keijiro

Why do you prefer [Borg] over [git-lfs]/[git-annex]?

• GitHub LFS has a 2GB limit on file size. This never works with large projects like video productions.
• git-annex uses symlinks to manage annexed files. This doesn't work well on Windows.

So my conclusion at the moment is that Borg is the best backup software for mid/large-sized personal projects.

rclark

There are a bunch of reasons why this is convoluted, mostly in building the URL to make the request:

1. You have to rely on an AJAX request, this example uses jQuery
2. To make a GetFeatureInfo request, you must provide a BBOX for a image, and the pixel coordinates for the part of the image that you want info from. A couple of squirrely lines of Leaflet code can give you that.
3. Output formats. The info_format parameter in the request. We don't know a priori which will be supported by a WMS that we might make a request to. See Geoserver's docs for what formats are available from Geoserver. That won't be the same from WMS to WMS, however.
4. WMS services return XML docs when there's a mistake in the request or in processing. This sends an HTTP 200, which jQuery doesn't think is an error.

crtr0

// set-up a connection between the client and the server
var socket = io.connect();

// let's assume that the client page, once rendered, knows what room it wants to join
var room = "abc123";

socket.on('connect', function() {
   // Connected, let's sign-up for to receive messages for this room
   socket.emit('room', room);
});