#102 - 1.5.x - support for AuthorityURL/Identifier/advertise + tests

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

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTDataStoreList;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTFeatureType;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTFeatureTypeList;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer21;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayerGroup;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayerGroupList;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayerList;
@@ -536,7 +537,15 @@ public class GeoServerRESTReader {
         if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
             LOGGER.debug("### Retrieving layer from " + url);
         }
-        return RESTLayer.build(load(url));
+        
+		RESTLayer layer = null;
+		if (this.getGeoserverVersion().getVersion()
+				.equals(GSVersionDecoder.VERSION.UNRECOGNIZED)) {
+			layer = RESTLayer21.build(load(url));
+		} else {
+			layer = RESTLayer.build(load(url));
+		}
+		return layer;
     }
 
     //==========================================================================

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

@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.AuthorityURLInfo;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.IdentifierInfo;
+
 import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jdom.Namespace;
 
@@ -48,16 +56,31 @@ import org.jdom.Namespace;
         <atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/topp/datastores/taz_shapes/featuretypes/tasmania_cities.xml" type="application/xml"/>
     </resource>
     <enabled>true</enabled>
+    <queryable>true</queryable>
+	<advertised>true</advertised> 
     <attribution>
         <logoWidth>0</logoWidth>
         <logoHeight>0</logoHeight>
     </attribution>
+    <authorityURLs>
+      <AuthorityURL>
+        <name>authority1</name>
+        <href>http://www.authority1.org</href>
+      </AuthorityURL>
+    </authorityURLs>
+    <identifiers>
+      <Identifier>
+        <authority>authority1</authority>
+        <identifier>identifier1</identifier>
+      </Identifier>
+    </identifiers>
 </layer>
  * }</PRE>
  * @author etj
+ * @author eblondel 
  */
 public class RESTLayer {
-	private final Element layerElem;
+	protected final Element layerElem;
 
 	public enum Type {
 		VECTOR("VECTOR"),
@@ -96,6 +119,18 @@ public class RESTLayer {
 		this.layerElem = layerElem;
 	}
 
+	public boolean getEnabled() {
+		return Boolean.parseBoolean(layerElem.getChildText("enabled"));
+	}
+
+	public boolean getQueryable() {
+		return Boolean.parseBoolean(layerElem.getChildText("queryable"));
+	}
+
+	public boolean getAdvertised() {
+		return Boolean.parseBoolean(layerElem.getChildText("advertised"));
+	}
+	
 	public String getName() {
 		return layerElem.getChildText("name");
 	}
@@ -167,6 +202,60 @@ public class RESTLayer {
         return atom.getAttributeValue("href");
     }
 
+	/**
+	 * Decodes the list of AuthorityURLInfo from the GeoServer Layer
+	 * 
+	 * @return the list of GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder
+	 */
+	public List<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder> getEncodedAuthorityURLInfoList() {
+		List<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder> authorityURLList = null;
+
+		final Element authorityURLsRoot = layerElem.getChild("authorityURLs");
+		if (authorityURLsRoot != null) {
+			final List<Element> authorityURLs = authorityURLsRoot.getChildren();
+			if (authorityURLs != null) {
+				authorityURLList = new ArrayList<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder>(
+						authorityURLs.size());
+				for (Element authorityURL : authorityURLs) {
+					final GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder authEnc = new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder();
+					authEnc.setName(authorityURL
+							.getChildText(AuthorityURLInfo.name.name()));
+					authEnc.setHref(authorityURL
+							.getChildText(AuthorityURLInfo.href.name()));
+					authorityURLList.add(authEnc);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return authorityURLList;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decodes the list of IdentifierInfo from the GeoServer Layer
+	 * 
+	 * @return the list of IdentifierInfoEncoder
+	 */
+	public List<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder> getEncodedIdentifierInfoList() {
+		List<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder> idList = null;
+
+		final Element idRoot = layerElem.getChild("identifiers");
+		if (idRoot != null) {
+			final List<Element> identifiers = idRoot.getChildren();
+			if (identifiers != null) {
+				idList = new ArrayList<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder>(
+						identifiers.size());
+				for (Element identifier : identifiers) {
+					final GSIdentifierInfoEncoder idEnc = new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder();
+					idEnc.setAuthority(identifier
+							.getChildText(IdentifierInfo.authority.name()));
+					idEnc.setIdentifier(identifier
+							.getChildText(IdentifierInfo.identifier.name()));
+					idList.add(idEnc);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return idList;
+	}
+    
 //	protected double getLatLonEdge(String edge) {
 //		Element resource = layerElem.getChild("resource");
 //		Element elBBox = resource.getChild("latLonBoundingBox");

