Updated pom version at 4.4.0. Added base layers as cvs file on

server-side

.classpath

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/main/test"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/main/resources"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>

.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
     <wb-module deploy-name="gis-viewer">
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/test"/>
+        <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
     </wb-module>
 </project-modules>

changelog.xml

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset
+		component="org.gcube.portlets-user.GISViewer.4-4-0" date="2020-04-21">
+		<Change>[Feature #19111]: init settings configurable via property file and GET parameters
+		</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset
 		component="org.gcube.portlets-user.GISViewer.4-3-0" date="2020-04-08">
 		<Change>[Task #189812] change the base layer True Marble

pom.xml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>gis-viewer</artifactId>
-	<version>4.3.0</version>
+	<version>4.4.0</version>
 	<name>GIS Viewer Widget</name>
 	<description>
 		GWT Widget application to access GIS Data

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/GisViewer.gwt.xml

@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
 	<stylesheet src="css/treePanelStyle.css" />
 	<stylesheet src="theme/default/style.css" />
 
+	<source path='client' />
+	<source path='shared' />
+
 </module>

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/client/GisViewerMapLoadedNotification.java

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client;
+
+
+// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
+/**
+ * The Class GisViewerMapLoadedNotification.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR Pisa (Italy)
+ * Apr 21, 2020
+ */
+public class GisViewerMapLoadedNotification {
+
+	
+	/**
+	 * The listener interface for receiving gisViewerMapLoadedt events.
+	 * The class that is interested in processing a gisViewerMapLoadedt
+	 * event implements this interface, and the object created
+	 * with that class is registered with a component using the
+	 * component's <code>addGisViewerMapLoadedtListener<code> method. When
+	 * the gisViewerMapLoadedt event occurs, that object's appropriate
+	 * method is invoked.
+	 *
+	 * @see GisViewerMapLoadedtEvent
+	 */
+	public interface GisViewerMapLoadedtListener {
+		
+		
+		/**
+		 * On map loaded. Fired when the OLM has been loaded
+		 */
+		void onMapLoaded();
+
+
+		/**
+		 * On failed.
+		 *
+		 * @param throwable the throwable
+		 */
+		void onFailed(Throwable throwable);
+		
+	}
+
+	
+	/**
+	 * The listener interface for receiving hasGisViewerMapLoadedNotification events.
+	 * The class that is interested in processing a hasGisViewerMapLoadedNotification
+	 * event implements this interface, and the object created
+	 * with that class is registered with a component using the
+	 * component's <code>addHasGisViewerMapLoadedNotificationListener<code> method. When
+	 * the hasGisViewerMapLoadedNotification event occurs, that object's appropriate
+	 * method is invoked.
+	 *
+	 * @see HasGisViewerMapLoadedNotificationEvent
+	 */
+	public interface HasGisViewerMapLoadedListener {
+
+		
+		/**
+		 * Adds the map loaded listener.
+		 *
+		 * @param handler the handler
+		 */
+		public void addMapLoadedListener(GisViewerMapLoadedtListener handler);
+
+		
+		/**
+		 * Removes the map loaded listener.
+		 *
+		 * @param handler the handler
+		 */
+		public void removeMapLoadedListener(GisViewerMapLoadedtListener handler);
+
+	}
+	
+}

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/client/GisViewerPanel.java

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerMapLoadedNotification.GisViewerMapLoadedtListener;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerMapLoadedNotification.HasGisViewerMapLoadedListener;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.DataResult;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.ExportFormat;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.GeoInformationForWMSRequest;
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.openlayers.ToolbarHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.resources.Images;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.resources.Resources;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.util.SizedLabel;
+import org.gwtopenmaps.openlayers.client.LonLat;
 
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.Style.Scroll;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.core.XDOM;
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Label;
  * Sep 26, 2016
  */
 public class GisViewerPanel extends LayoutContainer
-implements ToolbarHandler, DataPanelHandler, LayersPanelHandler, CqlFilterHandler, OpenLayersHandler {
+implements ToolbarHandler, DataPanelHandler, LayersPanelHandler, CqlFilterHandler, OpenLayersHandler, HasGisViewerMapLoadedListener{
 
 	private static final String ALERT_HARD_SPATIAL_QUERY = "The spatial query can take long time. Do you want to continue to download it?";
 	private GisViewerLayout mainPanel;
@@ -85,6 +88,8 @@ implements ToolbarHandler, DataPanelHandler, LayersPanelHandler, CqlFilterHandle
 	private CqlFilterPanel cqlFilterPanel = new CqlFilterPanel(this);
 
 	private ClickDataInfo lastClickDataInfo = null;
+	private GisViewerPanel INSTANCE;
+	protected List<GisViewerMapLoadedNotification.GisViewerMapLoadedtListener> listeners = new ArrayList<GisViewerMapLoadedtListener>();
 
 	//ADDED BY FRANCESCO
 	/**
@@ -150,6 +155,7 @@ implements ToolbarHandler, DataPanelHandler, LayersPanelHandler, CqlFilterHandle
 	 * Inits the.
 	 */
 	private void init() {
+		INSTANCE = this;
 		// create an empty layers panel
 		layersPanel = new LayersPanel(this);
 		createOpenLayersMap();
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ implements ToolbarHandler, DataPanelHandler, LayersPanelHandler, CqlFilterHandle
 			protected void onRender(Element parent, int index) {
 				super.onRender(parent, index);
 				mainPanel.setLayersPanel(layersPanel);
-				mainPanel.setOpenLayers(openLayersMap);
+				//mainPanel.setOpenLayers(openLayersMap);
 			}
 		};
 
@@ -348,12 +354,40 @@ implements ToolbarHandler, DataPanelHandler, LayersPanelHandler, CqlFilterHandle
 	 * Creates the open layers map.
 	 */
 	private void createOpenLayersMap() { // TODO update for pluggable layers
-		openLayersMap = new OpenLayersMap(Constants.omWidth + "px",
-				Constants.omHeight + "px", Constants.numZoomLevels, "GisViewer ver. "+Constants.VERSION, this);
 		
