameter(filterFilter);
         addFilter(val);
     }
+    public Boolean getFilter() {
+        Element el = getParameter(filterFilter);
+        if (el != null) {
+            List<Element> values = el.getChildren();
+            for (Element elm : values) {
+                String value = elm.getValue();
+                if (!value.equalsIgnoreCase(filter)) {
+                    return Boolean.valueOf(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
     
-    private final static String maxAllowedTiles = "MaxAllowedTiles";
+    //
+    // MaxAllowedTiles
+    //
+    public final static String maxAllowedTiles = "MaxAllowedTiles";
     
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -171,7 +192,25 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         addMaxAllowedTiles(val);
     }
     
-    private final static String inputTransparentColor = "InputTransparentColor";
+    public Boolean getMaxAllowedTiles() {
+        Element el = getParameter(maxAllowedTilesFilter);
+        if (el != null) {
+            List<Element> values = el.getChildren();
+            for (Element elm : values) {
+                String value = elm.getValue();
+                if (!value.equalsIgnoreCase(maxAllowedTiles)) {
+                    return Boolean.valueOf(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    
+    //
+    // InputTransparentColor
+    //
+    public final static String inputTransparentColor = "InputTransparentColor";
 
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -191,7 +230,25 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         addInputTransparentColor(val);
     }
     
-    private final static String outputTransparentColor = "OutputTransparentColor";
+    public Boolean getInputTransparentColor() {
+        Element el = getParameter(inputTransparentColorFilter);
+        if (el != null) {
+            List<Element> values = el.getChildren();
+            for (Element elm : values) {
+                String value = elm.getValue();
+                if (!value.equalsIgnoreCase(inputTransparentColor)) {
+                    return Boolean.valueOf(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    
+    //
+    // OutputTransparentColor
+    //
+    public final static String outputTransparentColor = "OutputTransparentColor";
 
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -210,8 +267,24 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         removeParameter(outputTransparentColorFilter);
         addInputTransparentColor(val);
     }
+    public Boolean getOutputTransparentColor() {
+        Element el = getParameter(outputTransparentColorFilter);
+        if (el != null) {
+            List<Element> values = el.getChildren();
+            for (Element elm : values) {
+                String value = elm.getValue();
+                if (!value.equalsIgnoreCase(outputTransparentColor)) {
+                    return Boolean.valueOf(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
     
-    private final static String SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE = "SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE";
+    //
+    // SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE
+    //
+    public final static String SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE = "SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE";
 
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -246,7 +319,10 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private final static String USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD = "USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD";
+    //
+    // USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD
+    //
+    public final static String USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD = "USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD";
 
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -279,7 +355,10 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private final static String backgroundValues = "BackgroundValues";
+    //
+    // BackgroundValues
+    //
+    public final static String backgroundValues = "BackgroundValues";
 
     /**
      * @param val
@@ -297,5 +376,62 @@ public class GSImageMosaicEncoder extends GSCoverageEncoder {
         removeParameter(backgroundValuesFilter);
         addBackgroundValues(val);
     }
+    public Boolean getBackgroundValues() {
+        Element el = getParameter(backgroundValuesFilter);
+        if (el != null) {
+            List<Element> values = el.getChildren();
+            for (Element elm : values) {
+                String value = elm.getValue();
+                if (!value.equalsIgnoreCase(backgroundValues)) {
+                    return Boolean.valueOf(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 
+    //
+    // SORTING
+    //
+    public final static String SORTING = "SORTING";
+
+    /**
+     * @param val
+     */
+    protected void addSORTING(final String val) {
+        final List<Element> list = new ArrayList<Element>(2);
+        list.add(new Element(STRING).setText(SORTING));
+        list.add(new Element(STRING).setText(val));
+        parameters.add(null, list);
+    }
+
+    private final static Filter SORTING_FILTER = new parametersFilter(SORTING);
+
+    public void setSORTING(final String val) {
+        removeParameter(SORTING_FILTER);
+        addBackgroundValues(val);
+    }
+    
+    //
+    // SORTING
+    //
+    
+    public final static String MERGEBEHAVIOR = "MergeBehavior";
+
+    /**
+     * @param val
+     */
+    protected void addMergeBehavior(final String val) {
+        final List<Element> list = new ArrayList<Element>(2);
+        list.add(new Element(STRING).setText(MERGEBEHAVIOR));
+        list.add(new Element(STRING).setText(val));
+        parameters.add(null, list);
+    }
+
+    private final static Filter MERGEBEHAVIOR_FILTER = new parametersFilter(MERGEBEHAVIOR);
+
+    public void setMergeBehavior(final String val) {
+        removeParameter(MERGEBEHAVIOR_FILTER);
+        addBackgroundValues(val);
+    }
 }