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTLayer21.java

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>Layer</TT>s returned as XML REST objects. Applicable to GS 2.1 for
+ * decoding: - AuthorityURLs - Identifiers - advertised property value
+ * 
+ * <P>
+ * This is the XML REST representation:
+ * 
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+ * <layer>
+ * <name>tasmania_cities</name>
+ * <path>/</path>
+ * <type>VECTOR</type>
+ * <defaultStyle>
+ * <name>capitals</name>
+ * <atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/styles/capitals.xml" type="application/xml"/>
+ * </defaultStyle>
+ * <resource class="featureType">
+ * <name>tasmania_cities</name>
+ * <atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/topp/datastores/taz_shapes/featuretypes/tasmania_cities.xml" type="application/xml"/>
+ * </resource>
+ * <enabled>true</enabled>
+ * <queryable>true</queryable>
+ * <advertised>true</advertised>
+ * <attribution>
+ * <logoWidth>0</logoWidth>
+ * <logoHeight>0</logoHeight>
+ * </attribution>
+ * <metadata>
+ *         <entry key="identifiers">
+ *                 [{"authority":"authority1","identifier":"identifier1"},]
+ *         </entry>
+ *         <entry key="authorityURLs">
+ *                 [{"name":"authority1","href":"http://www.authority1.org"},]
+ *         </entry>
+ *         <entry key="advertised">true</entry>
+ * </metadata>
+ * </layer>
+ * }
+ * </PRE>
+ * 
+ * @author eblondel
+ */
+public class RESTLayer21 extends RESTLayer {
+
+	public RESTLayer21(Element layerElem) {
+		super(layerElem);
+	}
+
+	public static RESTLayer21 build(String response) {
+		if (response == null)
+			return null;
+
+		Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+		if (pb != null)
+			return new RESTLayer21(pb);
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decodes the advertised property from the Geoserver Layer
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public boolean getAdvertised() {
+		boolean advertised = true;
+
+		final Element metadataRoot = layerElem.getChild("metadata");
+		if (metadataRoot != null) {
+			final List<Element> metaElements = metadataRoot.getChildren();
+			if (metaElements != null) {
+				for (Element el : metaElements) {
+					String key = el.getAttributeValue("key");
+					if (key.matches("advertised")) {
+						advertised = Boolean.parseBoolean(el.getValue());
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return advertised;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decodes the list of AuthorityURLInfo from the GeoServer Layer
+	 * 
+	 * @return the list of GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder
+	 */
+	public List<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder> getEncodedAuthorityURLInfoList() {
+		List<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder> authorityURLList = null;
+
+		final Element metadataRoot = layerElem.getChild("metadata");
+		if (metadataRoot != null) {
+			final List<Element> metaElements = metadataRoot.getChildren();
+			if (metaElements != null) {
+				for (Element element : metaElements) {
+					String key = element.getAttributeValue("key");
+					if (key.matches("authorityURLs")) {
+
+						String jsonStr = element.getValue();
+						jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(2);
+						jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(0, jsonStr.length() - 3);
+
+						String[] items = jsonStr.split("\\}(,)\\{");
+						authorityURLList = new ArrayList<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder>(
+								items.length);
+						for (String item : items) {
+							String[] props = item.split(",");
+
+							String[] kvp1 = props[0].split("\":");
+							String name = kvp1[1].replace("\"", "");
+							String[] kvp2 = props[1].split("\":");
+							String href = kvp2[1].replace("\"", "");
+
+							authorityURLList.add(new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder(
+									name, href));
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return authorityURLList;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decodes the list of IdentifierInfo from the GeoServer Layer
+	 * 
+	 * @return the list of IdentifierInfoEncoder
+	 */
+	public List<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder> getEncodedIdentifierInfoList() {
+		List<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder> identifierList = null;
+
+		final Element metadataRoot = layerElem.getChild("metadata");
+		if (metadataRoot != null) {
+			final List<Element> metaElements = metadataRoot.getChildren();
+			if (metaElements != null) {
+				for (Element element : metaElements) {
+					String key = element.getAttributeValue("key");
+					if (key.matches("identifiers")) {
+
+						String jsonStr = element.getValue();
+						jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(2);
+						jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(0, jsonStr.length() - 3);
+
+						String[] items = jsonStr.split("\\}(,)\\{");
+						identifierList = new ArrayList<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder>(
+								items.length);
+						for (String item : items) {
+							String[] props = item.split(",");
+
+							String[] kvp1 = props[0].split("\":");
+							String authority = kvp1[1].replace("\"", "");
+							String[] kvp2 = props[1].split("\":");
+							String identifier = kvp2[1].replace("\"", "");
+
+							identifierList.add(new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder(
+									authority, identifier));
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return identifierList;
+	}
+
+}

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

@@ -28,12 +28,17 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder;
 import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
 