-		toolBarPanel = new ToolBarPanel(this, openLayersMap);
+		final LonLat centerMapTo = null; 
+		final Integer initZoomTo = null;
+		
+		GisViewer.service.getBaseLayersToGisViewer(new AsyncCallback<List<? extends GisViewerBaseLayerInterface>>() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
+				Window.alert("Error on istancing the Gis-Viewer. Please contact the support!");
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(List<? extends GisViewerBaseLayerInterface> result) {
+				openLayersMap = new OpenLayersMap(
+						Constants.omWidth + "px",
+						Constants.omHeight + "px", 
+						Constants.numZoomLevels, 
+						"GisViewer ver. "+Constants.VERSION, 
+						result,
+						centerMapTo, 
+						initZoomTo, 
+						INSTANCE);
+				
+				toolBarPanel = new ToolBarPanel(INSTANCE, openLayersMap);
 //				toolBarPanel.setStyleName("x-toolbar");
 				openLayersMap.addToolBar(toolBarPanel);
+				mainPanel.setOpenLayers(openLayersMap);
+				
+				for (GisViewerMapLoadedtListener listner : listeners) {
+					listner.onMapLoaded();
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1162,4 +1196,17 @@ implements ToolbarHandler, DataPanelHandler, LayersPanelHandler, CqlFilterHandle
 
 		return toolBarPanel;
 	}
+	
+	
+	@Override
+	public void addMapLoadedListener(GisViewerMapLoadedtListener handler) {
+		listeners.add(handler);
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void removeMapLoadedListener(GisViewerMapLoadedtListener handler) {
+		listeners.remove(handler);
+		
+	}
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/client/GisViewerService.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.WmsRequest;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteService;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteServiceRelativePath;
 
+// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * The client side stub for the RPC service.
  *

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/client/GisViewerServiceAsync.java

@@ -32,33 +32,6 @@ public interface GisViewerServiceAsync {
 	 */
 	public void getDataResult(List<String> urls, AsyncCallback<List<DataResult>> callback);
 
-//	/**
-//	 * Gets the groups info.
-//	 *
-//	 * @param groupName the group name
-//	 * @param callback the callback
-//	 * @return the groups info
-//	 */
-//	public void getGroupsInfo(String groupName, AsyncCallback<LayerItemsResult> callback);
-
-//	/**
-//	 * Gets the layers info.
-//	 *
-//	 * @param layersName the layers name
-//	 * @param callback the callback
-//	 * @return the layers info
-//	 */
-//	public void getLayersInfo(List<String> layersName, AsyncCallback<LayerItemsResult> callback);
-//
-//	/**
-//	 * Gets the layers info by layer items.
-//	 *
-//	 * @param layerItems the layer items
-//	 * @param asyncCallback the async callback
-//	 * @return the layers info by layer items
-//	 */
-//	public void getLayersInfoByLayerItems(List<LayerItem> layerItems, AsyncCallback<LayerItemsResult> asyncCallback);
-
 	/**
 	 * Gets the transect parameters.
 	 *
@@ -126,4 +99,5 @@ public interface GisViewerServiceAsync {
 	 */
 	void getGcubeSecurityToken(AsyncCallback<String> callback);
 	
+
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/client/openlayers/OpenLayersMap.java

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.Constants;
-import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerPanel;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.GisViewerBaseLayerInterface;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.LayerItem;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.MapViewInfo;
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ public class OpenLayersMap {
 		}
 	}
 	// constructor
+
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new open layers map.
 	 *
@@ -160,10 +160,18 @@ public class OpenLayersMap {
 	 * @param h the h
 	 * @param numZoomLevels the num zoom levels
 	 * @param title the title
+	 * @param baseLayers the base layers
+	 * @param centerMapTo the center map to ex. "To center on Italy" you may pass LonLat(12.45, 42.98);
+	 * @param initZoomTo the init zoom to ex. 6 to set initial level zoom to 6
 	 * @param handler the handler
 	 */
-	public OpenLayersMap(String w, String h, int numZoomLevels, // projection, transectUrl removed
+	public OpenLayersMap(String w, String h, 
-			String title, final OpenLayersHandler handler) {
+			int numZoomLevels,
+			String title, 
+			List<? extends GisViewerBaseLayerInterface> baseLayers, 
+			final LonLat centerMapTo, 
+			final Integer initZoomTo, 
+			final OpenLayersHandler handler) {
 
 		this.handler = handler;
 		this.numZoomLevels = numZoomLevels;
@@ -231,29 +239,13 @@ public class OpenLayersMap {
 		map.addLayer(vectorLayer);
 		vectorLayer.setZIndex(MAX_ZINDEX);
 
-		String wmsURI = GisViewerPanel.resources.baseLayer().getText();
+		//adding base layers
-		String[] params = wmsURI.split("\\?");
+		for (GisViewerBaseLayerInterface baseLayer : baseLayers) {
-
+			String baseLayerTitle = baseLayer.getTitle();
-		if(params.length<2){
+			if(baseLayer.isDisplay())
-			GWT.log("ERROR: No base layer found!");
+				addBaseLayerToOpenLayerMap(baseLayerTitle, baseLayer.getName(), baseLayer.getWmsServiceBaseURL());
 		}
 
-		String baseLayerURI = params[0];
-		String[] parameter = params[1].split("&");
-		String baseLayerName = "";
-
-		for (String string : parameter) {
-			if(string.startsWith("layers=")){
-				baseLayerName = string.substring(7);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if(baseLayerURI==null || baseLayerURI.isEmpty() || baseLayerName.isEmpty()){
-			GWT.log("ERROR: No base layer found!");
-		}
-
-		addBaseLayerToOpenLayerMap(baseLayerName, baseLayerName, baseLayerURI);
 		addControl(mouseDefaults);
 		addControl(pamZoomBar);
 		addControl(getMousePosition());
@@ -262,14 +254,20 @@ public class OpenLayersMap {
 		addTransectControl();
 		addBoxControl();
 		
+		if(centerMapTo!=null) {
 			Scheduler.get().scheduleDeferred(new ScheduledCommand() {
 				
 				@Override
 				public void execute() {
 					GWT.log("Centering on Italy");
-				map.setCenter(new LonLat(12.45, 42.98), 6);
+					//map.setCenter(new LonLat(12.45, 42.98), 6);
+					if(initZoomTo!=null)
+						map.setCenter(centerMapTo,initZoomTo);
+					else
+						map.setCenter(centerMapTo);
 				}
 			});
+		}
 		