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/datastore/GSShapefileDatastoreEncoder.java

@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.datastore;
 
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTDataStore;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
+
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTDataStore;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
-
 /**
  * Encoder for a {@value #TYPE} datastore.
  * 

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSAttributeEncoder.java

@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature;
 
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
+
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
 import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
-
 /**
  * 
  * @author carlo cancellieri - GeoSolutions

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/GSDimensionInfoEncoder.java

@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ public class GSDimensionInfoEncoder extends XmlElement{
 	 */
 	public enum Presentation {
 		LIST,
-		CONTINUOUS_INTERVAL
+		CONTINUOUS_INTERVAL,
-	}
-	/**
-	 * Enum for presentation mode which needs arguments
-	 */
-	public enum PresentationDiscrete {
 		DISCRETE_INTERVAL
 	}
 	
@@ -87,38 +82,40 @@ public class GSDimensionInfoEncoder extends XmlElement{
 		this.enabled=Boolean.TRUE;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * @param pres
-	 */
-	protected void addPresentation(final Presentation pres){
-		if (enabled){
-			add(PRESENTATION,pres.toString());
-		}
-	}
-	
 	public void setPresentation(final Presentation pres){
-		if (enabled){
+		setPresentation(pres, null);
-			set(PRESENTATION,pres.toString());
-			remove(RESOLUTION);
-		}
 	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * @param pres
 	 * @param interval
 	 */
-	protected void addPresentation(final PresentationDiscrete pres, final BigDecimal interval){
+	protected void addPresentation(final Presentation pres, final BigDecimal interval){
 		if (enabled){
 			add(PRESENTATION,pres.toString());
-			add(RESOLUTION,String.valueOf(interval));	
+			if(pres==Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL){
+	                    if(pres==Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL&&interval==null){
+	                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null interval was provided while trying to set the presentation to discrete interval.");
+	                    }
+	                    add(RESOLUTION,String.valueOf(interval)); 
+	                } else {
+	                    remove(RESOLUTION);
+	                }
 		}
 	}
 	
-	public void setPresentation(final PresentationDiscrete pres, final BigDecimal interval){
+	public void setPresentation(final Presentation pres, final BigDecimal interval){
-		if (enabled){
+            if (enabled){
-			set(PRESENTATION,pres.toString());
+                set(PRESENTATION,pres.toString());
-			set(RESOLUTION,String.valueOf(interval));	
+                if(pres==Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL){
-		}
+                    if(pres==Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL&&interval==null){
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null interval was provided while trying to set the presentation to discrete interval.");
+                    }
+                    set(RESOLUTION,String.valueOf(interval)); 
+                } else {
+                    remove(RESOLUTION);
+                }
+        }
 	}
 	
 	

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/GSVirtualTableEncoder.java

@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable;
 
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
+
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
-
 /**
  * GSVirtualTableEncoder - Encodes a metadata VirtualTable for a GeoServer
  * featureType.

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadatalink/GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder.java

@@ -24,15 +24,12 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadatalink;
 
-import java.util.Map;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
 
 import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
-
 /**
  * GSMetadataLinkEncoder - encodes a metadataLink for a given GeoServer Resource
  * (feature type /coverage), as follows:

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/manager/GeoServerRESTStoreManager.java

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.manager;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher.StoreType;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.HTTPUtils;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSAbstractStoreEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.datastore.GSAbstractDatastoreEncoder;

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/manager/GeoServerRESTStructuredGridCoverageReaderManager.java

@@ -381,6 +381,26 @@ public class GeoServerRESTStructuredGridCoverageReaderManager extends GeoServerR
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get information about all the granules for a coverage with optional filter and paging.
+     * 
+     * @param workspace the GeoServer workspace
+     * @param coverageStore the GeoServer coverageStore
+     * @param coverage the name of the target coverage
+     * 
+     * @return <code>null</code> in case the call does not succeed, or an instance of {@link RESTStructuredCoverageGranulesList}.
+     * 
+     * @throws MalformedURLException
+     * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException
+     * 
+     * @since geoserver-2.4.0, geoserver-mng-1.6.0
+     */
+    public RESTStructuredCoverageGranulesList getGranules(final String workspace,
+            String coverageStore, String coverage)
+            throws MalformedURLException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
+        return getGranules(workspace, coverageStore, coverage, null, null, null);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Get information about the granules for a coverage with optional filter and paging.
      * 

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

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.Presentation;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.PresentationDiscrete;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
 