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Layer encoder for Geoserver >= 2.2
+ * 
  * @author ETj (etj at geo-solutions.it)
  * @author Carlo Cancellieri - carlo.cancellieri@geo-solutions.it
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
  * 
  * The layer encoder is enabled by default
  * 
@@ -41,12 +46,19 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.PropertyXMLEncoder;
 public class GSLayerEncoder extends PropertyXMLEncoder {
 	
 	public final static String STYLES = "styles";
+	public final static String AUTHORITY_URLS="authorityURLs";
+	public final static String IDENTIFIERS="identifiers";  
+	
 	final private Element stylesEncoder = new Element(STYLES);
+	final private Element authorityURLListEncoder = new Element(AUTHORITY_URLS);
+	final private Element identifierListEncoder = new Element(IDENTIFIERS); 
 
     public GSLayerEncoder() {
         super("layer");
         addEnabled();
         addContent(stylesEncoder);
+        addContent(authorityURLListEncoder);
+        addContent(identifierListEncoder); 
     }
     
     /**
@@ -167,4 +179,58 @@ public class GSLayerEncoder extends PropertyXMLEncoder {
 			}
 		})).size() == 0 ? false : true;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param advertised
+	 *            true if the layer should be advertised
+	 */
+	public void setAdvertised(boolean advertised) {
+		if (advertised)
+			set("advertised", "true");
+		else
+			set("advertised", "false");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add an authorityURLInfo to the GeoServer layer
+	 * 
+	 * @param authorityURLInfo
+	 */
+	public void addAuthorityURL(GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder authorityURLInfo) {
+		authorityURLListEncoder.addContent(authorityURLInfo.getRoot());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a AuthorityURLInfo from the list using the authorityURL
+	 * (AuthorityURLInfo href)
+	 * 
+	 * @param authorityURL
+	 * @return true if something is removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delAuthorityURL(final String authorityURL) {
+		return (authorityURLListEncoder.removeContent(GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder
+				.getFilterByHref(authorityURL))).size() == 0 ? false : true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add an identifierInfo to the GeoServer layer
+	 * 
+	 * @param identifierInfo
+	 */
+	public void addIdentifier(GSIdentifierInfoEncoder identifierInfo) {
+		identifierListEncoder.addContent(identifierInfo.getRoot());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a IdentifierInfo from the list using the authority name
+	 * (IdentifierInfo authority)
+	 * 
+	 * @param authority
+	 * @return true if something is removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delIdentifier(final String authority) {
+		return (identifierListEncoder.removeContent(GSIdentifierInfoEncoder
+				.getFilterByHref(authority))).size() == 0 ? false : true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSLayerEncoder21.java