 		
 	}
@@ -1042,6 +1040,7 @@ public class OpenLayersMap {
 	 * @param geoserverBaseUrl the geoserver base url
 	 */
 	private void addBaseLayerToOpenLayerMap(String title, String layerName, String geoserverBaseUrl) {
+		GWT.log("Adding base layer title: "+title +", name: "+layerName +", url: "+geoserverBaseUrl);
 		if (geoserverBaseUrl==null || geoserverBaseUrl.equals("") || layerName==null || layerName.equals(""))
 			return;
 		LayerItem l = new LayerItem(true);

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/client/resources/Resources.java

@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ public interface Resources extends ClientBundle {
 	ImageResource gisViewerIcon();
 
 
-	@Source("baselayer.txt")
+//	@Source("baselayer.txt")
-	TextResource baseLayer();
+//	TextResource baseLayer();
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/server/DefaultGisViewerServiceImpl.java

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
@@ -61,19 +61,16 @@ public class DefaultGisViewerServiceImpl extends GisViewerServiceImpl {
 	protected List<? extends GisViewerBaseLayerInterface> getBaseLayersToAddGisViewer() throws Exception {
 
 		BaseLayerPropertyReader bl = null;
+		List<? extends GisViewerBaseLayerInterface> baseLayers = null;
 		try{
 			logger.info("Instancing BaseLayerPropertyReader");
 			bl = new BaseLayerPropertyReader();
+			baseLayers = BaseLayerPropertyReader.readBaseLayers();
 			logger.info("Read base layer: "+bl);
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Error on reading BaseLayerPropertyReader! Returning hardcode wms base layer");
+			logger.error("Error on reading base layers trough "+BaseLayerPropertyReader.class.getName()+". Returning hardcoded wms base layer");
-			bl = null;
 		}
 
-		final String layerName = bl!=null && bl.getLayerName()!=null?bl.getLayerName():"aquamaps:TrueMarble.16km.2700x1350";
-		final String layerTitle = bl!=null && bl.getLayerTitle()!=null?bl.getLayerTitle():"True Marble";
-		final String layerWmsUrl = bl!=null && bl.getLayerWmsUrl()!=null?bl.getLayerWmsUrl():"http://geoserver1.d4science.org/geoserver/aquamaps/wms";
-
 		GisViewerBaseLayerInterface trueMarble = new GisViewerBaseLayerInterface() {
 
 			@Override
@@ -83,25 +80,24 @@ public class DefaultGisViewerServiceImpl extends GisViewerServiceImpl {
 
 			@Override
 			public String getWmsServiceBaseURL() {
-				return layerWmsUrl;
+				return "http://geoserver1.d4science.org/geoserver/aquamaps/wms";
 			}
 
 			@Override
 			public String getTitle() {
-				return layerTitle;
+				return "True Marble";
 			}
 
 			@Override
 			public String getName() {
-				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+				return "aquamaps:TrueMarble.16km.2700x1350";
-				return layerName;
 			}
 		};
 
-		List<GisViewerBaseLayerInterface> baseLayer = new ArrayList<GisViewerBaseLayerInterface>(1);
+		if(baseLayers==null) {
-		baseLayer.add(trueMarble);
+			baseLayers = Arrays.asList(trueMarble);
-
+		}
-		return baseLayer;
+		return baseLayers;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
@@ -111,5 +107,4 @@ public class DefaultGisViewerServiceImpl extends GisViewerServiceImpl {
 	public String getGcubeSecurityToken() {
 		return null;
 	}
-
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/server/GisViewerServiceImpl.java

@@ -64,39 +64,6 @@ public abstract class GisViewerServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implemen
 	 */
 	public abstract String getGcubeSecurityToken();
 
-//	/**
-//	 * Gets the geo caller.
-//	 *
-//	 * @return the geo caller
-//	 * @throws Exception the exception
-//	 */
-//	protected GeoCaller getGeoCaller() throws Exception {
-//		GisViewerServiceParameters parameters = getParameters();
-//		String geoserverUrl = parameters.getGeoServerUrl();
-//		String geonetworkUrl = parameters.getGeoNetworkUrl();
-//		String gnUser = parameters.getGeoNetworkUser();
-//		String gnPwd = parameters.getGeoNetworkPwd();
-//		String gsUser = parameters.getGeoServerUser();
-//		String gsPwd = parameters.getGeoServerPwd();
-//
-//		GeoCaller geoCaller = geoCallersMap.get(geonetworkUrl);
-//
-//		if (geoCaller!=null) {
-//			logger.debug("-----------GEOCALLER FOUND IN MAP");
-//			return geoCaller;
-//		} else {
-//			logger.debug("-----------GEOCALLER NOT FOUND IN MAP, ADDED...");
-//			try {
-//				geoCaller = new GeoCaller(geonetworkUrl, gnUser, gnPwd, geoserverUrl, gsUser, gsPwd, researchMethod);
-//				geoCallersMap.put(geonetworkUrl, geoCaller);
-//				return geoCaller;
-//			} catch (Exception e) {
-//				throw new Exception("Error initializing the GeoCaller", e);
-//			}
-//		}
-//
-//	}
-
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerService#getDataResult(java.util.List)
 	 */
@@ -164,154 +131,6 @@ public abstract class GisViewerServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implemen
 		}
 	}
 