@@ -25,10 +24,10 @@ public class GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoderTest {
 		// LOGGER.info(encoder.toString());
 
 		elevationDimension.setPresentation(
-				PresentationDiscrete.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(10));
+				Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(10));
 
 		elevationDimension.setPresentation(
-				PresentationDiscrete.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(12));
+				Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(12));
 
 		List<Element> elList = ElementUtils.search(
 				elevationDimension.getRoot(), new Filter() {
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ public class GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoderTest {
 					}
 				});
 		// using set we get only one element called
-		// PresentationDiscrete.DISCRETE_INTERVAL
+		// Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL
-		Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(elList.size()), Integer.valueOf(1));
+		Assert.assertEquals(elList.size(), 1);
 
 		
 		elevationDimension.setPresentation(Presentation.LIST);
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public class GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoderTest {
 					}
 				});
 		
-		Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(elList.size()), Integer.valueOf(0));
+		Assert.assertEquals(elList.size(), 0);
 		
 	}
 

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

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSLayerEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.Presentation;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.PresentationDiscrete;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.GSVirtualTableEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.VTGeometryEncoder;
@@ -155,21 +154,21 @@ public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTPublisherTest {
         
         GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder dim2 = new GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder("ELE");
         
-        encoder.addMetadata("elevation", dim2);
+        encoder.setMetadataDimension("elevation", dim2);
-        dim2.setPresentation(PresentationDiscrete.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(10));
+        dim2.setPresentation(Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(10));
         Element el = ElementUtils.contains(encoder.getRoot(), GSDimensionInfoEncoder.PRESENTATION);
         Assert.assertNotNull(el);
         
         LOGGER.info("contains_key:" + el.toString());
 
-        dim2.setPresentation(PresentationDiscrete.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(12));
+        dim2.setPresentation(Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL, BigDecimal.valueOf(12));
         el = ElementUtils.contains(encoder.getRoot(), GSDimensionInfoEncoder.RESOLUTION);
         Assert.assertNotNull(el);
         Assert.assertEquals("12", el.getText());
 
         dim2.setPresentation(Presentation.CONTINUOUS_INTERVAL);
         
-        encoder.setMetadata("time", new GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder("time"));
+        encoder.setMetadataDimension("time", new GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder("time"));
         el = ElementUtils.contains(encoder.getRoot(), GSDimensionInfoEncoder.PRESENTATION);
         Assert.assertNotNull(el);
         el = ElementUtils.contains(encoder.getRoot(), GSDimensionInfoEncoder.RESOLUTION);
@@ -220,9 +219,9 @@ public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTPublisherTest {
         // LOGGER.info(encoder.toString());
 
         final String metadata = "elevation";
-        encoder.setMetadata(metadata, elevationDimension);
+        encoder.setMetadataDimension(metadata, elevationDimension);
 
-        elevationDimension.setPresentation(PresentationDiscrete.DISCRETE_INTERVAL,
+        elevationDimension.setPresentation(Presentation.DISCRETE_INTERVAL,
                 BigDecimal.valueOf(10));
 
         if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled())

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/manager/GeoServerRESTImageMosaicManagerTest.java

@@ -1,33 +1,18 @@
-/*
- *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
- *    http://geotools.org
- *
- *    (C) 2002-2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
- *
- *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- *    License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
- *    version 2.1 of the License.
- *
- *    This library 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
- *    Lesser General Public License for more details.
- */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.manager;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTCoverage;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTStructuredCoverageGranulesList;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTStructuredCoverageGranulesList.RESTStructuredCoverageGranule;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTStructuredCoverageIndexSchema;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTStructuredCoverageIndexSchema.RESTStructuredCoverageIndexAttribute;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder.ProjectionPolicy;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.coverage.GSImageMosaicEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.Presentation;
 
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -53,18 +38,25 @@ public class GeoServerRESTImageMosaicManagerTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
         if (!enabled()) {
             return;
         }
+        // crea the manager
         GeoServerRESTStructuredGridCoverageReaderManager manager = 
             new GeoServerRESTStructuredGridCoverageReaderManager(new URL(RESTURL), RESTUSER, RESTPW);
         
         // create mosaic
-        boolean create=manager.create("it.geosolutions", "mosaic",new ClassPathResource("testdata/granules/mosaic.zip").getFile().getAbsolutePath());
+        final String workspaceName = "it.geosolutions";
+        final String coverageStoreName = "mosaic";
+        final String coverageName = "mosaic";
+        final String format = "imagemosaic";
+        
+        // upload the mosaic
+        boolean create=manager.create(workspaceName, coverageStoreName,new ClassPathResource("testdata/granules/mosaic.zip").getFile().getAbsolutePath());
         assertTrue(create);
         