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*
+ * 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;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.AuthorityURLInfo;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.IdentifierInfo;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.NestedElementEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
+
+/**
+ * Layer encoder for Geoserver = 2.1
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+ * 
+ *         The layer encoder is enabled by default
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSLayerEncoder21 extends GSLayerEncoder {
+
+	public final static String METADATA = "metadata";
+	final private GSMetadataEncoder metadata = new GSMetadataEncoder();
+	public Map<String, String> authorityURLList;
+	public Map<String, String> identifierList;
+
+	private class GSMetadataEncoder extends NestedElementEncoder {
+		public GSMetadataEncoder() {
+			super(METADATA);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public GSLayerEncoder21() {
+		super();
+		addContent(metadata.getRoot());
+		addAdvertised();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param dimensionInfo
+	 */
+	protected void addMetadata(String key, XmlElement dimensionInfo) {
+		metadata.add(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * advertise the layer
+	 */
+	protected void addAdvertised() {
+		metadata.add("advertised", "true");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param advertised
+	 *            true if the layer should be advertised
+	 */
+	public void setAdvertised(boolean advertised) {
+		if (advertised) {
+			metadata.add("advertised", "true");
+		} else {
+			metadata.add("advertised", "false");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add an authorityURLInfo to the GeoServer layer
+	 * 
+	 * @param authorityURLInfo
+	 */
+	public void addAuthorityURL(GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder authorityURLInfo) {
+		if (authorityURLList == null) {
+			authorityURLList = new HashMap<String, String>();
+		}
+		authorityURLList.put(authorityURLInfo.getHref(),
+				authorityURLInfo.getName());
+		String jsonStr = "";
+		for (Entry<String, String> entry : authorityURLList.entrySet()) {
+			jsonStr += "{" + "\"" + AuthorityURLInfo.name.name() + "\":\""
+					+ entry.getValue() + "\"," + "\""
+					+ AuthorityURLInfo.href.name() + "\":\"" + entry.getKey()
+					+ "\"" + "},";
+		}
+		metadata.set("authorityURLs", "[" + jsonStr + "]");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a AuthorityURLInfo from the list using the authorityURL
+	 * (AuthorityURLInfo href)
+	 * 
+	 * @param authorityURL
+	 * @return true if something is removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delAuthorityURL(final String authorityURL) {
+		boolean delete = false;
+		if (!(authorityURLList == null || authorityURLList.isEmpty())) {
+			if (authorityURLList.containsKey(authorityURL)) {
+				identifierList.remove(authorityURL);
+				String jsonStr = "";
+				for (Entry<String, String> entry : identifierList.entrySet()) {
+					jsonStr += "{" + "\"" + AuthorityURLInfo.name.name()
+							+ "\":\"" + entry.getValue() + "\"," + "\""
+							+ AuthorityURLInfo.href.name() + "\":\""
+							+ entry.getKey() + "\"" + "},";
+				}
+				metadata.set("identifiers", "[" + jsonStr + "]");
+				delete = true;
+			}
+		}
+		return delete;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add an identifierInfo to the GeoServer layer
+	 * 
+	 * @param identifierInfo
+	 */
+	public void addIdentifier(GSIdentifierInfoEncoder identifierInfo) {
+		if (identifierList == null) {
+			identifierList = new HashMap<String, String>();
+		}
+		identifierList.put(identifierInfo.getAuthority(),
+				identifierInfo.getIdentifier());
+		String jsonStr = "";
+		for (Entry<String, String> entry : identifierList.entrySet()) {
+			jsonStr += "{" + "\"" + IdentifierInfo.authority.name() + "\":\""
+					+ entry.getKey() + "\"," + "\""
+					+ IdentifierInfo.identifier.name() + "\":\""
+					+ entry.getValue() + "\"" + "},";
+		}
+		metadata.set("identifiers", "[" + jsonStr + "]");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a IdentifierInfo from the list using the authority name
+	 * (IdentifierInfo authority)
+	 * 
+	 * @param authority
+	 * @return true if something is removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delIdentifier(final String authority) {
+		boolean delete = false;
+		if (!(identifierList == null || identifierList.isEmpty())) {
+			if (identifierList.containsKey(authority)) {
+				identifierList.remove(authority);
+				String jsonStr = "";
+				for (Entry<String, String> entry : identifierList.entrySet()) {
+					jsonStr += "{" + "\"" + IdentifierInfo.authority.name()
+							+ "\":\"" + entry.getKey() + "\"," + "\""
+							+ IdentifierInfo.identifier.name() + "\":\""
+							+ entry.getValue() + "\"" + "},";
+				}
+				metadata.set("identifiers", "[" + jsonStr + "]");
+				delete = true;
+			}
+		}
+		return delete;
+	}
+
+}

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/authorityurl/AuthorityURLInfo.java

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * 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.authorityurl;
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of layer authorityURL members
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public enum AuthorityURLInfo {
+
+	name, href;
+}

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/authorityurl/GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+/*
+ * 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.authorityurl;
+
+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;
+
+/**
+ * GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder - encodes an authorityURL for a given GeoServer
+ * layer as follows:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ * 	&#064;code
+ * 	final GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder ae = new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder();
+ * 	ae.setName(&quot;an authority&quot;);
+ * 	ae.setHref(&quot;http://www.organization.org&quot;);
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * For this example, the XML output is:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * <AuthorityURL>
+ * <name>an authority</name>
+ * <href>http://www.organization.org</href>
+ * </AuthorityURL>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder extends XmlElement {
+
+	/**
+	 * A class to filter the AuthorityURL by href
+	 * 
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static class filterByHref implements Filter {
+
+		final private String key;
+
+		public filterByHref(String href) {
+			this.key = href;
+		}
+
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+		public boolean matches(Object obj) {
+			Element el = ((Element) obj).getChild(AuthorityURLInfo.href
+					.toString());
+			if (el != null && el.getTextTrim().equals(key)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a Filter using the AuthorityURLInfo href (authorityURL)
+	 * 
+	 * @param href
+	 * @return the filter
+	 */
+	public static Filter getFilterByHref(String href) {
+		return new filterByHref(href);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder() {
+		super("AuthorityURL");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs quickly an AuthorityURL info
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 *            (required)
+	 * @param href
+	 *            (required)
+	 */
+	public GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder(String name, String href) {
+		super("AuthorityURL");
+		this.setup(name, href);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set-up quickly an AuthorityURL info
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param href
+	 */
+	protected void setup(String name, String href) {
+		set(AuthorityURLInfo.name.name(), name);
+		set(AuthorityURLInfo.href.name(), href);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set an AuthorityURLInfo member (name, href)
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	protected void setMember(AuthorityURLInfo type, String value) {
+		set(type.toString(), value);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the name
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 */
+	public void setName(String name) {
+		this.setMember(AuthorityURLInfo.name, name);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the href
+	 * 
+	 * @param href
+	 */
+	public void setHref(String href) {
+		this.setMember(AuthorityURLInfo.href, href);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes an AuthorityURLInfo member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return true if the AuthorityURLInfo member is removed
+	 */
+	protected boolean delMember(AuthorityURLInfo type) {
+		return ElementUtils.remove(this.getRoot(),
+				this.getRoot().getChild(type.toString()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the authority name
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delName() {
+		return this.delMember(AuthorityURLInfo.name);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the href
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delHref() {
+		return this.delMember(AuthorityURLInfo.href);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of the AuthorityURLInfo member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return the value of the AuthorityURLInfo member
+	 */
+	protected String getMember(AuthorityURLInfo type) {
+		Element el = this.getRoot().getChild(type.toString());
+		if (el != null)
+			return el.getTextTrim();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the name
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getName() {
+		return this.getMember(AuthorityURLInfo.name);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the href
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getHref() {
+		return this.getMember(AuthorityURLInfo.href);
+	}
+
+}