-//	/* (non-Javadoc)
-//	 * @see org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerService#getGroupsInfo(java.lang.String)
-//	 */
-//	@Override
-//	public LayerItemsResult getGroupsInfo(String groupName) {
-//		// search of geoserver that contains the group
-//		String gsUrl=null;
-//		try {
-//			GeoCaller geoCaller = getGeoCaller();
-//			gsUrl = geoCaller.getGeoServerForGroup(groupName);
-//			if (gsUrl==null)
-//				return null;
-//
-//			//FIXME manage the exception
-//			GisViewerServiceParameters parameters = getParameters();
-//			String gsUser = parameters.getGeoServerUser();
-//			String gsPwd = parameters.getGeoServerPwd();
-//
-//			// connecting to the geoserver found
-//			GeoserverCaller geoserverCaller = new GeoserverCaller(gsUrl, gsUser, gsPwd);
-//			GroupRest groupRest = geoserverCaller.getLayerGroup(groupName);
-//
-//			return getLayersInfo(groupRest.getLayers());
-//
-//		} catch (Exception e) {
-//			logger.error("gisViewer EXCEPTION: Error in getGroupInfo. Message=\""+e.getMessage()+"\"");
-//			logger.error("geoserver_url="+gsUrl);
-//			logger.error("Stacktrace: ",e);
-//			return null;
-//		}
-//	}
-
-//	/* (non-Javadoc)
-//	 * @see org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerService#getLayersInfo(java.util.List)
-//	 */
-//	@Override
-//	public LayerItemsResult getLayersInfo(List<String> layersName) {
-//		LayerItemsResult layerItemsResult = new LayerItemsResult();
-//
-//		Map<String, GeoserverCaller> geoserverCallers = new HashMap<String, GeoserverCaller>();
-//		int countVisible=0, n=layersName.size();
-//
-//		for (String layerName: layersName) {
-//			try {
-//				GeoCaller geoCaller = getGeoCaller();
-//
-//				CswLayersResult cswLayerResult = geoCaller.getLayersFromCsw(null, 1, 10, false, true, FILTER_TYPE.ANY_TEXT, layerName);
-//				if (cswLayerResult.getLayers().size()==0)
-//					layerItemsResult.addStatusMessage("- Layer \""+layerName+"\" not found.");
-//				else {
-//					LayerCsw layerCsw = null;
-//					for (LayerCsw l: cswLayerResult.getLayers()) {
-//						String[] split = l.getName().split(":");
-//						if (l.getName().contentEquals(layerName) || split.length>1 && layerName.contentEquals(split[1])) {
-//							layerCsw = l;
-//							break;
-//						}
-//					}
-//					if (layerCsw==null)
-//						layerCsw = cswLayerResult.getLayers().get(0);
-//					String gsUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverUrlFromWmsUrl(layerCsw.getGeoserverUrl());
-////					String gsGwcUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverGwcUrl(gsUrl);
-//					String gsWmsUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverWmsUrl(gsUrl);
-//
-//					GeoserverCaller geoserverCaller;
-//					if ((geoserverCaller = geoserverCallers.get(gsUrl))==null) {
-//						GisViewerServiceParameters parameters = getParameters();
-//						String gsUser = parameters.getGeoServerUser();
-//						String gsPwd = parameters.getGeoServerPwd();
-//						geoserverCaller = new GeoserverCaller(gsUrl, gsUser, gsPwd);
-//						geoserverCallers.put(gsUrl, geoserverCaller);
-//					}
-//
-//					LayerItem layerItem = new LayerItem();
-//					layerItem.setName(layerName);
-//					layerItem.setTitle(layerCsw.getTitle());
-//					layerItem.setLayer(layerCsw.getName());
-//					layerItem.setVisible(countVisible++>n-3);
-//					layerItem.setUrl(gsWmsUrl);
-//					layerItem.setGeoserverUrl(gsUrl);
-//					layerItem.setGeoserverWmsUrl(gsWmsUrl);
-//
-//					LayerRest layerRest = geoserverCaller.getLayer(layerName);
-//					// set the dataStore
-//					layerItem.setDataStore(layerRest.getDatastore());
-//					layerItem.setDefaultStyle(layerRest.getDefaultStyle());
-//					layerItem.setStyle(layerRest.getDefaultStyle());
-//
-//					layerItem.setBuffer(2);
-//					if (layerRest.getType().contentEquals("RASTER")) {
-//
-//						CoverageTypeRest coverageTypeRest = geoserverCaller.getCoverageType(
-//								layerRest.getWorkspace(),
-//								layerRest.getCoveragestore(),
-//								layerName);
-//
-//						layerItem.setMaxExtent(coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMinx(),
-//								coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMiny(),
-//								coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxx(),
-//								coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxy(),
-//								coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getCrs());
-//						layerItem.setHasLegend(false);
-//						layerItem.setBaseLayer(BASE_LAYER);
-//						layerItem.setTrasparent(false);
-//						layerItem.setClickData(false);
-//					} else {
-//						FeatureTypeRest featureTypeRest = geoserverCaller.getFeatureType(layerRest.getWorkspace(),
-//								layerRest.getDatastore(),
-//								layerName);
-//
-//						layerItem.setMaxExtent(featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMinx(),
-//								featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMiny(),
-//								featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxx(),
-//								featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxy(),
-//								featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getCrs());
-//
-//						layerItem.setBaseLayer(false);
-//						layerItem.setClickData(true);
-//						layerItem.setStyles(layerRest.getStyles());
-//						layerItem.setHasLegend(true);
-//						layerItem.setTrasparent(true);
-//					}
-//
-//					// set layer properties info
-//					List<Property> properties = FeatureTypeParser.getProperties(gsUrl, layerItem.getLayer());
-//					layerItem.setProperties(properties);
-//					// set opacity
-//					setDefaultOpacity(layerItem);
-//					layerItemsResult.addLayerItem(layerItem);
-//
-//				}
-//			} catch (Exception e) {
-//				e.printStackTrace();
-//				layerItemsResult.addStatusMessage("- Layer \""+layerName+"\" not found.");
-//			}
-//		}
-//
-//		boolean isBaseLayer = false;
-//		for (LayerItem l: layerItemsResult.getLayerItems()) {
-//			if (!isBaseLayer) isBaseLayer = l.isBaseLayer();
-//		}
-//		if (!isBaseLayer && layerItemsResult.getLayerItemsSize() > 0) {
-//			layerItemsResult.getLayerItems().get(0).setBaseLayer(BASE_LAYER);
-//		}
-//
-//		return layerItemsResult;
-//	}
-
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerService#getBaseLayersToGisViewer()
 	 */
@@ -327,199 +146,6 @@ public abstract class GisViewerServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implemen
 		}
 	}
 
