GeoServer create UI for datastore to ask for configurations

Question

We are using Vertica for geospatial data analysis. We need to integrate Vertica database with GeoServer so that we can fetch and use Vertica's data in GeoServer.

How do I create an UI for the datastore (created using https://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/tutorial/datastore/index.html) where I can ask for username, password or other required fields for connection? (Just like the fields that are displayed when we add a new PostGIS connection)

Answer 1

GeoServer creates the GUI automatically for you, provided the datastore:

• Is in the classpath
• It's properly registered in SPI (see META-INF/services/DataStoreFactorySpi)
• Declares the parameters it needs in the DataStoreFactory API.

• RONAK SHAH: Thanks for the reply, Andrea. I tried with the above approach but still, my datastore doesn't show up in the Vector Data Sources. Do we need any changes in the GeoServer code for this? I added the datastore jar and the driver jar but still no luck. Am I missing anything?
• Andrea Aime: No changes to the GeoServer code are needed, if the store is properly implemented, and available in the GeoServer classpath (along with whatever dependency it needs).
• RONAK SHAH: Thanks Andrea Aime, I was finally able to do this.