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/identifier/GSIdentifierInfoEncoder.java

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+/*
+ * 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.identifier;
+
+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;
+
+/**
+ * GSIdentifierInfoEncoder - encodes an Identifier for a given GeoServer layer
+ * as follows:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ * 	&#064;code
+ * 	final GSIdentifierInfoEncoder ie = new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder();
+ * 	ie.setAuthority(&quot;an authority&quot;);
+ * 	ie.setIdentifier(&quot;an identifier&quot;);
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * For this example, the XML output is:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * <Identifier>
+ * <authority>an authority</authority>
+ * <identifier>an identifier</identifier>
+ * </Identifier>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSIdentifierInfoEncoder extends XmlElement {
+
+	/**
+	 * A class to filter the Idenfiers by authority
+	 * 
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static class filterByAuthority implements Filter {
+
+		final private String key;
+
+		public filterByAuthority(String authority) {
+			this.key = authority;
+		}
+
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+		public boolean matches(Object obj) {
+			Element el = ((Element) obj).getChild(IdentifierInfo.authority
+					.toString());
+			if (el != null && el.getTextTrim().equals(key)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a Filter using the IdentifierInfo authority
+	 * 
+	 * @param authority
+	 * @return the filter
+	 */
+	public static Filter getFilterByHref(String authority) {
+		return new filterByAuthority(authority);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public GSIdentifierInfoEncoder() {
+		super("Identifier");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs quickly an Identifier info
+	 * 
+	 * @param authority
+	 *            (required)
+	 * @param identifier
+	 *            (required)
+	 */
+	public GSIdentifierInfoEncoder(String authority, String identifier) {
+		super("Identifier");
+		this.setup(authority, identifier);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set-up quickly an Identifier info
+	 * 
+	 * @param authority
+	 * @param identifier
+	 */
+	protected void setup(String authority, String identifier) {
+		set(IdentifierInfo.authority.name(), authority);
+		set(IdentifierInfo.identifier.name(), identifier);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set an IdentifierInfo member (authority, identifier)
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	protected void setMember(IdentifierInfo type, String value) {
+		set(type.toString(), value);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the authority
+	 * 
+	 * @param authority
+	 */
+	public void setAuthority(String authority) {
+		this.setMember(IdentifierInfo.authority, authority);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the identifier
+	 * 
+	 * @param identifier
+	 */
+	public void setIdentifier(String identifier) {
+		this.setMember(IdentifierInfo.identifier, identifier);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes an IdentifierInfo member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return true if the IdentifierInfo member is removed
+	 */
+	protected boolean delMember(IdentifierInfo type) {
+		return ElementUtils.remove(this.getRoot(),
+				this.getRoot().getChild(type.toString()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the authority
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delAuthority() {
+		return this.delMember(IdentifierInfo.authority);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the identifier
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delIdentifier() {
+		return this.delMember(IdentifierInfo.identifier);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of the IdentifierInfo member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return the value of the IdentifierInfo member
+	 */
+	protected String getMember(IdentifierInfo type) {
+		Element el = this.getRoot().getChild(type.toString());
+		if (el != null)
+			return el.getTextTrim();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the authority
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getAuthority() {
+		return this.getMember(IdentifierInfo.authority);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the identifier
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getIdentifier() {
+		return this.getMember(IdentifierInfo.identifier);
+	}
+
+}

src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/identifier/IdentifierInfo.java

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+/*
+ * 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.identifier;
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of layer authorityURL members
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public enum IdentifierInfo {
+
+	authority, identifier;
+}