-//	/* (non-Javadoc)
-//	 * @see org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.GisViewerService#getLayersInfoByLayerItems(java.util.List)
-//	 */
-//	@Override
-//	public LayerItemsResult getLayersInfoByLayerItems(List<LayerItem> layerItems) {
-//		LayerItemsResult layerItemsResult = new LayerItemsResult();
-//
-//		int countVisible=0;
-//		for (LayerItem layerItem: layerItems) {
-//			try {
-//				putLayerInfoInLayerItem(layerItem);
-//				layerItem.setVisible(countVisible++<2);
-//				layerItemsResult.addLayerItem(layerItem);
-//				setDefaultOpacity(layerItem);
-//			} catch (Exception e) {
-//				e.printStackTrace();
-//				layerItemsResult.addStatusMessage("- Layer \""+layerItem.getName()+"\" not found.");
-//			}
-//		}
-//
-//		// set eventually base layer
-//		boolean isBaseLayer = false;
-//		for (LayerItem l: layerItemsResult.getLayerItems())
-//			if (!isBaseLayer) isBaseLayer = l.isBaseLayer();
-//
-//		if (!isBaseLayer && layerItemsResult.getLayerItemsSize() > 0) {
-//			layerItemsResult.getLayerItems().get(0).setBaseLayer(BASE_LAYER);
-//		}
-//
-//		return layerItemsResult;
-//	}
-
-
-//	/**
-//	 * Put layer info in layer item.
-//	 *
-//	 * @param layerItem the layer item
-//	 * @throws Exception the exception
-//	 */
-//	private void putLayerInfoInLayerItem(LayerItem layerItem) throws Exception {
-//		String gsUrl = layerItem.getGeoserverUrl();
-//		String layerName = layerItem.getName();
-//
-//		if (gsUrl==null)
-//			throw new Exception();
-//
-//		GeoserverCaller geoserverCaller;
-//		GisViewerServiceParameters parameters = getParameters();
-//		String gsUser = parameters.getGeoServerUser();
-//		String gsPwd = parameters.getGeoServerPwd();
-//		geoserverCaller = new GeoserverCaller(gsUrl, gsUser, gsPwd);
-////		String gsGwcUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverGwcUrl(gsUrl);
-//		String gsWmsUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverWmsUrl(gsUrl);
-////		layerItem.setUrl(gsGwcUrl);
-//		layerItem.setUrl(gsWmsUrl);
-//		layerItem.setGeoserverWmsUrl(gsWmsUrl);
-//
-//		LayerRest layerRest = geoserverCaller.getLayer(layerName);
-//		// set the dataStore
-//		layerItem.setDataStore(layerRest.getDatastore());
-//		layerItem.setDefaultStyle(layerRest.getDefaultStyle());
-//		layerItem.setStyle(layerRest.getDefaultStyle());
-//		layerItem.setBuffer(2);
-//
-////		layerItem.setLayer(ServerGeoExtCostants.workSpace+":" + layerName);
-//		if (layerRest.getType().contentEquals("RASTER")) {
-//			CoverageTypeRest coverageTypeRest = geoserverCaller.getCoverageType(
-//					layerRest.getWorkspace(),
-//					layerRest.getCoveragestore(),
-//					layerName);
-//
-//			layerItem.setMaxExtent(coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMinx(),
-//					coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMiny(),
-//					coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxx(),
-//					coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxy(),
-//					coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getCrs());
-//			layerItem.setHasLegend(false);
-//			layerItem.setBaseLayer(BASE_LAYER);
-//			layerItem.setTrasparent(false);
-//			layerItem.setClickData(false);
-//		} else {
-//			FeatureTypeRest featureTypeRest = geoserverCaller.getFeatureType(layerRest.getWorkspace(),
-//					layerRest.getDatastore(),
-//					layerName);
-//
-//			layerItem.setMaxExtent(featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMinx(),
-//					featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMiny(),
-//					featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxx(),
-//					featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxy(),
-//					featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getCrs());
-//
-//			layerItem.setBaseLayer(false);
-//			layerItem.setClickData(true);
-//			layerItem.setStyles(layerRest.getStyles());
-//			layerItem.setHasLegend(true);
-//
-//			layerItem.setTrasparent(true);
-//		}
-//
-//		// set layer properties info
-//		List<Property> properties = FeatureTypeParser.getProperties(gsUrl, layerItem.getLayer());
-//		layerItem.setProperties(properties);
-//	}
-
-//	/**
-//	 * Gets the layer info by layer name.
-//	 *
-//	 * @param layerName the layer name
-//	 * @param geoserverCallers the geoserver callers
-//	 * @return the layer info by layer name
-//	 * @throws Exception the exception
-//	 */
-//	private LayerItem getLayerInfoByLayerName(String layerName, Map<String, GeoserverCaller> geoserverCallers) throws Exception {
-//		GeoCaller geoCaller = getGeoCaller();
-//
-//		CswLayersResult cswLayerResult = geoCaller.getLayersFromCsw(null, 1, 1, false, true, FILTER_TYPE.ANY_TEXT, layerName);
-//		if (cswLayerResult.getLayers().size()==0)
-//			throw new Exception("CswLayerResult is empty.");
-//		else {
-//			LayerCsw layerCsw = cswLayerResult.getLayers().get(0);
-//			String gsUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverUrlFromWmsUrl(layerCsw.getGeoserverUrl());
-////			String gsGwcUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverGwcUrl(gsUrl);
-//			String gsWmsUrl = URLMakers.getGeoserverWmsUrl(gsUrl);
-//
-//			GeoserverCaller geoserverCaller;
-//			if ((geoserverCaller = geoserverCallers.get(gsUrl))==null) {
-//				GisViewerServiceParameters parameters = getParameters();
-//				String gsUser = parameters.getGeoServerUser();
-//				String gsPwd = parameters.getGeoServerPwd();
-//				geoserverCaller = new GeoserverCaller(gsUrl, gsUser, gsPwd);
-//				geoserverCallers.put(gsUrl, geoserverCaller);
-//			}
-//
-//			LayerItem layerItem = new LayerItem();
-//			layerItem.setName(layerName);
-//			layerItem.setTitle(layerCsw.getTitle());
-//			layerItem.setLayer(layerCsw.getName());
-////			layerItem.setUrl(gsGwcUrl);
-//			layerItem.setUrl(gsWmsUrl);
-//			layerItem.setGeoserverUrl(gsUrl);
-//			layerItem.setGeoserverWmsUrl(gsWmsUrl);
-//
-//			LayerRest layerRest = geoserverCaller.getLayer(layerName);
-//			// set the dataStore
-//			layerItem.setDataStore(layerRest.getDatastore());
-//			layerItem.setDefaultStyle(layerRest.getDefaultStyle());
-//			layerItem.setStyle(layerRest.getDefaultStyle());
-//			layerItem.setBuffer(2);
-//
-//			if (layerRest.getType().contentEquals("RASTER")) {
-//
-//				CoverageTypeRest coverageTypeRest = geoserverCaller.getCoverageType(
-//						layerRest.getWorkspace(),
-//						layerRest.getCoveragestore(),
-//						layerName);
-//
-//				layerItem.setMaxExtent(coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMinx(),
-//						coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMiny(),
-//						coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxx(),
-//						coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxy(),
-//						coverageTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getCrs());
-//				layerItem.setHasLegend(false);
-//				layerItem.setBaseLayer(BASE_LAYER);
-//				layerItem.setTrasparent(false);
-//				layerItem.setClickData(false);
-//			} else {
-//				FeatureTypeRest featureTypeRest = geoserverCaller.getFeatureType(layerRest.getWorkspace(),
-//						layerRest.getDatastore(),
-//						layerName);
-//
-//				layerItem.setMaxExtent(featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMinx(),
-//						featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMiny(),
-//						featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxx(),
-//						featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getMaxy(),
-//						featureTypeRest.getLatLonBoundingBox().getCrs());
-//
-//				layerItem.setBaseLayer(false);
-//				layerItem.setClickData(true);
-//				layerItem.setStyles(layerRest.getStyles());
-//				layerItem.setHasLegend(true);
-//
-//				layerItem.setTrasparent(true);
-//			}
-//
-//			// set layer properties info
-//			List<Property> properties = FeatureTypeParser.getProperties(gsUrl, layerItem.getLayer());
-//			layerItem.setProperties(properties);
-//			setDefaultOpacity(layerItem);
-//
-//			return layerItem;
-//		}
-//	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Sets the default opacity.
 	 *
@@ -590,4 +216,5 @@ public abstract class GisViewerServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implemen
 			throw new Exception("Sorry, an error occurred when creating wms request, try again later");
 		}
 	}
+
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/server/baselayer/BaseLayerPropertyReader.java