         // enable dimension
-        fixDimensions("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic");
+        fixDimensions(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName);
         
         // check index format
-        RESTStructuredCoverageIndexSchema indexFormat = manager.getGranuleIndexSchema("it.geosolutions", "mosaic","mosaic");
+        RESTStructuredCoverageIndexSchema indexFormat = manager.getGranuleIndexSchema(workspaceName, coverageName,coverageName);
         assertTrue(create);
         
         assertNotNull(indexFormat);
@@ -99,47 +91,47 @@ public class GeoServerRESTImageMosaicManagerTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
 
         RESTStructuredCoverageGranulesList granulesList = null;
         RESTStructuredCoverageGranule granule = null;
-        // get some granules by id
-//        manager.getGranuleById("it.geosolutions", "mosaic","mosaic","2");
-//        assertNotNull(granulesList);
-//        assertSame(1, granulesList.size());
-//        assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
-//        RESTStructuredCoverageGranule granule = granulesList.get(0);
-//        assertNotNull(granule);
-//        assertEquals(granule.getAttributeByIndex(4), "1250.0");
-//        assertEquals(granule.getAttributeByName("elevation"), "1250.0");
         
         
         // get with paging
-        granulesList = manager.getGranules("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic" , null, 0, 1);
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName , null, 0, 1);
         assertNotNull(granulesList);
         assertEquals(1, granulesList.size());
         assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
         granule = granulesList.get(0);
         assertNotNull(granule);       
         
-        granulesList = manager.getGranules("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic", null, null, 2);
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName, null, null, 2);
         assertNotNull(granulesList);
         assertEquals(2, granulesList.size());
         assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
         granule = granulesList.get(0);
         assertNotNull(granule);
         
-        granulesList = manager.getGranules("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic", null, null, null);
+        // get with no paging
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName);
         assertNotNull(granulesList);
         assertEquals(4, granulesList.size());
         assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
         granule = granulesList.get(0);
         assertNotNull(granule);   
         
-        granulesList = manager.getGranules("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic", "depth = 100", null, null);
+        // examples of filtering with CQL
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName, "depth = 100", null, null);
         assertNotNull(granulesList);
         assertEquals(2, granulesList.size());
         assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
         granule = granulesList.get(0);
         assertNotNull(granule); 
         
-        granulesList = manager.getGranules("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic", "depth = 100 AND date='20081101T0000000'", null, null);
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName, "depth = 100 AND date='20081101T0000000'", null, null);
+        assertNotNull(granulesList);
+        assertEquals(1, granulesList.size());
+        assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
+        granule = granulesList.get(0);
+        assertNotNull(granule); 
+        
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName, "location LIKE 'NCOM_wattemp%'", 0, 1);
         assertNotNull(granulesList);
         assertEquals(1, granulesList.size());
         assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
@@ -148,22 +140,21 @@ public class GeoServerRESTImageMosaicManagerTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
         
         // remove by filter
         final String fileLocation = "NCOM_wattemp_100_20081101T0000000_12.tiff";
-        boolean result = manager.removeGranulesByCQL("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic", "location = '" + fileLocation + "'");
+        boolean result = manager.removeGranulesByCQL(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName, "location = '" + fileLocation + "'");
         Assert.assertTrue(result);
         
-        granulesList = manager.getGranules("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic", null, null, null);
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName);
         assertNotNull(granulesList);
         assertEquals(3, granulesList.size());
         assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
         granule = granulesList.get(0);
         assertNotNull(granule);
         
-        // Readding that granule
+        // Readding that granule with harvest
-        // use reflection to get the store URL since coveragestore only returns name and workspace
+        result = manager.harvestExternal(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, format, new ClassPathResource("testdata/granules/NCOM_wattemp_100_20081101T0000000_12.tiff").getFile().getAbsolutePath() );
-        result = manager.harvestExternal("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "imagemosaic", new ClassPathResource("testdata/granules/NCOM_wattemp_100_20081101T0000000_12.tiff").getFile().getAbsolutePath() );
         Assert.assertTrue(result);
         