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/LayerDecoder21Test.java

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+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.decoder;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer21;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Apply Layer decoder tests on a GS 2.1 layer REST config
+ * 
+ * @author eblondel
+ * 
+ */
+public class LayerDecoder21Test {
+
+	RESTLayer21 layer;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws IOException {
+		File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/layerExample21.xml")
+				.getFile();
+		String layerString = FileUtils.readFileToString(layerFile);
+		layer = (RESTLayer21) RESTLayer21.build(layerString);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAdvertised() {
+		Assert.assertEquals(true, layer.getAdvertised());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAuthorityURLs() {
+		List<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder> authorityURLs = layer
+				.getEncodedAuthorityURLInfoList();
+		System.out.println(authorityURLs.size());
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", authorityURLs.get(0).getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority1.org", authorityURLs.get(0)
+				.getHref());
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority2", authorityURLs.get(1).getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority2.org", authorityURLs.get(1)
+				.getHref());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testIdentifiers() {
+		List<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder> authorityURLs = layer
+				.getEncodedIdentifierInfoList();
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", authorityURLs.get(0).getAuthority());
+		Assert.assertEquals("identifier1", authorityURLs.get(0).getIdentifier());
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority2", authorityURLs.get(1).getAuthority());
+		Assert.assertEquals("identifier2", authorityURLs.get(1).getIdentifier());
+	}
+
+}

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

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+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.decoder;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author eblondel
+ * 
+ */
+public class LayerDecoderTest {
+
+	RESTLayer layer;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws IOException {
+		File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/layerExample.xml")
+				.getFile();
+		String layerString = FileUtils.readFileToString(layerFile);
+		layer = RESTLayer.build(layerString);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testEnabled() {
+		Assert.assertEquals(true, layer.getEnabled());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testQueryable() {
+		Assert.assertEquals(true, layer.getQueryable());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAdvertised() {
+		Assert.assertEquals(true, layer.getAdvertised());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testName() {
+		Assert.assertEquals("tasmania_cities", layer.getName());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTypeString() {
+		Assert.assertEquals("VECTOR", layer.getTypeString());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testType() {
+		Assert.assertEquals(RESTLayer.Type.VECTOR, layer.getType());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testDefaultStyle() {
+		Assert.assertEquals("capitals", layer.getDefaultStyle());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testResourceUrl() {
+		Assert.assertEquals(
+				"http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/topp/datastores/taz_shapes/featuretypes/tasmania_cities.xml",
+				layer.getResourceUrl());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAuthorityURLs() {
+		List<GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder> authorityURLs = layer
+				.getEncodedAuthorityURLInfoList();
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", authorityURLs.get(0).getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority1.org", authorityURLs.get(0)
+				.getHref());
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority2", authorityURLs.get(1).getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority2.org", authorityURLs.get(1)
+				.getHref());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testIdentifiers() {
+		List<GSIdentifierInfoEncoder> authorityURLs = layer
+				.getEncodedIdentifierInfoList();
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", authorityURLs.get(0).getAuthority());
+		Assert.assertEquals("identifier1", authorityURLs.get(0).getIdentifier());
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority2", authorityURLs.get(1).getAuthority());
+		Assert.assertEquals("identifier2", authorityURLs.get(1).getIdentifier());
+	}
+
+}