@@ -1,176 +1,84 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.baselayer;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.exception.PropertyFileNotFoundException;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.util.CSVReader;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.util.FileUtil;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared.CSVFile;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared.CSVRow;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared.GisViewerBaseLayer;
 
 
+// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * The Class BaseLayerPropertyReader.
  *
- * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR Pisa (Italy)
- * Sep 28, 2015
+ * Apr 21, 2020
  */
 public class BaseLayerPropertyReader {
 
-	protected static final String BASE_LAYER_FILE = "baselayer.properties";
+	protected static final String BASE_LAYER_FILE = "baselayers.csv";
-	protected static final String BASELAYER_WMS_SERVER = "BASELAYER_WMS_SERVER";
-	protected static final String BASELAYER_LAYERS = "BASELAYER_LAYERS";
-	protected static final String BASELAYER_TITLE = "BASELAYER_TITLE";
-
-	private String layerName;
-	private String layerTitle;
-	private String layerWmsUrl;
 
 	public static Logger logger = Logger
 			.getLogger(BaseLayerPropertyReader.class);
 	
 	/**
-	 * Instantiates a new base layer property reader.
+	 * Read base layers.
 	 *
+	 * @return the list<? extends gis viewer base layer>
 	 * @throws PropertyFileNotFoundException the property file not found exception
 	 */
-	public BaseLayerPropertyReader() throws PropertyFileNotFoundException {
+	public static List<? extends GisViewerBaseLayer> readBaseLayers() throws PropertyFileNotFoundException {
-
-		Properties prop = new Properties();
 
 		try {
 			
 			InputStream in = (InputStream) BaseLayerPropertyReader.class.getResourceAsStream(BASE_LAYER_FILE);
+			File baseLayersFile = FileUtil.inputStreamToFile(in);
+			CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(baseLayersFile);
+			CSVFile csvFile = reader.getCsvFile();
+			List<GisViewerBaseLayer> listBaseLayers = new ArrayList<GisViewerBaseLayer>(csvFile.getValueRows().size());
 			
-			// load a properties file
+			for (CSVRow row : csvFile.getValueRows()) {
-			prop.load(in);
+				GisViewerBaseLayer baseLayer = new GisViewerBaseLayer();
+				List<String> headerKeys = csvFile.getHeaderRow().getListValues();
+				Map<String,String> mapProperties = new HashMap<String, String>(row.getListValues().size());
+				int i = 0;
+				//to map properties
+				List<String> rowValues = row.getListValues();
+				for (String value : rowValues) {
+					mapProperties.put(headerKeys.get(i), value);
+					i++;
+				}
+				baseLayer.setMapProperties(mapProperties);
+				//adding data to interface
+				try {
+					baseLayer.setTitle(rowValues.get(0));
+					baseLayer.setName(rowValues.get(1));
+					baseLayer.setWmsServiceBaseURL(rowValues.get(2));
+					baseLayer.setDisplay(Boolean.parseBoolean(rowValues.get(3)));
+				}catch (Exception e) {
+					logger.error("Has the property file " + BASE_LAYER_FILE + " been changed?", e);
+				}
 				
-			this.layerWmsUrl = prop.getProperty(BASELAYER_WMS_SERVER);
+				listBaseLayers.add(baseLayer);
-			this.layerTitle = prop.getProperty(BASELAYER_TITLE);
+			}
-			this.layerName = prop.getProperty(BASELAYER_LAYERS);
+			
+			return listBaseLayers;
 
