Yes, any service defined in a catalog can be directly referenced by a
dataset/serviceName element.
This is true whether the service is a solitary service, a nested
service, or a compound service. The only special case is when a compound
service is referenced, then all contained services are available.
Ethan
Nathan Potter wrote:
>
>
> And one last question:
>
> If a thredds:service is defined as part of a thredds:service of
> serviceType="Compound" can it be referenced directly in the catalog?
>
> Example:
>
> <service name="all" serviceType="Compound" base="">
> <service name="HTTPServer" serviceType="HTTPServer"
> base="/thredds/fileServer/" />
> <service name="dap" serviceType="Compound" base="">
> <service name="ncdods" serviceType="OPENDAP" base="/thredds/dodsC/" />
> <service name="hyrax" serviceType="HTTPServer"
> base="/opendap/hyrax//" />
> </service>
> </service>
>
> <dataset name="fnoc1.nc" urlPath="coverage/fnoc1.nc"
> ID="coverage/fnoc1.nc">
> <datasize units="bytes">2590804</dataSize>
> <date type="modified">2009-08-06T23:48:40</date>
> <serviceName>ncdods</serviceName>
> </dataset>
>
>
>
>
> Nathan
>
>
> On Dec 1, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Nathan Potter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> 2 quick questions for clarification:
>>
>> When defining the thredds:service, is it allowed to have nested
>> service elements with serviceType="Compound"?
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> <service name="all" serviceType="Compound" base="">
>> <service name="HTTPServer" serviceType="HTTPServer"
>> base="/thredds/fileServer/" />
>> <service name="dap" serviceType="Compound" base="">
>> <service name="ncdods" serviceType="OPENDAP"
>> base="/thredds/dodsC/" />
>> <service name="hyrax" serviceType="HTTPServer"
>> base="/opendap/hyrax//" />
>> </service>
>> </service>
>>
>> And similarily can a a service of thredds:serviceType="Compound" be
>> referenced from another thredds:service of serviceType="Compound"??
>>
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> <service name="dap" serviceType="Compound" base="">
>> <service name="ncdods" serviceType="OPENDAP"
>> base="/thredds/dodsC/" />
>> <service name="hyrax" serviceType="HTTPServer"
>> base="/opendap/hyrax//" />
>> </service>
>>
>> <service name="all" serviceType="Compound" base="">
>> <service name="HTTPServer" serviceType="HTTPServer"
>> base="/thredds/fileServer/" />
>> <service name="dap" />
>> </service>
>>
>>
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>>
>>
>> = = =
>> Nathan Potter ndp at opendap.org
>> OPeNDAP, Inc. +1.541.231.3317
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> = = =
> Nathan Potter ndp at opendap.org
> OPeNDAP, Inc. +1.541.231.3317
>
>
>