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSLayerEncoder21Test.java

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+/*
+ * 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;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.AuthorityURLInfo;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.IdentifierInfo;
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * GSLayerEncoder21Test
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ */
+public class GSLayerEncoder21Test {
+
+	GSLayerEncoder21 layerEncoder;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setup() {
+		layerEncoder = new GSLayerEncoder21();
+		layerEncoder.setAdvertised(true);
+		layerEncoder.addAuthorityURL(new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder(
+				"authority1", "http://www.authority1.org"));
+		layerEncoder.addIdentifier(new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder("authority1",
+				"identifier1"));
+		layerEncoder.addAuthorityURL(new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder(
+				"authority2", "http://www.authority2.org"));
+		layerEncoder.addIdentifier(new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder("authority2",
+				"identifier2"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testMetadata() {
+		List<Element> metaElements = layerEncoder.getRoot()
+				.getChild("metadata").getChildren();
+		for (Element el : metaElements) {
+			String key = el.getAttributeValue("key");
+
+			if (key.matches("advertised")) {
+				Assert.assertEquals(true, Boolean.parseBoolean(el.getValue()));
+
+			} else if (key.matches("authorityURLs")) {
+				String jsonStr = el.getValue();
+				jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(2);
+				jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(0, jsonStr.length() - 3);
+
+				String[] items = jsonStr.split("\\}(,)\\{");
+
+				String[] props1 = items[0].split(",");
+				String[] kvp1_1 = props1[0].split("\":");
+				String[] kvp1_2 = props1[1].split("\":");
+				Assert.assertEquals(AuthorityURLInfo.name.name(),
+						kvp1_1[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("authority1", kvp1_1[1].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals(AuthorityURLInfo.href.name(),
+						kvp1_2[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority1.org",
+						kvp1_2[1].replace("\"", ""));
+
+				String[] props2 = items[1].split(",");
+				String[] kvp2_1 = props2[0].split("\":");
+				String[] kvp2_2 = props2[1].split("\":");
+				Assert.assertEquals(AuthorityURLInfo.name.name(),
+						kvp2_1[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("authority2", kvp2_1[1].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals(AuthorityURLInfo.href.name(),
+						kvp2_2[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority2.org",
+						kvp2_2[1].replace("\"", ""));
+
+			} else if (key.matches("identifiers")) {
+				String jsonStr = el.getValue();
+				jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(2);
+				jsonStr = jsonStr.substring(0, jsonStr.length() - 3);
+
+				String[] items = jsonStr.split("\\}(,)\\{");
+
+				String[] props1 = items[0].split(",");
+				String[] kvp1_1 = props1[0].split("\":");
+				String[] kvp1_2 = props1[1].split("\":");
+				Assert.assertEquals(IdentifierInfo.authority.name(),
+						kvp1_1[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("authority2", kvp1_1[1].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals(IdentifierInfo.identifier.name(),
+						kvp1_2[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("identifier2", kvp1_2[1].replace("\"", ""));
+
+				String[] props2 = items[1].split(",");
+				String[] kvp2_1 = props2[0].split("\":");
+				String[] kvp2_2 = props2[1].split("\":");
+				Assert.assertEquals(IdentifierInfo.authority.name(),
+						kvp2_1[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("authority1", kvp2_1[1].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals(IdentifierInfo.identifier.name(),
+						kvp2_2[0].replace("\"", ""));
+				Assert.assertEquals("identifier1", kvp2_2[1].replace("\"", ""));
+
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSLayerEncoderTest.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder;
 
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.jdom.Element;
@@ -40,9 +42,17 @@ public class GSLayerEncoderTest {
 		layerEncoder = new GSLayerEncoder();
 		layerEncoder.setEnabled(true);
 		layerEncoder.setQueryable(true);
+		layerEncoder.setAdvertised(true);
+		
 		layerEncoder.setDefaultStyle("point");
 		layerEncoder.addStyle("additional_style1");
 		layerEncoder.addStyle("additional_style2");
+		
+		layerEncoder.addAuthorityURL(new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder(
+				"authority1", "http://www.authority1.org"));
+		layerEncoder.addIdentifier(new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder("authority1",
+				"identifier1"));
+				     
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -55,6 +65,10 @@ public class GSLayerEncoderTest {
 				true,
 				Boolean.parseBoolean(layerEncoder.getRoot()
 						.getChild("queryable").getValue()));
+		Assert.assertEquals(
+				true,
+				Boolean.parseBoolean(layerEncoder.getRoot()
+						.getChild("advertised").getValue()));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -82,4 +96,21 @@ public class GSLayerEncoderTest {
 				.getRoot().getChild("styles").getChildren().get(0)).getText());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testAuthorityURL() {
+		Element el = (Element) layerEncoder.getRoot().getChild("authorityURLs")
+				.getChildren().get(0);
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", el.getChild("name").getValue());
+		Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority1.org", el.getChild("href")
+				.getValue());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testIdentifier() {
+		Element el = (Element) layerEncoder.getRoot().getChild("identifiers")
+				.getChildren().get(0);
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", el.getChild("authority").getValue());
+		Assert.assertEquals("identifier1", el.getChild("identifier").getValue());
+	}
+
 }

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/authorityurl/GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoderTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * 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.authorityurl;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author eblondel
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoderTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void authorityURLInfoTest() {
+		GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder encoder = new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder();
+		encoder.setup("authority1", "http://www.authority1.org");
+
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", encoder.getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority1.org", encoder.getHref());
+
+		Assert.assertTrue(encoder.delHref());
+		Assert.assertNull(encoder.getHref());
+
+		encoder.setName("authority2");
+		encoder.setHref("http://www.authority2.org");
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority2", encoder.getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals("http://www.authority2.org", encoder.getHref());
+	}
+}

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

@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTResource;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.about.GSVersionDecoder;
 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.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
 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;
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTPublisherTest {
         String layerName = "cities";
 
         GSFeatureTypeEncoder fte = new GSFeatureTypeEncoder();
+        fte.setNativeName(layerName); 
         fte.setName(layerName + "_NEW");
         fte.setTitle("title");
         // fte.addKeyword("TODO");
@@ -86,14 +91,32 @@ public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTPublisherTest {
 				"http://www.organization.org/metadata1");
         fte.addMetadataLinkInfo(metadatalink);
 
