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+# geoserver-manager
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+Client library written in Java to interact with (GeoServer)«http://www.geoserver.org] through its REst administration interface.
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+The purpose of this project is to hold a REST client library to interact with GeoServer; a requirement for this library is to depend as less as possible on external libraries. This library aims at being lean and mean.
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+For general questions about this project feel free to use the mailing lists.
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+Mailing Lists
+
+USERS
+            https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/geoserver-manager-users
+DEVELOPERS
+            https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/geoserver-manager-devs
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+For more information see this page:
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+https://github.com/geosolutions-it/geoserver-manager/wiki