amreldib / shepherd

An ArcCatalog-Style alternative to ArcGIS Server Services Directory

Shepherd

An ArcCatalog-Style alternative to ArcGIS Server's Services Directory. Shepherd will guide you through the content of your ArcGIS Server.

Sample of Shepherd's Index Page.

Display content as a Tree.

Easier display of services metadata.

Quickly access Esri's Sample Servers.

Use It Now

• Just Try It here.
• Shepherd runs with no server-side code. All access from your machine to the ArcGIS Server directly.

Set it up on your own server

• Download the latest version of the code from here.
• Extract the ZIP file.
• Open IIS.
• Create a new application that points to the folder "Shepherd" containing the file "index.html".
• Give the new application any name (maybe 'shepherd').
• Browse to http://localhost/shepherd/index.html to use the application.
• Enjoy!

shepherd's Issues

Switch layers in tree to hierarchy that reflects their parent/sub layer relation

Same thing can be applied for the Layers table

Turn off debugging for Live Demo page

Change Display of Layers Into HTML Table

Service Composite_HBR_Asset Produces an Error

Service URL
Console Error: jsonArray is undefined at line 412 in shpeherd.js

Split Metadata of Each Type of Service Into Sections

We can use ScrollSpy to help navigate details
http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/javascript.html#scrollspy

Configuration Error when viewing application from IIS Web Server

Line 6 of Web.config file is being flagged:
<add directoryName="Highlight" />

Removing this line fixes the problem and the page is able to load from localhost without issue.

Fix page content jump links to accommodate header so the section titles are not hidden

• h3 titles such as Content, Extent, Fields are hidden by 60px page header when their link is clicked
• Potential sample of how to fix: CSS tricks

Extent of some Map Services Crashes the mapExtent page

One of the error messages in the console is:
"Map: Geometry (wkid: 4326) cannot be converted to spatial reference of the map (wkid: 4269)"

Change Display of Tables Into HTML Table

Add Feedback Form to Page Footer

Allow users to submit feedback to a form on Google Drive.

Here's a link to the form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MwlUMQq7xXvzuljOjO_nnX_omJMlSxUCtCgpe_tIeNw/viewform

Here's how to embed the form:

<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MwlUMQq7xXvzuljOjO_nnX_omJMlSxUCtCgpe_tIeNw/viewform?embedded=true" width="760" height="500" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>

Submit URL on Enter as alternative to "Browse" button

Add Details of Fields in Metadata Display

Sample:
[{"name":"OBJECTID","type":"esriFieldTypeOID","alias":"OBJECTID","domain":null},{"name":"Shape","type":"esriFieldTypeGeometry","alias":"Shape","domain":null},{"name":"Name","type":"esriFieldTypeString","alias":"Name","domain":null,"length":50},{"name":"MinPS","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"MinPS","domain":null},{"name":"MaxPS","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"MaxPS","domain":null},{"name":"LowPS","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"LowPS","domain":null},{"name":"HighPS","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"HighPS","domain":null},{"name":"Category","type":"esriFieldTypeInteger","alias":"Category","domain":{"type":"codedValue","name":"MosaicCatalogItemCategoryDomain","codedValues":[{"name":"Unknown","code":0},{"name":"Primary","code":1},{"name":"Overview","code":2},{"name":"Unprocessed Overview","code":3},{"name":"Partial Overview","code":4},{"name":"Uploaded","code":253},{"name":"Incomplete","code":254},{"name":"Custom","code":255}]}},{"name":"Tag","type":"esriFieldTypeString","alias":"Tag","domain":null,"length":20},{"name":"GroupName","type":"esriFieldTypeString","alias":"GroupName","domain":null,"length":50},{"name":"ProductName","type":"esriFieldTypeString","alias":"ProductName","domain":null,"length":50},{"name":"CenterX","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"CenterX","domain":null},{"name":"CenterY","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"CenterY","domain":null},{"name":"ZOrder","type":"esriFieldTypeInteger","alias":"ZOrder","domain":null},{"name":"Shape_Length","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"Shape_Length","domain":null},{"name":"Shape_Area","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"Shape_Area","domain":null},{"name":"Version","type":"esriFieldTypeString","alias":"Version","domain":null,"length":20},{"name":"PointCount","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"Point Count","domain":null},{"name":"PointSpacing","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"Point Spacing","domain":null},{"name":"ZMin","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"ZMin","domain":null},{"name":"ZMax","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble","alias":"ZMax","domain":null}]

Move 'Loading' Progress bar to title bar

This makes sure that the loading progress bar is visible even if the user scrolled down the page.
Use an animated progress bar with different color.