-        GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder = new GSLayerEncoder();
+		GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder = null;
+		if (!GSVersionDecoder.VERSION.getVersion(VERSION).equals(
+				GSVersionDecoder.VERSION.UNRECOGNIZED)) {
+			layerEncoder = new GSLayerEncoder();
+		} else if (GSVersionDecoder.VERSION.getVersion(VERSION).equals(
+				GSVersionDecoder.VERSION.UNRECOGNIZED)) {
+			layerEncoder = new GSLayerEncoder21();
+		}
         layerEncoder.setEnabled(true);
         layerEncoder.setQueryable(true);
+        layerEncoder.setAdvertised(true);
 
         layerEncoder.setDefaultStyle("point");
         layerEncoder.addStyle("point2");
         layerEncoder.addStyle("point3");
 
+        // authorityURL
+		GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder authorityURL = new GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder(
+				"authority1", "http://www.authority1.org");
+		layerEncoder.addAuthorityURL(authorityURL);
+
+		// identifier
+		GSIdentifierInfoEncoder identifier = new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder(
+				"authority1", "identifier1");
+		layerEncoder.addIdentifier(identifier);
+        
         publisher.createWorkspace(DEFAULT_WS);
 
         File zipFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/resttestshp.zip").getFile();

src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/identifier/GSIdentifierInfoEncoderTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * 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.identifier;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author eblondel
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSIdentifierInfoEncoderTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void identifierInfoTest() {
+		GSIdentifierInfoEncoder encoder = new GSIdentifierInfoEncoder();
+		encoder.setup("authority1", "identifier1");
+
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority1", encoder.getAuthority());
+		Assert.assertEquals("identifier1", encoder.getIdentifier());
+
+		Assert.assertTrue(encoder.delIdentifier());
+		Assert.assertNull(encoder.getIdentifier());
+
+		encoder.setAuthority("authority2");
+		encoder.setIdentifier("identifier2");
+		Assert.assertEquals("authority2", encoder.getAuthority());
+		Assert.assertEquals("identifier2", encoder.getIdentifier());
+
+	}
+}

src/test/resources/testdata/layerExample.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<layer>
+	<name>tasmania_cities</name>
+	<path>/</path>
+	<type>VECTOR</type>
+	<defaultStyle>
+		<name>capitals</name>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate"
+			href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/styles/capitals.xml" type="application/xml" />
+	</defaultStyle>
+	<resource class="featureType">
+		<name>tasmania_cities</name>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate"
+			href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/topp/datastores/taz_shapes/featuretypes/tasmania_cities.xml"
+			type="application/xml" />
+	</resource>
+	<enabled>true</enabled>
+	<queryable>true</queryable>
+	<advertised>true</advertised>
+	<attribution>
+		<logoWidth>0</logoWidth>
+		<logoHeight>0</logoHeight>
+	</attribution>
+	<authorityURLs>
+		<AuthorityURL>
+			<name>authority1</name>
+			<href>http://www.authority1.org</href>
+		</AuthorityURL>
+		<AuthorityURL>
+			<name>authority2</name>
+			<href>http://www.authority2.org</href>
+		</AuthorityURL>
+	</authorityURLs>
+	<identifiers>
+		<Identifier>
+			<authority>authority1</authority>
+			<identifier>identifier1</identifier>
+		</Identifier>
+		<Identifier>
+			<authority>authority2</authority>
+			<identifier>identifier2</identifier>
+		</Identifier>
+	</identifiers>
+</layer>
+

src/test/resources/testdata/layerExample21.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<layer>
+	<name>tasmania_cities</name>
+	<path>/</path>
+	<type>VECTOR</type>
+	<defaultStyle>
+		<name>capitals</name>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate"
+			href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/styles/capitals.xml" type="application/xml" />
+	</defaultStyle>
+	<resource class="featureType">
+		<name>tasmania_cities</name>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate"
+			href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/topp/datastores/taz_shapes/featuretypes/tasmania_cities.xml"
+			type="application/xml" />
+	</resource>
+	<enabled>true</enabled>
+	<queryable>true</queryable>
+	<advertised>true</advertised>
+	<attribution>
+		<logoWidth>0</logoWidth>
+		<logoHeight>0</logoHeight>
+	</attribution>
+	<metadata>
+		<entry key="identifiers">[{"authority":"authority1","identifier":"identifier1"},{"authority":"authority2","identifier":"identifier2"},]</entry>
+		<entry key="authorityURLs">[{"name":"authority1","href":"http://www.authority1.org"},{"name":"authority2","href":"http://www.authority2.org"},]</entry>
+		<entry key="advertised">true</entry>
+	</metadata>
+</layer>
+