 		} catch (IOException e) {
-			logger.error("An error occurred on read property file " + e, e);
+			logger.error("An error occurred on reading the property file " + BASE_LAYER_FILE, e);
 			throw new PropertyFileNotFoundException(
-					"An error occurred on read property file " + e);
+					"Error on reading the base layers. Is the file '"+BASE_LAYER_FILE+ "' in the application path?");
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets the base layer file.
-	 *
-	 * @return the base layer file
-	 */
-	public static String getBaseLayerFile() {
-		return BASE_LAYER_FILE;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the baselayer wms server.
-	 *
-	 * @return the baselayer wms server
-	 */
-	public static String getBaselayerWmsServer() {
-		return BASELAYER_WMS_SERVER;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the baselayer layers.
-	 *
-	 * @return the baselayer layers
-	 */
-	public static String getBaselayerLayers() {
-		return BASELAYER_LAYERS;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the baselayer title.
-	 *
-	 * @return the baselayer title
-	 */
-	public static String getBaselayerTitle() {
-		return BASELAYER_TITLE;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the layer name.
-	 *
-	 * @return the layer name
-	 */
-	public String getLayerName() {
-		return layerName;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the layer title.
-	 *
-	 * @return the layer title
-	 */
-	public String getLayerTitle() {
-		return layerTitle;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the layer wms url.
-	 *
-	 * @return the layer wms url
-	 */
-	public String getLayerWmsUrl() {
-		return layerWmsUrl;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets the layer name.
-	 *
-	 * @param layerName the new layer name
-	 */
-	public void setLayerName(String layerName) {
-		this.layerName = layerName;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets the layer title.
-	 *
-	 * @param layerTitle the new layer title
-	 */
-	public void setLayerTitle(String layerTitle) {
-		this.layerTitle = layerTitle;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets the layer wms url.
-	 *
-	 * @param layerWmsUrl the new layer wms url
-	 */
-	public void setLayerWmsUrl(String layerWmsUrl) {
-		this.layerWmsUrl = layerWmsUrl;
-	}
-
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-		builder.append("BaseLayerPropertyReader [layerName=");
-		builder.append(layerName);
-		builder.append(", layerTitle=");
-		builder.append(layerTitle);
-		builder.append(", layerWmsUrl=");
-		builder.append(layerWmsUrl);
-		builder.append("]");
-		return builder.toString();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		BaseLayerPropertyReader gr;
-		try {
-			gr = new BaseLayerPropertyReader();
-			System.out.println(gr);
-		} catch (PropertyFileNotFoundException e) {
-			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-	}*/
-
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/server/baselayer/baselayer.properties

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BASELAYER_WMS_SERVER = http://geoserver1.d4science.org/geoserver/aquamaps/wms
-BASELAYER_LAYERS = aquamaps:TrueMarble.16km.2700x1350
-BASELAYER_TITLE = True Marble

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/server/baselayer/baselayers.csv

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"Layer Title","Layer Name", "WMS Service URL", "Display into GisViewer"
+"OpenStreetMap-WMS","OSM-WMS","https://ows.terrestris.de/osm/service","true"
+"True Marble","aquamaps:TrueMarble.16km.2700x1350","http://geoserver1.d4science.org/geoserver/aquamaps/wms","true"

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/server/util/CSVReader.java

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/**
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared.CSVFile;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared.CSVRow;
+
+/**
+ * The Class CSVReader.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR (francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it)
+ * Jan 29, 2019
+ */
+public class CSVReader {
+
+	private static final char DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = ',';
+	private static final char DEFAULT_QUOTE = '"';
+	private File file;
+	private CSVFile csvFile;
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new CSV reader.
+	 *
+	 * @param file the file
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException the file not found exception
+	 */
+	public CSVReader(File file) throws FileNotFoundException {
+
+		this.file = file;
+		this.csvFile = new CSVFile();
+		readCSV(file);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Read csv.
+	 *
+	 * @param file the file
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException the file not found exception
+	 */
+	private void readCSV(File file) throws FileNotFoundException {
+
+		Scanner scanner = new Scanner(file);
+		int i = 0;
+		while (scanner.hasNext()) {
+			CSVRow csvRow = new CSVRow();
+			List<String> line = parseLine(scanner.nextLine());
+			csvRow.setListValues(line);
+
+			if(i==0){
+				csvFile.setHeaderRow(csvRow);
+			}else{
+				csvFile.addRow(csvRow);
+			}
+			i++;
+
+		}
+		scanner.close();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parses the line.
+	 *
+	 * @param cvsLine the cvs line
+	 * @return the list
+	 */
+	public static List<String> parseLine(String cvsLine) {
+
+		return parseLine(cvsLine, DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, DEFAULT_QUOTE);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parses the line.
+	 *
+	 * @param cvsLine the cvs line
+	 * @param separators the separators
+	 * @return the list
+	 */
+	public static List<String> parseLine(String cvsLine, char separators) {
+
+		return parseLine(cvsLine, separators, DEFAULT_QUOTE);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parses the line.
+	 *
+	 * @param cvsLine the cvs line
+	 * @param separators the separators
+	 * @param customQuote the custom quote
+	 * @return the list
+	 */
+	private static List<String> parseLine(String cvsLine, char separators, char customQuote) {
+
+		List<String> result = new ArrayList<>();
+		// if empty, return!
+		if (cvsLine == null || cvsLine.isEmpty()) {
+			return result;
+		}
+		if (customQuote == ' ') {
+			customQuote = DEFAULT_QUOTE;
+		}
+		if (separators == ' ') {
+			separators = DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
+		}
+		StringBuffer curVal = new StringBuffer();
+		boolean inQuotes = false;
+		boolean startCollectChar = false;
+		boolean doubleQuotesInColumn = false;
+		char[] chars = cvsLine.toCharArray();
+		for (char ch : chars) {
+			if (inQuotes) {
+				startCollectChar = true;
+				if (ch == customQuote) {
+					inQuotes = false;
+					doubleQuotesInColumn = false;
+				}
+				else {
+					// Fixed : allow "" in custom quote enclosed
+					if (ch == '\"') {
+						if (!doubleQuotesInColumn) {
+							curVal.append(ch);
+							doubleQuotesInColumn = true;
+						}
+					}
+					else {
+						curVal.append(ch);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				if (ch == customQuote) {
+					inQuotes = true;
+					// Fixed : allow "" in empty quote enclosed
+					if (chars[0] != '"' && customQuote == '\"') {
+						curVal.append('"');
+					}
+					// double quotes in column will hit this!
+					if (startCollectChar) {
+						curVal.append('"');
+					}
+				}
+				else if (ch == separators) {
+					result.add(curVal.toString());
+					curVal = new StringBuffer();
+					startCollectChar = false;
+				}
+				else if (ch == '\r') {
+					// ignore LF characters
+					continue;
+				}
+				else if (ch == '\n') {
+					// the end, break!
+					break;
+				}
+				else {
+					curVal.append(ch);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		result.add(curVal.toString());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the csv file.
+	 *
+	 * @return the csvFile
+	 */
+	public CSVFile getCsvFile() {
+
+		return csvFile;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the file.
+	 *
+	 * @return the file
+	 */
+	public File getFile() {
+
+		return file;
+	}
+}

