GetCapabilities

Description

The GetCapabilities service enables user to retrieve the metadata about the deployed routing engine. The user can use the metadata to explore a service and its capabilities, therefore optimizing their experience using the routing services.

This is available as REST service only.

HTTP GET URL Format

The following format is used for HTTP GET requests.

http://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/v1/capabilities.json

Query Parameters

The table describes the query parameters for GetCapabilities.


Parameter	Required	Description
acceptVersions	Optional	Specifies a placeholder (not functional)
sections	Optional When omitted, returns information about all sections.	Specifies a comma-separated unordered list of zero or more names of sections of service metadata document to be returned in the service metadata document. Section values are case-insensitive. Accepted section values are: ServiceIdentification ServiceProvider operationsMetadata databases

Response

The response will be in line with OGC GetCapabilities. It is in JSON format and has these sections:

serviceIdentification
serviceProvider
operationsMetadata
databases

serviceIdentification

This section contains basic metadata about this specific server. Its content look like:

  "serviceIdentification":
      {
          "title": "PBS Routing Service",
          "abstract": "Routing service maintained by PBS",
          "keywords":
          {
              "keyword":
              [
              ]
          },
          "serviceType": "Routing",
          "serviceTypeVersion": "v1",
          "fees": "none",
          "accessConstraints": "none"
      }

This information will be the same as what is available in the getCapabilities.json configuration file.

This file is available at SpectrumDirectory\server\modules\routing. The server restart is required for any changes to be effective. The administrator can allow what information the user is allowed to view, modify, or delete in the corresponding entries in the JSON file. All fields in the JSON file are optional.

serviceProvider

This section contains metadata about the organization operating this server. Its content look like:

"serviceProvider":
      {
          "providerName": "Routing Service Provider",
          "providerSite":
          {
              "href": "http://www.yourcompany.com/",
              "type": "simple"
          },
          "serviceContact":
          {
              "contactInfo":
              {
                  "address":
                  {
                      "administrativeArea": "Province",
                      "city": "City",
                      "country": "Country",
                      "deliveryPoint": "Mail Delivery Location",
                "electronicMailaddress":"mailto://support@yourcompany.com",
                      "postalCode": "PostCode"
                  },
                  "contactInstructions": "Contact Instructions",
                  "hoursOfservice": "24 Hours",
                  "phone":
                  {
                      "facsimile": "1.800.000.0000",
                      "voice": "1.800.000.0000"
                  }
              },
              "individualName": "Contact Person",
              "positionName": "Contact Person's Title",
              "role": "Contact Person's Role"
          }
      }

This will also be configured using the getCapabilities.json configuration file as described above.

operationsMetadata

This section contains metadata about the operations implemented by this server, including the URLs for operation requests. These fixed operations or services are listed in this section:

GetRoute: point to point service
GetRouteCostMatrix: matrix of points processing service
GetTravelBoundary : generates a drive or walk time or distance boundary
DescribeDatasets: gives information about the datasets configured
DescribeDatabases: gives information about all the databases configured
GetSegmentDataForPoint: returns segment information for a point
GetSegmentDataForSegment: returns segment information for a segment ID
ListPersistentUpdates: lists down all the persistent updates that exists in the server
DeletePersistentUpdates: deletes all the persistent updates that exists in the server
SetPersistentUpdatesAtPoint: saves persistent update for the specified point in the server
SetPersistentUpdatesForSegment: saves persistent update for the specified segment ID in the server
SetPersistentUpdatesForRoadType: saves persistent update for the specified road type in the server

Its content look like:

{"operationsMetadata": [{
		"name": "GetRoute",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>.json?q=route&version=2",
				"POST": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>.json?q=route&version=2"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	}, 
	
	{
		"name": "GetRouteCostMatrix",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>.json?q=routeCostMatrix&version=2",
				"POST": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>.json?q=routeCostMatrix&version=2"
			}
		},"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"}
			
	},
				
	{
			
		"name": "GetTravelBoundary",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>.json?q=travelBoundary&version=2",
				"POST": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>.json?q=travelBoundary&version=2"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	}, 
	
	{
		"name": "DescribeDatasets",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/v1/datasets.json"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	}, 
	
	{
		"name": "DescribeDatabases",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/v1/databases.json"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	},
	
	{
		"name": "GetSegmentDataForPoint",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>/segments.json"
				
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	},
	
	{
		"name": "GetSegmentDataForSegment",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>/segments/<segmentID>.json"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	},
	
	{
		"name": "ListPersistentUpdates",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"GET": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>/persistentUpdates.json"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	},
	
	{
		"name": "DeletePersistentUpdates",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"DELETE": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>/persistentUpdates"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	},
	
	{
		"name": "SetPersistentUpdatesAtPoint",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"POST": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>/persistentUpdates.jason"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	},
	
	{
		"name": "SetPersistentUpdatesForSegment",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"POST": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>/persistentUpdates/segments/<segmentID>.json"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	},
	
	
	{
		"name": "SetPersistentUpdatesForRoadType",
		"DCP": {
			"HTTP": {
				"POST": "<schema>://<server>:<port>/rest/Spatial/erm/databases/<DB_NAME>/persistentUpdates/roadTypes/<roadtype>.json"
			}
		},
		"parameter": {
			"name": "OutputFormat",
			"value": "text/json"
		}
	}
	
]
}

databases

This section will contain the list of names of databases which are configured in the server.

For example:

{
	"databases":
	[
	"US_NE",
	"US"
	]}

If no database is configured on the server, this is returned:

{
	"databases":[
]
}