-        granulesList = manager.getGranules("it.geosolutions", "mosaic", "mosaic", null, null, null);
+        granulesList = manager.getGranules(workspaceName, coverageStoreName, coverageName, null, null, null);
         assertNotNull(granulesList);
         assertEquals(4, granulesList.size());
         assertFalse(granulesList.isEmpty());
@@ -176,52 +167,91 @@ public class GeoServerRESTImageMosaicManagerTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
     /**
      * This method enables the various dimensions for the coverage autocreated for this test.
      * 
+     * <p> Notice that 
      * @param wsName the workspace
      * @param coverageStoreName the coverage store name
      * @param csname the coverage name
      */
-    private void fixDimensions(String wsName, String coverageStoreName, String csname) {
     
+    private void fixDimensions(String wsName, String coverageStoreName, String csname) {
+        // get current config for the coverage to extract the params we want to set again
+        final RESTCoverage coverage = reader.getCoverage(wsName, coverageStoreName, csname);
+        final Map<String, String> params = coverage.getParametersList();     
+        
+        // prepare and fill the encoder 
         final GSImageMosaicEncoder coverageEncoder = new GSImageMosaicEncoder();
-        /*
-         * unused in mosaic creation
-         * this is only useful if you want to modify an existing coverage:
-         * publisher.configureCoverage(ce, wsname, csname);
-         * or create a new one from an existing store:
-         * publisher.createCoverage(ce, wsname, csname);
-         */
         coverageEncoder.setName("mosaic");
         
-        coverageEncoder.setAllowMultithreading(true);
+        // set the current params, change here if you want to change the values
-        coverageEncoder.setBackgroundValues("");
+        for(Map.Entry<String, String> entry:params.entrySet()){
-        coverageEncoder.setFilter("");
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.allowMultithreading)){
-        coverageEncoder.setInputTransparentColor("");
+                coverageEncoder.setAllowMultithreading(Boolean.parseBoolean(entry.getValue()));
-        coverageEncoder.setLatLonBoundingBox(-180, -90, 180, 90, "EPSG:4326");
+                continue;
-        coverageEncoder.setMaxAllowedTiles(11);
+            }
-        coverageEncoder.setNativeBoundingBox(-180, -90, 180, 90, "EPSG:4326");
-        coverageEncoder.setProjectionPolicy(ProjectionPolicy.NONE);
-        coverageEncoder.setSRS("EPSG:4326");
             
-        // activate time
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.backgroundValues)){
+                coverageEncoder.setBackgroundValues(entry.getValue());
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.filter)){
+                coverageEncoder.setFilter(entry.getValue());
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.inputTransparentColor)){
+                coverageEncoder.setInputTransparentColor(entry.getValue());
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.maxAllowedTiles)){
+                coverageEncoder.setMaxAllowedTiles(Integer.parseInt(entry.getValue()));
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.MERGEBEHAVIOR)){
+                coverageEncoder.setMergeBehavior(entry.getValue());
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.outputTransparentColor)){
+                coverageEncoder.setOutputTransparentColor(entry.getValue());
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.SORTING)){
+                coverageEncoder.setSORTING(entry.getValue());
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.SUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE)){
+                coverageEncoder.setSUGGESTED_TILE_SIZE(entry.getValue());
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if(entry.getKey().equals(GSImageMosaicEncoder.USE_JAI_IMAGEREAD)){
+                coverageEncoder.setUSE_JAI_IMAGEREAD(Boolean.parseBoolean(entry.getValue()));
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+        }
+  
+               
+        // activate time dimension
         final GSDimensionInfoEncoder time=new GSDimensionInfoEncoder(true);
         time.setUnit("Seconds");
         time.setUnitSymbol("s");
-        time.setPresentation(Presentation.LIST);
+        time.setPresentation(Presentation.CONTINUOUS_INTERVAL);
         coverageEncoder.setMetadataDimension("time", time);
         
-        // activate date
+        // activate run which is a custom dimension
-        final GSDimensionInfoEncoder date=new GSDimensionInfoEncoder(true);
+        final GSDimensionInfoEncoder run=new GSDimensionInfoEncoder(true);
-        date.setPresentation(Presentation.LIST);
+        run.setPresentation(Presentation.LIST);
-        coverageEncoder.setMetadataDimension("custom_dimension_DATE", date);
+        run.setUnit("Hours");
-        
+        run.setUnitSymbol("h");
-        // activate depth
+        coverageEncoder.setMetadataDimension("run", run,true);
-        final GSDimensionInfoEncoder depth=new GSDimensionInfoEncoder(true);
-        depth.setPresentation(Presentation.LIST);
-        depth.setUnit("Meters");
-        depth.setUnitSymbol("m");
-        coverageEncoder.setMetadataDimension("custom_dimension_DEPTH", depth);
-        
         
+        // persiste the changes
         boolean config=publisher.configureCoverage(coverageEncoder, wsName, csname);
         assertTrue(config);