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/server/util/FileUtil.java

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+package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
+/**
+ * The Class FileUtil.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR Pisa (Italy)
+ * Apr 21, 2020
+ */
+public class FileUtil {
+	
+
+	/**
+	 * Input stream to file.
+	 *
+	 * @param inputStream the input stream
+	 * @return the file
+	 * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
+	 */
+	// InputStream -> File
+    public static File inputStreamToFile(InputStream inputStream) 
+		throws IOException {
+    	
+    	File tempFile = File.createTempFile("baselayers", ".tmp");
+    	//File tempFile = File.createTempFile("MyAppName-", ".tmp");
+        try (FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(tempFile)) {
+
+            int read;
+            byte[] bytes = new byte[1024];
+
+            while ((read = inputStream.read(bytes)) != -1) {
+                outputStream.write(bytes, 0, read);
+            }
+            
+            return tempFile;
+
+        }finally {
+        	tempFile.deleteOnExit();
+		}
+
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/shared/CSVFile.java

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+/**
+ *
+ */
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class CSVFile.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR (francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it)
+ * Jan 29, 2019
+ */
+public class CSVFile implements Serializable{
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6408321963787244600L;
+	private CSVRow headerRow;
+	private List<CSVRow> valueRows;
+	private String fileName;
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new CSV file.
+	 */
+	public CSVFile(){
+
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new csv file.
+	 *
+	 * @param headerRow the header row
+	 * @param valueRows the value rows
+	 */
+	public CSVFile(String fileName, CSVRow headerRow, List<CSVRow> valueRows) {
+		this.fileName = fileName;
+		this.headerRow = headerRow;
+		this.valueRows = valueRows;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the header row.
+	 *
+	 * @return the headerRow
+	 */
+	public CSVRow getHeaderRow() {
+
+		return headerRow;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the value rows.
+	 *
+	 * @return the valueRows
+	 */
+	public List<CSVRow> getValueRows() {
+
+		return valueRows;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the header row.
+	 *
+	 * @param headerRow the headerRow to set
+	 */
+	public void setHeaderRow(CSVRow headerRow) {
+
+		this.headerRow = headerRow;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds the row.
+	 *
+	 * @param csvRow the csv row
+	 */
+	public void addRow(CSVRow csvRow) {
+
+		if(this.valueRows==null)
+			this.valueRows = new ArrayList<CSVRow>();
+
+		this.valueRows.add(csvRow);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the fileName
+	 */
+	public String getFileName() {
+
+		return fileName;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param fileName the fileName to set
+	 */
+	public void setFileName(String fileName) {
+
+		this.fileName = fileName;
+	}
+
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		builder.append("CSVFile [headerRow=");
+		builder.append(headerRow);
+		builder.append(", valueRows=");
+		builder.append(valueRows);
+		builder.append(", fileName=");
+		builder.append(fileName);
+		builder.append("]");
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+
+
+
+}

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/shared/CSVRow.java

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+/**
+ *
+ */
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class CSVRow.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR (francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it)
+ * Jan 29, 2019
+ */
+public class CSVRow implements Serializable{
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6254861811998867626L;
+
+	private List<String> listValues;
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new CSV row.
+	 */
+	public CSVRow(){
+
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the list values.
+	 *
+	 * @return the listValues
+	 */
+	public List<String> getListValues() {
+
+		return listValues;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param listValues the listValues to set
+	 */
+	public void setListValues(List<String> listValues) {
+
+		this.listValues = listValues;
+	}
+
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		builder.append("CSVRow [listValues=");
+		builder.append(listValues);
+		builder.append("]");
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+
+}

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/shared/GisViewerBaseLayer.java

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+package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.client.commons.beans.GisViewerBaseLayerInterface;
+
+// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
+/**
+ * The Class GisViewerBaseLayer.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR Pisa (Italy) Apr 21, 2020
+ */
+public class GisViewerBaseLayer implements GisViewerBaseLayerInterface, Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3202101184874861425L;
+	private Map<String, String> mapProperties;
+	private String title;
+	private String name;
+	private String wmsServiceBaseURL;
+	private boolean display;
+
+	public GisViewerBaseLayer() {
+
+	}
+
+	public GisViewerBaseLayer(Map<String, String> mapProperties) {
+		this.mapProperties = mapProperties;
+	}
+
+	public String getTitle() {
+		return title;
+	}
+
+	public void setTitle(String title) {
+		this.title = title;
+	}
+
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	public void setName(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public String getWmsServiceBaseURL() {
+		return wmsServiceBaseURL;
+	}
+
+	public void setWmsServiceBaseURL(String wmsServiceBaseURL) {
+		this.wmsServiceBaseURL = wmsServiceBaseURL;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isDisplay() {
+		return display;
+	}
+
+	public void setDisplay(boolean display) {
+		this.display = display;
+	}
+
+	public void setMapProperties(Map<String, String> mapProperties) {
+		this.mapProperties = mapProperties;
+	}
+
+	public Map<String, String> getMapProperties() {
+		return mapProperties;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "GisViewerBaseLayer [mapProperties=" + mapProperties + ", title=" + title + ", name=" + name
+				+ ", wmsServiceBaseURL=" + wmsServiceBaseURL + ", display=" + display + "]";
+	}
+
+}

src/main/test/org/gcube/portlets/user/gisviewer/test/client/PropertyFiles.java

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+package org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.test.client;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.baselayer.BaseLayerPropertyReader;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.server.exception.PropertyFileNotFoundException;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gisviewer.shared.GisViewerBaseLayer;
+
+public class PropertyFiles {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws PropertyFileNotFoundException {
+		List<? extends GisViewerBaseLayer> layers = BaseLayerPropertyReader.readBaseLayers();
+
+		for (GisViewerBaseLayer gisViewerBaseLayer : layers) {
+			System.err.println(gisViewerBaseLayer);
+		}
+	}
+
+}