Freemarker templates
Freemarker is a simple yet powerful template engine that GeoServer uses for user customization of outputs.
It is possible to use the GeoServer REST API to manage Freemarker templates for catalog resources.
/templates/<template>.ftl
This endpoint manages a template that is global to the entire catalog.
| Method | Action | Status Code | Formats | Default Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GET | Return a template | 200 | ||
| PUT | Insert or update a template | 405 | ||
| DELETE | Delete a template | 405 |
Identical operations apply to the following endpoints:
- Workspace templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/templates/<template>.ftl - Vector store templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/datastores/<ds>/templates/<template>.ftl - Feature type templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/datastores/<ds>/featuretypes/<f>/templates/<template>.ftl - Raster store templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/coveragestores/<cs>/templates/<template>.ftl - Coverage templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/coveragestores/<cs>/coverages/<c>/templates/<template>.ftl
/templates[.<format>]
This endpoint manages all global templates.
| Method | Action | Status Code | Formats | Default Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GET | Return templates | 200 | HTML, XML, JSON | HTML |
Identical operations apply to the following endpoints:
- Workspace templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/templates[.<format>] - Vector store templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/datastores/<ds>/templates[.<format>] - Feature type templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/datastores/<ds>/featuretypes/<f>/templates[.<format>] - Raster store templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/coveragestores/<cs>/templates[.<format>] - Coverage templates---
/workspaces/<ws>/coveragestores/<cs>/coverages/<c>/templates[.<format>]