Add Ability to Remove Server's Node from Tree

Expand DocumentInfo Metadata of MapServer

Browsing to a URL that has a Typo or Returns No Results puts a Node in the Tree that has No Child Elements

Add Query Page for FeatureServer Layer

Example
http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/CommercialDamageAssessment/FeatureServer/0/query
Ideas:

• Easier input of Object IDs:
  • adding a range of numbers.
  • Adding numbers to a list.
  • Must still be able to add comma-separated list.
• Draw Input Geometry on the map.
• Select OutFields/OrderBy/GroupBy from a list of the layer's fields.
• Switch 'Return Geometry' (and all similar true/false inputs) to a checkbox.
• Spatial Reference Inputs:
  • Offer a searchable dropdown list of known SRs.
  • Should have options to select SR of the layer and other related SRs (maybe 'Recently Selected').
• Easy way to enter ' Output Statistics'.
• Offer the resulting HTTP GET request as text that can be copied.
• Display result in a table.
• Offer ability to 'Query All', 'Query First 10', and similar quick queries.

Add Tooltip to Headers or Metadata Items

This tooltip should help explain the details of each metadata item.

Create Page for the Project

Use GitHub Pages
http://pages.github.com/

Add Legend info to MapServer

Place a new section under 'Layers' section.

Save users 'state' in the tree view when navigating back to the page

State plugin from jsTree

Save list of added servers in Local Storage

Related to #40
Instead of just warning the user of closing the tab (which can be annoying), save the list of loaded servers to local storage and add them to the tree the next time the user visits the page.

Add Esri Sample Servers to Dropdown List of "Server Url"

Provide Esri's sample servers to the user through a dropdown list in the Server URL entry box.

Constrain the Spatial Reference WKT service property to prevent horizontal scrollbar

• Need to wrap text to prevent width expanding beyond viewport style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"
• Toggle visibility of the WKT to initially show preview and expand if user requires
• Syntax highlighting for better readability (highlight.js similar to Issue #36)

Add Footer for Details About the Project

Creator, License, Version, etc.

Bootstrap sticky footer
http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/examples/sticky-footer.html

Flushing footer to bottom of the page, twitter bootstrap
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10099422/flushing-footer-to-bottom-of-the-page-twitter-bootstrap

Switch Boolean Values in Metadata to Green Checkmarks and Red Xs

Switch to dbootstrap Style

Library at https://github.com/thesociable/dbootstrap

Add Icon for Type of Service for each node in the Tree

Add Tasks Item to GPServer

A sample:

currentVersion: 10.11

serviceDescription: The Service provides tasks to perform advanced analysis on transportation networks such as calculating network service areas around facilities and solving a vehicle routing problem (VRP) to find the best routes for a fleet of vehicles. Check the task help for details on how to use individual tasks

tasks: Generate Service Areas,Solve Vehicle Routing Problem

executionType: esriExecutionTypeAsynchronous

resultMapServerName:

maximumRecords: 5000

Add 'Types' under FeatureServer Layer

Check this layer for example
http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/CommercialDamageAssessment/FeatureServer/0
It seems those are 'subtypes' on the layer/table. Form the documentation:
"Each type includes information about the type, such as the type ID, name, and definition expression. Subtypes also include a default symbol and a list of feature templates. Each feature template includes a template name, description, and prototypical feature."
From the URL:

"types" : [{
            "id" : "Destroyed",
            "name" : "Destroyed",
            "domains" : {
                "represent" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "busopen" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "strinsur" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "continsur" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "rentinsur" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "earinsur" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "floodinsur" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "fireinsur" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "businsur" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "typdamage" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                },
                "primcause" : {
                    "type" : "inherited"
                }
            },
            "templates" : [{
                    "name" : "Destroyed",
                    "description" : "",
                    "prototype" : {
                        "attributes" : {
                            "lasteditor" : null,
                            "incidentid" : null,
                            "incidentnm" : null,
                            "inspectid" : null,
                            "inspector" : null,
                            "inspemail" : null,
                            "inspphone" : null,
                            "affil" : null,
                            "inspdate" : null,
                            "placename" : null,
                            "firstname" : null,
                            "lastname" : null,
                            "fulladdr" : null,
                            "pstlcity" : null,
                            "pstlzip5" : null,
                            "siteid" : null,
                            "parcelid" : null,
                            "usngcoord" : null,
                            "homephone" : null,
                            "workphone" : null,
                            "cellphone" : null,
                            "email" : null,
                            "sms" : null,
                            "represent" : null,
                            "busopen" : null,
                            "daysclose" : null,
                            "strinsur" : null,
                            "continsur" : null,
                            "rentinsur" : null,
                            "earinsur" : null,
                            "floodinsur" : null,
                            "fireinsur" : null,
                            "businsur" : null,
                            "deduct" : null,
                            "predisval" : null,
                            "strloss" : null,
                            "contloss" : null,
                            "typdamage" : "Destroyed",
                            "primcause" : null,
                            "descdamage" : null,
                            "impactjur" : null,
                            "comments" : null,
                            "lastupdate" : null
                        }
                    },
                    "drawingTool" : "esriFeatureEditToolPoint"
                }
            ]
        }
]

Complete Metadata Items for ImageServer

Sample:
serviceDescription:

This image service contains 9 LAS files covering North Carolina’s, City of Charlotte downtown area. The lidar data was collected in 2007. First return points are used to generate an on-the-fly seamless elevation surface with a 10-foot pixel resolution. The elevation unit is foot. LAS files were provided by Mecklenburg County, NC and are managed using a mosaic dataset. Esri reserves the right to change or remove this service at any time and without notice.

name: CharlotteLAS

description:

This image service contains 9 LAS files covering North Carolina’s, City of Charlotte downtown area. The lidar data was collected in 2007. First return points are used to generate an on-the-fly seamless elevation surface with a 10-foot pixel resolution. The elevation unit is foot. LAS files were provided by Mecklenburg County, NC and are managed using a mosaic dataset. Esri reserves the right to change or remove this service at any time and without notice.

extent: [object Object]

initialExtent: [object Object]

fullExtent: [object Object]

pixelSizeX: 10

pixelSizeY: 10

bandCount: 1

pixelType: F32

minPixelSize: 0

maxPixelSize: 0

copyrightText: Copyright © 2007 Mecklenburg County

serviceDataType: esriImageServiceDataTypeElevation

minValues: 515.6699829101562

maxValues: 1611.125

meanValues: 712.371337411377

stdvValues: 45.56883666949917

objectIdField: OBJECTID

fields: [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

capabilities: Image,Metadata,Catalog,Mensuration

defaultMosaicMethod: Northwest

allowedMosaicMethods: NorthWest,Center,LockRaster,ByAttribute,Nadir,Viewpoint,Seamline,None

sortField:

sortValue: null

mosaicOperator: First

defaultCompressionQuality: 75

defaultResamplingMethod: Bilinear

maxImageHeight: 4100

maxImageWidth: 15000

maxRecordCount: 1000

maxDownloadImageCount: 0

maxDownloadSizeLimit: 0

maxMosaicImageCount: 20

allowRasterFunction: true

rasterFunctionInfos: [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

rasterTypeInfos: [object Object]

mensurationCapabilities: Basic

hasHistograms: true

hasColormap: false

hasRasterAttributeTable: false

minScale: 0

maxScale: 0

editFieldsInfo: null

ownershipBasedAccessControlForRasters: null

spatialReference: [object Object]

If "Browse" button is clicked without entering Services Directory URL an blank node is added and perpetual loading occurs

Improve Performance by Applying Browser Diet

http://browserdiet.com/

Use Expandable Areas to Display Details of Field Domain

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5574014/creating-an-expandable-area-in-a-web-page

http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/javascript.html#collapse

Display Message Warning of Closing Page

Add 'Loading' Visual Indicator

Use animated progress bar.
Maybe in a modal dialog.

Only One Sample Server is Working

This is the only server that is working:
http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/

Add Ability to View Raw JSON

• Must have syntax highlighting. You can use highlight.js or Prettify
• Nice to have tree view of the JSON file.
• Must have the ability to copy the JSON content.

Complete Metadata Items for FeatureServer

A sample:
currentVersion: 10.11

serviceDescription: This is a sample map of data entered by city residents. This is a sample service hosted by ESRI, powered by ArcGIS Server. ESRI reserves the right to change or remove this service at any time and without notice.

hasVersionedData: false

supportsDisconnectedEditing: true

supportedQueryFormats: JSON, AMF

maxRecordCount: 1000

capabilities: Create,Delete,Query,Update,Uploads,Editing

description: This is a sample map of data entered by city residents. This is a sample service hosted by ESRI, powered by ArcGIS Server. ESRI reserves the right to change or remove this service at any time and without notice.

copyrightText:

spatialReference: [object Object]

initialExtent: [object Object]

fullExtent: [object Object]

allowGeometryUpdates: true

units: esriDecimalDegrees

documentInfo: [object Object]

layers: [object Object]

tables: [object Object]

enableZDefaults: false

Add help using Intro.js

http://usablica.github.com/intro.js/

Undefined boolean values are showing with a green check mark glyph instead of "N/A"

Remove Unnecessary White Space at the top of the page

Add Support for Secured Services

Display Metadata of MobileServer Service

Prevent text overflow of tree items

On smaller screens, the names of items in the tree don't wrap when the width of the item is longer than the container column.

Add History to Navigation to enable Using Back Button

When moving from one service to another, an item has to be added to the page history. This will enable users to use the "Back" button in their browser to go back to the previously selected service.

Add Direct Link to Services Directory's Page when Displaying its Details/Info

When displaying the info of a service, there should be a link that takes the user to the equivalent page in the ArcGIS Server's Services Directory.

Add Details to Spatial References

Right now, the metadata only has the number of the Spatial Reference. Maybe there's a way to lookup that number and display more information to the user.
A source like http://spatialreference.org can be helpful.

Replace Fancybox with Bootstrap Modal as Container of Popup Maps

• Use Bootstrap Model AJAX sample.
• More details in this issue.
• More details on Modal.
• Related Stackoverflow Question.

Add Template for Server's Node